This is a festival of Traditional Dance, Music, and  Song, sponsored by the Fayetteville Traditional Dance Society. It takes  place at the Mount Sequoyah Retreat Center, a 32 acre wooded campus just 5 minutes from the Fayetteville square. It is a participatory  festival with multiple workshop opportunities including contra, International, and square dancing, along with fiddle, banjo, guitar, as  well as ballad and harmony singing. Saturday night includes an open mic student showcase followed by a Dave Smith concert. The full weekend includes four on campus meals. You can register online at the bottom of this page.

Mount Sequoyah offers a variety of  affordable housing options ranging from $45 for a dorm style room with  twin beds, to motel style rooms for $75. FTDS has booked a block of  rooms in three locations at the Retreat Center for the event. They are  being held in the name of the Fayetteville Traditional Dance Society.  Contact Mt. Sequoyah at 479-443-4531 for reservations.