Contra events in the USA

March 2025
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 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Flint Hills Contra Dance $10 Manhattan, KS, USA contra
Fri 28 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Queen City Contra $5-$12 Shelburne, VT, USA W contra
Quena Crain
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 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Pittsburgh Contra Dance $15 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
Anders Weinstein
Fri 28 8:00 pm–11:15 pm Experienced Contra at Guiding Star Grange $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA contra
Will Mentor
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 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Phoenix 4th Friday Contra Dance $5-$10 Phoenix, AZ, USA W contra
Sat 29 2:30 pm–10:00 pm Fiddlehead Frolic Ithaca, NY, USA W contra
The Moving Violations Adina Gordon
Sat 29 3:30 pm–11:00 pm Fifth Saturday Contra and ECD $25-$30 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra ECD
The Pegasus Collective Imogen Mills Steve Zakon-Anderson
Sat 29 4:00 pm– 6:00 pm Four Corners Barn Dance $15 Tiverton, RI, USA contra
Westside Warblers Don Heinold
Sat 29 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Columbia Contra Dance $10 Columbia, SC, USA W contra
Sat 29 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center $4-$15 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
Patchwork Players David Kirchner
Sat 29 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
Little Big Band Susan Petrick
Sat 29 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Tucson Contra Dance $5-$10 Tucson, AZ, USA W contra
Sat 29 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 5th Saturdays Open Mike/Open Band Contra Dance $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra
William Watson
Sun 30 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance $15-$20 Hayward, CA, USA contra
Sun 30 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Mon 31 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Mon 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Night Dance $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 31 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 31 6:30 pm– 9:40 pm Chicago Contra Dance $5-$10 Chicago, IL, USA W contra
April 2025
Tue 1 6:40 pm– 9:00 pm Indy Contra Dance $5-$20 Indianapolis, IN, USA W contra
Tue 1 8:00 pm–Thu 3 10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
The Flagstones Eric Black
Wed 2 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Wed 2 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Baltimore Folk Music Society Wednesday Contra Dance $10-$15 Baltimore, MD, USA W contra
Wed 2 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra
Thu 3 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Thu 3 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$12 Rochester, NY, USA W contra
Contrapasso Evan De Smitt
Thu 3 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance $10-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Fri 4 6:00 pm–11:00 pm Flying Shoes Community Dance & Contra Dance $15-$27 Belfast, ME, USA contra
All Comers Band Willy Clemetson & Bennett Konesni Chrissy Fowler Lisa Newcomb
Fri 4 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Orlando Contra Dance $15 Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Fri 4 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 4 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 4 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scissortail Contra Dance $15 Norman, OK, USA contra
Fri 4 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Contra Dance $5-$25 Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Fri 4 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance $12-$19 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
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
Sat 5 3:45 pm–10:30 pm Swingin' Tern Double Dance $10-$30 Chatham, NJ, USA W contra
Stove Dragon Will Mentor
Sat 5 3:45 pm– 6:30 pm Baton Rouge Contra Dance $5-$7 Baton Rouge, LA, USA W contra
Sat 5 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Goshen Community Contra Dance $3-$8 Goshen, IN, USA W contra
Sat 5 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Wooster Contra Dance $5-$7 Wooster, OH, USA contra
Pocketful o' Gimmick Susan English
Sat 5 5:30 pm– 9:00 pm Buena Vista Community Contra & Band Jam Buena Vista, CO, USA contra
Sat 5 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra at Guiding Star Grange $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
River Road Alyssa Adkins
Sat 5 7:30 pm–11:00 pm First Saturday Contra Dance $12-$20 Peterborough, NH, USA W contra
Sycamore Andrew Stout
Sat 5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Knoxville Contra Dance $5-$10 Oak Ridge, TN, USA contra
Sat 5 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
Sat 5 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scissortail Contra Dance Tulsa, OK, USA contra
Sat 5 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Friends of Traditional Dance Contra $5-$20 Fort Collins, CO, USA contra
Sat 5 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center $4-$15 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
Tunebuggy Lisa Leedham
Sat 5 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Tucson Contra Dance $5-$10 Tucson, AZ, USA W contra
Sat 5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Missoula Folklore Society Contra Dance $5-$10 Missoula, MT, USA W contra
Sat 5 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Circle Left $5-$20 Oakland, CA, USA W contra
Sun 6 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm Just For Fun - Country Dance Kalamazoo $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA W contra ECD
Sun 6 1:30 pm– 4:30 pm Contra Dance $5-$10 Colorado Springs, CO, USA W contra
Sun 6 3:40 pm– 7:00 pm Monterey Contra Dance $5-$30 Monterey, CA, USA W contra
Sun 6 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Possum Comsum
Mon 7 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Mon 7 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Night Dance $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 7 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 7 6:30 pm– 9:40 pm Chicago Contra Dance $5-$10 Chicago, IL, USA W contra
Mon 7 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
Engine Room Susan Petrick
Tue 8 6:45 pm– 9:00 pm Saint Louis Queer Contra $10 Maplewood, MO, USA W contra
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
Sat 12 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
Alan Winston
Fri 18–Sun 20 Dandelion Romp $30-$75 Oberlin, OH, USA W contra
River Road Northwoods Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
Fri 18 7:00 pm–Sun 20 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $30-$60 Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Wild Asparagus George Marshall
Fri 25–Sun 27 Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend Berea, KY, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Berea Castoffs Timothy Klein 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 Gordon Jacqui Grennan Melissa Running
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
Roaring Jelly Joy Factor Kingfisher Torrent Confluence Festival Orchestra Not Enough Fiddles Live Wire Rum & Onions The Orphans Dogtown The Moving Violations Einstein's Little Homunculus Jump Start Sugar River Band Zarkadelphia Tabbies' Delight Chimney Swift Cojiro Melanie Axel-Lute Donna Hunt Maia McCormick Dereck Kalish Hannah Johlas Michael Karcher Lisa Greenleaf Chris Page Darlene Underwood Sue Rosen Ben Sachs-Hamilton Alex Deis-Lauby Jacob Bloom Bev Bernbaum Sue Gola Carl Levine Steve Zakon-Anderson Julian Blechner Harris Lapiroff Qwill Duvall
Fri 25 7:00 pm–Sun 27 2:00 pm When in Doubt, Swing! $50-$130 Dallas, TX, USA contra
Steam! Jeremy Korr
Sat 26 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
Doe Taryn
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 4:00 pm–Fri 16 12:00 pm Contradancers Delight Holiday $170-$260 Mountain City, TN, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Playing with Fyre Atlanta Folk Orchestra Ed Howe & Friends Buzz Band Terry Doyle Bob Isaacs Devin Pohly Warren Doyle
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–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
Talib Huff
Fri 23–Mon 26 Dancing Bears Dance Camp Wasilla, AK, USA W contra
Rhys Jones and the Imaginary Beings River Road Lindsey Dono Will Mentor
Fri 23–Mon 26 FolkMADness Music & Dance Camp $90-$185 Socorro, NM, USA W contra ECD
Alex Deis-Lauby Gaye Fifer
Fri 23–Sun 25 Butterfly Whirl Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Stomp Rocket Thunderwing Jacqui Grennan Seth Tepfer
Fri 23 3:00 pm–Sun 25 5:30 pm Folk College $250-$300 Huntingdon, PA, USA W contra Scottish cèilidh
Midnight on the Water Bob Nicholson
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
Sat 24 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
Magic Reelism Celia Ramsay
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
Sat 31 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
Little Big Band Jean Gorrindo
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 $90-$110 Syracuse, IN, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Bobcat Opposum Gaye Fifer Dwayne Johnson
Fri 13–Sun 15 Flamingo Fling $150 Oklahoma City, OK, USA W contra
River Road Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 13–Sun 15 Summer Soiree Asheville, NC, USA W contra
The Mean Lids Kingfisher Steve Zakon-Anderson Adina Gordon
Sat 14 4:00 pm–Sat 21 12:00 pm Dance, Music & Spice $850-$1500 Lexington, MI, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Lindsey Dono Susan Kevra
Sat 14 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
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
Thu 26–Mon 30 July Fourth Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Irish set
Mary Wesley
Sun 29–Fri 4 July AmWeek Ben Lomond, CA, USA W contra
Sun 29–Fri 4 July Cumberland Dance Week $675-$1075 Pleasantville, TN, USA W contra ECD
The Cosmic Otters Wendy Graham Seth Tepfer
Mon 30–Fri 4 July Pinewoods English-Scottish-Contra $345-$467 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD SCD
Frost and Fire Anna Rain Ben Sachs-Hamilton Kat Dutton
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
Sun 13 1:00 pm–Sat 19 2:00 pm Ashokan Northern Week $585-$1035 Olivebridge, NY, USA W contra scandi
Lighthouse Will Mentor Susan Kevra John Krumm
Sat 19 3:00 pm–Sat 26 10:00 am American Dance & Music Week $850-$1500 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Stringrays Janine Smith Michael Karcher Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 25–Sun 27 Southern Aire Mountain City, TN, USA W contra
Bob Isaacs Terry Doyle Sue Gola Kenny Greer Amanda Setili Rob Setili Stephanie Marie Elijah Jaime Katie Zanders
Sat 26–Sat 2 August Harmony of Song & Dance $850-$1500 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Gaye Fifer Adina Gordon
August 2025
Fri 1–Sat 9 Lark Camp Fort Bragg, CA, USA W contra ECD
Mon 11–Sun 17 Family Week $850-$1500 Poland, ME, USA W balfolk contra ECD
Mon 11 4:00 pm–Sun 17 10:00 am Cascade of Music & Dance $750-$1400 Cascade, MD, USA W contra ECD
Fri 15–Sun 17 Mentone Mentone, AL, USA W contra
Turnip the Beet The Yellow Dandies Cis Hinkle Chet Gray
Fri 15 7:00 pm–Sun 17 4:00 pm Good Life Gallop $30-$75 Omaha, NE, USA W contra
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
Sat 16 3:00 pm–Sat 23 10:00 am Campers' Week $750-$1400 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 22–Sun 24 Sugar Hill Dance Weekend Bloomington, IN, USA W contra
Sat 23–Fri 29 TradMaD Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Fri 29–Mon 1 September Dance Camp North Fairbanks, AK, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Jeremy Korr
Fri 29–Tue 2 September Pinewoods Labor Day Weekend Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
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 $250-$305 Rollins, MT, USA contra
Banna Damhsa Countercurrent Emily Faulkner Michael Karcher
Fri 5–Sun 7 Bear Hug Dance Camp Rollins, MT, USA W contra
Countercurrent Banna Damhsa Michael Karcher Emily Faulkner
Sun 7 1:00 pm–10:00 pm ContraStock Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 12–Sun 14 Butterfly Twirl Chagrin Falls, OH, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Playing with Fyre Gaye Fifer Darlene Underwood
Fri 19–Sun 21 Feet Retreat Ellerbe, NC, USA W contra
Supertrad River Road Will Mentor Cis Hinkle Emily Rush Gaye Fifer
Fri 19–Sun 21 Squirrel Moon Contra Dance weekend Dodgeville, WI, USA W contra
Lift Ticket Lisa Greenleaf
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–Sun 5 Moondance Dance Weekend Pickens, SC, USA W contra
Lagomorph Quartet Good & Plenty Bob Isaacs Diane Silver
Fri 3–Sun 5 Lady of the Lake Fall Camp $235-$395 Harrison, ID, USA W contra
Stringrays Dog Paw Susan Petrick William Watson
Fri 3 7:00 pm–Sat 4 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
The Free Raisins Alex Deis-Lauby
Thu 9–Sun 12 John C Campbell Fall Dance Weekend $235 Brasstown, NC, USA W contra
Supertrad Wendy Graham Carol Sersland
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 17 7:30 pm–Sun 19 3:00 pm Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend $75-$140 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Topspin Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
Fri 24–Sun 26 Music City Masquerade $65-$165 Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Engine Room Darlene Underwood
Fri 24 7:30 pm–Sun 26 5:00 pm Contra NYC New York, NY, USA W contra
Red Case Band Kingfisher Some Assembly Required Will Mentor
Sat 25 12:00 pm–11:30 pm Peterbough Fall Ball Peterborough, NH, USA W 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–Sun 9 Head for the Hills $140-$240 Kunkletown, PA, USA W contra ECD
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 14–Sun 16 Fire Ant Frolic Austin, TX, USA W contra
Northwoods 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
Fri 26–Wed 31 Contradancers Delight Holiday Morgantown, WV, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Spintuition Buzz Band George Paul Terry Doyle Bob Isaacs Devin Pohly Warren Doyle
Wed 31 7:30 pm–12:15 am New Year's Eve Contra Dance $25 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows Susan Petrick
January 2026
Fri 16 3:00 pm–Mon 19 1:00 pm Stellar Days & Nights Buena Vista, CO, USA W contra ECD
Fri 23–Sun 25 Florida Snow Ball Gulfport, FL, USA W contra
Turnip the Beet Red Case Band Michael Karcher Lisa Greenleaf

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