Sugar Maple Music Festival

Presented by Four Lakes Traditional Music Collective, the Sugar Maple Music Festival is a two-day outdoor festival in Madison that celebrates conventional music and dance through performances, educational workshops and interactive jam sessions. This family-friendly festival offers entertainment for all ages. The variety of performances invites people of all backgrounds and ages to enjoy and learn about the performing arts in a attractive county park setting. Local vendors sell concessions, and local nonprofits display information.

Performances, workshops and jam sessions take place simultaneously on three stages. Formal performances take place on the main stage. Artists lead educational workshops and jam sessions in a more intimate setting on the Roots & Reasons stage. This stage provides a unique opportunity for festival goers to interact with artists through interviews, discussions, workshops, demonstrations and interactive jam sessions. Interviews with performers allow festival goers to learn about the history, culture and techniques of conventional arts. Workshops, demonstrations and jam sessions provide Dane County residents with the opportunity to integrate the knowledge and skills of these artists into our own community.