| July 2024 |
|
Sat 20–Sat 27
|
American Dance & Music Week
|
|
|
Plymouth,
MA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Lisa Greenleaf
Will Mentor
|
|
Fri 26–Sun 28
|
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
|
|
|
Goshen,
CT,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Sat 27–Mon 5 August
|
Harmony of Song & Dance
|
|
|
Plymouth,
MA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Lisa Greenleaf
Brooke Friendly
|
|
Sat 27 6:30 pm–10:00 pm
|
NACDS Contra Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$15
|
Huntsville,
AL,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Sat 27 6:45 pm–10:30 pm
|
Richmond Saturday Night Contra Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$10-$15
|
Henrico,
VA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Playing with Fyre
Joy Greenwolfe
|
|
Sat 27 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm
|
Anaheim Contra Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$12-$18
|
Anaheim,
CA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Sat 27 7:00 pm–10:30 pm
|
4th Saturdays Contra Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$6-$20
|
Portland,
OR,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Ric Goldman
|
|
Sun 28 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm
|
Contra Dance in St Louis
|
(CDSS)
|
$10
|
Webster Groves,
MO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
3 Crooked Men
Keith Tuxhorn
|
|
Mon 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm
|
Contra Dance at the Laurel Theater
|
(CDSS)
|
$5-$10
|
Knoxville,
TN,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Spring Lizards
Deanna Palumbo
|
| August 2024 |
|
Fri 2–Fri 9
|
Sidmouth Folk Festival
|
|
£197-£549
|
Sidmouth,
UK
|
S
W
|
English ceilidh
contra
ECD
SCD
balfolk
scandi
Irish set
Irish céilí
|
|
3sticks
Barber Band
Bedlam
Brown Boots Boogie Band
Cock and Bull Band
Folk Camps Party Band
Granny's Attic
Jigfoot
Melrose Quintet
Monster Ceilidh Band
Mrs Midnight's
Old Swan Band
Oyster Ceilidh Band
Polkaworks
Step Ceilidh Party
Tickled Pink
Chris Wood & Andy Cutting
Double Dichotomy
Folkus Poljus
3D
Vertical Expression
WillPower
Hoik
Oscina
Nicky McConkey
Eglamore
Alison Rowley
Barry Goodman
Erin Mansfield
Emma Wooders
Fee Lock
Gordon Potts
Hannah Moore
Ian Nichols
Jane Bird
Nick Walden
Nancy Potts
Adam Hughes
Bridget Flett
Daisy Black
Lynne Render
Bob Morgan
Frances Richardson
Bridget Flett
Kevin Monaghan
Carol Monaghan
Sam Tetley-Smith
|
|
Fri 2 5:00 pm–Sun 4 4:00 pm
|
Good Life Gallop
|
|
$30-$75
|
Omaha,
NE,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Kaw Creek
Kate McBride
|
|
Fri 2 7:30 pm–10:30 pm
|
CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance
|
|
$12-$19
|
Boulder,
CO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Sat 3 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm
|
AberACED
|
|
£3
|
Aberystwyth,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
ECD
|
|
Fri 9–Sun 11
|
Susquehanna Folk Festival
|
|
|
York,
PA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
The Contra Rebels
Dead Sea Squirrels
Janine Smith
Bob Nicholson
|
|
Fri 9–Fri 16
|
Broadstairs Folk Week
|
|
£164-£330
|
Broadstairs,
UK
|
S
W
|
English ceilidh
contra
|
|
Sun 11–Sat 17
|
Family Week
|
|
|
Poland,
ME,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Mary Wesley
|
|
Mon 12–Sun 18
|
Cascade of Music & Dance
|
|
|
Cascade,
MD,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Wendy Graham Settle
Gaye Fifer
|
|
Fri 16–Sun 18
|
Mentone
|
|
|
Mentone,
AL,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
The Mean Lids
The Yellow Dandies
Cis Hinkle
|
|
Sat 17–Sat 24
|
Campers’ Week
|
|
|
Plymouth,
MA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Sue Rosen
|
|
Fri 16 7:00 pm–Sun 18 5:00 pm
|
Balance the Bay
|
(Facebook)
|
|
San Francisco,
CA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Riptide
Countercurrent
Jacqui Grennan
Maia McCormick
|
|
Sat 17 3:00 pm–Fri 23 11:59 pm
|
Whitby Folk Week
|
(Facebook)
|
£70-£365
|
Whitby,
UK
|
S
W
|
English ceilidh
contra
ECD
Irish set
|
|
Whapweasel
Bedlam
No Lazy Dancing Dance Band
Relentless
Steamchicken
Bellamira
Melrose Ceilidh Band
The Hedgehog's Skin
Frog on a Bike
Contrasaurus
Contrary Faeries
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
Albireo
The Falconers
Stradivarious
Tina Morris & Graham Lee
Erin Mansfield
Nick Walden
Pete Coe
Martyn Harvey
Bob Morgan
Alison Rowley
Joey Oliver
Sue Coe
Andrew Swaine
Daisy Black
Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Rhodri Davies
Orly Krasner
Jerry O'Reilly
Annabel Sharp
Nigel Sharp
|
|
Fri 23–Sun 25
|
Sugar Hill Dance Weekend
|
(Facebook)
|
|
Bloomington,
IN,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Fri 23–Mon 26
|
Towersey Festival
|
|
£94.97-£224.72
|
Middle Claydon,
UK
|
S
W
|
English ceilidh
contra
|
|
Blackbeard's Tea Party
Whapweasel
Banter
Cock and Bull Band
Folk Camps Party Band
Bristol Ceilidh Quartet
Trip Hazard
Climax Ceilidh Band
Out of Hand
Urban Folk Theory
|
|
Fri 23 2:00 pm–Mon 26 6:00 pm
|
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
|
|
£116-£222.53
|
Shrewsbury,
UK
|
S
W
|
balfolk
contra
English ceilidh
|
|
Banter
Club Débris
Cri du Canard
Crowdy-Kit
EFDSS Workshop Ceilidh Band
James Delarre, Saul Rose & Dave Delarre
Monster Ceilidh Band
Spiers & Boden
Moore & Moss
Steamchicken
Oakstone Trio
Sheena Masson
Rhodri Davies
Tom Kitching
Prue Reilly
Annie Bolt
Phil Bassindale
Ian Nichols
Daisy Black
Andrew Swaine
|
|
Sat 24 3:00 pm–Fri 30 10:00 am
|
TradMaD
|
|
$980
|
Plymouth,
MA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Alex Cumming
|
|
Fri 30–Mon 2 September
|
Rendezvous Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Boulder,
CO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Nova
The Dam Beavers
Gaye Fifer
Will Mentor
|
|
Fri 30–Mon 2 September
|
Dance Camp North
|
|
|
Fairbanks,
AK,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Eloise & Co.
Susan Petrick
|
|
Fri 30–Mon 2 September
|
Pinewoods Labor Day Weekend
|
|
$365-$415
|
Plymouth,
MA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
ECD
|
|
Ben Sachs-Hamilton
|
| September 2024 |
|
Thu 5–Sun 8
|
Bromyard Folk Festival
|
(Facebook)
|
|
Bromyard,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
English ceilidh
|
|
Fri 6–Sun 8
|
Youth Dance Weekend
|
|
$105-$285
|
Weston,
VT,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Calico
Alex Deis-Lauby
Lindsey Dono
|
|
Fri 6 7:00 pm–Sat 7 9:00 pm
|
Dancing Fish
|
|
|
Melrose,
FL,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Kingfisher
Dereck Kalish
|
|
Fri 6 6:00 pm–Sun 8 12:45 pm
|
Bear Hug Dance Camp
|
|
$130-$295
|
Rollins,
MT,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Contra Sutra
Swiftcurrent
Susan Petrick
Christa Torrens
|
|
Sat 7 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm
|
AberACED
|
|
£3
|
Aberystwyth,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
ECD
|
|
Fri 13–Sun 15
|
Echo Summit
|
|
|
Sacramento,
CA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
The Figments
Toss the Possum
Jesse Edgerton
Wendy Graham
|
|
Fri 20–Sun 22
|
Squirrel Moon Contra Dance weekend
|
|
|
Dodgeville,
WI,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Hillbilly Diaspora
Alex Deis-Lauby
|
|
Fri 20–Sun 22
|
Chehalis Dance Weekend
|
(Facebook)
|
|
Surrey,
BC,
Canada
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
The Syncopaths
Countercurrent
Will Mentor
Koren Wake
|
|
Fri 27–Sun 29
|
Michigan Dance Heritage Fall Weekend
|
|
|
Lexington,
MI,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Susan Kevra
|
|
Fri 27–Sun 29
|
Adirondack Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Silver Bay,
NY,
USA
|
S
W
|
balfolk
contra
ECD
|
|
Stomp Rocket
The Moving Violations
Mary Wesley
|
|
Fri 27–Sun 29
|
Cascade Contras Dance Camp
|
|
|
Springfield,
OR,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Engine Room
Contra Sutra
Cis Hinkle
Laurel Thomas
|
|
Mon 30 4:00 pm–Fri 4 October 10:00 am
|
Autumn American Contra Dance Week
|
|
£240-£430
|
Halsway,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Will Allen, Rowan Pigott & Gareth Kiddier
Diane Silver
|
| October 2024 |
|
Fri 4–Sun 6
|
Moondance Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Pickens,
SC,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Lighthouse
Good & Plenty
Bob Isaacs
Seth Tepfer
|
|
Fri 4–Sun 6
|
Lady of the Lake Fall Camp
|
|
|
Harrison,
ID,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
3 Wheel Drive
Jesse Partridge
|
|
Fri 4–Sun 6
|
Harvest Moon Dance Festival
|
|
|
Santa Barbara,
CA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
The Latter Day Lizards
Wild Asparagus
Lisa Greenleaf
George Marshall
|
|
Sat 5 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
|
Paris Contra Dance
|
|
|
Paris,
France
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Bearded Dragons
Charlie Turner
|
|
Fri 11 6:00 pm–Sun 13 12:30 pm
|
Jasan Bonuš Country Dance Weekend
|
(Facebook)
|
890 CZK
|
Prague,
Czechia
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Bev Bernbaum
Carol David-Blackman
Meike Beyen
Marcus Igla
Gerhard Kamm
Jörg Mehlhase
David Dvořák
Jitka Bonušová
Jan Pumpr
|
|
Thu 17–Sun 20
|
Lake Eden Arts Festival - Fall
|
(…)
|
|
Black Mountain,
NC,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Red Dog
Spintuition
Bob Isaacs
Sarah Kaiser
|
|
Fri 18–Sun 20
|
Gender-Free Dance Camp
|
|
|
Olivebridge,
NY,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Sun 20
|
ContraStock
|
|
|
Glen Echo,
MD,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Fri 25–Sun 27
|
Boo Camp
|
|
|
Jemez Springs,
NM,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Panda Stomp
The Cheap Shots
Jacqui Grennan
|
|
Fri 25–Sun 27
|
Music City Masquerade
|
(Facebook)
|
|
Nashville,
TN,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Eloise & Co.
Cis Hinkle
|
|
Fri 25–Sun 27
|
Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Pittsburgh,
PA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Engine Room
Hot Coffee Breakdown
Gaye Fifer
River Rainbowface Abel
|
| November 2024 |
|
Fri 1–Sun 3
|
Foggy Moon Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Monterey,
CA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Joyride
Stomp Rocket
Will Mentor
Jacqui Grennan
|
|
Fri 1–Sun 3
|
Hey Fever Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Ottawa,
Ontario,
Canada
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Elixir
Peach Jam
Alex Deis-Lauby
Nils Fredland
|
|
Fri 8–Sun 10
|
Fire Ant Frolic
|
|
|
Austin,
TX,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Lake Effect
Koren Wake
Rich Goss
|
|
Fri 8–Sun 10
|
Dance in the Desert
|
|
|
Oracle,
AZ,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Playing with Fyre
Stomp Rocket
Lisa Greenleaf
Susan Petrick
|
|
Fri 8–Mon 11
|
Head for the Hills Dance Weekend
|
|
$140-$240
|
Kresgeville,
PA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
ECD
|
|
Fri 8–Sun 10
|
Atlanta Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Atlanta,
GA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
The Faux Paws
Drive Train
Will Mentor
Seth Tepfer
|
|
Fri 15–Sun 17
|
ContraShock
|
|
|
New York,
NY,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Fri 15–Sun 17
|
Catalina Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Catalina Island,
CA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
The Faux Paws
Engine Room
Countercurrent
Alex Deis-Lauby
Gaye Fifer
|
|
Fri 15 4:00 pm–Sun 17 4:00 pm
|
Zesty Contra Weekend
|
|
£190-£310
|
Halsway,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Ali & Mollie
Rhodri Davies
Mark Elvins
|
|
Fri 15 8:00 pm–Sun 17 10:30 pm
|
Rose City Dance-a-Rama
|
|
|
Portland,
OR,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Wild Asparagus
Joyride
Lindsey Dono
George Marshall
|
|
Fri 29–Sun 1 December
|
Breaking Up Thanksgiving
|
|
|
Evanston,
IL,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Sat 30 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
|
Paris Contra Dance
|
|
|
Paris,
France
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Sat 30 2:00 pm–11:00 pm
|
ContraCopia
|
(Facebook)
|
$25-$35
|
Philadelphia,
PA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Ice Cream Truckers
Stove Dragon
Millserati
Gaye Fifer
Alex Deis-Lauby
Ben Sachs Hamilton
|
| December 2024 |
|
Fri 6–Sun 8
|
Winter Warmup Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Worthington,
OH,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Notorious
The Hollertones
Will Mentor
Liz Burkhart
|
|
Fri 20 7:00 pm–11:00 pm
|
Joint Christmas Twmp
|
|
£2
|
Aberystwyth,
UK
|
S
W
|
Irish set
balfolk
ECD
contra
|
|
Hywel Jones
Nigel Hardy
Keith Ffloyd
Ian Hughes
John Blanchfield
|
|
Thu 26–Wed 1 January
|
Contradancers Delight Holiday
|
|
|
Morgantown,
WV,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Toss the Possum
Buzz Band
George Paul
Terry Doyle
Warren Doyle
|
|
Sun 29–Wed 1 January
|
Bash on Vashon
|
|
|
Vashon Island,
WA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
| January 2025 |
|
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–Mon 20
|
Stellar Days and Nights
|
|
|
Buena Vista,
CO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Countercurrent
Harken!
Seth Tepfer
Wendy Graham
|
|
Fri 24–Sun 26
|
Florida Snow Ball
|
|
|
Gulfport,
FL,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Elixir
Playing with Fyre
Nils Fredland
Beth Molaro
|
| 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–Sat 8
|
Phoenix Winter Frolic
|
|
|
Mesa,
AZ,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Sat 8 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
|
Paris Contra Dance
|
|
|
Paris,
France
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Fri 21–Sun 23
|
Bayou Bedlam
|
|
|
Houston,
TX,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Stringrays
Lisa Greenleaf
|
|
Fri 21–Sun 23
|
Fiddling Frog Dance Festival
|
|
|
Pasadena,
CA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
The Syncopaths
River Road
Susan Petrick
Lindsey Dono
|
|
Fri 21–Sun 23
|
Galhalla
|
|
|
St Louis,
MO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Sarah Kaiser
Lo Peckman
|
|
Fri 28–Sun 2 March
|
IVFDF 2025
|
(…)
|
|
Sheffield,
UK
|
S
W
|
balfolk
contra
English ceilidh
ECD
Scottish cèilidh
SCD
|
| March 2025 |
|
Fri 21–Sun 23
|
Carolina Meltdown
|
|
|
Lake Wylie,
SC,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
| April 2025 |
|
Sat 26 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
|
Paris Contra Dance
|
|
|
Paris,
France
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Celtiqua
Seth Tepfer
|