FAQ

We hope you’ll take time to browse around our website to learn about who we are, what we do and all we have to offer! This page answers a few common questions in case you need a little help getting pointed in the right direction or finding your way around our site.

Who is the Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance for?

When do I arrive and depart?

Where does the Festival take place?

Where will I stay?

What can I study at the Festival?

Who will I study with?

What is the “Fiddler’s Shuffle”?

Can I study more than one discipline?

What’s included in my registration?

Can I still participate, just not as a full-time student?

Do you offer scholarships?

Are evening concerts open to the public?

What’s the COA campus like?

What are the dorms like?

How’s the food?

What should I plan to bring with me?

Can I rent an instrument?

What is your COVID-19 policy?

Do you have a refund policy?

What about sustainability?

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.