Contra events

January 2024
Fri 5–Sun 7 Chambana Jan Jam Urbana, IL, USA W contra
Eupohr Turnip the Beet Meadowhawk Sarah Kaiser Georges Augustin Nedra McNeil
Fri 12–Sun 14 Contra Carnivale San Luis Obispo, CA, USA W contra
Elixir The Syncopaths Eloise & Co. Nils Fredland Cis Hinkle Susan Petrick
Sat 20 Peterbough Snow Ball $28 Peterborough, NH, USA W contra
The Moving Violations Stomp Rocket Mary Wesley Will Mentor Lisa Greenleaf Steve Zakon-Anderson
Fri 26–Sat 27 Contra Swing Shift Weekend $32-$55 Berea, KY, USA W contra ECD
Meadowhawk Charley Harvey
February 2024
Fri 2–Sun 4 Supersonic Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Notorious Playing with Fyre Seth Tepfer Will Mentor
Wed 7–Wed 14 Tropical Dance Vacation St Croix, US Virgin Islands W contra
Wild Asparagus George Marshall Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 9–Sun 11 Cabin Fever Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Baba Yaga's Stew Timothy Klein
Fri 16–Sun 18 Corvallis Contra Dance Weekend Corvallis, OR, USA W contra
Riptide The Fiddle Hellions Frannie Marr Julian Blechner
March 2024
Fri 8 4:00 pm–Sun 10 4:00 pm Carolina Meltdown Lake Wylie, SC, USA W contra
The Syncopaths Drive Train Seth Tepfer Diane Silver
Fri 15–Sun 17 Beantown Stomp Cambridge, MA, USA W contra
The Mean Lids The Figments Maia McCormick Will Mentor
Fri 22 4:30 pm–Sun 24 3:00 pm Spring @ Sautee $100-$135 Helena, GA, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown ContraForce DJ TacoShel Terry Doyle Seth Tepfer
Sat 30 12:30 pm–10:00 pm Fiddlehead Frolic $18-$35 Ithaca, NY, USA W balfolk contra
Eloise & Co. Metku Mary Wesley
April 2024
Fri 12–Sun 14 NexGen Contra Weekend Ann Arbor, MI, USA W contra
Starling Pimento Mori Katie Zanders River Rainbowface
Fri 19 7:30 pm–Sun 21 4:00 pm Dandelion Romp $30-$65 Oberlin, OH, USA W contra
Elixir Engine Room Adina Gordon Nils Fredland
Fri 26–Sun 28 Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend Berea, KY, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Terry Doyle Sarah Kaiser
Fri 26–Sun 28 Trillium Twirl Dowling, MI, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Bob Isaacs
Fri 26–Sun 28 Portland Raindance Weekend Portland, OR, USA W contra
Drive Train Stringrays Lisa Greenleaf Lindsey Dono
May 2024
Fri 10–Sat 11 Lake Eden Arts Festival - Spring Black Mountain, NC, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Claire Takemori
Fri 10 8:00 pm–Fri 17 12:00 pm Contradancers Delight Holiday Mountain City, TN, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Drive Train Buzz Band George Paul DJ TacoShel Bob Isaacs Terry Doyle Devin Pohly Warren Doyle
Fri 24–Mon 27 FolkMADness Music & Dance Camp $175-$460 Socorro, NM, USA W contra
Thunderwing Toss the Possum Jeremy Korr Lo Peckman
Fri 24–Sun 26 Spring Dance Romance Carrboro, NC, USA W contra
The Mean Lids River Road Gaye Fifer Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 24–Mon 27 Northwest Folklife Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Countercurrent Chicken Feathers Good Company 3 Wheel Drive SonoOnos Playing for Keeps The Olympia Volunteer String Band The Hat Band The Luddite Ramblers Effervescence Hot Seat Racoon Carnival Soundspel Blue Star The Sage Thrashers Red Crow The Electrodes Mystic Deer The Reckoners Susan Michaels Charlie Fenton Isaac Banner Jessee Partridge Susan Petrick Koren Wake Victoria Fox Ric Goldman David Kreiss-Tomkins Abigail Golden Shannon Horst William Watson Elisabeth Monica Chris Page Eric Curl Craig Wolfe Suzanne Girardot Shell Stowell Michael Karcher Lindsey Dono
Fri 24 6:00 pm–Mon 27 3:00 pm Meet Me in St Louis $50-$110 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Audacious Roger Wilco Bob Isaacs
June 2024
Fri 7–Sun 9 Taste of Haven Syracuse, IN, USA W contra
Critter du Jour Pimento Mori Darlene Underwood Dwayne Johnson Jo Mortland
Fri 7 3:00 pm–Sun 9 4:00 pm Gender-Free Dance Camp $150-$400 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Maia McCormick Scott Higgs Stephanie Marie
Fri 14–Sun 16 Summer Soiree Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Supertrad Ice Cream Truckers Rushfest Playing with Fyre Nils Fredland Cis Hinkle Emily Rush
Fri 14–Sun 16 Swing into Summer $100-$260 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Miranda Weinberg, Aaron Marcus, & Carrie Rose Gaye Fifer Adina Gordon
Fri 14 7:30 pm–Sat 15 12:00 pm Potato Run Revival $30-$50 Corydon, IN, USA W contra
Tom Cunningham & Friends Greer Hannan
Sat 15–Sat 22 Dance, Music & Spice Lexington, MI, USA W contra
Will Mentor
Sun 23 3:00 pm–Sat 29 11:00 am Lady of the Lake June Week $595-$995 Harrison, ID, USA W contra
Constellation Countercurrent The Canote Brothers Susan Petrick Wendy Graham
Thu 27–Mon 1 July July Fourth Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 28–Sun 30 Old Songs Festival Voorheesville, NY, USA W contra
The Moving Violations Stove Dragon David Eisenstadter Adina Gordon
Sun 30–Fri 5 July AmWeek $320-$800 Ben Lomond, CA, USA W contra
Potent Brew Alex Deis-Lauby Chris Page
Sun 30–Fri 5 July Cumberland Dance Week Pleasantville, TN, USA W contra
The Cosmic Otters Seth Tepfer Wendy Graham
July 2024
Mon 1–Fri 5 Pinewoods English-Scottish-Contra $335-$453 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD SCD
River Road Michael Karcher
Thu 4–Sun 7 Roanoke Railroader $95-$160 Salem, VA, USA W contra
Toss the Possum The Latter Day Lizards Will Mentor Gaye Fifer
Sun 14–Sat 20 Ashokan Northern Week Olivebridge, NY, USA W contra
Will Mentor Susan Kevra John Krumm
Fri 19–Sun 21 Summergreen Livingston, MT, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Drovers Grove Alex Deis-Lauby Rab Cummings
Sat 20–Sat 27 American Dance & Music Week Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Lisa Greenleaf Will Mentor Lindsey Dono
Fri 26–Sun 28 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Goshen, CT, USA W contra
The Gaslight Tinkers George Marshall
Sat 27–Mon 5 August Harmony of Song & Dance Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Lisa Greenleaf Brooke Friendly
August 2024
Fri 2 5:00 pm–Sun 4 4:00 pm Good Life Gallop $30-$75 Omaha, NE, USA W contra
Kaw Creek Kate McBride
Sun 11–Sat 17 Family Week Poland, ME, USA W contra
Mary Wesley
Mon 12–Sun 18 Cascade of Music & Dance Cascade, MD, USA W contra
Wendy Graham Gaye Fifer
Fri 16–Sun 18 Mentone Mentone, AL, USA W contra
The Mean Lids The Yellow Dandies Cis Hinkle
Sat 17–Sat 24 Campers’ Week Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Sue Rosen
Sat 24 3:00 pm–Fri 30 10:00 am TradMaD $980 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Alex Cumming
Fri 30–Mon 2 September Dance Camp North Fairbanks, AK, USA W contra
Eloise & Co. Susan Petrick
Fri 30–Mon 2 September Pinewoods Labor Day Weekend $365-$415 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Ben Sachs-Hamilton
Fri 30 6:00 pm–Mon 2 September 1:30 pm Rocky Mountain Rendezvous Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Nova The Dam Beavers Gaye Fifer Jacqui Grennan Will Mentor
September 2024
Fri 6–Sun 8 Youth Dance Weekend $105-$285 Weston, VT, USA W contra
Calico Alex Deis-Lauby Lindsey Dono
Fri 6 6:00 pm–Sun 8 12:45 pm Bear Hug Dance Camp $130-$295 Rollins, MT, USA W contra
Contra Sutra Swiftcurrent Susan Petrick Christa Torrens
Fri 13–Sun 15 Echo Summit Sacramento, CA, USA W contra
The Figments Toss the Possum Jesse Edgerton Wendy Graham
Fri 20–Sun 22 Squirrel Moon Contra Dance weekend Dodgeville, WI, USA W contra
Hillbilly Diaspora Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 20 4:00 pm–Sun 22 3:00 pm Feet Retreat $180-$235 Ellerbe, NC, USA W contra
Hotpoint Stringband The Dam Beavers Bob Isaacs Emily Rush
Fri 27–Sun 29 Cascade Contras Dance Camp Springfield, OR, USA W contra
Engine Room Contra Sutra Cis Hinkle Laurel Thomas
October 2024
Fri 4–Sun 6 Moondance Dance Weekend Pickens, SC, USA W contra
Lighthouse Good & Plenty Bob Isaacs Seth Tepfer
Fri 4–Sun 6 Lady of the Lake Fall Camp Harrison, ID, USA W contra
3 Wheel Drive Jesse Partridge
Fri 4–Sun 6 Harvest Moon Dance Festival Santa Barbara, CA, USA W contra
The Latter Day Lizards Wild Asparagus Lisa Greenleaf George Marshall
Thu 17–Sun 20 Lake Eden Arts Festival - Fall Black Mountain, NC, USA W contra
Red Dog Spintuition Lagomorph Quartet The Flying Howes Bob Isaacs Sarah Kaiser Kenny Greer
Fri 18–Sun 20 Gender-Free Dance Camp $150-$500 Olivebridge, NY, USA W contra ECD
Thunderwing Ben Sachs-Hamilton Melissa Running
Fri 18–Sat 19 Phylla Mae Fall Fest Fayetteville, NY, USA W contra ECD
Contranella Anadama Sarah VanNorstrand Katy Heine Dave Smulker Rita Wood
Sun 20 ContraStock Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Engine Room The Dam Beavers Handspring Will Mentor Beth Molaro Scott Higgs
Fri 25–Sun 27 Boo Camp Jemez Springs, NM, USA W contra ECD
Panda Stomp The Cheap Shots Jacqui Grennan
November 2024
Fri 8–Sat 9 Contra Fest Albany, NY, USA W contra
River Road Alex Dies-Lauby
Fri 15–Sun 17 Catalina Dance Weekend Catalina Island, CA, USA W contra
The Faux Paws Engine Room Countercurrent Alex Deis-Lauby Gaye Fifer
Fri 29–Sun 1 December Breaking Up Thanksgiving Evanston, IL, USA W contra
Sat 30 2:00 pm–11:00 pm ContraCopia $25-$35 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Ice Cream Truckers Stove Dragon Millserati Gaye Fifer Alex Deis-Lauby Ben Sachs Hamilton
December 2024
Thu 26–Wed 1 January Contradancers Delight Holiday Morgantown, WV, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Spintuition Buzz Band Bob Isaacs Terry Doyle Warren Doyle Devin Pohly
Thu 26–Wed 1 January Berea Christmas Country Dance School $370-$420 Berea, KY, USA W contra ECD Irish set
Chris Bischoff Darlene Underwood
Fri 27–Wed 1 January Terpsichore's Holiday $235 Adamstown, MD, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Gaye Fifer Adina Gordon
Sun 29–Wed 1 January Bash on Vashon Vashon Island, WA, USA W contra
January 2025
Fri 10–Sun 12 Chambana Jan Jam Urbana, IL, USA W contra
Brazenkeys The Mean Lids Bev Bernbaum
Fri 17–Sun 19 Contra Carnivale San Luis Obispo, CA, USA W contra
Stringrays The Gaslight Tinkers Nova Lisa Greenleaf Frannie Marr Jeremy Korr
Fri 24–Sun 26 Florida Snow Ball Gulfport, FL, USA W contra
Elixir Playing with Fyre Nils Fredland Beth Molaro
February 2025
Wed 5–Wed 12 Tropical Dance Vacation St Croix, US Virgin Islands W contra
Wild Asparagus George Marshall Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 7–Sun 9 Supersonic $120-$240 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Gallimaufry Joyride Seth Tepfer Cis Hinkle
March 2025
Fri 14–Sun 16 Spring Breakdown Dance Weekend Columbia, MO, USA W contra
Sat 29–Sun 30 Hash Dance Weekend Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
April 2025
Fri 11–Sun 13 Call of the Loon Dance Weekend Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers
Fri 25–Sun 27 Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend Berea, KY, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Berea Castoffs Timothy Kline Chris Bischoff
June 2025
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
July 2025
Fri 25–Sun 27 Southern Aire Mountain City, TN, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Howe and Company
September 2025
Fri 19–Sun 21 Feet Retreat Ellerbe, NC, USA W contra
Supertrad River Road Will Mentor Cis Hinkle Emily Rush Gaye Fifer

All bands | All callers | All dance organisations | Cities

Add an event | Add or correct events

Export data: ICS | JSON | TOML | YAML

Subscribe to this view in Google Calendar