Join Folk School students, staff, and community for our annual English tradition of the Maypole Parade and Dance in celebration of Spring. This annual event takes place Saturday, May 2. This event is free and open to all, with the procession leaving Festival Barn at 11:45 a.m., heading toward Davidson Hall and the Maypole. Please park in the gravel lot across from Keith House.
Dining Hall Open to the Public
The Folk School Dining Hall will be open to the public at 1 p.m. for lunch. Admission is $20 cash or check at the door and includes a picnic-friendly buffet, suitable for take-out.
Please note that Folk School students and staff will eat first in order to get back to class in time.
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.
Below, find a playlist of videos from past May Day parades and dances.
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!
Please contact T- Claw Crawford for more information around May Day celebrations.
1.800.FOLK.SCH (365-5724)
Mailing Address
One Folk School Road
Brasstown, NC 28902
