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The Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance is dedicated to building community, celebrating artistry, and carrying forward traditions of primarily Celtic origin for future generations. To fulfill its mission, the Festival relies on the generosity of its supporters. Thank you for your interest and consideration in supporting the Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance!

Acadia Trad is governed by Friends of the Acadia Trad Festival, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) Maine nonprofit corporation. All contributions support our Scholarship, Artistic Work Study and Artists-in-Residence programs and are tax-deductible.

Making a Donation

Online donations can be made via the buttons below, either as a one-time gift or as recurring support.

If you prefer to send a contribution by check, please make it payable to “Friends of the Acadia Trad Festival” and mail it to:
Kerstin Gilg, Treasurer, AFTMD
69 Smith Road
Dayton, ME 04005

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Acadia Trad aims to draw from the very best teachers and performers of trad music in the U.S., Canada and beyond, including instructors of our five core genres: Acadian, Cape Breton, Irish, Québécois, Scottish. We strive to include both master tradition bearers and up-and-coming artists, all of whom will engage and inspire students in small classroom settings. We are committed to including participants of different racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and students of all generations and ability levels.

It’s not just the tunes, the dancing, the musicians or the traditions – it’s the magic that happens when we put it all together. Young students learn from master tradition bearers, then bring their own unique gifts to the endeavor – thus the traditions are learned, celebrated and they evolve. The traditions are alive.

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The Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance is governed by Friends of the Acadia Trad Festival, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) Maine nonprofit corporation. Website art by Anabelle Keimach and Annelise Papinsick.