Join Folk School students, staff, and community for our annual English tradition of the May Day Parade and Maypole Dance in celebration of Spring.
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May Day Parade & Maypole Dance
Celebrated Each Year at the Beginning of May
Each year, The Brasstown Morris Dancers and Band lead a parade that begins at Festival Barn and ends at the Maypole located next to Davidson Hall. Once there, dancers dressed in white circle around the maypole to participate in several traditional ribbon dances. Puppets, costumes, and revelry are always part of the Folk School’s May Day celebration. It’s an incredible sight each year.
Videos of past May Day Parades and Dances
Below, find a playlist of videos from past May Day parades and dances.
Maypole Dance at the John C. Campbell Folk School (2021)
Web Maypole Dance at the John C. Campbell Folk School (2021)
May Day Parade at the John C. Campbell Folk School
While We Are Together | A film about The Brasstown Morris Dancers
May Day 2014
Morris Dancers at John C. Campbell Folk School May Day 2011
Garland Dancers, May Day 2010 at John C Campbell Folk School
May Day Dancers
May Day Parade & Maypole Dance: News & Stories
Posted:
May 1, 2020
Wishing you a happy May Day! We’re looking forward to dancing around the May Pole together again, but until then, we put together this post filled with photos of years past, a video from 2011, and an excerpt by Nanette Davidson about May Day from The Folk School Cookbook. Enjoy!
Images from past May Day Parades & Maypole Dances
Locate & Contact
Please contact Charmaine Slaven for more information around May Day celebrations.
The John C. Campbell Folk School
Music & Dance Studio Coordinator
Charmaine Slaven
1.800.FOLK.SCH (365-5724)
Mailing Address
One Folk School Road
Brasstown, NC 28902