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March 2025
Mon 31 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance (CDSS) $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Mon 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Night Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 31 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 31 6:30 pm– 9:40 pm Chicago Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Chicago, IL, USA W contra
April 2025
Tue 1 6:40 pm– 9:00 pm Indy Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Indianapolis, IN, USA W contra
Tue 1 8:00 pm–Thu 3 10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
The Flagstones Eric Black
Wed 2 10:00 am–Wed 9 8:00 am Contra Holiday in Medieval England (Facebook) (Facebook) (CDSS) $1450 Ely, UK contra
Wild Asparagus Contrasaurus George Marshall Janet Shepherd Terry Doyle Charlie Turner
Wed 2 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance (CDSS) $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Wed 2 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Baltimore Folk Music Society Wednesday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Baltimore, MD, USA W contra
Wed 2 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra
Thu 3 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Scratch Contra (Facebook) £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Thu 3 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Thu 3 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras (CDSS) $5-$12 Rochester, NY, USA W contra
Contrapasso Evan De Smitt
Thu 3 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Fri 4 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 4 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Nicola Scott
Fri 4 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 4 6:00 pm–11:00 pm Flying Shoes Community Dance & Contra Dance (CDSS) $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 (CDSS) $15 Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Fri 4 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance (CDSS) $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 4 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo (CDSS) $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 4 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scissortail Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Norman, OK, USA contra
Fri 4 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Contra Dance (CDSS) $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 (CDSS) Mill Valley, CA, USA W contra
Engine Room Supertrad Lisa Greenleaf Michael Karcher
Sat 5 7:00 pm– 9:00 pm Contra Workshop €5 Paris, France W contra
Camille Schmoeker Jen Werfelman
Sat 5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra £6-£10 Harrogate, UK contra
Heather & Philip Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Sat 5 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (Facebook) £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Edward Wallace & Tom Oakes Andrew Swaine
Sat 5 3:45 pm–10:30 pm Swingin' Tern Double Dance (CDSS) $10-$30 Chatham, NJ, USA W contra
Stove Dragon Will Mentor
Sat 5 3:45 pm– 6:30 pm Baton Rouge Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$7 Baton Rouge, LA, USA W contra
Sat 5 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Goshen Community Contra Dance (CDSS) $3-$8 Goshen, IN, USA W contra
Sat 5 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Wooster Contra Dance (CDSS) $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 (CDSS) Buena Vista, CO, USA contra
Sat 5 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra at Guiding Star Grange (CDSS) $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
River Road Alyssa Adkins
Sat 5 7:30 pm–11:00 pm First Saturday Contra Dance (CDSS) $12-$20 Peterborough, NH, USA W contra
Sycamore Andrew Stout
Sat 5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Knoxville Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Oak Ridge, TN, USA contra
Sat 5 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
Sat 5 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scissortail Contra Dance (CDSS) Tulsa, OK, USA contra
Sat 5 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Friends of Traditional Dance Contra (CDSS) $5-$20 Fort Collins, CO, USA contra
Sat 5 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center (CDSS) $4-$15 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
Tunebuggy Lisa Leedham
Sat 5 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Tucson Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Tucson, AZ, USA W contra
Sat 5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Missoula Folklore Society Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Missoula, MT, USA W contra
Sat 5 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Circle Left (CDSS) $5-$20 Oakland, CA, USA W contra
Sun 6 2:30 pm– 6:00 pm Contra Dance €5-€10 Karlsruhe, Germany contra
Sun 6 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm Just For Fun - Country Dance Kalamazoo (CDSS) $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA W contra ECD
Sun 6 1:30 pm– 4:30 pm Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Colorado Springs, CO, USA W contra
Sun 6 3:40 pm– 7:00 pm Monterey Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$30 Monterey, CA, USA W contra
Sun 6 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis (CDSS) $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Possum Comsum
Mon 7 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance (CDSS) $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Mon 7 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Night Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 7 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 7 6:30 pm– 9:40 pm Chicago Contra Dance (CDSS) $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 (CDSS) $10 Maplewood, MO, USA W contra
Wed 9 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance (Facebook) £5 Shawford, UK contra
Wed 9 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance (CDSS) $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Wed 9 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra
Wed 9 7:30 pm–10:30 pm San Francisco Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$25 San Francisco, CA, USA W contra
Thu 10 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Thu 10 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras (CDSS) $5-$12 Rochester, NY, USA W contra
Ballingary Bob Nicholson
Thu 10 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Fri 11 7:00 pm–Sun 13 6:30 pm Oxford Folk Festival (…) £36 Oxford, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh
Banter Chaotic Good Trinculo Confluence Sheena Masson Charlotte Rich-Griffin Alison Rowley
Fri 11 6:00 pm–Sun 13 3:00 pm Springforth Ball & Dance Weekend (Facebook) (CDSS) Richmond, VA, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Bob Isaacs
Fri 11 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Cabot Community Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Cabot, VT, USA contra
Fri 11 7:15 pm–10:00 pm Tallahassee Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$10 Tallahassee, FL, USA W contra
Fri 11 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance (CDSS) $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 11 6:30 pm–Sun 13 2:30 pm Call of the Loon (CDSS) $135-$145 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Contratopia Seth Tepfer Steve Pike
Fri 11 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Dover New England Traditional Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Dover, NH, USA contra
Fri 11 6:00 pm–Sun 13 3:00 pm Queer Contra Dance Camp (CDSS) $125-$500 Aptos, CA, USA contra
The Sage Thrashers Starling Angela DeCarlis Sue Rosen
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra
Box of Frogs Rhodri Davies
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
Mon 21 4:00 pm–Fri 25 10:00 am Easter House Party (Facebook) £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra ECD
Gareth Kiddier & Linda Game
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 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance Ball (Facebook) €12-€15 Karlsruhe, Germany contra
Tom Freudenreich Seth Tepfer
Fri 25 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Dodging Pheasants Lisa Heywood
Fri 25 6:00 pm–Sun 27 5:00 pm New England Folk Festival (NEFFA) (CDSS) $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! (CDSS) $50-$130 Dallas, TX, USA contra
Steam! Jeremy Korr
Sat 26 2:00 pm–10:30 pm 81st Dance Party £17 Ascott-under-Wychwood, UK balfolk contra English ceilidh
3Sticks Confluence Bearded Dragons Bob Morgan Charlie Turner
Sat 26 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Paris Contra Dance (…) €7-€25 Paris, France W contra
Celtiqua Seth Tepfer
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Ali & Mollie Lynne Render
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge (Facebook) £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
WillPower Sally Vernon
Sat 26 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
Doe Taryn
May 2025
Thu 1 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Scratch Contra (Facebook) £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Thu 1 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 2–Mon 5 May Heydays at Evesham Evesham, UK W contra ECD balfolk
Box of Frogs Dampier's Round Sarah Matthews & Doug Eunson Folkus Pocus Nicky McConkey Old Time Contra Band Knotted Chord Mollie & Dave Keeping Thyme The Twangtown Paramours Confluence Ygra Andrew Swaine Brian Stanton Burt Hunter Colin Hume Ivan Aitken Kathryn Wright David Wright Mark Elvins Mike Courthold Nicola Scott Nigel Close Rhodri Davies Seth Tepfer Ted Morse
Fri 2 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
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 (Facebook) (CDSS) $75-$130 Fayetteville, WV, USA W contra ECD
Supertrad The Johns Darlene Underwood Michael Karcher
Sat 3 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (Facebook) £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Abi Sandy & Sasha Stolasz Abigail Hobart
Mon 5 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Thu 8–Sun 11 Lake Eden Arts Festival - Spring Black Mountain, NC, USA W contra
Thu 8 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 9 4:00 pm–Sun 11 4:00 pm Contra Camp (Facebook) £225-£390 Halsway, UK W contra English ceilidh
WillPower Louise Siddons Heather McAslan
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 (CDSS) $100-$120 Ann Arbor, MI, USA W contra
River Road The Jig Lords Lisa Greenleaf Maeve Devlin
Fri 9 7:00 pm–Sat 10 10:30 pm Spring Thaw (CDSS) $95-$115 Toronto, Ontario, Canada contra
Stomp Rocket Jon Cannon & Adam Iredale-Gray Rick Szumski Will Mentor
Sat 10 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra
Bruce Rosen & Audrey Jaber Sue Rosen
Sat 10 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
Talib Huff
Mon 12 4:00 pm–Fri 16 10:00 am American Spring Contra (Facebook) £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra
Bruce Rosen & Audrey Jaber Sue Rosen
Wed 14 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance (Facebook) £5 Shawford, UK contra
Thu 15 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 16 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Charlie Turner
Fri 16 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Audrey Jaber & Bruce Rosen Sue Rosen
Mon 19 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Mon 19 7:00 pm– 9:00 pm Contra Workshop €5 Paris, France W contra
Thu 22 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 23–Mon 26 Dancing Bears Dance Camp (CDSS) 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 (CDSS) $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 12:00 pm–Mon 26 11:55 pm Chippenham Folk Festival (Facebook) Chippenham, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh Irish céilí Irish set ECD
WillPower Hoik! Bruce Rosen Pair of Shears Double Dichotomy Sawney White Bird Momentum Bluejay Sarah Matthews & Doug Eunson Crowdy-Kit Definitely Contraband Vic Smith & Friends Audrey Jaber Ali Messer Portmanteau Hinny & Joe Wass Sue Rosen Brooke Friendly Andrew Swaine Charlie Turner Bob Morgan Mark Elvins Emily Bidgood Bernie Culkin Rhi Davies Frances Oates Carol Monaghan Kevin Monaghan Geoff Cubitt John Stewart Susannah Diamond
Fri 23 3:00 pm–Sun 25 5:30 pm Folk College (CDSS) (CDSS) $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 (CDSS) $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
Thu 29 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
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 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Rob Humphrey
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
Mon 2 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Thu 5 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
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
Sat 7–Mon 9 Moulin d'Andé Weekend Val-de-Reuil, France W contra
Larry Unger & Karina Wilson Charlie Turner Jeremy Kuhn
Sat 7 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (Facebook) £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Hoik Heather McAslan
Thu 12 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 13–Sun 15 Flamingo Fling (CDSS) $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
Fri 13 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 13 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Larry Unger & Elke Baker Mark Elvins
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra
Larry Unger & Elke Baker Charlie Turner
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
Mon 16 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Thu 19 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 20 7:00 pm–Sun 22 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival £100 Lichfield, UK W contra ECD
3D Jovial Crew Larry Unger & Elke Baker Warleggan Village Band WillPower Amy Burton Gene Murrow Geoff Cubitt Georgia Delve Hilary Herbert Lynne Render Mark Burton Maureen Knight
Fri 20 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Fiddlechicks Louise Siddons
Sun 22 2:00 pm–Sat 28 9:00 am Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance (CDSS) Bar Harbor, ME, USA W contra
Sun 22 3:00 pm–Sat 28 11:00 am Lady of the Lake June Week (CDSS) $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
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
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 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck + 4th of July celebration Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 4:00 pm Stegastomp Harbury, UK W contra
Contrasaurus
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
Kingfisher Crossover Luke Donforth Bob Isaacs
Sat 5 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Mon 7 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Mon 7 4:00 pm–Fri 11 10:00 am Social Country Dance Week (Facebook) £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra ECD
Ali, Jane & Meg Mark Elvins
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra
WillPower Louise Siddons
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 Jet Bridge Janine Smith Michael Karcher Lisa Greenleaf
Mon 21 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Thu 24 7:30 pm–Sun 27 11:55 pm Warwick Folk Festival £147-£155 Warwick, UK English ceilidh contra
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–Fri 8 Sidmouth Folk Festival £320-£495 Sidmouth, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi Irish set Irish céilí
Alex Cumming & Audrey Jaber Box of Frogs Confluence Contrasaurus Paul Hutchinson & Matt Norman Oscina WillPower Brian Stanton Carol Monaghan Kevin Monaghan Louise Siddons Rachel Shapiro-Wallace Rhodri Davies
Fri 1–Sat 9 Lark Camp (CDSS) Fort Bragg, CA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 1 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Mon 4 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 8–Fri 15 Broadstairs Folk Week £176-£357 Broadstairs, UK W English ceilidh contra
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 (CDSS) San Francisco, CA, USA contra
River Road The Latter Day Lizards Alex Deis-Lauby Will Mentor
Sat 16 3:00 pm–Fri 22 11:59 pm Whitby Folk Week £280-£360 Whitby, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD Irish set
Sat 16 3:00 pm–Sat 23 10:00 am Campers' Week $750-$1400 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Mon 18 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 22–Sun 24 Sugar Hill Dance Weekend Bloomington, IN, USA W contra
Fri 22 2:00 pm–Mon 25 6:00 pm Shrewsbury Folk Festival £199.24-£246.85 Shrewsbury, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh
Demon Barbers Emily & The Simons Frog on a Bike GloryStrokes Hoik Lasair Naragonia Quartet National Youth Folk Ensemble Oysterband PolkaWorks Queer Folk Ross Grant & Hartwin Dhoore
Sat 23–Fri 29 TradMaD Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Fri 29–Mon 1 September Dance Camp North (CDSS) 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
Mon 1 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 5–Sun 7 Bear Hug Contra Dance Weekend (CDSS) $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
Fri 5 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Sun 7 1:00 pm–10:00 pm ContraStock Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 12–Sun 14 Butterfly Twirl (Facebook) Chagrin Falls, OH, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Playing with Fyre Gaye Fifer Darlene Underwood
Fri 12 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Dave, Fran & Phil Liam Binley
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Geoff Cubitt
Mon 15 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
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 19–Sun 21 Chehalis Dance Weekend $300-$450 Vancouver, BC, Canada W contra
Joyride The Free Raisins Jeremy Korr Koren Wake
Fri 19–Sun 21 Wasatch Wiggle Salt Lake City, UT, USA W contra
Countercurrent
Fri 26–Sun 28 Adirondack Dance Weekend (CDSS) Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD
River Road Lighthouse Eloise & Co. Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
Fri 26–Sun 28 Cascade Contras Dance Camp Springfield, OR, USA W contra
Anadama Countercurrent Isaac Banner Adina Gordon
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Contrary Faeries Charlie Turner
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Bearded Dragons Sarah Trop
Sat 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
The Falconers Rhodri Davies
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 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 3 7:00 pm–Sat 4 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
The Free Raisins Alex Deis-Lauby
Mon 6 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Mon 6 4:00 pm–Fri 10 10:00 am Autumn Contra Dance Week £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Cis Hinkle
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 10 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Vertical Expression Cis Hinkle
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Linda Game Band Cis Hinkle
Fri 17 7:30 pm–Sun 19 3:00 pm Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend (CDSS) $75-$140 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Topspin Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Trip Hazard Jack Kanutin
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra
WillPower Mic Spenceley
Sat 18 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra £6-£10 Harrogate, UK contra
Linda & Philip Louise Siddons
Mon 20 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
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 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck + Halloween celebration Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 31 7:00 pm–Sun 2 November 3:00 pm Hey Fever Ottawa, Ontario, Canada W contra
Good Company River Road Mary Wesley Will Mentor
Fri 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
November 2025
Sat 1 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Ben Farmer, Chris Dixon & Arthur Capelier-Mourguy Rhodri Davies
Sat 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
Mon 3 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 7–Sun 9 Head for the Hills (CDSS) $140-$240 Kunkletown, PA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 7 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Box of Frogs Geoff Cubitt
Fri 7 3:00 pm–Sun 9 3:00 pm Dance in the Desert (CDSS) Oracle, AZ, USA W contra
The Faux Paws The Free Raisins Koren Wake Steve Zakon-Anderson
Sat 8 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Neil Stuart
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Lynne Render
Fri 14–Sun 16 Fire Ant Frolic Austin, TX, USA W contra
Northwoods Steve Zakon-Anderson
Mon 17 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 21 4:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm Zesty Contra Weekend £200-£330 Halsway, UK W contra
Ali & Mollie Rhodri Davies Mark Elvins
Fri 28–Sun 30 ContraCopia Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
River Road Northwoods Midnight on the Water Janine Smith Qwill Duvall Michael Karcher
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Portland Drive Geoff Cubitt
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Definitely Contraband Adam Hughes
December 2025
Mon 1 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 5 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 5 7:00 pm–Sat 6 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
Thunderwing Dereck Kalish
Sat 13 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer Ivan Aitken
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Contrasaurus Nicola Scott
Mon 15 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Tue 23 4:00 pm–Sat 27 10:00 am Christmas House Party £420-£645 Halsway, UK W contra
Will Pound & Linda Game Geoff Cubitt
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 (CDSS) 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
February 2026
Sat 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Charlie Turner
Fri 27–Sun 1 March Lava Meltdown Lava Hot Springs, ID, USA W contra
March 2026
Fri 27–Sun 29 Pigtown Fling Cincinatti, OH, USA W contra
Kingfisher The Dam Beavers Wendy Graham Will Mentor
April 2026
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra
June 2026
Fri 19 7:00 pm–Sun 21 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival Lichfield, UK W contra ECD
October 2026
Fri 9–Sun 11 Electric Folk Dance Party Hope, UK balfolk contra English ceilidh
Apolkalypse Bearded Dragons Portmanteau

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