Learn About the Festival
1Over 27 years the Idaho International Dance and Music Festival has become a “must attend” event in the Northwest. Consistently ranked in the top five festivals in North America, “witness just one and you’ll be hooked for life.”
Check Out Venues
2Beginning July 25th with a parade and dancing in Rupert and ending August 4th with a huge Gala in Rexburg. Spanning 10 days and four cities, you can attend one or all, but definitely attend at least one Gala.
Get Involved
3An event the size and scope of the Festival can only happen if you get involved. With 300+ participants coming to us from 12 countries we need plenty of help. Hosts, helpers and vendors — we need you… a lot!
Order Your Tickets
4Need tickets to an event in your city? Or course you do! This year you can order online, via phone, at your local Chamber of Commerce, or a local book store. Tickets purchased before July 20th will be mailed.
Welcome to a Grand Spectacleof Dance, Music, and Culture!
Over 27 years thousands of dancers from over 30 countries have brought music, dance and culture to Deep East Idaho. Every summer, culture lovers from all over North America flock to Rexburg to dance, sing, and connect with musicians and dancers from the four corners of the globe.
This year there will be over 300 dancers and musicians that will come to us from around the globe for this gala event to share the excitement of their native dances and music. These performances are alive with colorful costuming, exotic instruments and stirring rhythms. Every year crowds are left breathless, speechless and wanting more…
Come and enjoy this award-winning spectacle the crowning events to a great Idaho summer!
Coming from the four corners of the earth, many of these exuberant performers have never visited America. They eagerly absorb our culture while staying with gracious host families. You will be sure to find their enthusiasm on stage as contagious as the lasting impressions of friendship that you’ll find with them off stage.
Come join us for all the fun! The Idaho International Dance and Music Festival is only one of four held annually in the United States, and is sanctioned by two of the largest folk arts organizations in the world; the CIOFF, which is headquartered in Confolons, France, and the IOV.
The 27th Idaho International Dance & Music Festival – 2012
For over a quarter of a century international participants have recognized this Idaho festival as one of the best organized and most exciting in their experience. Whether in Burley, Blackfoot, or Rexburg, you will experience; a lively street festival, colorful parade with music, and dancing and laughter that fills the air.
You can participate in cultural classes where you personally interact with the performers as they teach their native songs and dances. This fantastic experience continues as you attend the gala performances where these performers fill the stage with their string music and enthusiastic dance, which is complemented by state-of-the-art lighting and sound.
Your experience will be punctuated with a swell of emotion as you observe the colorful flags and stirring anthems of visiting countries and realize that you are participating in a rare intercultural exchange. Each interaction with the visiting artist contributes, in a meaningful way, to world harmony and brotherhood. It all happens right here in Idaho, and you won’t want to miss it!