Thanks for your interest in Django in June 2025!
Please take a minute to read through your registration options here, then use the form at the bottom of the page to give us the information we need to get you properly registered.
The Basic Django Camp Options
Your DiJ registration starts with tuition, the only mandatory item on the menu. On-campus housing and meals are recommended, but optional.
Here are the costs:
- Tuition – $690. (Early Bird tuition before March 1, $650) This covers access to all classes and jams from Tuesday night through Sunday morning. It does NOT include Tuesday Special Offerings or the concerts.
- Housing, Private Room – $345 for 5 nights (Tuesday-Saturday). Bathrooms are shared.
- Meals – $255 for meals on campus starting Wednesday morning, ending with breakfast on Sunday.
Early Arrival and Special Tuesday Offerings
If you would like to arrive on Monday or early Tuesday, you’ll want to consider adding additional workshops as well as housing and meals to the “basics” listed above.
Tuesday Special Workshops
These pre-camp workshops are a great way to get the most out of your trip to Django in June. These are day-long workshops consisting of 3 sessions of 90 minutes each. The cost for a Special Offering ranges from $100 to $125. You can follow this link for all the details. Here we’ll just list the Tuesday workshop options you’ll see on the registration form.
- Meet, Greet and Play All Day – Facilitated jamming from the get-go. All instruments and levels.
- “Stuff” You Should Know, for violin. With DiJ newcomer Gabe Terracciano.
- Vocal Workshop, for folks with vocal chords. With Dr. Katie Lynne.
- Bass and Rhythm Guitar in Jazz Manouche With special guest Jon Burr and lifer Jack Soref.
- Gypsy Jazz Mandolin With friend-of-event Jason Anick
- A Day with Matt Munisteri, for guitarists. With, uh, Matt Munisteri
Early Arrival Housing and Food
Early-arrivers may also need a room for Monday night or meals on Tuesday:
- Monday night housing – $70 for an additional night in the dorms.
- Tuesday meals – $60 for three meals on Tuesday. The standard meal plan starts Wednesday morning.
Friday and Saturday Night Concerts
- Concert Tickets – $30 per concert if purchased in advance. This is not part of your Django Camp registration; ticket sales are handled by the venue, the Academy of Music . Registered Django Campers will have access to concert tickets before the general public, guaranteeing you the best seats in the house. We’ll provide that early access to registered participants once arrangements with the Academy of Music have been finalized, generally a couple months before the concerts.
Half-Camp Option
Half Camp registration is an option we have always been able to offer to a limited number of participants. We give first priority, however, to those who plan to be here for the entire event, so the Half Camp option will open on April 1st at the earliest. If you’d like to be alerted when half-camp registration becomes an option, please shoot us a brief email to that effect at [email protected].
Your Payment Options
- Full payment – If you would like to pay in full now and be done with it, that works for us.
- Partial payment – Until March 31st, you may pay a $200 deposit (non-refundable); your remaining balance will be due by April 30th.
- Whichever option you choose, when you register during the Early Bird period (which lasts through February) you lock in Early Bird tuition.
Means of Payment
- We accept checks as well as Venmo and PayPal payments. Whichever you choose, we will send you an invoice with instructions for how to pay. Please be aware that Venmo and PayPal payments will incur a 2.5% service fee.
- Cash payment may be arranged on an individual basis with returning campers. When we send your invoice, we will ask for a non-refundable $200 deposit; your balance due will be paid in cash (as in, dollar bills) upon arrival.
Our Cancellation Policy
First off, let’s put this piece plainly: If we have to cancel Django in June, anything you have paid will be refunded in full.
If the event is going on but you, for whatever reason, need to cancel your registration, here’s our cancellation policy:
- Your $200 deposit goes to cover up-front expense and is non-refundable.
- If you opt to register in full, all but $200 of that registration payment is refundable through March.
- During the month of April, 50% of your full registration payment is refundable
- After May 1st we are fully committed to Smith College and our artists, so no refunds can be guaranteed.
Ready, Set, Register!
Now, on to the registration form itself. If you encounter any problems or have questions, we’re here to help. You can reach Andrew and Carolyn at [email protected].
