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NEFFA (New England Folk Festival)
Marlborough, MA · Music
- When
- April 16–18, 2027
- Where
- Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center, 181 Boston Post Rd W · Marlborough · MA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
A weekend-long folk music and dance festival featuring close to a thousand performers, craft vendors and hundreds of participatory workshops, running continuously since 1944. Originally held in Boston and then Natick and Mansfield, it has been based at the Royal Plaza Trade Center in Marlborough since 2023 and remains New England's largest folk festival.
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A weekend-long folk music and dance festival featuring close to a thousand performers, craft vendors and hundreds of participatory workshops, running continuously since 1944.
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