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FAI Regions
FAI has five regional affiliates in North America and one global affiliate. These affiliate organizations represent FAI’s members in their respective regions, and operate with their own boards, producing their own year-round content and annual events.
FAI provides consolidated services for the regions by administering annual elections, previewing bylaw changes, and ensuring all PRO licensing fees are covered. Most of the regions are covered by FAI’s IRS Group Exemption program through which they can issue tax receipts.
FAI hosts an annual Regional Leaders’ Retreat for planning and training purposes, and each region holds a member’s meeting during FAI’s annual conference.
Members of FAI receive discounts to attend regional events, have a right to vote in their own regional elections, and can serve on the board. The following provides an overview of each region’s territory and links to their respective websites.
SWRFA (Southwest Regional Folk Alliance)
Conference: September 24 - 28, 2025
Austin, Texas
SWRFA serves Arizona, Colorado, Mexico, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region West)
Conference: October 9 - 12, 2025
Vancouver, Washington
FAR-West serves Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Northwest Territory, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and Yukon Territory.
FARM (Folk Alliance Region Midwest)
Conference: October 23 - 26, 2025
Lisle, Illinois
FARM serves Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Nunavut, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
NERFA (Northeast Regional Folk Alliance)
Conference: November 6 - 9, 2025
Albany, New York
NERFA serves Connecticut, D.C. (and its metro area including the Virginia counties of Loudoun, Fairfax, and Prince William), Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Nordic Folk Alliance
Conference: April 3-5, 2025
Uppsala, Sweden
This region includes the five Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
SERFA (Southeast Regional Folk Alliance)
Conference: May 15 - 18 , 2025
Owensboro, Kentucky
SERFA serves Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
