About
Ashokan Music & Dance Camps are part of the Ashokan Center’s music and dance programming, which also includes public community events and festivals. The program takes place within a nonprofit organization that focuses on music, nature, history, and art. The organization states that it is a welcoming community to all and that all are welcome there.
• Schedule: Phone is answered Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm.
The Ashokan Center is an independent music and nature nonprofit established in 2008. Its stated mission is to inspire learning and build community through shared experiences in nature, history, music, and art. The land where the program operates was a favored hunting and fishing ground for the Munsee Indians for generations and became home to Americans of European descent in the 1730s. The first mill and blacksmith shop in Ulster County were built there by Lemuel Winchell, who later constructed Winchell’s Inn, described as Ashokan’s historic centerpiece.
The site has been declared a Historic District on the National and State Registers of Historic Places. The organization runs a composting initiative that reduces food waste and is used to teach mindfulness and respect for the planet and for those who grow and cook food. Its newer campus buildings were constructed for efficient energy use, and the organization has received 100% of its electricity from solar since 2018. The Ashokan Center has stated a commitment to a zero carbon footprint by 2030. Ashokan Center programming is made possible 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.
Last updated May 27, 2026.
• Schedule: Phone is answered Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm.
The Ashokan Center is an independent music and nature nonprofit established in 2008. Its stated mission is to inspire learning and build community through shared experiences in nature, history, music, and art. The land where the program operates was a favored hunting and fishing ground for the Munsee Indians for generations and became home to Americans of European descent in the 1730s. The first mill and blacksmith shop in Ulster County were built there by Lemuel Winchell, who later constructed Winchell’s Inn, described as Ashokan’s historic centerpiece.
The site has been declared a Historic District on the National and State Registers of Historic Places. The organization runs a composting initiative that reduces food waste and is used to teach mindfulness and respect for the planet and for those who grow and cook food. Its newer campus buildings were constructed for efficient energy use, and the organization has received 100% of its electricity from solar since 2018. The Ashokan Center has stated a commitment to a zero carbon footprint by 2030. Ashokan Center programming is made possible 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.
Last updated May 27, 2026.
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