Our 77th annual Festival of Christmas & Midwinter Traditions! Founded by Jane Farwell in 1947 as an antidote to the growing commercialization of the season, this festival celebrates and shares the customs and traditions of people worldwide. This joyous festival features dance workshops with Andy Taylor-Blenis, singing workshops with Sarina Partridge and Heidi Wilson, music, crafts, and more; cultural teas; festive evening parties; children’s programming; and much more. 

Schedule

Saturday, December 28, 2024

3:00-4:30pm

Registration - Farwell Hall Lobby 

Nametags - Balcony

Ostfriesen Tea Set Up - Main Hall

4:30 - Ostfriesen Tea Ceremony - Main Hall

5:30-6:30 - Registration & Nametags Continued - Lobby

6:00 - Dinner Set Up - Main Hall

6:30 - German Dinner with RedBarn Catering - Main Hall

7:45 - Meet n' Greet Party - Main Hall

Sunday, December 29

8:30 - 9:15am - Breakfast with RedBarn Catering - Main Hall

9:30 - 10:45

Nature Printing Community Project with Phoebe DeWitt - Balcony

Dance with Andy Taylor-Blenis - Main Hall

Balfolk Music with Bob Walser - Music Room 

Celtic Craft with Lucy Richards - Craft Room

11:00am - 12:15pm

Nature Printing Community Project with Phoebe DeWitt - Balcony

Singing with Sarina Partridge & Heidi Wilson - Church

Balfolk Dance with Bob Walser - Main Hall

Party Planning with Johanna Gorman-Baer - Gallery

12:15 - Lunch Set Up - Main Hall

12:30-1:30 - Hmong Lunch with RedBarn Catering - Main Hall

1:45 - 3:00pm

Dance with Andy Taylor-Blenis - Main Hall

Festival Band with Amy McFarland, Maria Terres, & Liam Kantor - Music Room

Mexican Embroidery with Ireri Andrea Ortega Muniz - Craft Room

Blacksmithing with Greg Winz & Hans Barkei (kids 8+ welcome with an adult) - Outside

3:15 - 4:30pm

Singing with Sarina Partridge & Heidi Wilson - Church

Irish Set Dancing with Steve Pike - Main Hall 

Celtic Skit with Johanna Gorman-Baer - Costume Room

Blacksmithing with Greg Winz & Hans Barkei (kids 8+ welcome with an adult) - Outside

4:15 - Tea Set Up - Main Hall

4:30 - Hmong Tea with Pao Lor - Main Hall

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6:00 - Dinner Set Up - Main Hall

6:30 - Irish Dinner with RedBarn Catering - Main Hall

7:45 - Gaelic Galivant Evening Party - Main Hall

Monday, December 30, 2024

8:30 - 9:15 - Breakfast with RedBarn Catering - Main Hall

9:30 10:45

Nature Printing Community Project with Phoebe DeWitt - Balcony 

Dance with Andy Taylor-Blenis - Main Hall

Mexican Embroidery with Ireri Andrea Ortega Muniz - Craft Room

Balfolk Music Workshop with Bob Walser - Music Room

11:00am - 12:15pm 

Nature Printing Community Project with Phoebe DeWitt  - Balcony

Singing with Sarina Partridge & Heidi Wilson - Church 

Mexican Embroidery with Ireri Andrea Ortega Muniz - Craft Room

Balfolk Dance Workshop with Bob Walser - Main Hall

12:15 - Lunch Set-Up - Main Hall

12:30-1:30 - Mexican Lunch with RedBarn Catering - Main Hall

1:45-3:00pm

Singing with Sarina Partridge & Heidi Wilson - Church 

Festival Band with Amy McFarland, Maria Terres, & Liam Kantor - Craft Room 

Theater Games with Johanna Gorman-Baer - Gallery 

Blacksmithing with Greg Winz & Hans Barkei (kids 8+ welcome with an adult) - Outside

3:15-4:30pm

Dancing with Andy Taylor-Blenis - Main Hall 

Sankta Lucia Rehearsal - Costume Room 

Blacksmithing with Greg Winz & Hans Barkei (kids 8+ welcome with an adult) - Outside

4:30 - Tea Set Up - Main Hall

6:00 - Sankta Lucia Tea - Main Hall

6:30 - Dinner Set Up - Main Hall

8:00 - French Dinner with RedBarn Catering - Main Hall

A Trip to the Andes Party with Duo Pukra - Main Hall

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

8:30-9:15am - Breakfast with RedBarn Catering - Main Hall

9:30 - 10:30

Nature Printing Community Project with Phoebe DeWitt - Balcony 

Dancing with Andy Taylor-Blenis - Main Hall 

Hand-Warmer Craft with Lucy Richards - Craft Room

10:45 12:15

Nature Printing Community Project with Phoebe DeWitt - Balcony 

Francaise & Heilsberger Dreieck Dances with Greg Winz - Main Hall 

Festival Band with Amy McFarland, Maria Terres, & Liam Kantor - Music Room

12:15pm - Lunch Set Up - Main Hall

12:30-1:30 - Lunch with RedBarn Catering - Main Hall

1:45 3:00

New Year's Eve Skit Workshop with Johanna Gorman-Baer -  Costume Room 

Singing Review for Party Showcase with Sarina & Heidi - Church 

Silent Auction Set Up - Balcony

3:15 - 4:00pm

Francaise & Heilsberger Dreieck Dances with Greg Winz - Main Hall 

Festival Band with Amy McFarland, Maria Terres, & Liam Kantor - Main Hall

4:00 - Auction Tea Set Up - Main Hall

4:30 - Auction Tea with Auctioneer Jim McNeill - Main Hall

6:00 - Dinner Set-Up - Main Hall

6:30 - Dinner with RedBarn Catering - Main Hall

7:30 - New Year's Eve Skit Rehearsal - Gallery

8:00 - New Year's Eve Party - Main Hall

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

10:00 - "Ring Out the Old" Brunch with RedBarn Catering - Main Hall

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Date: December 28, 2024 – January 1, 2025

Location: Folklore Village

3210 County Highway BB, Dodgeville, WI 53533

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