Folk dance events in the USA

February 2025
Mon 17 6:10 pm– 8:30 pm Gainesville English Country Dance $10 Gainesville, FL, USA W ECD
Hoggetowne Fancy
Mon 17 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Mon 17 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Night Dance $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 17 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 17 6:30 pm– 9:40 pm Chicago Contra Dance $5-$10 Chicago, IL, USA W contra
Mon 17 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Evening English Country Dance $10-$15 Baltimore, MD, USA ECD
Mon 17 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Scandinavian Weekly Dance $7 Boulder, CO, USA W scandi
Mon 17 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Ashland Country Dancers $5 Ashland, OR, USA ECD
Tue 18 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Tuesday English Country Dance $8 Ann Arbor, MI, USA ECD
Tue 18 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Williamsburg Tuesday Night English Dance Williamsburg, VA, USA ECD
Tue 18 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm BACDS Peninsula English Country Dance $6-$25 Palo Alto, CA, USA ECD
Alan Winston
Wed 19 6:40 pm– 9:00 pm English Country Dance Asheville, NC, USA W ECD
Wed 19 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Wed 19 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Richmond English Country Dance $2 Richmond, VA, USA ECD
Wed 19 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Baltimore Folk Music Society Wednesday Contra Dance $10-$15 Baltimore, MD, USA W contra
Wed 19 7:30 pm–10:30 pm FSGW English Country Dance $8-$17 Glen Echo, MD, USA W ECD
Ann Fallon
Wed 19 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra
Wed 19 7:00 pm– 9:00 pm Nordic Dance class $10-$12 Seattle, WA, USA W scandi
Thu 20 1:30 pm– 3:00 pm Cleveland Thursday English Country Dance $3 Cleveland Heights, OH, USA ECD
Fri 21–Sun 23 Galhalla $100-$140 St Louis, MO, USA W contra
Baba Yaga's Stew Alyssa Catlin Band Sarah Kaiser Lo Peckman
Thu 20 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Thu 20 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$12 Rochester, NY, USA contra
Lake Effect Rachel Ameen
Thu 20 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance $10-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Thu 20 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
Fri 21 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Orlando Contra Dance $15 Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Fri 21 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Rivanna Contra Dance $20 Crozet, VA, USA W contra
Fri 21 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Dancify $5-10 Greenfield, MA, USA W balfolk English ceilidh
Fri 21 7:00 pm–10:00 pm G.O.D.S. Contra Dance $5-$10 Gainesville, FL, USA W contra
The Little Mercies Andy Kane
Fri 21 7:15 pm–10:30 pm East Derry Contra Dance $7-$10 East Derry, NH, USA W contra
Jumpstart Don Heinold
Fri 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Hot Springs Contradance $10 Hot Springs, NC, USA contra
Fri 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 21 7:00 pm–Sun 23 2:00 pm Bayou Bedlam $50-$145 Houston, TX, USA W contra
Stringrays Tea&Whiskey Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 21 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Pittsburgh Holiday Ball and Contra Dance $15 Pittsburgh, PA, USA contra ECD
Holiday Ball Orchestra Gaye Fifer
Fri 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Contra Dance $5-$25 Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Fri 21 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance $12-$19 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Fri 21 7:00 pm–Sun 23 10:30 pm Fiddling Frog $185-$195 Pasadena, CA, USA contra
River Road The Syncopaths Lindsey Dono Susan Petrick
Fri 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Night English Dance $7-$20 Portland, OR, USA ECD
Laura Hatch
Fri 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Skandia Third Friday dance $10-$15 Lynnwood, WA, USA W scandi
Sprida Ut
Sat 22 3:45 pm– 6:00 pm Berea 4th Saturday English Country Dance $3-$5 Berea, KY, USA W ECD
Sat 22 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Jax Contra Dance $5-$10 Jacksonville, FL, USA contra
Sat 22 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Columbia Contra Dance at Arsenal Hill Center $10 Columbia, SC, USA W contra
Chris Liakos & John Wetzel Dianne Palmer-Quay
Sat 22 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CDK Contra & Square Dance $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA W contra
Sat 22 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Kingston Contra Dance $5-$10 Kingston, NH, USA contra
Black Cat Quadrille Don Heinold
Sat 22 7:00 pm– 9:00 pm Dancing with Jane Austen $5-$7 Wooster, OH, USA ECD
Fourpence Susan English
Sat 22 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Mendocino English Country Dance $15 Caspar, CA, USA W ECD
Take a Dance
Sat 22 6:30 pm–11:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance $10-$15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra
Sat 22 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scissortail Contra Dance $15 Oklahoma City, OK, USA contra
Sat 22 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance $10-$15 Houston, TX, USA contra
Sat 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center $4-$15 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
Beau Farmer
Sat 22 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Anaheim Contra Dance $12-$18 Anaheim, CA, USA W contra
Sat 22 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Las Vegas Contra Dance $10-$15 Las Vegas, NV, USA W contra
112 and Then Some
Sat 22 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Sacramento Contra Dance $5-$12 Sacramento, CA, USA W contra
Sat 22 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 4th Saturdays Contra Dance $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra
Sun 23 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Rochester Sunday Afternoon English $5-$10 Rochester, NY, USA ECD
Bellamira David Smukler
Sun 23 3:00 pm– 5:30 pm English Country Dance Atlanta $9 Atlanta, GA, USA ECD
Sun 23 3:00 pm– 5:00 pm Louisville English Country Dance $5 Louisville, KY, USA ECD
Sun 23 3:30 pm– 6:15 pm English Country Dance free Asheville, NC, USA W ECD
Sun 23 1:45 pm– 3:45 pm English Country Dance Colorado Springs, CO, USA ECD
Sun 23 4:30 pm– 6:30 pm Scottish Country Dance $5 Boulder, CO, USA W SCD
Sun 23 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance $15-$20 Hayward, CA, USA contra
Sun 23 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Sun 23 7:00 pm– 9:00 pm English Country Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center $4-$12 Minneapolis, MN, USA W ECD
Mon 24 6:10 pm– 8:30 pm Gainesville English Country Dance $10 Gainesville, FL, USA W ECD
Hoggetowne Fancy
Mon 24 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Mon 24 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Night Dance $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 24 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 24 6:30 pm– 9:40 pm Chicago Contra Dance $5-$10 Chicago, IL, USA W contra
Mon 24 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Evening English Country Dance $10-$15 Baltimore, MD, USA ECD
Mon 24 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Scandinavian Weekly Dance $7 Boulder, CO, USA W scandi
Mon 24 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Ashland Country Dancers $5 Ashland, OR, USA ECD
Tue 25 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Tuesday English Country Dance $8 Ann Arbor, MI, USA ECD
Tue 25 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Williamsburg Tuesday Night English Dance Williamsburg, VA, USA ECD
Tue 25 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm English Country Dance Class $10 Pasadena, CA, USA W ECD
Wed 26 6:40 pm– 9:00 pm English Country Dance Asheville, NC, USA W ECD
Wed 26 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm English Country Dance at Guiding Star Grange $10-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA ECD
Wed 26 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Wed 26 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Richmond English Country Dance $2 Richmond, VA, USA ECD
Wed 26 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra
Wed 26 8:00 pm–10:30 pm FSGW English Country Dance $8-$17 Glen Echo, MD, USA W ECD
Dan Gillespie
Wed 26 7:30 pm–10:30 pm San Francisco Contra Dance $6-$25 San Francisco, CA, USA W contra
Thu 27 1:30 pm– 3:00 pm Cleveland Thursday English Country Dance $3 Cleveland Heights, OH, USA ECD
Thu 27 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Thu 27 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $12 Rochester, NY, USA W contra
Clara & Co Margaret Mathews
Thu 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance $10-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Thu 27 7:15 pm–10:00 pm Berkeley English Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W ECD
Lise Dyckman
Fri 28 6:15 pm– 9:30 pm Flint Hills Contra Dance $10 Manhattan, KS, USA contra
Fri 28 5:00 pm–Sun 2 March 2:00 pm Lava Meltdown $75-$150 Lava Hot Springs, ID, USA W contra
Avourneen Bandage a Trois Seth Tepfer
Fri 28 7:00 pm–Sun 2 March 3:00 pm Palmetto Bug Stomp $145-$160 Charleston, SC, USA W contra
ContraForce Playing with Fyre Cis Hinkle Diane Silver
Fri 28 7:15 pm–10:00 pm Tallahassee Contra Dance $6-$10 Tallahassee, FL, USA W contra
Fri 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 28 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Childgrove English Country Dance $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA ECD
Fri 28 7:15 pm–10:00 pm Monrovia English Country Dance $5 Monrovia, CA, USA ECD
Fri 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Night English Dance $7-$20 Portland, OR, USA ECD
Dilip Sequeira Rachel Pusey
March 2025
Sat 8 10:30 am–Sun 9 12:30 pm Sun Assembly Spring DanceFest $80 Durham, NC, USA W ECD
Jenna Simpson
Sat 8 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Dover Monthly English Country Dance $7-$10 Dover, DE, USA W ECD
Sat 8 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Scandinavian Monthly Dance Boulder, CO, USA scandi
Fri 14–Sun 16 Spring Breakdown Dance Weekend Columbia, MO, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Seth Tepfer
Fri 14–Sun 16 Beantown Stomp Cambridge, MA, USA W contra
Stove Dragon Julie Metcalf and Larry Unger Alex Deis-Lauby Adina Gordon
Sun 16 3:30 pm– 6:00 pm Special Brattleboro Bal Folk $12-$25 Guildford, VT, USA balfolk
Eloise & Co.
Fri 21–Sun 23 Carolina Meltdown Lake Wylie, SC, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Topspin Darlene Underwood Rick Mohr
Fri 21 4:00 pm–Sun 23 1:00 pm Spring @ Sautee $90-$130 Sautee Nacoochee, GA, USA W contra
Toss the Possum The Dog Walkers Warren Doyle Claire Takemori
Fri 21 6:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm PigTown Fling Cincinnati, OH, USA W contra
Engine Room The Mean Lids Gaye Fifer Seth Tepfer
Fri 21 8:00 pm–Sun 23 2:00 pm Nashville Playford Ball Nashville, TN, USA ECD
Constellation Joanna Reiner Wilkinson
Fri 28–Sat 29 DownEast Country Dance Festival Topsham, ME, USA W contra
River Road Franklin County Fiddlers Pineland Fiddlers Rick Mohr Chrissy Fowler Maggie Robinson
Fri 28 7:30 pm–Sat 29 11:00 pm Melt Into Spring Ball Weekend Ann Arbor, MI, USA W ECD
Brad Foster
Sat 29–Sun 30 Hash Dance Weekend $70-$105 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Bowrider The Free Raisins Lisa Greenleaf River Rainbowface
Fri 28 7:30 pm–Sun 30 5:00 pm Scandinavian Spring Weekend $155 Boulder, CO, USA W scandi
Sat 29 2:30 pm–10:00 pm Fiddlehead Frolic Ithaca, NY, USA W contra
The Moving Violations Adina Gordon
April 2025
Fri 4–Sun 6 Set for Spring Oklahoma City, OK, USA ECD
Joanna Reiner Wilkinson
Fri 4–Sun 6 Pitt's Maggot English Dance Weekend $119 Homestead, PA, USA ECD
Hot Toddy David Smukler
Fri 4 7:00 pm–Sun 6 6:00 pm Epicenter Contra Dance Weekend Mill Valley, CA, USA W contra
Engine Room Supertrad Lisa Greenleaf Michael Karcher
Fri 11 6:00 pm–Sun 13 3:00 pm Springforth Ball & Dance Weekend Richmond, VA, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Bob Isaacs
Fri 11 6:30 pm–Sun 13 2:30 pm Call of the Loon $135-$145 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Contratopia Seth Tepfer Steve Pike
Fri 11 6:00 pm–Sun 13 3:00 pm Queer Contra Dance Camp $125-$500 Aptos, CA, USA contra
The Sage Thrashers Starling Angela DeCarlis Sue Rosen
Fri 18–Sun 20 Dandelion Romp Oberlin, OH, USA W contra
Fri 18 7:00 pm–Sun 20 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $30-$60 Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Wild Asparagus George Marshall
Sun 20 6:30 pm– 9:00 pm Brattleboro Bal Folk $12-$25 Guildford, VT, USA balfolk
Eloise & Co. Nicholas Williams & family
Fri 25–Sun 27 Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend Berea, KY, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Berea Castoffs Timothy Kline Chris Bischoff
Fri 25–Sun 27 Trillium Twirl $160-$275 Dowling, MI, USA W contra ECD
Toss the Possum Bob Isaacs
Fri 25–Sun 27 Portland Raindance Weekend Portland, OR, USA W contra
Red Case Band Riptide Will Mentor Gaye Fifer
Fri 25–Sun 27 Spring Dance Romance $120 Carrboro, NC, USA W contra ECD
Stomp Rocket Countercurrent Adina Gordan Jacqui Grennan Melissa Running
Fri 25–Sun 27 When in Doubt, Swing! Dallas, TX, USA contra
Steam! Jeremy Korr
Fri 25 6:00 pm–Sun 27 5:00 pm New England Folk Festival (NEFFA) $85-$120 Marlborough, MA, USA W balfolk contra ECD scandi SCD
Sat 26 1:00 pm–Sun 27 5:00 pm Jane Austen Ball Rochester, NY, USA ECD
Alchemy Beverly Francis
May 2025
Fri 2 7:00 pm–Sat 3 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Lift Ticket Angela DeCarlis
Fri 2 7:30 pm–Sun 4 3:00 pm Whitewater Whirl $75-$130 Fayetteville, WV, USA W contra ECD
Supertrad The Johns Darlene Underwood Michael Karcher
Thu 8–Sun 11 Lake Eden Arts Festival - Spring Black Mountain, NC, USA W contra
Fri 9 7:00 pm–Sun 11 1:30 pm Apple Blossom Bliss $100-$120 Ann Arbor, MI, USA W contra
River Road The Jig Lords Lisa Greenleaf Maeve Devlin
Sat 10 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Dover Monthly English Country Dance $7-$10 Dover, DE, USA W ECD
Fri 16 7:00 pm–Sun 18 5:00 pm Mad Robin Ball $125 Petaluma, CA, USA W ECD
Joanna Reiner Wilkinson Kalia Kliban
Sun 18 6:30 pm– 9:00 pm Special Surprise Brattleboro Bal Folk $12-$25 Guildford, VT, USA balfolk
Eloise & Co.
Fri 23–Mon 26 FolkMADness Music & Dance Camp $90-$185 Soccoro, NM, USA W contra
Alex Deis-Lauby Gaye Fifer
Fri 23–Mon 26 Dancing Bear Dance Camp Wasilla, AK, USA W contra
River Road Rhys Jones and the Imaginary Beings Will Mentor Lindsey Dono
Fri 23–Sun 25 Butterfly Whirl Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Stomp Rocket Thunderwing Jacqui Grennan Seth Tepfer
Fri 23 7:00 pm–Mon 26 3:00 pm Meet Me In St Louis $55-$110 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra ECD
Mound City Slickers Supertrad Emily Rush
Fri 30 6:00 pm–Sun 1 June 3:00 pm Chain Reaction $80-$120 Surry, ME, USA W contra
Drive Train Engine Room Alyssa Adkins Will Mentor
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
June 2025
Fri 6–Sun 8 Dance Trance Weekend Lexington, KY, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Darlene Underwood Terry Doyle
Fri 6–Sun 8 Gender-Free Dance Camp $150-$400 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Calico Northwoods Mary Wesley Chris Ricciotti
Fri 6–Sun 8 Taste of Haven Syracuse, IN, USA W contra
Fri 13–Sun 15 Summer Soiree Asheville, NC, USA W contra
The Mean Lids Kingfisher Steve Zakon-Anderson Adina Gordon
Fri 13–Sun 15 Flamingo Fling $150 Oklahoma City, OK, USA W contra
River Road Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 13 8:00 pm–Sat 14 11:00 pm Across the Lake Colchester, VT, USA W ECD
Bare Necessities Joseph Pimentel
Sun 15 5:00 pm– 8:00 pm Pavilion Bal Folk $12-$25 Guildford, VT, USA balfolk
Eloise & Co.
Sun 15 3:30 pm–Sun 22 10:00 am BACDS Hey Days $475-$1380 Los Garos, CA, USA W ECD
Andrew Swaine Joanna Reiner Wilkinson Rachel Pusey
Sun 22 2:00 pm–Sat 28 9:00 am Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance Bar Harbor, ME, USA W contra
Sun 22 3:00 pm–Sat 28 11:00 am Lady of the Lake June Week $750-$1050 Harrison, ID, USA W contra ECD
The Dam Beavers Fiddle Hellions Root System Gaye Fifer Lindsey Dono Luke Donforth
July 2025
Thu 3–Sun 6 Roanoke Railroader $95-$160 Salem, VA, USA W contra
Toss the Possum The Latter Day Lizards Rushfest Will Mentor Gaye Fifer
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
Kingfisher Crossover Luke Donforth Bob Isaacs
Fri 25–Sun 27 Southern Aire Mountain City, TN, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Howe and Company
August 2025
Fri 1–Sat 9 Lark Camp Fort Bragg, CA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 15 7:00 pm–Sun 17 6:30 pm Balance the Bay San Francisco, CA, USA contra
River Road The Latter Day Lizards Alex Deis-Lauby Will Mentor
Fri 29 6:00 pm–Sun 31 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
Howe And Company
Fri 29 6:00 pm–Mon 1 September 1:30 pm Rocky Mountain Rendezvous Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Stove Dragon Spintuition Will Mentor Alex Deis-Lauby
September 2025
Fri 5–Sun 7 Bear Hug Contra Dance Weekend Rollins, MT, USA contra
Countercurrent Michael Karcher
Fri 19–Sun 21 Feet Retreat Ellerbe, NC, USA W contra
Supertrad River Road Will Mentor Cis Hinkle Emily Rush Gaye Fifer
Fri 26–Sun 28 Adirondack Dance Weekend Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD
River Road Lighthouse Eloise & Co. Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
October 2025
Fri 3 7:00 pm–Sat 4 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
The Free Raisins Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 10–Sun 12 Harvest Moon $95-$195 Santa Barbara, CA, USA W contra
The Gaslight Tinkers Topspin Rick Mohr Anna Rain
Fri 10–Sun 12 Mountain Madness Jonesborough, TN, USA contra
Fri 31–Sun 2 November Foggy Moon Dance Weekend Monterey, CA, USA contra
Countercurrent Stringrays Alex Deis-Lauby Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
November 2025
Fri 7 3:00 pm–Sun 9 3:00 pm Dance in the Desert Oracle, AZ, USA W contra
The Faux Paws The Free Raisins Koren Wake Steve Zakon-Anderson
Fri 28–Sun 30 ContraCopia Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
December 2025
Fri 5 7:00 pm–Sat 6 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
Thunderwing Dereck Kalish
January 2026
Fri 16 3:00 pm–Mon 19 1:00 pm Stellar Days & Nights Buena Vista, CO, USA W contra ECD

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