
Celebrating the Musical and Cultural Expressions of the World's Indigenous and Folk Flute Traditions
United States Flute Events
Online Concerts, Courses, Events, and Workshops
World Flute Society Flute Circle/Zoom
All Flute Traditions Welcome!
Circle A: 2:30 p.m. (Mountain Daylight Time)
Circle B: 5:30 p.m. (Mountain Daylight Time)
Circle C: 10:00 a.m. (Mountain Daylight Time)
Date: April 30, 2023
Information: www.worldflutesociety.org/virtual-flute-circle
Cornell Kinderknecht
Creating Songs for Native Flutes: Four-Session Course: Wednesdays
Date: March 22 through April 12, 2023
Information: www.store.cornellk.com/product/course-songs
Cornell Kinderknecht
Midday Music Mindfulness Meditation for Flute Players and Other Musicians
Tuesdays in April
Date: April 4, 2023
Information: www.store.cornellk.com/product/midday-mindfulness-4wk
Twin Cities Virtual Flute Circle/Zoom
Contact: Bobb Fantauzzo
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612-309-0193; E-mail: bobbfan32@gmail.com
Arizona
Southwest Regional Voyager Flute Festival
Voyager RV Resort
Dates: March 31 - April 1, 2023
Location: 8701 South Kolb Road, Tucson
Contact: psurhoff@gmail.com
Marlon Magdalena (rim flutes), Clark Tenakhongva (Hopi singer), Matt Moon Nelson (percussion)
Southside Presbyterian Church
Date: April 2, 2023 (6:00 p.m.)
Location: 317 West 23rd Street, Tucson
Contact: www.ongtupqa.com
R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton, Will Clipman
Elks Theatre
Date: April 22, 2023 (7:00 p.m.)
Location: Prescott
Contact: www.prescottelkstheatre.org
R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton, Will Clipman
Community Performing Arts Center
Date: May 5, 2023 (7:00 p.m.)
Location: Green Valley
Contact: www.performingartscenter.org
R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton, Will Clipman
Desert Botanical Garden
Date: May 12, 2023 (7:00 p.m.)
Location: Phoenix
Contact: www.dbg.org
R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton, Will Clipman
Northern Arizona University Concert Hall
Date: July 16, 2023 (2:00 p.m.)
Location: Flagstaff
Contact: www.rcarlosnakai.com/calendar
Solstice Flute School 2023
Chapel Rock Camp and Conference Center
Dates: August 21-25, 2023
Location: Prescott
Contact: nancyphaga@msn.com
California
Flute Harvest Native Flute School
Clint Goss, Vera Shanov, and Kalani Das
Dates: October 15-20, 2023
Location: Encino
Contact: www.fluteharvest.com
Florida
Ormond Beach Celtic Festival
Dates: April 15-16, 2023
Location: Ormond Beach
Contact: www.ormondbeachcelticfestival.com
Musical Echoes Native American Flute Festival
Dates: April 21-23, 2023
Location: Fort Walton Beach
Contact: www.musicalechoes.org
Georgia
The Alt/John Doyle, Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O’Leary (Celtic)
Savannah Music Festival
Metal Building at Trustees' Garden
Date: April 7, 2023
Location: Savannah
Contact: www.savannahmusicfestival.org/event/the-alt-with-oisin-mcauley-teada-2/
Jamie and Joe Empert
Dancing Tree Festival
Date: June 11, 2023
Location: Blue Ridge
Contact: www.awakeningbalance.wordpress.com
Idaho
Finzer Mahoney Duo
Snake River Concert Series
Date: April 23, 2023 (3:00 p.m.)
Location: Boise
Contact: www.eventbrite.com/e/snake-river-concert-tickets-457303225257
Indiana
Nayo Ulloa
Premiere: Concierto Machu Picchu for Quena and Orchestra by Jaime Diaz-Orihuela (1926-2020)
Goshen College, Sauder Concert Hall
Date: April 23, 2023 (4:00 p.m.)
Location: Goshen
Contact: www.gcmusiccenter.org/about/facilities/sauder-concert-hall
Larry Gindhart and Joel DeLashmit
The Healing Power of Nature
Music for Relaxation, Comfort, and Peace
Mounds State Park Nature Center
Date: September 16, 2023 (4:30 p.m.)
Location: 4306 Mounds Road, Anderson
Contact: www.in.gov/dnr/
Lotus Festival
Dates: September 28 - October 1, 2023
Location: Bloomington
Contact: www.lotusfest.org
Iowa
Horizons Flute School Summit at Prairiewoods
Dates: April 14-16, 2023
Location: Hiawatha
Contact: www.horizonsfluteschool.com/pages/summit
Kentucky
Fred Nez Keams
Fayette County Library, Northside Branch
Date: April 1, 2023 (3:00 p.m.)
Location: 1733 Russell Cave Road, Lexington
Contact: 859-231-5500; www.lexpublib.org
Maryland
Flute Spring Retreat
Woodland Heart Ancient Flute Alliance
Camp Pecometh
Dates: April 6-9, 2023
Location: 401 Jack Elliot Way, Centreville
Contact: 302-540-4151; www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064709709197
Irish Trad Fest
Dates: April 14-16, 2023
Location: Baltimore
Contact: www.baltimoreirisharts.com
Minnesota
MacKenzie & Bissonnette
The 318 Cafe
Date: March 30, 2023 (8:00 p.m.)
Location: 318 Water Street, Excelsior
Contact: www.three-eighteen.com
Laura MacKenzie
Landmark Center's "Urban Expedition" Series: Scotland
Date: April 16, 2023 (1:00 p.m.)
Location: 75 West 5th Street, St. Paul
Contact: www.landmarkcenter.org
Simple Gifts: "The Young and the Rest"/Laura MacKenzie
The Historic Marine Town Hall
Date: April 30, 2023 (6:00 p.m.)
Location: Marine-on-St-Croix
Contact: www.stcroixsplash.org/venue/marine-village-hall
Simple Gifts: "The Young and the Rest"/Laura MacKenzie
Parkway Theater
Date: May 1, 2023
Location: 4814 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis
Contact: www.theparkwaytheater.com
Minnesota Irish Music Weekend
Dates: June 8-11, 2023
Location: St. Paul
Contact: www.centerforirishmusic.org/mim
New Mexico
R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton, Will Clipman
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Date: October 12, 2023 (7:30 p.m.)
Location: Santa Fe
Contact: www.lensic.org
New York
East Durham Irish Festival
The Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural and Sports Centre
Dates: May 27-28, 2023
Location: Durham
Contact: www.eastdurhamirishfestival.com
Catskills Irish Arts Week
Dates: July16-22, 2023
Location: 2267 Route 145, East Durham
Contact: www.catskillsirishartsweek.com
Indian Classical Music at The Maverick
Vinay Desai, Santoor; Samir Chatterjee, Tabla; Steve Gorn, Bansuri
Date: July 22, 2023 (8:00 p.m.)
Location: Maverick Road, Woodstock
Contact: www.stevegorn.com/event/indian-classical-music-at-the-maverick-2
R. Carlos Nakai
Eastman School of Music
Date: November 17, 2023
Location: Rochester
Contact: www.rcarlosnakai.com
Ohio
The Ohio Valley Indigenous Music Festival
Patricia Allyn Park
Dates: June 3-4, 2023
Location: 7266 State Route 48, Springboro
Contact: 937-657-5466
Oregon
Pacifica Flute Gathering
Pacifica: A Garden in the Siskiyous
Dates: May 27-28, 2023
Location: 14615 Water Gap Road, Willliams
Contact: www.ashlandflutecircle.com
Flutestock
Dates: July 14-16, 2023
Location: Elkton
Contact: Flutestock3@gmail.com
Pennsylvania
Penn-Mar Irish Festival
The Markets at Shrewsbury
Date: June 17, 2023
Location: 12025 Susquehanna Trail, Glen Rock
Contact: www.pennmaririshfestival.com
Arvel Bird, Celtic Indian
Museum of Indian Culture
Roasting Ears of Corn Festival
Dates: August 19-20, 2023
Location: Allentown
Contact: www.arvelbird.com/concerts
Pittsburgh Irish Festival
Carrie Blast Furnaces
Dates: September 8-10, 2023
Location: 801 Carrie Furnace Blvd., Pittsburgh
Contact: www.pghirishfest.org
Texas
Palo Pinto Flute and Art Festival
Dates: May 20-21, 2023
Location: Palo Pinto
Contact: Sandi Horton at NativeFluteJourneys@yahoo.com
The Gulf Coast Cruinniú
Dates: June 2-4, 2023
Location: Houston
Contact: www.gulfcoastirish.org
Washington
Pacific Northwest Native American Flute Gathering
Dates: October 2-5, 2023
Location: Vashon Island
Contact: www.vashonflute.com
Wisconsin
World Flute Society Convention and Music Awards
University of Wisconsin
Haas Fine Arts Center
Dates: July 17-21, 2024
Location: Eau Claire
Contact: www.worldflutesociety.org; worldflutes@AOL.COM
International Flute Events
Argentina
XV World Flutes Festival
Dates: September 13-17, 2023
Location: Mendoza
Contact: www.worldflutesfestival.org
Canada
Boxwood Festival Canada
Dates: July 23-28, 2023
Location: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Contact: www.boxwood.org/canada
Celtic Colours International Festival
Dates: October 6-14, 2023
Location: Sydney, Nova Scotia
Contact: www.celtic-colours.com
England
Kíla (Celtic)
Islington Assembly Hall
Date: April 6, 2023
Location: London
Contact: www.seetickets.com/event/kila/islington-assembly-hall/2462850?aff=id1bandsintown
Kíla (Celtic)
Nortons Digbeth
Date: April 7, 2023
Location: 43-45 Meriden Street, Birmingham
Contact: ww2.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy-tickets/kla-live-at-nortons/10056102
Kíla (Celtic)
The Assembly Rooms of Glastonbury
Date: April 8, 2023
Location: Glastonbury
Contact: www.thelegendconference.com/events/kila-gig
Estonia
Flook (Celtic)
Viljandi Folk Music Festival
Dates: July 28-29, 2023
Location: Viljandi
Contact: www.viljandifolk.ee/en
Germany
Kíla (Celtic)
Ulmer Zeit
Date: June 6, 2023
Location: Ulm
Contact: www.ulmerzelt.online-ticket.de/ulmer-zelt-2023
Kíla (Celtic)
Herzberg Festival
Date: July 29, 2023
Location: Breitenbach Am Herzberg
Contact: www.burgherzberg-shop.de/p/rundum-sorglos-ticket-27-07-30-07-2023
Ireland
Ballydehob Trad Fest
Dates: March 31 - April 2, 2023
Location: Ballydehob, West Cork
Contact: www.ballydehobtradfest.com
Kíla (Celtic)
Cyprus Avenue
Date: March 31, 2023
Location: Caroline Street
Contact: www.eventbrite.ie/e/kila-tickets-567315404647?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Clifden Traditional Music Festival
Dates: April 13-16, 2023
Location: Clifden, Connemara, Co. Galway
Contact: www.clifdentradfest.ie
Fleadh na gCuach Festival 2023
Dates: April 28 - May 1, 2023
Location: Kinerva, Co. Galway
Contact: www.galwaytourism.ie/event/fleadh-na-gcuach-festival
Fleadh Nua
Dates: May 27 - June 6, 2023
Location: Ennis, Co. Clare
Contact: www.fleadhnua.com
Blas International Summer School of Irish Traditional Music and Dance
Dates: June 19-30, 2023
Location: Limerick
Contact: www.blas.ie
Danú
Dungarvan Tunefest
The Park Hotel
Date: June 25, 2023
Location: Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Contact: www.eventbrite.ie/e/danu-live-in-concert-at-the-park-hotel-tickets-559585694877
Earagail Arts Festival
Dates: July 8-23, 2023
Location: Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Contact: www.eaf.ie
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2023
Dates: August 6-14, 2023
Location: Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Contact: www.fleadhcheoil.ie
Cork Folk Festival
Dates: September 28 - October 1, 2023
Location: Cork City
Contact: www.corkfolkfestival.com/homepage-alt-1
Isle of Man
Yn Chruinnaght | Celtic Gathering
Dates: July 24-30, 2023
Location: Peel
Contact: www.ynchruinnaght.com
Scotland
Knockengorroch Festival
Dates: May 25-28, 2023
Location: Carsphairn
Contact: www.knockengorroch.org.uk
Flook (Celtic)
Newton Stewart nd Minnigaff Traditional Music and Dance Festival
Date: July 8, 2023
Location: Newton Stewart
Contact: www.tradmusic.com/folk-trad-music-dance-festival.php?cd=tf