updated 10/15/25
The following is a list of in-person music camps and festivals that may include Québécois/Acadian/French Canadian trad music. Note that some of these include Québécois music only occasionally, so you should check the current lineups.
I have updated dates for the current year where I could find them; or left the previous year's dates so you have an idea of when the event typically occurs.
US
Maine Fiddle Camp
Camp NEOFA in Montville, Maine
https://www.mainefiddlecamp.org/
June Week: June 14-19 2026
June Weekend: June 19-21 2026
August Week 1: August 2-7 2026
August Week 2: August 9-14 2026
6/14-6/22/25
Sierra Fiddle Camp, Nevada City CA
http://sierrafiddlecamp.org/
6/21-6/27/26
Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance, Bar Harbor ME
Don & Cindy Roy, Yaelle Azoulay (dance), Keith Murphy, more
https://acadiatradfestival.org/
https://www.facebook.com/AcadiaTradFestival
6/21-6/27/26
Northeast Heritage, Starksboro VT
http://www.northeastheritagemusiccamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/northeastheritagemusiccamp
6/26/25-6/28/26 Old Songs Festival
Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont NY
https://festival.oldsongs.org/
June 21-27 2026 BACDS Family Week
Monte Toyon (Santa Cruz CA)
https://www.bacds.org
June 28 -July 3 2026 BACDS American Week
Ben Lomond CA
https://www.bacds.org
June 28 - July 5 2026 Fiddle Tunes, Port Townsend WA
https://centrum.org/program/fiddle-tunes/
July 19 - July 25, 2026 Ashokan Northern Week, New York state
https://ashokancenter.org
https://ashokancenter.org/product/northern-week-2025/
Aug 17-23 2026 Pinewoods American Dance & Music
https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/
July 31-Aug 8 2026 Lark Camp, Mendocino CA
https://www.larkcamp.org/
Aug 22-30 2025
Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School
Boulder Creek CA (Santa Cruz mountains, south of SF)
typically Friday (week before Labor Day Weekend) through Saturday of Labor Day Weekend
https://www.valleyofthemoon.org/
Aug 31 2025 (Sunday of Labor Day Weekend)
New World Festival, Randolph VT
https://www.chandler-arts.org/newworld
Oct 3-5 2025
Lady of the Lake October Music & Dance Week
Lake Coeur d’Alene , Idaho
https://ladyofthelake.org/fallwend
Canada
March 7-9 2025
Festival du Bois
Mackin Park, 1046 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam BC (about 30 mins east of Vancouver)
https://www.festivaldubois.ca/
https://festivalnet.com/43446/Coquitlam-British-Columbia/Music-Festivals/Festival-Du-Bois
March 14-16 2025
Camp de formation Danse-Neige
Camp musical des Laurentides
à l'Auberge du Lac Priscault, Saint-Côme
https://www.espacetrad.org/activite/danse-neige-2025/
May 24-25 2024
Festitrad, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, QC
https://www.festitrad.com/
May 23-25 2025
Symposium de folklore de Lévis
https://www.mareemusique.com/symposium
June 13-15 2025
New weekend camp - max 24 participants
Camp musical Père Lindsay
Saint-Côme/Sainte-Béatrix dans Lanaudière
https://www.facebook.com/events/1767717830680882
https://www.campmusicalperelindsay.com/camps-des-adultes
June 25-29 2025
Festival Chants de Vielles
Richelieu QC
https://chantsdevielles.com/
July 9-12 2026
Winnipeg Folk Festival
https://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/
July - NO CAMP IN 2025
Camp Violon Trad , St-Côme QC
Run by André Brunet, Stéphanie Lépine and Éric Beaudry with fiddle, guitar, piano, button accordion workshops.
Includes dances, jams, and a bilingual good time.
Elaine recommends: Do pay extra for the new dorm, Espace-Temps.
http://violontradquebec.ca
July 24-26 2026 Mémoire et Racines, Joliette
https://memoireracines.org/en/
Aug 3-7 2026 Goderich Celtic College & Kids camp
Aug 7-9 2026 Goderich Celtic Rools Festival
Goderich ON
https://www.celticfestival.ca
August 13-17 2025
Festival des traditions du monde de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke QC
https://ftms.ca
August 14-17 2025 (3rd weekend?)
Festival violon traditionnel Sutton QC
Véronique Plasse, Patrick Ourceau, Bruce Molsky
https://violontraditionnelsutton.com
August 14-17 2025
Festival de musique et des arts traditionnels Le Jeune Archet
Lejeune QC (Bas-St-Laurent)
https://www.facebook.com/LeJeuneArchet/
August 15-16 2025
Festival Celtes et cie de Saint-Malachie
Saint-Malachie QC (Chaudière-Appalaches )
https://festivalceltessaintmalachie.com
Camp de Souches à Oreilles
Camp musical St-Alexandre, St-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska QC
Session 1: August 20-23 2026
Session 2: August 24-28 2026
Session 3: August 28-30 2026
Combined: August 20-30 2026
https://www.mareemusique.com/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064786113941
Aug 22-24 2025
Festival au fil des traditions
Lanaudière
https://www.facebook.com/events/maison-rosalie-cadron/festival-au-fil-des-traditions-2025/713911794918472/
Aug 29-Aug 31 2025 (Labour Day Weekend)
Festival Trad Montreal
https://festivaltradmontreal.ca/
Aug 29-Aug 31 2025 (Labour Day Weekend)
Carrefour Mondial de l'accordéon
Montmagny QC
https://accordeonmontmagny.com/
Sept 11-14 2025
Festival Ripon Trad
(Festival de musique traditionnelle de Papineau)
Ripon QC
https://papineautrad.ca/
Sept 27-Oct 5 2025
Festival International Contes en Îles
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
https://auvieuxtreuil.ca/
Oct 10-12 2025
Festival La Virée Trad
Carleton-sur-Mer QC
http://www.festivallaviree.com/
Oct 10-18 2025
Celtic Colours, Cape Breton (NS)
Mostly Cape Breton music, but there are usually a few acts from Quebec, Ireland, and Scotland
One concert per night is live-streamed (and available until the end of October)
https://celtic-colours.com/
Oct 23-26 2025
Gatineau Hills Fiddle Festival
Chelsea QC
https://www.gatineauhillsfiddlefest.ca/
Nov 5-9 2025
Festival de musique Trad Val-d'Or
https://festivaltradvd.ca/
Nov 7-9 2025
Camp Trad du Lac Pouce a Saguenay
Centre du Lac Pouce 6901 Boulevard Talbot, Saguenay, QC G7N, Canada
ttps://www.facebook.com/events/888713059313998
https://www.facebook.com/FjordTrad
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063727173197
7 au 8 novembre 2025
La Belle Veillée - Festival trad
Les Grands Bois 405 rue Tessier est, Saint-Casimir, QC
https://lepointdevente.com/tickets/festivaltrad25
For more info see https://25festivals.com/