| November 2024 |
|
Sat 16 7:00 pm–Fri 22 7:00 pm
|
Cenizas Residency
|
(Facebook)
|
€250-€520
|
Cercedilla,
Spain
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Fri 22 7:00 pm–Sun 24 4:00 pm
|
Fénix Festival
|
|
€150
|
Cercedilla,
Spain
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Dos
Ballsy Swing
|
|
Fri 29–Sun 1 December
|
Breaking Up Thanksgiving
|
|
|
Evanston,
IL,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Sat 30 11:00 am–Sun 1 December 6:00 pm
|
2nd ANNUALBAL
|
(Facebook)
|
50-65 BGN
|
Sofia,
Bulgaria
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
| December 2024 |
|
Fri 6–Sat 7
|
Dancing Fish
|
|
|
Melrose,
FL,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Hot Coffee Breakdown
Gaye Fifer
|
|
Fri 6 6:00 pm–Sun 8 3:00 pm
|
Winter WarmUp
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Worthington,
OH,
USA
|
S
|
contra
|
|
Notorious
The Hollertones
Liz Burkhart
Will Mentor
|
|
Sat 7–Sun 8
|
Midwinter Fair — 20e editie
|
(…)
|
€36.95
|
Alphen aan de Rijn,
Netherlands
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Airboxes
Bal O'Gadjo
Ball Noir
Cardboard Cabin
Celtic Constellation
Duo Clercx
Phlox
|
|
Thu 26–Wed 1 January
|
Contradancers Delight Holiday
|
|
|
Morgantown,
WV,
USA
|
S
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
|
S
W
|
contra
ECD
Irish set
|
|
Chris Bischoff
Darlene Underwood
|
|
Fri 27–Wed 1 January
|
Terpsichore's Holiday
|
|
$235
|
Adamstown,
MD,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
ECD
|
|
Countercurrent
Gaye Fifer
Adina Gordon
|
|
Fri 27 3:00 pm–Wed 1 January 12:00 pm
|
Silvester*Folk Festival
|
(Facebook)
|
€240-€580
|
Colditz,
Germany
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Trio Loubelya
Dekolaz
Initium
Duo Nello
Duo Vandenabeele-Knapen
L'air Inconnu
Tribal Jaze
Duo Tanghe-Coudroy
Marion & Steve
Marie Paulette
Clume
Femti Fem
|
|
Fri 27 7:00 pm–Tue 31 10:00 pm
|
John C. Campbell Folk School Winter Dance Week
|
(CDSS)
(CDSS)
(CDSS)
(CDSS)
(CDSS)
|
$482
|
Brasstown,
NC,
USA
|
S
|
balfolk
contra
ECD
|
|
Brasstown Balfolk Band
Chicken Feathers
Serendipity
Annie Fain Barralon
Claire Takemori
Dan Seppeler
Janet Shepherd
Seth Tepfer
Susan Kevra
Wendy Graham
|
|
Sat 28 3:00 pm–Tue 31 11:59 pm
|
Festival Passagem d'Ano
|
|
|
Coimbra,
Portugal
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Ciac Boum
Accordzéâm
Aurélien Claranbaux
Gandarva
|
|
Sat 28 8:00 pm–Thu 2 January 11:59 pm
|
Folk Marathon
|
(Facebook)
|
|
Vienna,
Austria
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Sun 29–Wed 1 January
|
Bash on Vashon
|
|
|
Vashon Island,
WA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
| January 2025 |
|
Fri 10–Sun 12
|
Chambana Jan Jam
|
(Facebook)
|
|
Urbana,
IL,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Brazenkeys
The Mean Lids
Bev Bernbaum
|
|
Fri 10 6:00 pm–Sun 12 3:30 pm
|
Chattaboogie
|
|
$90-$145
|
Chattanooga,
TN,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Turnip the Beet
Kingfisher
Timothy Klein
Vicki Herndon
|
|
Fri 10 7:30 pm–Sat 11 10:00 pm
|
Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend
|
|
|
Worcester,
MA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Sugar River Band
Tod Whittemore
Steve Zakon-Anderson
Sue Rosen
Vince O'Donnell
|
|
Fri 17–Sun 19
|
Contra Carnivale
|
|
|
San Luis Obispo,
CA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Stringrays
The Gaslight Tinkers
Nova
Lisa Greenleaf
Frannie Marr
Jeremy Korr
|
|
Fri 17 6:00 pm–Sun 19 6:00 pm
|
Prague Balfolk Weekend
|
(Facebook)
|
|
Prague,
Czechia
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Bal O'Gadjo
Filippo Gambetta
Hilde van Belle
BAL LAB
Folk Knock
Trio Forj
Marina Lazar
Light Migrations
L'air Inconnu
Bouton
|
|
Fri 17 4:00 pm–Mon 20 1:00 pm
|
Stellar Days & Nights
|
(Facebook)
(CDSS)
|
|
Buena Vista,
CO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
ECD
|
|
Countercurrent
Harken!
Joanna Hyde & Tadhg O Meachair
Seth Tepfer
Wendy Graham
|
|
Fri 24–Sun 26
|
Wintergreen
|
(CDSS)
|
$125-$165
|
Bozeman,
MT,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Northern Aire
Turnip the Beet
Gaye Fifer
Koren Wake
|
|
Fri 24–Sun 26
|
Florida Snow Ball
|
|
|
Gulfport,
FL,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Elixir
Playing with Fyre
Nils Fredland
Beth Molaro
|
|
Fri 24 7:00 pm–Sun 26 1:30 pm
|
Balactée
|
|
|
Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse,
France
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Fri 31 7:00 pm–Sat 1 February 9:00 pm
|
Dancing Fish
|
|
$30
|
Melrose,
FL,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Stomp Rocket
Steve Zakon-Anderson
|
| February 2025 |
|
Wed 5–Wed 12
|
Tropical Dance Vacation
|
|
|
St Croix,
US Virgin Islands
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Wild Asparagus
George Marshall
Lisa Greenleaf
|
|
Fri 7–Sun 9
|
Phoenix Winter Frolic
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Phoenix,
AZ,
USA
|
S
|
contra
ECD
|
|
Playing with Fyre
Jacqui Grennan
|
|
Fri 7–Sun 9
|
Cabin Fever
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Oak Ridge,
TN,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
ECD
|
|
Ice Cream Truckers
Spintuition
Claire Takemori
|
|
Fri 7–Sun 9
|
Supersonic
|
|
$120-$240
|
Seattle,
WA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Gallimaufry
Joyride
Seth Tepfer
Cis Hinkle
|
|
Fri 14–Sun 16
|
Tanz & Folk Festival Berlin
|
(…)
|
|
Berlin,
Germany
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Fri 14 8:30 pm–Sun 16 3:30 pm
|
Dansstage 2025
|
(Facebook)
(…)
(…)
(…)
|
|
Enschede,
Netherlands
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Fri 21–Sun 23
|
Bayou Bedlam
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Houston,
TX,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Stringrays
Lisa Greenleaf
|
|
Fri 21–Sun 23
|
Galhalla
|
(CDSS)
|
|
St Louis,
MO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Baba Yaga's Stew
Alyssa Catlin Band
Sarah Kaiser
Lo Peckman
|
|
Fri 21 7:00 pm–Sun 23 7:00 pm
|
BalhallaFestival
|
(Facebook)
|
|
Gent,
Belgium
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Duo Clercx
Naragonia
Pantonim
Loogaroo
Duo Nello
Airboxes
Emmarilin
Mizu Mizi
La Galavarde
Duo Zhao Perrin
Snaarmaarwaar
|
|
Fri 21 6:30 pm–Sun 23 11:15 pm
|
Fiddling Frog
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Pasadena,
CA,
USA
|
S
|
contra
|
|
The Syncopaths
River Road
Susan Petrick
Lindsey Dono
|
|
Fri 28–Sun 2 March
|
IVFDF 2025
|
(…)
|
|
Sheffield,
UK
|
S
W
|
balfolk
contra
English ceilidh
ECD
Scottish cèilidh
SCD
|
|
Fri 28 5:00 pm–Sun 2 March 2:00 pm
|
Lava Meltdown
|
(CDSS)
(…)
|
$75-$150
|
Lava Hot Springs,
ID,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Avourneen
Bandage a Trois
Seth Tepfer
|
|
Fri 28 7:00 pm–Sun 2 March 3:00 pm
|
Palmetto Bug Stomp
|
(Facebook)
(CDSS)
|
$145-$160
|
Charleston,
SC,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
ContraForce
Playing with Fyre
Cis Hinkle
Diane Silver
|
| March 2025 |
|
Fri 14–Sun 16
|
Spring Breakdown Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Columbia,
MO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Fri 14–Sun 16
|
Folkestoltes
|
|
|
Girona,
Spain
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Fri 21–Sun 23
|
Carolina Meltdown
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Lake Wylie,
SC,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Hot Coffee Breakdown
Topspin
Darlene Underwood
Rick Mohr
|
|
Fri 21 6:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm
|
PigTown Fling
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Cincinnati,
OH,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Engine Room
The Mean Lids
Gaye Fifer
Seth Tepfer
|
|
Sat 22–Sun 23
|
Bal Folk
|
|
|
Freiburg i. Br,
Germany
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Shillelagh
|
|
Fri 21 8:00 pm–Sun 23 2:00 pm
|
Nashville Playford Ball
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Nashville,
TN,
USA
|
S
|
ECD
|
|
Constellation
Joanna Reiner Wilkinson
|
|
Sat 29–Sun 30
|
Hash Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Glen Echo,
MD,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Sat 29–Sun 30
|
Workshop+Bal in Freiburg
|
|
|
Freiburg i. Br,
Germany
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Fri 28 7:30 pm–Sun 30 5:00 pm
|
Scandinavian Spring Weekend
|
|
$155
|
Boulder,
CO,
USA
|
S
W
|
scandi
|
| April 2025 |
|
Wed 2 10:00 am–Wed 9 8:00 am
|
Contra Holiday in Medieval England
|
(Facebook)
(Facebook)
|
$1450
|
Ely,
UK
|
S
|
contra
|
|
Wild Asparagus
Contrasaurus
George Marshall
Janet Shepherd
Terry Doyle
Charlie Turner
|
|
Fri 4–Sun 6
|
Set for Spring
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Oklahoma City,
OK,
USA
|
S
|
ECD
|
|
Joanna Reiner Wilkinson
|
|
Fri 11–Sun 13
|
Call of the Loon Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Minneapolis,
MN,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
The Dam Beavers
|
|
Fri 11 6:00 pm–Sun 13 3:00 pm
|
Springforth Ball & Dance Weekend
|
(Facebook)
(CDSS)
|
|
Richmond,
VA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Playing with Fyre
Bob Isaacs
|
|
Fri 11 6:00 pm–Sun 13 3:00 pm
|
Queer Contra Dance Camp
|
(CDSS)
|
$125-$500
|
Aptos,
CA,
USA
|
S
|
contra
|
|
Fri 18–Sun 20
|
ComSiBal Festival
|
|
|
Boutersem,
Belgium
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Fri 25–Sun 27
|
When in Doubt, Swing!
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Dallas,
TX,
USA
|
S
|
contra
|
|
Steam!
Jeremy Korr
|
|
Fri 25–Sun 27
|
Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Berea,
KY,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Hot Coffee Breakdown
Berea Castoffs
Timothy Kline
Chris Bischoff
|
|
Sat 26 1:00 pm–Sun 27 5:00 pm
|
Jane Austen Ball
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Rochester,
NY,
USA
|
S
|
ECD
|
|
Alchemy
Beverly Francis
|
| May 2025 |
|
Fri 2 7:30 pm–Sun 4 3:00 pm
|
Whitewater Whirl
|
(Facebook)
(CDSS)
|
$75-$130
|
Fayetteville,
WV,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
ECD
|
|
Supertrad
The Johns
Darlene Underwood
Michael Karcher
|
|
Sat 3–Sun 4
|
Irish set dance
|
|
|
Heiligenberg,
Germany
|
S
|
Irish set
|
|
Fri 9 10:00 am–Sun 11 11:00 pm
|
BalMostFolk
|
(Facebook)
|
|
Kraków,
Poland
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Fri 23 12:00 pm–Mon 26 11:55 pm
|
Chippenham Folk Festival
|
(Facebook)
|
|
Chippenham,
UK
|
S
W
|
balfolk
contra
English ceilidh
ECD
|
| June 2025 |
|
Fri 6–Sun 8
|
Taste of Haven
|
|
|
Syracuse,
IN,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Fri 6 7:00 pm–Sun 8 10:00 pm
|
Les Trad'Yvresses
|
|
|
Le Mans,
France
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Fri 13–Sun 15
|
Flamingo Fling
|
(CDSS)
|
$150
|
Oklahoma City,
OK,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
River Road
Alex Deis-Lauby
|
|
Fri 13–Sun 15
|
Summer Soiree
|
|
|
Asheville,
NC,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
The Mean Lids
Kingfisher
Steve Zakon-Anderson
Adina Gordon
|
|
Fri 13 8:00 pm–Sat 14 11:00 pm
|
Across the Lake
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Colchester,
VT,
USA
|
S
W
|
ECD
|
|
Bare Necessities
Joseph Pimentel
|
|
Thu 19–Sun 22
|
Numinosum Festival 2024
|
|
|
Liw,
Poland
|
S
W
|
balfolk
Polish
|
|
Sun 22 2:00 pm–Sat 28 9:00 am
|
Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Bar Harbor,
ME,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Fri 27 4:00 pm–Mon 30 4:00 pm
|
Dañserlà
|
|
|
Erlangen,
Germany
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
| July 2025 |
|
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 4:00 pm
|
Stegastomp
|
|
|
Harbury,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Contrasaurus
|
|
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 3:00 pm
|
Dancing Fish
|
|
$30
|
Melrose,
FL,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Kingfisher
Crossover
Luke Donforth
Bob Isaacs
|
|
Fri 25–Sun 27
|
Southern Aire
|
|
|
Mountain City,
TN,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Playing with Fyre
Howe and Company
|
| August 2025 |
|
Fri 1–Sat 9
|
Lark Camp
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Fort Bragg,
CA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
ECD
|
|
Wed 20 8:00 pm–Mon 25 12:00 am
|
Boombalfestival
|
(Facebook)
|
|
Lovendegem,
Belgium
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
| September 2025 |
|
Thu 18 4:00 pm–Sun 21 2:00 am
|
Simmelfolk
|
|
|
Simmelsdorf,
Germany
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Fri 19–Sun 21
|
Feet Retreat
|
|
|
Ellerbe,
NC,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Supertrad
River Road
Will Mentor
Cis Hinkle
Emily Rush
Gaye Fifer
|
|
Fri 19 6:00 pm–Sun 21 6:00 pm
|
5ème Festival des Bals Combiers
|
|
|
Lausanne,
Switzerland
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
| October 2025 |
|
Thu 23 6:00 pm–Sun 26 7:00 pm
|
CaDansa
|
|
|
Steenwijk,
Netherlands
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
| November 2025 |
|
Fri 14 3:00 pm–Mon 17 10:00 am
|
Balfolk weekend Intensive 2025
|
(Plug)
|
€275-€350
|
Nijmegen,
Netherlands
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|