Join Folk School students, staff, and community for our annual English tradition of the May Day Parade and Maypole Dance in celebration of Spring. This annual event takes place Saturday, April 26th. This event is free and open to all, with the procession beginning at Festival Barn at 11:45 a.m
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
