MPM 40th Anniversary Alumni Weekend
May 15 - May 18, 2026
Join us for music making, shared meals, lake dips, camp fires, and barn raising in celebration of 40 summers of music and community at MPM.
Contact Charlotte Hill (charlotte.mpmcamp@gmail.com) with any questions.
Where:
89 Colliers Rd, Milford, Ontario, K0K 2P0.
FEES/WHAT IS PROVIDED:
Adult Participant Fee: Sliding Scale $100 - $500 CAD
Child Participant Fee (for children of alumni and faculty): Sliding Scale $50 - $200 CAD
Includes:
8 Meals (Dinner on May 15th through Breakfast on May 18th), cooked by Chef Larry!
Shared housing in cabins and the farmhouse.
Sheet music for optional sightreading and sightsinging parties.
S’mores makings.
Laundry machine and a clothesline in the sun; shared fridge for snacks and drinks.
A ride to and from the Belleville train station as needed.
What to Bring:
Bedding, Flashlight, Bug Spray, Warm Clothes (nights can be cool). Optional: Instruments, Work Crew Clothes, Gardening Gloves.
SCHEDULE:
May 15th - Friday evening or Saturday morning arrivals encouraged. Please indicate arrival time on your registration form.
6 pm Dinner
7 pm Settling into spaces
8 pm Bananagrams and cookies in the kitchen
May 16th
8 am Breakfast
9 am Meeting in the circle
10 am Barn raising or practice time
12 Lunch
12:45 pm Quiet time
2 pm “Future of MPM” Roundtable with Meg and Char
3 pm Barn raising and swimming
5:30 pm Cocktails on the Porch
6 pm Dinner
7 pm Singing
8 pm Campfire and S’mores
May 17th
8:30 am Breakfast
Barn raising, sightreading, and swimming
12 Lunch
12:45 pm Quiet Time
Barn raising, mini ping pong, sightreading, and swimming
6 pm Dinner
7 pm Singing
8 pm Campfire and S’mores
May 18th
8:30 am Breakfast
Clean up/pack up spaces
Goodbyes
TRANSPORTATION
*if taking a train to Belleville, contact us to figure out arrival times*
From New York: carpooling recommended (8 hours); Flying to Toronto and taking a train to Belleville, Ontario is possible
From Montreal: Via Rail to Belleville, Ontario (3.5 hours)
From Toronto: Via Rail to Belleville (2 hours); Driving (2.5 hours)
OTHER FINE PRINT
There will be one or two friendly dogs in attendance.
Our campus is rustic! You will encounter insects and not-too-wild wildlife.
