Ashokan Music & Dance Camps
The Ashokan Center, 477 Beaverkill Rd., Olivebridge, NY 12461
About
Ashokan Music & Dance Camps offers singing, dancing, and jamming along with on-site lodging or camping and delectable meals. Camp sessions include Scottish String Fling, Ariles Son Jarocho Camp, Ukulele Weekend, Old Time Rollick, Western & Swing Week, Northern Week, Acoustic Guitar Camp, Family Camp, Bluegrass Week, Southern Week, and Banjo Weekend. The program also offers festivals, public community events, Educational Field Trips, and private events such as weddings, conferences, and private retreats.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Schedule: Sessions range from 3-day weekends to 5-day and 7-day camps throughout May, June, July, August, and November 2026, and campers under 18 must be accompanied by a registered parent or guardian.
Ashokan Music & Dance Camps is part of The Ashokan Center, an independent music and nature nonprofit established in 2008. Its mission is to inspire learning and build community through shared experiences in nature, history, music, and art. The site has been declared a Historic District on the National and State Registers of Historic Places, and its land has a documented history as a favored hunting and fishing ground for the Munsee Indians and as the location of the first mill and blacksmith shop in Ulster County, built by Lemuel Winchell, who later constructed Winchell’s Inn. The program is supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and by the Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation for Ashokan Music & Dance Camps and the Summer Hoot.
Ashokan Music & Dance Camps offers on-site composting that reduces food waste and highlights mindfulness and respect for the planet and for those who grow and cook the food. The organization has received 100% of its electricity from solar since 2018 and has a stated commitment to a zero carbon footprint by 2030. The program states that it is a welcoming community to all, valuing interactions across age groups and generations, and that all are welcome. Families can also subscribe to the Ashokan Archive to view over 300 video lessons and workshops from 2020 and 2021, including workshops for ukulele, guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, accordion, piano, bass, and harmony singing.
Last updated January 5, 2026.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Schedule: Sessions range from 3-day weekends to 5-day and 7-day camps throughout May, June, July, August, and November 2026, and campers under 18 must be accompanied by a registered parent or guardian.
Ashokan Music & Dance Camps is part of The Ashokan Center, an independent music and nature nonprofit established in 2008. Its mission is to inspire learning and build community through shared experiences in nature, history, music, and art. The site has been declared a Historic District on the National and State Registers of Historic Places, and its land has a documented history as a favored hunting and fishing ground for the Munsee Indians and as the location of the first mill and blacksmith shop in Ulster County, built by Lemuel Winchell, who later constructed Winchell’s Inn. The program is supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and by the Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation for Ashokan Music & Dance Camps and the Summer Hoot.
Ashokan Music & Dance Camps offers on-site composting that reduces food waste and highlights mindfulness and respect for the planet and for those who grow and cook the food. The organization has received 100% of its electricity from solar since 2018 and has a stated commitment to a zero carbon footprint by 2030. The program states that it is a welcoming community to all, valuing interactions across age groups and generations, and that all are welcome. Families can also subscribe to the Ashokan Archive to view over 300 video lessons and workshops from 2020 and 2021, including workshops for ukulele, guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, accordion, piano, bass, and harmony singing.
Last updated January 5, 2026.
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