2026 THE GREAT STATE OF MAINE HOMESCHOOL CONFERENCE
Augusta, Maine May 1 & 2, 2026
Join us for the largest homeschool event ever held in Maine!
Community Contradance
Saturday May 2nd 4-6PM
Announcing a FREE traditional Community Contradance on May 2nd from 4-6PM as the grand finale of the 2026 Great State of Maine Homeschool Conference.
All ages welcome. NO experience needed!
Live Music Featuring Maine Homeschool Graduate Owen Kennedy
2021 Junior US National Scottish Fiddle Champion Owen Kennedy performs with Benjamin Foss musician and luthier, bringing high-energy traditional music perfect for dancing. Owen & Ben
The evening will be called by Chrissy Fowler of Belfast Flying Shoes– perfect for first timers!
Come celebrate, connect, and build community together- this is a dance you wont want to miss!
Belfast Flying Shoes- Founded in 2005 and incorporated in 2014, our nonprofit provides programs that are inclusive (open for anyone to join), adaptable (readily modified to meet individual needs), readily accessed (no special skills are required), and nonhierarchical (reflecting the attitude that we’re all in it together). We also value cooperation, mutual respect, kindness, and empathy.
Owen Kennedy and Benjamin Foss are a Maine-based trad duo who deliver high energy tunes in the Celtic tradition, featuring music from Appalachia to Scandinavia. Kennedy and Foss play traditional New England favorites, energetic dance tunes on guitar and fiddle, tastefully accompanied songs, and close harmony twin fiddling. Find them on YouTube.
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