Flurry Festival

Flurry Festival
Contra dancers at the 2019 Flurry Festival
GenreFolk dance, folk music
DatesFriday–Sunday the third weekend of February
Location(s)Saratoga Springs, New York, United States of America
Years active1988–present
Websitewww.flurryfestival.org
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The Flurry Festival (previously the Dance Flurry Festival and often abbreviated to just the Flurry or Flurry) is an annual weekend festival held in February in Saratoga Springs, New York.[1][2][3] The festival includes one of the largest contra dances in the U.S., as well as other types of traditional folk dance and music, and draws over 5000 attendees and 400 performers every year.[4] It was first held in 1988 and is run by the nonprofit DanceFlurry Organization.[4]

  1. ^ Nash, Indiana (February 14, 2019). "Flurry Festival swings, taps into Saratoga Springs". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Flurry Festival connects, inspires through traditional music and dance". The Saratogian. February 11, 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. ^ Gwizdala, Michael (February 16, 2019). "Dancers enjoy 32nd annual Flurry Festival in Saratoga Springs". The Troy Record. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Flurry History". Flurry Festival. DanceFlurry Organization. Retrieved 26 February 2019.