Fourth Annual Occidental World Music & Dance Festival

Occidental World Music & Dance Festival

Celebrate the rhythms, cultures, and global creativity that make our community shine at the Occidental World Music & Dance Festival! This joyful, immersive event brings together extraordinary musicians and dancers from around the world for a day filled with exhilarating performances, interactive workshops, and irresistible beats. From captivating traditional artistry to innovative contemporary fusion, the festival invites audiences of all ages to experience the beauty of global cultures up close. With food, vendors, community activities, and plenty of space to dance, it’s a feast for the senses and a celebration of unity through music and movement. Come be part of one of Occidental’s most beloved and uplifting traditions!

Ticket prices - adults

$75 through May 29

$80 at the door

Kids 12 and under free

Teens half price

Discounts for OCA members

Visit our website for a complete list of workshops, performers and presenters.

More Than 40 sessions to choose from!
Enjoy a variety of performances, workshops, jams, drum circles and demonstrations
plus:

Musical Instrument Lending Library

Celtic Harp Encounter

Art Gallery

PERFORMANCES
Thunder Clappers Native American Dancers

Sol Flamenco

Jenny Kerr & Friends - Southern Delta Blues

Khatch Khatchadourian - Armenian Music

Story Wrens - Story Songs of the British Isles

Will Marsh - Sitar music of India

Joss Jaffe - Tabla, West African N’goni

Dodona - Music of Epirus & Albania

Gradina - Balkan Music

Meredith Axelrod and Craig Ventresco - Ragtime & Vintage Jazz

Carey Dubbert and Meredith Axelrod - Autoharp

Gradina - Balkan Music

Katiana Vilá - Iberian Songs

Los Bahianatos - Colombian Cumbia & Vallenato

Michael Hubbert - Uilleann Bagpipes

Raman Osman - Kurdish Music

Janessa Lynna & Pauline Persichilli - Belly Dance

Bobby Edwards - Swiss Alpenhorn

Ken Genetti - Zithers from Around the World

WORKSHOPS

Slow French Tunes - Jason Adajian

Irish Song & Dance - Shay Black, Darcy Noonan, Hector Bragado

Irish Fiddle - Darcy Noonan

Wake Up Your Voice: A Global Singalong - Maria Culberson

Balkan Singing - Darina Drapkin

Brazilian Guitar - Ian Faquini

Flamenco Dance - Joelle Goncalves

Old Timey Jam & Fingerstyle Guitar - Michael Greenberg

Cuban & Puerto Rican Songs - Michael & Leslie Hubbert

Jazz Beyond Borders - Greg Johnson

Blues Harmonica - Jenny Kerr

West African Dance - Tyehimba Kokayi

West African Drumming - Lion’s Den Institute

Belly Dance - Janessa Lynna

Cuban & Latin Drumming - Carlitos Medrano

Amp Care & Repair - Philbillie Milner

Gentle Yoga - Pauline Persichili

Song Circle - Celia Ramsay

Colombian Cumbia and Vallenato - Chris Reid

Easy Irish Tunes - Mark Sellin

Native American Flute & Meditation - Al Striplen

Women’s Songs of Resistance - Holly Tannen

Flamenco Guitar - Mark Taylor

Balkan Drumming - Sean Tergis

Red Hot Strings - Craig Ventresco

Tabla Workshop - Joss Jaffe

Balkan Dancing - Sue Williard

Arabic Drumming - Faisal Zedan

Unlocking Your Voice: Friendly
Masterclass - Sophia Zimmerman

Workshops subject to change, please check our website for the latest information.