With more than 50 performances through 11 days in June, in more than 35 rural community halls, the Festival of Small Halls is a critically acclaimed traditional music, dance and storytelling festival that will have your toes tapping across the Island.

Recognized in 2011 as an East Coast Music Award nominee for "Event of the Year" and winner of the PEI Music 2010 and 2011 Event of the Year, the Festival mixes music and dance from PEI's rich Irish, Scottish and Acadian cultures, along with the Island's proud tradition of singer-songwriters.

Held from June 14 to 24, 2012, the Festival of Small Halls brings exceptional shows to treasured places many visitors and Islanders alike have not yet discovered. Many local performers will be returning to the small communities and rural stages where they danced their first jig or plucked their first string. A wonderful medley of roots and old time music will take place in ancestral rural halls of all shapes and sizes, found down back country roads and along breathtaking coastal drives.