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February 2022
Fri 25–Sun 27 IVFDF 2022 (Facebook) £19-£50 Sheffield, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh Scottish cèilidh ECD SCD Edit
Hekety Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Bearded Dragons Vertical Expression Bellamira Fourth Road The Rheingans Sisters Vijay Venkat and Mel Biggs Liz and Kirsten The NYFTE Group Charlie Turner Daisy Black Rachel Shapiro-Wallace Charlotte Rich-Griffin Lisa Heywood Nisha Lall
April 2022
Sat 9–Sun 10 Coming Home to Contra $80-$115 Mill Valley, CA, USA contra Edit
Stringrays StringFire! Will Mentor Susan Petrick
Fri 29–Mon 2 May May Heydays at Evesham £48-£97 Evesham, UK W balfolk contra ECD Edit
Albireo Confluence Keeping Thyme Klerizma Portland Duo Purcell's Polyphonic Party Wild Ride Andrew Swaine Colin Hume Joanna Reiner Wilkinson John Sweeney Karen Sweeney Lynne Render Nigel Close
May 2022
Fri 27–Sun 29 Chippenham Folk Festival £50.94-£138.88 Chippenham, UK W English ceilidh contra Edit
Banter Folk Camps Party Band Whapweasel Linda Game Band Warleggan Village Band Ali & Mollie Fee Lock Charlotte Rich-Griffin Geoff Cubitt
June 2022
Fri 3–Sun 5 Halsway Contra Dance Weekend £165-£270 Halsway, UK W contra Edit
Contrasaurus Jake Wood Charlie Turner
Fri 17–Sun 19 Lichfield Folk Festival £75-£85 Lichfield, UK W contra ECD Edit
Portland Drive 3D Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer English Contra Dance Band Folkus Pocus Seth Tepfer Colin Hume Ivan Aitken Christine Dodd Brian Stanton Bernie Culkin Neil Stuart
Fri 17 7:30 pm–Sun 19 2:00 pm Faultline Frolic (Facebook) $160 Santa Rosa, CA, USA contra Edit
Notorious Frannie Marr
Sun 19–Sat 25 Music and Dance Week $640-$740 Harrison, ID, USA W contra ECD Edit
Spin The Dam Beavers Fine Companions Cis Hinkle Will Mentor Kalia Kliban
Sun 26–Sat 2 July Family Week Santa Cruz, CA, USA W ECD SCD contra Edit
July 2022
Fri 15 3:00 pm–Sun 17 3:00 pm River Rendezvous (Facebook) $95-$171.50 Coshocton, OH, USA contra Edit
Toss the Possum The Mean Lids Gaye Fifer Terry Doyle Carol Kopp
Thu 21–Sun 24 Warwick Folk Festival £83-£166 Warwick, UK English ceilidh contra Edit
Relentless Peeping Tom Vertical Expression Whapweasel Mike Courthold
Fri 29–Fri 5 August Sidmouth Folk Festival £64-£340 Sidmouth, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi Edit
Contrasaurus Nozzy Belshazzar's Feast Mollie & Richard Will Allen De Små Grå Joshua Rowe CentralBal Kirkophany Cock and Bull Band Melrose Ceilidh Band Urban Folk Theory Diatonics Out of Hand Threepenny Bit Lasair Jigfoot Bosun Higgs Random Mrs Midnight's Frog on a Bike The Barber Band Louise Siddons Bob Morgan Charlie Turner Charlotte Rich-Griffin Daisy Black Jake Wood Rhi Davies Rhodri Davies
August 2022
Fri 5–Fri 12 Broadstairs Folk Week £64-£340 Broadstairs, UK W English ceilidh contra Edit
Banter Cock and Bull Band Fee Lock
Sun 7–Sat 13 Dance S'More $450-$900 Harrison, ID, USA W contra Edit
Alex Sturbaum and Bryan Lindsay Audrey Knuth and Amy Englesberg Susan Michaels Abigail Hobart
Fri 12–Sun 14 Balance the Bay $30-$175 San Francisco, CA, USA contra Edit
The Syncopaths The Dam Beavers Will Mentor Lindsey Dono
Sat 20–Fri 26 Whitby Folk Week £50-£286 Whitby, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD Irish set Edit
Relentless Oxford NAGS Banter Fiddler's Elbow Out of Hand Token Women Jo Freya and Fi Fraser Melrose Ceilidh Band Peeping Tom Bearded Dragons Ali & Mollie Purcell's Polyphonic Party Stray Chords Vertical Expression Phil Bassindale Barry Goodman Cate Haynes Patrick Rose Martyn Harvey Rhodri Davies Colin Hume Bob Morgan Lynne Render Dave Turner
Fri 26–Mon 29 Towersey Festival £77-£162 Middle Claydon, UK W English ceilidh contra balfolk Edit
Banter Cock and Bull Band Diatonics Flowers & Frolics Lasair Oscina Stumpy Oak Tautas Roks Urban Folk Theory Vertical Expression Whapweasel Tim Walker
Fri 26 6:00 pm–Sun 28 12:00 pm Sugar Hill Dance Weekend (Facebook) $10-$55 Bloomington, IN, USA W contra Edit
September 2022
Fri 16 4:00 pm–Sun 18 3:30 pm Echo Summit Dance Camp $300-$330 Sacramento, CA, USA W contra Edit
Eloise & Co. Singularity Bob Isaacs Cis Hinkle
Fri 23 7:30 pm–Sun 25 4:00 pm Spring Equinox Folk Ball and Festival (Facebook) (…) (…) $30-$90 Dunedin, New Zealand W balfolk scandi contra Edit
Folkalyptica Maplewood Anna Bowen & Alan McCulloch Catgut and Steel
October 2022
Fri 7–Sun 9 Fall Dance and Music Weekend $225 Harrison, ID, USA W contra Edit
Audacious Banna Damhsa Franny Marr
Fri 7 4:30 pm–Sun 9 2:30 pm Moondance (Facebook) $65-$280 Pickens, SC, USA W contra Edit
Buzz Band Redbud Ramblers Will Mentor Cis Hinkle
November 2022
Fri 4–Sun 6 Skint (Facebook) Ashover, UK W balfolk scandi contra Edit
Fri 18 4:00 pm–Sun 20 4:00 pm 19th Zesty Contra Weekend £165-£270 Halsway, UK W contra Edit
Ali & Mollie Rhodri Davies Mark Elvins
December 2022
Fri 2–Sun 4 Fall Frolick $375 Healdsburg, CA, USA W ECD balfolk contra Edit
Audrey Knuth Jon Berger Rebecca King Jim Oakden Jeffrey Spero Christopher Jacoby Sande Gillette
Fri 9 3:00 pm–Sun 11 1:00 am Yuletide Frolick (Facebook) $105 Lawrence, KS, USA W contra Edit
Jambaroque Kaw Creek Wendy Graham
Fri 23 4:00 pm–Tue 27 10:00 am Christmas House Party £370-£560 Halsway, UK W contra Edit
Gareth Kiddier, Linda Game & Hannah Cummings Lynne Render
Mon 26–Sun 1 January Winter Dance Week $438 Brasstown, NC, USA W contra ECD Edit
Erynn Marshall Carl Jones Karen Axelrod Rachel Bell Daron Douglas Audrey Knuth Noah Van Norstrand Phil Jamison Kalia Kliban Diane Silver
Mon 26–Sun 1 January Winter CDH (Facebook) $370-$770 Kingsport, TN, USA W contra Edit
Toss the Possum Buzz Band Bob Isaacs Terry Doyle Warren Doyle
January 2023
Fri 13 7:00 pm–Sun 15 10:30 pm Contra Carnivale $120-$195 San Luis Obispo, CA, USA contra Edit
Notorious Riptide The Free Raisins Lindsey Dono Seth Tepfer Will Mentor
February 2023
Fri 3 4:30 pm–Sun 5 5:00 pm IVFDF 2023 (…) £15-£60 Exeter, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD Edit
Shivelight Ygra Jackie Oates & John Spiers Oxford Waits Rhi Davies Louise Siddons
Fri 10–Sun 12 Bayou Bedlam $40 Houston, TX, USA W contra Edit
Stomp Rocket Mary Wesley
Fri 17–Sun 19 Flurry Festival Saratoga Springs, NY, USA W contra ECD scandi balfolk Edit
Fri 24 7:00 pm–Sun 26 10:30 pm Fiddling Frog $85-$190 Pasadena, CA, USA contra Edit
Root System The Dam Beavers Gaye Fifer Jeremy Korr
March 2023
Mon 6 4:00 pm–Fri 10 10:00 am Contra & Square Dance Week £225-£400 Halsway, UK W contra Edit
English Contra Dance Band Geoff Cubitt
Fri 10 7:30 pm–Sun 12 3:00 pm Beantown Stomp $40-$120 Boston, MA, USA W contra Edit
River Road Eloise & Co. Luke Donforth Lisa Greenleaf
Sat 11 4:00 pm–Fri 17 12:00 pm Hawaii Contra Dance Week $1420-$3100 Pahoa, HI, USA contra Edit
Tangent Gaye Fifer Claire Takemori
Fri 31 7:30 pm–Fri 7 April 10:30 pm Contra Holiday in Medieval England (Facebook) (Facebook) $1400 Ely, UK contra Edit
Stringrays Contrasaurus Lisa Greenleaf Rhi Davies
Fri 31 7:00 pm–Sun 2 April 6:30 pm Epicenter (Facebook) (…) $90-$175 Mill Valley, CA, USA contra Edit
The Latter Day Lizards The Figments Cis Hinkle Lindsey Dono
April 2023
Fri 14 4:00 pm–Sun 16 4:00 pm Halsway Contra Dance Weekend £175-£285 Halsway, UK W contra Edit
Nozzy Rhi Davies Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Fri 21–Sun 23 NEFFA Marlborough, MA, USA W contra scandi balfolk Edit
Fri 21 6:30 pm–Sun 23 3:00 pm Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend (Facebook) $88-$99 Berea, KY, USA W contra Edit
Wild Asparagus George Marshall
Fri 28–Mon 1 May May Heydays at Evesham £48-£97 Evesham, UK W contra ECD balfolk Edit
Sarah Matthews & Doug Eunson English Contra Dance Band Knotted Chord Keeping Thyme The Old Boys' Network Stradivarious Brian Stanton Burt Hunter Cis Hinkle Colin Hume Denise Devonald Geoff Cubitt Kathryn Wright David Wright Liz Bartlett Louise Siddons Maureen Knight Nicola Scott Paula Evans
Fri 28 7:00 pm–Sun 30 4:00 pm Spring Dance Romance (Facebook) $120 Chapel Hill, NC, USA contra Edit
Engine Room Nova Will Mentor Eileen Thorsos
May 2023
Fri 5 6:00 pm–Sun 7 1:00 pm Whitewater Whirl $60-$110 Fayetteville, WV, USA W contra ECD Edit
Playing with Fyre Trillium Gaye Fifer Terry Doyle
Fri 12–Fri 19 Spring CDH Kingsport, TN, USA W contra Edit
Mon 15 4:00 pm–Fri 19 10:00 am American Contra Dance Week £225-£400 Halsway, UK W contra Edit
English Contra Dance Band Cis Hinkle
Fri 26–Mon 29 Chippenham Folk Festival (Facebook) Chippenham, UK W English ceilidh contra balfolk Irish set scandi SCD ECD Edit
Albireo Banter Chris Dyer & Tom Evans Coldharbour Dave Yeomans, Matt Norman & Marni Rachmiel Emily & The Simons English Contra Dance Band Folk Camps Party Band Joshua & Benjamin Rowe, Ali Messer & David Ledsam Kirkophany Old Spot Out of Hand Stradivarious Urban Folk Theory Vertical Expression Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Will Allen WillPower Andrew Swaine Bob Morgan David Wright Frances Richardson Jake Wood Kathryn Wright Rhi Davies Rhodri Davies Victoria Yeomans
Fri 26–Mon 29 FolkMADness Camp $155-$455 Socorro, NM, USA contra Edit
Eloise & Co. Supertrad The Cheap Shots The Parson Sisters Adobe Brothers David Millstone Sue Rosen
Fri 26 1:45 pm–Mon 29 5:00 pm Camp Sturtevant Los Angeles, CA, USA contra Edit
Uncle Farmer Susan Petrick
Sat 27 12:00 am–Mon 29 3:00 pm Weekend de Pentecôte au Moulin d'Andé (Facebook) €420-€720 Val-de-Reuil, France contra Edit
Larry Unger & Karina Wilson Will Mentor
June 2023
Fri 9–Sun 11 LCFD Spring Camp Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Edit
Fri 9 7:30 pm–Sun 11 5:00 pm Flamingo Fling (Facebook) (…) $50-$125 Oklahoma City, OK, USA contra Edit
Stomp Rocket Diane Silver
Mon 12 4:00 pm–Fri 16 10:00 am Summer Country Dance Week (Facebook) £225-£400 Halsway, UK W contra ECD Edit
Ali, Jane & Meg Mark Elvins
Fri 16–Sun 18 Lichfield Folk Festival Lichfield, UK W contra ECD Edit
Sat 17–Sat 24 Dance, Music & Spice $950 Lexington, MI, USA W contra ECD Edit
Thu 29 3:00 pm–Tue 4 July 10:00 am July 4th Session $383-$393 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Edit
Alchemy Night Watch
Fri 30 7:00 pm–Sun 2 July 4:30 pm Stegastomp (Facebook) £45-£90 Harbury, UK W contra Edit
Contrasaurus Bob Morgan Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
July 2023
Mon 3–Fri 7 English-Scottish-Contra session Plymouth, MA, USA W SCD contra ECD Edit
Sat 15–Sat 22 Family Week at Pinewoods $67-$950 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Edit
Sat 22–Sat 29 American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods $950 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra Edit
Fri 28 3:00 pm–Fri 4 August 11:30 am Summer CDH $160-$250 Mountain City, TN, USA W contra Edit
Toss the Possum Drive Trail Terry Doyle Bob Isaacs
Sat 29–Sat 5 August Harmony of Song & Dance $950 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Edit
August 2023
Fri 4–Fri 11 Sidmouth Folk Festival £164-£549 Sidmouth, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi Irish set Edit
Linda Game Band Bearded Dragons Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Banter Brown Boots Flowers & Frolics New Bees Out of Hand Relentless Stumpy Oak Token Women Whapweasel Mrs Midnight's The Barber Band EFDSS Workshop Ceilidh Band Fayre Play Oscina Will Mentor Rhodri Davies Andrew Swaine Lynne Render
Sun 6 4:00 pm–Sat 12 1:00 pm Dance S'More 2023 (Facebook) $465-$750 Harrison, ID, USA W contra Edit
Alex Sturbaum and Bryan Lindsay Audrey Knuth and Amy Englesberg Lindsey Dono Susan Michaels
Fri 11 7:30 pm–Sun 13 10:00 pm Balance the Bay (Facebook) $30-$180 San Francisco, CA, USA contra Edit
Nova The Gaslight Tinkers Lisa Greenleaf Michael Karcher
Sun 13–Sat 19 Family Week Poland, ME, USA W contra ECD Edit
Mon 14–Sun 20 Cascade of Music and Dance $63-$915 Cascade, MD, USA W contra ECD Edit
Sat 19 7:30 pm–Fri 25 11:59 pm Whitby Folk Week (Facebook) £70-£323 Whitby, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD Irish set Edit
Brown Boots Boogie Band Narthen Banter Hedgehog's Skin Steamchicken Powerhouse Melrose Ceilidh Band Peeping Tom Ali, Alan & Marni Edward Wallace & Heather McAslan The Falconers Matt Norman & Gareth Kiddier Stray Chords Emma Wooders Jo Freya Fi Fraser Martin Clarke Barry Evans John Brown Lisa Heywood Martyn Harvey Ian Nichols Brooke Friendly Nicola Scott Ivan Aitken Bernie Culkin Mike Courthold Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Fri 25–Mon 28 Towersey Festival Middle Claydon, UK W English ceilidh contra balfolk Edit
Bargainatt Kirkophany Dartmoor Pixie Band Threepenny Bit Granny's Attic Pepping Tom Guerilla Ceilidh James Delarre & Saul Rose Folk Camps Party Band Frog on a Bike Powerhouse 3Sticks Crowdy-Kit Fred, Odhran & Ben
Fri 25 2:00 pm–Mon 28 6:30 pm Shrewsbury Folk Festival £113.91-£218.90 Shrewsbury, UK W English ceilidh balfolk contra Edit
Bagas Fallyon The Canny Band EFDSS Ceilidh Band Lasair Leveret Lil Jim Melrose Ceilidh Band Old Spot Oscina Peeping Tom Topette Whapweasel Erin Mansfield Tom Kitching Fi Fraser Phil Bassindale Sheena Masson Lisa Heywood Kerry Fletcher Fee Lock Nick Walden
September 2023
Fri 1–Mon 4 Labor Day Dance Away Julian, CA, USA contra Edit
Thu 7–Sun 10 Bromyard Folk Festival (Facebook) Bromyard, UK W contra English ceilidh Edit
The Falconers Linda Game Band JV & Folk The Jovial Crew Peeping Tom Tautas Roks Whapweasel Mike Courthold Sheena Masson Brian Stanton Charlie Turner Pete Rees Hayden Coates
Fri 29–Sun 1 October Adirondack Dance Weekend $150-$675 Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD Edit
Red Case Band
Fri 29 6:00 pm–Sun 1 October 4:00 pm Cascade Contras on the River (…) (…) $120-$170 Springfield, OR, USA W contra Edit
The Dam Beavers Bozzy MaCoo Michael Karcher Susan Petrick
October 2023
Mon 2 4:00 pm–Fri 6 10:00 am Autumn American Contra Dance Week £225-£400 Halsway, UK W contra Edit
English Contra Dance Band Seth Tepfer
Fri 6–Sun 8 Fall Dance and Music Weekend $195-$350 Harrison, ID, USA W contra scandi Edit
Engine Room Laurie Andres George Marshall
Sat 7 9:30 am–Sun 8 5:00 pm American Dance Weekend (Facebook) £50 Alcester, UK W contra Edit
Mollie & Vic Matt & Ali Mollie, Ali, Matt & Vic Vertical Expression Seth Tepfer Ivan Aitken
Fri 13–Sun 15 Harvest Moon $70-$175 Santa Barbara, CA, USA contra Edit
Stringrays Eloise & Co. Will Mentor Jacqui Grennan
Fri 27–Sun 29 Music City Masquerade (CDSS) $104-$150 Nashville, TN, USA contra Edit
Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 27 3:00 pm–Sun 29 3:00 pm Boo Camp (CDSS) $200-$320 Torreon, NM, USA contra Edit
Fri 27 8:00 pm–Sun 29 3:30 pm Fall Dance Weekend (Facebook) (CDSS) $60-$120 Pittsburgh, PA, USA contra ECD Edit
Stomp Rocket Supertrad Gaye Fifer Janine Smith Michael Karchar
November 2023
Fri 3 6:30 pm–Sun 5 10:00 pm Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend (CDSS) Monterey, CA, USA W contra Edit
Elixir The Free Raisins Lindsey Dono Nils Fredland
Fri 10 5:00 pm–Sun 12 3:15 pm Head for the Hills (CDSS) $115-$225 Kunkletown, PA, USA W balfolk contra ECD Edit
A Joyful Noise Brooklyn Swing Ensemble Millserati Raise the Roof TWeLve Dave Rupp Donna Hunt Michael Karcher Robert Mills Ted Rudofker
Fri 17 7:00 pm–Sun 19 2:00 pm Fire Ant Frolic (CDSS) Austin, TX, USA W contra Edit
Contraverts Playing with Fyre Bob Isaacs Marc Airhart Rich MacMath
January 2024
Fri 5–Sat 6 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra Edit
Audacious Frannie Marr
Fri 5–Sun 7 Chambana Jan Jam Urbana, IL, USA W contra Edit
Euphor Turnip the Beet Meadowhawk Sarah Kaiser Georges Augustin Nedra McNeil
Fri 12–Sun 14 Contra Carnivale San Luis Obispo, CA, USA W contra Edit
Elixir The Syncopaths Eloise & Co. Nils Fredland Cis Hinkle Susan Petrick
Fri 12 7:30 pm–Sat 13 10:00 pm 36th Ralph Page Dance Event (CDSS) (CDSS) (CDSS) (CDSS) (CDSS) $40-$65 Worcester, MA, USA W contra Edit
Sugar River Band Canterbury Dance Orchestra Tod Whittemore Lisa Greenleaf Dudley Laufman
Fri 26–Sat 27 Contra Swing Shift Weekend $32-$55 Berea, KY, USA W contra ECD Edit
Meadowhawk Charley Harvey
Fri 26 6:00 pm–Sun 28 2:00 pm Snow Ball Dance Weekend (CDSS) $120-$135 Gulfport, FL, USA W contra Edit
Kingfisher Nova Janine Smith Will Mentor
February 2024
Fri 2–Sat 3 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra Edit
Mary Wesley
Fri 2–Sun 4 Supersonic Seattle, WA, USA W contra Edit
Notorious Playing with Fyre Seth Tepfer Will Mentor
Wed 7–Wed 14 Tropical Dance Vacation St Croix, US Virgin Islands W contra Edit
Wild Asparagus George Marshall Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 9–Sun 11 Cabin Fever Knoxville, TN, USA W contra Edit
Hot Coffee Breakdown Baba Yaga's Stew Timothy Klein
Fri 9 7:30 pm–Sun 11 7:30 pm Bayou Bedlam (CDSS) Houston, TX, USA W contra Edit
The Dam Beavers Gaye Fifer
Fri 9 8:00 pm–Sat 10 10:30 pm Phoenix Winter Frolic (CDSS) $15-$75 Phoenix, AZ, USA contra Edit
Joyance Christine Merryman
Fri 16–Sun 18 Corvallis Contra Dance Weekend Corvallis, OR, USA W contra Edit
Riptide Fiddle Hellions Frannie Marr Julian Blechner
Fri 16 8:30 pm–Sun 18 5:00 pm IVFDF 2024 (Facebook) York, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD SCD Edit
Matt & Ali Bearded Dragons Blackbeard's Tea Party Contrary Faeries Emily & Simon FiddlersWreck Portmanteau Shamrock Experience Weaver and Wood Ben Couper Colin Hume Charlie Turner Gordon Potts Jack Kanutin Lauren Catlin Michael Jary Rhodri Davies Sam Smith
Fri 16 7:00 pm–Sun 18 7:00 pm Dance Flurry Festival (CDSS) Saratoga Springs, NY, USA W contra ECD scandi balfolk Edit
Countercurrent Engine Room River Road Supertrad Adina Gordon Bob Isaacs Liz Nelson Isaac Banner Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 23 6:30 pm–Sun 25 11:15 pm Fiddling Frog (CDSS) Pasadena, CA, USA contra Edit
Engine Room Stomp Rocket Lisa Greenleaf Susan Michaels
March 2024
Fri 1–Sat 2 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra Edit
The Old-Time Superstars Will Mentor
Mon 4 4:00 pm–Fri 8 10:00 am Contra and Square Dance Week £240-£430 Halsway, UK W contra Edit
English Contra Dance Band Geoff Cubitt
Fri 8 4:00 pm–Sun 10 4:00 pm Carolina Meltdown (CDSS) Lake Wylie, SC, USA W contra Edit
The Syncopaths Drive Train Seth Tepfer Diane Silver
Sat 9–Sun 10 Hash Dance Weekend (CDSS) Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra Edit
River Road Ice Cream Truckers Will Mentor Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 15–Sun 17 Beantown Stomp Cambridge, MA, USA W contra Edit
The Mean Lids The Figments Maia McCormick Will Mentor
Fri 15 7:00 pm–Sun 17 3:00 pm Spring Breakdown Dance Weekend (CDSS) $105-$115 Columbia, MO, USA W contra Edit
Nova Emily Rush
Fri 22 4:30 pm–Sun 24 3:00 pm Spring @ Sautee $100-$135 Helena, GA, USA W contra Edit
Hot Coffee Breakdown ContraForce DJ TacoShel Terry Doyle Seth Tepfer
Fri 22 6:00 pm–Sun 24 3:00 pm Pigtown Fling (CDSS) (CDSS) $110-$130 Cincinnati, OH, USA W contra Edit
Elixir Trillium Darlene Underwood Nils Fredland
April 2024
Mon 1 4:00 pm–Fri 5 10:00 am Easter House Party £240-£430 Halsway, UK contra ECD Edit
English Contra Dance Band
Fri 5–Sat 6 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra Edit
Stomp Rocket Janine Smith
Fri 5 4:00 pm–Sun 7 4:00 pm Contra Camp £100-£310 Halsway, UK W contra English ceilidh Edit
WillPower Louise Siddons Heather McAslan
Fri 5 7:00 pm–Sun 7 5:00 pm Epicenter dance weekend (Facebook) Mill Valley, CA, USA W contra Edit
The Free Raisins Genticorum Seth Tepfer Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 12–Sun 14 Call of the Loon (CDSS) Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra Edit
Stringrays Northern Aire Ted Hodapp Will Mentor
Fri 12–Sun 14 NexGen Contra Weekend Ann Arbor, MI, USA W contra Edit
Starling Pimento Mori Katie Zanders River Rainbowface
Fri 12 7:00 pm–Sun 14 1:30 pm NexGen Contra Weekend (CDSS) Ann Arbor, MI, USA W contra Edit
Pimento Mori Starling Katie Zanders River Rainbowface
Fri 12 7:00 pm–Sun 14 3:00 pm Springforth Ball and Dance Weekend (CDSS) Richmond, VA, USA W contra Edit
Drive Train Gaye Fifer
Fri 12 6:00 pm–Sun 14 3:00 pm Queer Contra Dance Camp (CDSS) $125-$500 Aptos, CA, USA W contra Edit
Nimbus River Road Andy Shore Isaac Banner
Fri 19–Sun 21 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra Edit
Wild Asparagus George Marshall
Fri 19 7:00 pm–Sun 21 5:30 pm NEFFA Marlborough, MA, USA W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD SCD scandi Edit
Live Wire Kingfisher Torrent Good Company Dogtown Roaring Jelly Cojiro The Orphans Open Band Raise the Roof The Dixie Butterhounds The Midlings Chimney Swift Not Enough Fiddles Rum & Onions Wissahickon Express Einstein's Little Homunculus Les Bijoux Folque Orchestra Zarkadelphia Joy Factor Alex Deis-Lauby Rick Mohr Ben Sachs-Hamilton Bob Isaacs Michael Karcher Dereck Kalish Carl Levine Dylan Simpson David Millstone Sue Gola Liesl Jandrey Tamar Myers Qwill Duvall Jeremy Korr Steve Zakon-Anderson Donna Hunt Greg Frock Lisa Greenleaf Cindy Larock Hannah Chamberlain Don Veino
Fri 19 7:30 pm–Sun 21 4:00 pm Dandelion Romp $30-$65 Oberlin, OH, USA W contra Edit
Elixir Engine Room Adina Gordon Nils Fredland
Fri 26–Sun 28 Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend (CDSS) Berea, KY, USA W contra Edit
Playing with Fyre Terry Doyle Sarah Kaiser
Fri 26–Sun 28 Trillium Twirl Dowling, MI, USA W contra Edit
Hot Coffee Breakdown Bob Isaacs
Fri 26–Sun 28 Portland Raindance Weekend Portland, OR, USA W contra Edit
Drive Train Stringrays Lisa Greenleaf Lindsey Dono
Fri 26 7:00 pm–Sun 28 3:30 pm Palmetto Bug Stomp (Facebook) (CDSS) $140-$155 Charleston, SC, USA W contra Edit
Wild Asparagus ContraForce George Marshall Seth Tepfer
Fri 26 7:00 pm–Sun 28 2:00 pm When In Doubt, Swing! (CDSS) $50-$120 Dallas, TX, USA contra Edit
The Gaslight Tinkers Wendy Graham
May 2024
Fri 3–Mon 6 May Heydays at Evesham Evesham, UK W contra ECD balfolk Edit
Contrasaurus Emily & Simon Eclectic Regency Mollie & Dave Keeping Thyme Lighthouse Momentum Faren Ygra Andrew Swaine Brian Stanton Burt Hunter Charlie Turner Daisy Black Frances Richardson Jeannie Byron-Williams Kathryn Wright David Wright Keith Wood Lynne Render Maureen Knight Paula Evans Rhodri Davies Trevor Monson Will Mentor
Fri 3–Sat 4 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra Edit
River Road Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 3 7:00 pm–Sun 5 3:00 pm Whitewater Whirl (CDSS) $75-$115 Fayetteville, WV, USA contra Edit
Brazenkeys Hot Coffee Breakdown Gaye Fifer Janine Smith
Fri 10–Sat 11 Lake Eden Arts Festival - Spring Black Mountain, NC, USA W contra Edit
Playing with Fyre Claire Takemori
Fri 10 8:00 pm–Fri 17 12:00 pm Contradancers Delight Holiday Mountain City, TN, USA W contra Edit
Toss the Possum Drive Train Buzz Band George Paul DJ TacoShel Bob Isaacs Terry Doyle Devin Pohly Warren Doyle
Mon 13 4:00 pm–Fri 17 10:00 am American Contra Dance Week £240-£430 Halsway, UK W contra Edit
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Fri 24–Mon 27 FolkMADness Music & Dance Camp $175-$460 Socorro, NM, USA W contra Edit
Thunderwing Toss the Possum Jeremy Korr Lo Peckman
Fri 24–Sun 26 Spring Dance Romance Carrboro, NC, USA W contra Edit
The Mean Lids River Road Gaye Fifer Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 24–Mon 27 Northwest Folklife Seattle, WA, USA W contra Edit
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 Jesse 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 11:00 am–Mon 27 11:45 pm Chippenham Folk Festival (Facebook) Chippenham, UK W English ceilidh contra balfolk Irish set scandi SCD ECD Edit
Bearded Dragons Chaotic Good Confluence Contra Sutra Portmanteau The Falconers WillPower Bob Morgan Bruce Hamilton Charlie Turner Colin Hume Daisy Black Fee Lock Lynne Render Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Fri 24 7:00 pm–Sun 26 6:00 pm Moulin d'Andé Weekend (Facebook) (CDSS) €220-€520 Val-de-Reuil, France W contra Edit
Nozzy Kappy Laning Janine Smith
Fri 24 3:00 pm–Mon 27 6:00 pm Dancing Bears 40th Dance Camp (CDSS) $330 Wasilla, AK, USA W contra Edit
Sail Away Ladies Stringrays George Marshall Louise Siddons
Fri 24 6:00 pm–Mon 27 3:00 pm Meet Me in St Louis (Facebook) $50-$110 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra Edit
Audacious Roger Wilco Bob Isaacs
June 2024
Fri 7–Sat 8 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra Edit
Eloise & Co. Steve Zakon-Anderson
Fri 7–Sun 9 Taste of Haven Syracuse, IN, USA W contra Edit
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 Edit
Maia McCormick Scott Higgs Stephanie Marie
Fri 7 5:00 pm–Sun 9 5:00 pm Flamingo Fling Weekend (CDSS) $65-$135 Oklahoma City, OK, USA W contra Edit
Playing with Fyre Seth Tepfer
Fri 7 8:00 pm–Sun 9 3:00 pm Dance Trance Weekend (CDSS) $50-$115 Lexington, KY, USA W contra ECD Edit
Hot Coffee Breakdown Dreamdance Gaye Fifer Joe Wilkie
Fri 14–Sun 16 Summer Soiree Asheville, NC, USA W contra Edit
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 Edit
Countercurrent Miranda Weinberg, Aaron Marcus, & Carrie Rose Gaye Fifer Adina Gordon
Fri 14 7:30 pm–Sat 15 12:00 pm Potato Run Revival (Facebook) (CDSS) $30-$50 Corydon, IN, USA W contra Edit
Tom Cunningham & Friends Greer Hannan
Sat 15–Sat 22 Dance, Music & Spice Lexington, MI, USA W contra Edit
Will Mentor
Fri 21 7:00 pm–Sun 23 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival £100 Lichfield, UK W contra ECD Edit
3D Dave, Marni & Alan Vertical Expression The Falconers John Hymas & Denise Bearon Andrew Shaw Rhodri Davies Rosemary Hunt Ivan Aitken Neil Franklin Nicola Scott
Sun 23–Sat 29 BACDS Family Week (CDSS) $650-$975 Aptos, CA, USA W contra ECD Edit
Lindsay Verbil Yoyo Zhou
Sun 23 3:00 pm–Sat 29 11:00 am Lady of the Lake June Week $595-$995 Harrison, ID, USA W contra Edit
Constellation Countercurrent The Canote Brothers Susan Petrick Wendy Graham
Thu 27–Mon 1 July July Fourth Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Edit
Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 28–Sun 30 Old Songs Festival Voorheesville, NY, USA W contra Edit
The Moving Violations Stove Dragon David Eisenstadter Adina Gordon
Fri 28 6:00 pm–Sun 30 4:00 pm Stegastomp (Facebook) £50-£110 Harbury, UK W contra Edit
Contrasaurus Charlie Turner Andrew Swaine
Sun 30–Fri 5 July AmWeek $320-$800 Ben Lomond, CA, USA W contra Edit
Potent Brew Alex Deis-Lauby Chris Page
Sun 30–Fri 5 July Cumberland Dance Week Pleasantville, TN, USA W contra Edit
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 Edit
River Road Michael Karcher
Thu 4–Sat 6 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra Edit
The Dam Beavers Wind that Shakes the Barley Bob Isaacs Katie Zanders
Thu 4–Sun 7 Roanoke Railroader $95-$160 Salem, VA, USA W contra Edit
Toss the Possum The Latter Day Lizards Will Mentor Gaye Fifer
Fri 12 7:00 pm–Sun 14 3:00 pm River Rendezvous (CDSS) $115-$165 Coshocton, OH, USA W contra ECD Edit
Drive Train Toss the Possum Carol Kopp Devin Pohly Terry Doyle
Sun 14–Sat 20 Ashokan Northern Week Olivebridge, NY, USA W contra Edit
Will Mentor Susan Kevra John Krumm
Fri 19–Sun 21 Summergreen Livingston, MT, USA W contra Edit
The Dam Beavers Drovers Grove Alex Deis-Lauby Rab Cummings
Sat 20–Sat 27 American Dance & Music Week Plymouth, MA, USA W contra Edit
Lisa Greenleaf Will Mentor Lindsey Dono
Mon 22 4:00 pm–Fri 26 10:00 am Summer Country Dancing £240-£430 Halsway, UK W contra ECD Edit
Ali, Jane & Meg Mark Elvins
Thu 25 7:30 pm–Sun 28 11:55 pm Warwick Folk Festival £75-£190 Warwick, UK English ceilidh contra Edit
Fri 26–Sun 28 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Goshen, CT, USA W contra Edit
The Gaslight Tinkers George Marshall
Sat 27–Mon 5 August Harmony of Song & Dance Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Edit
River Road Lisa Greenleaf Brooke Friendly
August 2024
Fri 2–Fri 9 Sidmouth Folk Festival £197-£549 Sidmouth, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi Irish set Irish céilí Edit
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 W contra Edit
Kaw Creek Kate McBride
Fri 9–Fri 16 Broadstairs Folk Week £164-£330 Broadstairs, UK W English ceilidh contra Edit
Fri 9–Sun 11 Susquehanna Folk Festival (CDSS) York, PA, USA W contra Edit
The Contra Rebels Dead Sea Squirrels Janine Smith Bob Nicholson
Sun 11–Sat 17 Family Week Poland, ME, USA W contra Edit
Mary Wesley
Mon 12–Sun 18 Cascade of Music & Dance Cascade, MD, USA W contra Edit
Wendy Graham Gaye Fifer
Fri 16–Sun 18 Mentone Mentone, AL, USA W contra Edit
The Mean Lids The Yellow Dandies Cis Hinkle
Sat 17–Sat 24 Campers' Week Plymouth, MA, USA W contra Edit
Sue Rosen
Fri 16 7:00 pm–Sun 18 5:00 pm Balance the Bay (Facebook) (CDSS) San Francisco, CA, USA W contra Edit
Riptide Countercurrent Jacqui Grennan Maia McCormick
Sat 17 3:00 pm–Fri 23 11:59 pm Whitby Folk Week (Facebook) £70-£365 Whitby, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD Irish set Edit
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–Mon 26 Towersey Festival £94.97-£224.72 Middle Claydon, UK W English ceilidh contra Edit
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 W balfolk contra English ceilidh Edit
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
Fri 23 5:00 pm–Sun 25 12:00 pm Sugar Hill Dance Weekend (Facebook) (CDSS) $15-$55 Bloomington, IN, USA W contra Edit
Sat 24 3:00 pm–Fri 30 10:00 am TradMaD $980 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra Edit
Alex Cumming
Fri 30–Mon 2 September Dance Camp North Fairbanks, AK, USA W contra Edit
Eloise & Co. Susan Petrick
Fri 30–Mon 2 September Pinewoods Labor Day Weekend $365-$415 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Edit
Ben Sachs-Hamilton
Fri 30 6:00 pm–Mon 2 September 1:30 pm Rocky Mountain Rendezvous (…) (…) (…) (…) Boulder, CO, USA W contra Edit
Nova The Dam Beavers Gaye Fifer Jacqui Grennan Will Mentor
Fri 30 7:30 pm–Sun 1 September 9:30 pm High Tea (CDSS) $120 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra ECD Edit
Ragged Robin David Millstone
September 2024
Thu 5–Sun 8 Bromyard Folk Festival (Facebook) Bromyard, UK W contra English ceilidh Edit
Fri 6–Sun 8 Youth Dance Weekend $105-$285 Weston, VT, USA W contra Edit
Calico Alex Deis-Lauby Lindsey Dono
Fri 6 7:00 pm–Sat 7 9:00 pm Forty Again Fest (Facebook) (Facebook) (CDSS) (CDSS) Bloomington, IN, USA contra Edit
Euphor New Hoosier Broadcasters Charmaine Slaven Chet Gray Tamara Loewenthal
Fri 6 7:00 pm–Sat 7 9:00 pm Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra Edit
Kingfisher Playing with Fyre Dereck Kalish Terry Doyle
Fri 6 6:00 pm–Sun 8 12:45 pm Bear Hug Dance Camp $130-$295 Rollins, MT, USA W contra Edit
Contra Sutra Swiftcurrent Susan Petrick Christa Torrens
Wed 11 7:00 pm–Sat 14 11:30 am Bromyard Folk Festival (Facebook) £84-£198 Bromyard, UK W contra English ceilidh Edit
Banter Cock and Bull Band Definitely Contraband Powerhouse Shane & Julia Day The Falconers Cate Haynes Ian Nichols Michael Catovsky Rhodri Davies Victoria Yeomans
Fri 13–Sun 15 Echo Summit Sacramento, CA, USA W contra Edit
The Figments Toss the Possum Jesse Edgerton Wendy Graham
Fri 20–Sun 22 Squirrel Moon Contra Dance weekend Dodgeville, WI, USA W contra Edit
Hillbilly Diaspora Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 20 4:00 pm–Sun 22 3:00 pm Feet Retreat $180-$235 Ellerbe, NC, USA W contra Edit
Hotpoint Stringband The Dam Beavers Bob Isaacs Emily Rush
Fri 20 6:30 pm–Sun 22 3:00 pm Chehalis Contra Dance Camp (Facebook) (CDSS) $300 Vancouver, BC, Canada W contra Edit
The Syncopaths Countercurrent Will Mentor Koren Wake
Fri 27–Sun 29 Adirondack Dance Weekend Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD Edit
Stomp Rocket The Moving Violations Mary Wesley
Fri 27–Sun 29 Cascade Contras Dance Camp Springfield, OR, USA W contra Edit
Engine Room Contra Sutra Cis Hinkle Laurel Thomas
Fri 27–Sat 28 Balance The Star Dance Weekend $18-$40 Berea, KY, USA W contra ECD Irish set Edit
Berea Castoffs Darlene Underwood
Fri 27 6:00 pm–Sun 29 3:30 pm Michigan Dance Heritage Fall Camp (CDSS) $160-$275 Lexington, MI, USA W contra ECD Edit
Susan Kevra
Mon 30 4:00 pm–Fri 4 October 10:00 am Autumn American Contra Dance Week £240-£430 Halsway, UK W contra Edit
Will Allen, Rowan Pigott & Gareth Kiddier Diane Silver
October 2024
Fri 4–Sun 6 Moondance Dance Weekend Pickens, SC, USA W contra Edit
Lighthouse Good & Plenty Bob Isaacs Seth Tepfer
Fri 4–Sat 5 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra Edit
ContraPositive Claire Takemori
Fri 4–Sun 6 Lady of the Lake Fall Camp Harrison, ID, USA W contra Edit
3 Wheel Drive Jesse Partridge
Fri 4 6:30 pm–Sun 6 9:30 pm Harvest Moon $70-$185 Santa Barbara, CA, USA contra Edit
The Latter Day Lizards Wild Asparagus Lisa Greenleaf George Marshall
Fri 11 6:00 pm–Sun 13 12:30 pm Jasan Bonuš Country Dance Weekend (Facebook) 890 CZK Prague, Czechia W contra Edit
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 W contra Edit
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 Edit
Thunderwing Ben Sachs-Hamilton Melissa Running
Fri 18–Sat 19 Phylla Mae Fall Fest Fayetteville, NY, USA W contra ECD Edit
Contranella Anadama Sarah VanNorstrand Katy Heine David Smukler Rita Wood
Fri 18 7:00 pm–Sun 20 2:00 pm Wasatch Wiggle (CDSS) $75-$120 Salt Lake City, UT, USA W contra Edit
Playing with Fyre Susan Petrick
Fri 25–Sun 27 Boo Camp Jemez Springs, NM, USA W contra ECD Edit
Panda Stomp The Cheap Shots Jacqui Grennan
Fri 25–Sun 27 Music City Masquerade (Facebook) (CDSS) Nashville, TN, USA W contra Edit
Eloise & Co. Cis Hinkle
Fri 25 8:00 pm–Sun 27 5:00 pm Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend (CDSS) $20-$110 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra ECD Edit
Engine Room Hot Coffee Breakdown Gaye Fifer River Rainbowface
November 2024
Fri 1–Sun 3 Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend (CDSS) Monterey, CA, USA contra Edit
Joyride Stomp Rocket Jacqui Grennan Will Mentor
Fri 1–Sun 3 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra Edit
Frenzy Drive Train Janet Shepherd Rick Mohr
Fri 1 7:00 pm–Sun 3 3:00 pm Hey Fever (CDSS) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada W contra Edit
Elixir Peach Jam Alex Deis-Lauby Nils Fredland
Fri 8–Sun 10 Atlanta Dance Weekend (CDSS) Atlanta, GA, USA W contra ECD Edit
Drive Train The Faux Paws Seth Tepfer Will Mentor
Fri 8–Sun 10 Head for the Hills (CDSS) $140-$240 Kresgeville, PA, USA W contra ECD Edit
Raise the Roof Brooklyn Swing Ensemble A Joyful Noise Donna Hunt Scott Higgs Gaye Fifer
Fri 8–Sun 10 Fire Ant Frolic (CDSS) $60-$145 Austin, TX, USA W contra Edit
Lake Effect Koren Wake Rich Goss
Fri 8–Sat 9 Contra Fest Albany, NY, USA W contra Edit
River Road Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 8 7:30 pm–Sun 10 4:30 pm English / Contra / Squares Weekend (CDSS) (CDSS) $20-$85 Concord, MA, USA contra ECD Edit
Jenna Simpson Sue Rosen
Fri 8 6:00 pm–Sun 10 3:00 pm Dance in the Desert (CDSS) Oracle, AZ, USA contra Edit
Playing with Fyre Stomp Rocket Lisa Greenleaf Susan Petrick
Fri 15–Sun 17 Fleur-de-Lis Fling (CDSS) $80-$135 Louisville, KY, USA W contra Edit
Electric Eel Double Trouble Bob Isaacs River Rainbowface
Fri 15–Sun 17 Catalina Dance Weekend Catalina Island, CA, USA W contra Edit
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 W contra Edit
Ali & Mollie Rhodri Davies Mark Elvins
Fri 15 7:00 pm–Sun 17 7:00 pm ContraShock! (CDSS) New York, NY, USA W contra Edit
River Road Stove Dragon Liz Nelson Will Mentor
Fri 15 8:00 pm–Sun 17 10:30 pm Rose City Dance-A-Rama (CDSS) Portland, OR, USA contra Edit
Joyride Wild Asparagus George Marshall Lindsey Dono
Fri 29–Sun 1 December Breaking Up Thanksgiving Evanston, IL, USA W contra Edit
December 2024
Fri 6–Sat 7 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra Edit
Hot Coffee Breakdown Gaye Fifer
Fri 6 6:00 pm–Sun 8 3:00 pm Winter WarmUp (CDSS) Worthington, OH, USA contra Edit
Notorious The Hollertones Liz Burkhart Will Mentor
Thu 26–Wed 1 January Contradancers Delight Holiday Morgantown, WV, USA W contra Edit
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 Edit
Chris Bischoff Darlene Underwood
Fri 27–Wed 1 January Terpsichore's Holiday $235 Adamstown, MD, USA W contra ECD Edit
Countercurrent Gaye Fifer Adina Gordon
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 balfolk contra ECD Edit
Brasstown Balfolk Band Chicken Feathers Serendipity Annie Fain Barralon Claire Takemori Dan Seppeler Janet Shepherd Seth Tepfer Susan Kevra Wendy Graham
Sun 29–Wed 1 January Bash on Vashon Vashon Island, WA, USA W contra Edit
January 2025
Sat 4 7:30 pm–Sun 5 12:15 pm New Year Contra Dance (CDSS) $15-$35 Portland, OR, USA W contra Edit
Countercurrent Fiddle Hellions Big Band Jesse Partridge Noah Grunzweig
Fri 10–Sun 12 Chambana Jan Jam (Facebook) Urbana, IL, USA W contra Edit
Brazenkeys The Mean Lids Bev Bernbaum
Fri 10 6:00 pm–Sun 12 3:30 pm Chattaboogie (CDSS) $90-$145 Chattanooga, TN, USA W contra Edit
Kingfisher Turnip the Beet Janet Shepherd Timothy Klein
Fri 10 7:30 pm–Sat 11 10:00 pm 37th Ralph Page Dance Event (CDSS) (CDSS) $55-$65 Worcester, MA, USA W contra Edit
Sugar River Band Don Heinold Steve Zakon-Anderson Sue Rosen Tod Whittemore
Fri 17–Sun 19 Contra Carnivale San Luis Obispo, CA, USA W contra Edit
Stringrays The Gaslight Tinkers Nova Lisa Greenleaf Frannie Marr Jeremy Korr
Fri 17 4:00 pm–Mon 20 1:00 pm Stellar Days & Nights (Facebook) (CDSS) Buena Vista, CO, USA W contra ECD Edit
Countercurrent Harken! Joanna Hyde & Tadhg O Meachair Seth Tepfer Wendy Graham
Sat 18 11:00 am–Tue 28 11:00 am Winter Folk Dancing in the Sun (Facebook) £995 Olhao, Portugal W contra ECD Edit
Cis Hinkle Frances Oates
Wed 22 8:00 pm–Sun 26 2:00 pm CDSS Executive Committee Visits Philadelphia (CDSS) (CDSS) (CDSS) (CDSS) (CDSS) Philadelphia, PA, USA contra ECD Edit
Boxwood Wissahickon Express David Smukler Diane Silver Donna Hunt Juliette Webb Liz Snowdon Luanne Stiles Robert Mills Sam Rotenberg Tanya Rotenberg Ted Rudofker
Fri 24–Sun 26 Florida Snow Ball Gulfport, FL, USA W contra Edit
Elixir Playing with Fyre Nils Fredland Beth Molaro
Fri 24 6:00 pm–Sun 26 12:30 pm Wintergreen (CDSS) $125-$165 Bozeman, MT, USA W contra Edit
Northern Aire Turnip the Beet Gaye Fifer Koren Wake
Fri 31 7:00 pm–Sat 1 February 9:00 pm Dancing Fish (CDSS) (CDSS) (CDSS) $30 Melrose, FL, USA contra Edit
Stomp Rocket Steve Zakon-Anderson
February 2025
Wed 5–Wed 12 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Week (CDSS) $1200-$4850 St Croix, US Virgin Islands contra Edit
Wild Asparagus George Marshall Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 7–Sun 9 Phoenix Winter Frolic (CDSS) Phoenix, AZ, USA contra ECD Edit
Playing with Fyre Jacqui Grennan
Fri 7–Sun 9 Cabin Fever (Facebook) (CDSS) Oak Ridge, TN, USA W contra ECD Edit
Ice Cream Truckers Spintuition Claire Takemori
Fri 7–Sun 9 Supersonic $120-$240 Seattle, WA, USA W contra Edit
Potato Factory Joyride Seth Tepfer Cis Hinkle
Fri 14–Sun 16 Dance Flurry Festival Saratoga Springs, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD scandi SCD Edit
The Faux Paws The Dam Beavers Good Company Stomp Rocket Barefoot Malvenn Alex Deis-Lauby Maia McCormick Steve Zakon-Anderson Luke Donforth Casey Carr
Fri 14–Sun 16 Corvallis Contra Weekend Corvallis, OR, USA W contra Edit
Root System Nova Will Mentor Lindsey Dono
Fri 14 7:00 pm–Sat 15 10:00 pm STEAM on the Kaw 2-Day Event (Facebook) (CDSS) (CDSS) $25-$45 Lawrence, KS, USA W contra Edit
Steam! Jill Allen Lisa Harris-Frydman
Sat 15 10:00 am–Sun 16 12:00 pm Salty Swirl (CDSS) $65 Leland, NC, USA contra Edit
ContraForce Gaelstorm Gretchen Caldwell Kenny Greer
Fri 21–Sun 23 Galhalla (CDSS) $100-$140 St Louis, MO, USA W contra Edit
Baba Yaga's Stew Alyssa Catlin Band Sarah Kaiser Lo Peckman
Fri 21 7:00 pm–Sun 23 2:00 pm Bayou Bedlam (CDSS) $50-$145 Houston, TX, USA W contra Edit
Stringrays Tea&Whiskey Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 21 7:00 pm–Sun 23 10:30 pm Fiddling Frog (CDSS) $185-$195 Pasadena, CA, USA contra Edit
River Road The Syncopaths Lindsey Dono Susan Petrick
Fri 28 6:00 pm–Sun 2 March 5:00 pm IVFDF 2025 (…) £20-£45 Sheffield, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD Scottish cèilidh SCD Edit
Bellamira Canna'laigh Contrary Faeries Eurosession All Stars Melrose Quintet Out of Hand Portmanteau Powerhouse Purcell's Polyphonic Party Small Square Band WillPower Andrew Swaine Charlie Turner Debbie Crossley Erin Mansfield Jack Kanutin Jemima Swain John Brown Patrick Rose Sam Tetley Smith
Fri 28 5:00 pm–Sun 2 March 2:00 pm Lava Meltdown (CDSS) (…) $75-$150 Lava Hot Springs, ID, USA W contra Edit
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 W contra Edit
ContraForce Playing with Fyre Cis Hinkle Diane Silver
March 2025
Fri 14–Sun 16 Spring Breakdown Dance Weekend Columbia, MO, USA W contra Edit
Playing with Fyre Seth Tepfer
Fri 14–Sun 16 Beantown Stomp Cambridge, MA, USA W contra Edit
Stove Dragon Julie Metcalf and Larry Unger Alex Deis-Lauby Adina Gordon
Mon 17 4:00 pm–Fri 21 10:00 am Contra and Square Dance £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra Edit
English Contra Dance Band Geoff Cubitt
Fri 21–Sun 23 Carolina Meltdown (CDSS) Lake Wylie, SC, USA W contra Edit
Hot Coffee Breakdown Topspin Darlene Underwood Rick Mohr
Fri 21 4:00 pm–Sun 23 1:00 pm Spring @ Sautee $90-$130 Sautee Nacoochee, GA, USA W contra Edit
Toss the Possum The Dog Walkers Warren Doyle Claire Takemori
Fri 21 6:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm PigTown Fling (CDSS) Cincinnati, OH, USA W contra Edit
Engine Room The Mean Lids Gaye Fifer Seth Tepfer
Mon 24 4:00 pm–Fri 28 10:00 am Walking and Dancing Holiday £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra Edit
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Rhodri Davies
Fri 28–Sat 29 DownEast Country Dance Festival Topsham, ME, USA W contra Edit
River Road Franklin County Fiddlers Pineland Fiddlers Rick Mohr Chrissy Fowler Maggie Robinson
Sat 29–Sun 30 Hash Dance Weekend (CDSS) (CDSS) $70-$105 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra Edit
Bowrider The Free Raisins Lisa Greenleaf River Rainbowface
April 2025
Tue 1 8:00 pm–Thu 3 10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra Edit
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 Edit
Wild Asparagus Contrasaurus George Marshall Janet Shepherd Terry Doyle Charlie Turner
Fri 4 7:00 pm–Sun 6 6:00 pm Epicenter (CDSS) Mill Valley, CA, USA W contra Edit
Engine Room Supertrad Lisa Greenleaf Michael Karcher
Fri 11 7:00 pm–Sun 13 6:30 pm Oxford Folk Festival (…) £36 Oxford, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh Edit
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 Edit
Playing with Fyre Bob Isaacs
Fri 11 6:30 pm–Sun 13 2:30 pm Call of the Loon (CDSS) $135-$145 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra Edit
The Dam Beavers Contratopia Seth Tepfer Steve Pike
Fri 11 6:00 pm–Sun 13 3:00 pm Queer Contra Dance Camp (CDSS) $125-$500 Aptos, CA, USA contra Edit
The Sage Thrashers Starling Angela DeCarlis Sue Rosen
Fri 18–Sun 20 Dandelion Romp $30-$75 Oberlin, OH, USA W contra Edit
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 Edit
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 Edit
Gareth Kiddier & Linda Game
Fri 25–Sun 27 Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend Berea, KY, USA W contra Edit
Hot Coffee Breakdown Berea Castoffs Timothy Klein Chris Bischoff
Fri 25–Sun 27 Portland Raindance Weekend Portland, OR, USA W contra Edit
Red Case Band Riptide Will Mentor Gaye Fifer
Fri 25–Sun 27 Spring Dance Romance $120 Carrboro, NC, USA W contra ECD Edit
Stomp Rocket Countercurrent Adina Gordon Jacqui Grennan Melissa Running
Fri 25 5:30 pm–Sun 27 3:45 pm Trillium Twirl Dance Weekend (CDSS) $70-$275 Dowling, MI, USA W contra ECD Edit
Toss the Possum Bob Isaacs Bob Messer Mae Wilson
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 Edit
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 Edit
Steam! Jeremy Korr
May 2025
Fri 2–Mon 5 May Heydays at Evesham Evesham, UK W contra ECD balfolk Edit
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 7:00 pm–Sat 3 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA W contra Edit
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 Edit
Supertrad The Johns Darlene Underwood Michael Karcher
Thu 8–Sun 11 Lake Eden Arts Festival - Spring Black Mountain, NC, USA W contra Edit
Fri 9 4:00 pm–Sun 11 4:00 pm Contra Camp (Facebook) £225-£390 Halsway, UK W contra English ceilidh Edit
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 Edit
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 Edit
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 Edit
Stomp Rocket Jon Cannon & Adam Iredale-Gray Rick Szumski Will Mentor
Mon 12 4:00 pm–Fri 16 10:00 am American Spring Contra (Facebook) £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra Edit
Bruce Rosen & Audrey Jaber Sue Rosen
Fri 23–Mon 26 Dancing Bears Dance Camp (CDSS) Wasilla, AK, USA W contra Edit
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 Edit
Alex Deis-Lauby Gaye Fifer
Fri 23–Sun 25 Butterfly Whirl Decatur, GA, USA W contra Edit
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 Edit
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 Edit
Midnight on the Water Bob Nicholson
Fri 23 1:45 pm–Mon 26 5:00 pm Camp Sturtevant $425 Arcadia, CA, USA contra Edit
Uncle Farmer Susan Petrick
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 Edit
Mound City Slickers Supertrad Emily Rush
Fri 30 6:00 pm–Sun 1 June 3:00 pm Chain Reaction $80-$120 Surry, ME, USA W contra Edit
Drive Train Engine Room Alyssa Adkins Will Mentor
June 2025
Fri 6–Sun 8 Dance Trance Weekend Lexington, KY, USA W contra Edit
Toss the Possum Darlene Underwood Terry Doyle
Fri 6–Sun 8 Gender-Free Dance Camp $150-$400 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra Edit
Calico Northwoods Mary Wesley Chris Ricciotti
Fri 6–Sun 8 Taste of Haven $90-$110 Syracuse, IN, USA W contra Edit
The Dam Beavers Bobcat Opposum Gaye Fifer Dwayne Johnson
Sat 7–Mon 9 Moulin d'Andé Weekend Val-de-Reuil, France W contra Edit
Larry Unger & Karina Wilson Charlie Turner Jeremy Kuhn
Fri 13–Sun 15 Flamingo Fling (CDSS) $150 Oklahoma City, OK, USA W contra Edit
River Road Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 13–Sun 15 Summer Soiree Asheville, NC, USA W contra Edit
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 Edit
Countercurrent Lindsey Dono Susan Kevra
Fri 20 7:00 pm–Sun 22 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival £100 Lichfield, UK W contra ECD Edit
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
Sun 22 2:00 pm–Sat 28 9:00 am Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance (CDSS) Bar Harbor, ME, USA W contra Edit
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 Edit
The Dam Beavers Fiddle Hellions Root System Gaye Fifer Lindsey Dono Luke Donforth
Tue 24–Sat 28 74th National Square Dance Convention (CDSS) (…) $42.50-$85 Shreveport, LA, USA W contra ECD SCD Edit
Thu 26–Mon 30 July Fourth Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Irish set Edit
Mary Wesley
Sun 29–Fri 4 July AmWeek Ben Lomond, CA, USA W contra Edit
Lissa & Friends The Syncopaths Cis Hinkle Jacqui Grennan
Sun 29–Fri 4 July Cumberland Dance Week $675-$1075 Pleasantville, TN, USA W contra ECD Edit
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 Edit
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 Edit
Toss the Possum The Latter Day Lizards Rushfest Will Mentor Gaye Fifer
Fri 4 6:30 pm–Sun 6 4:30 pm Stegastomp £50-£65 Harbury, UK W contra Edit
Contrasaurus Charlotte Rich-Griffin Louise Siddons
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra Edit
Kingfisher Crossover Luke Donforth Bob Isaacs
Mon 7 4:00 pm–Fri 11 10:00 am Social Country Dance Week (Facebook) £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra ECD Edit
Ali, Jane & Meg Mark Elvins
Sun 13 1:00 pm–Sat 19 2:00 pm Ashokan Northern Week $585-$1035 Olivebridge, NY, USA W contra scandi Edit
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 Edit
Stringrays Jet Bridge Janine Smith Michael Karcher Lisa Greenleaf
Thu 24 7:30 pm–Sun 27 11:55 pm Warwick Folk Festival £147-£155 Warwick, UK English ceilidh contra Edit
Fri 25–Sun 27 Southern Aire Mountain City, TN, USA W contra Edit
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 Edit
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 Edit
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 Edit
Fri 8–Fri 15 Broadstairs Folk Week £176-£357 Broadstairs, UK W English ceilidh contra Edit
Mon 11–Sun 17 Family Week $850-$1500 Poland, ME, USA W balfolk contra ECD Edit
Mon 11 4:00 pm–Sun 17 10:00 am Cascade of Music & Dance $750-$1400 Cascade, MD, USA W contra ECD Edit
Fri 15–Sun 17 Mentone Mentone, AL, USA W contra Edit
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 Edit
Fri 15 7:00 pm–Sun 17 6:30 pm Balance the Bay (CDSS) San Francisco, CA, USA contra Edit
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 Edit
Sat 16 3:00 pm–Sat 23 10:00 am Campers' Week $750-$1400 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Edit
Fri 22–Sun 24 Sugar Hill Dance Weekend Bloomington, IN, USA W contra Edit
Fri 22 2:00 pm–Mon 25 6:00 pm Shrewsbury Folk Festival £199.24-£246.85 Shrewsbury, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh Edit
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 Edit
Fri 29–Mon 1 September Dance Camp North (CDSS) Fairbanks, AK, USA W contra Edit
The Dam Beavers Jeremy Korr
Fri 29–Tue 2 September Pinewoods Labor Day Weekend Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Edit
Fri 29 6:00 pm–Sun 31 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra Edit
Howe And Company
Fri 29 6:00 pm–Mon 1 September 1:30 pm Rocky Mountain Rendezvous Boulder, CO, USA W contra Edit
Stove Dragon Spintuition Will Mentor Alex Deis-Lauby
September 2025
Fri 5–Sun 7 Bear Hug Contra Dance Weekend (CDSS) $250-$305 Rollins, MT, USA contra Edit
Banna Damhsa Countercurrent Emily Faulkner Michael Karcher
Fri 5–Sun 7 Bear Hug Dance Camp Rollins, MT, USA W contra Edit
Countercurrent Banna Damhsa Michael Karcher Emily Faulkner
Fri 12–Sun 14 Cleveland Butterfly Twirl (Facebook) (CDSS) $130 Chagrin Falls, OH, USA contra Edit
Hot Coffee Breakdown Playing with Fyre Carol Kopp Darlene Underwood Gaye Fifer Michael Hamilton
Fri 12–Sun 14 Echo Summit Sacremento, CA, USA W contra Edit
Countercurrent Thunderwing Lindsey Dono Michael Karcher
Fri 19–Sun 21 Feet Retreat Ellerbe, NC, USA W contra Edit
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 Edit
Lift Ticket Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 19–Sun 21 Chehalis Dance Weekend $300-$450 Vancouver, BC, Canada W contra Edit
Joyride The Free Raisins Jeremy Korr Koren Wake
Fri 19–Sun 21 Wasatch Wiggle Salt Lake City, UT, USA W contra Edit
Countercurrent
Fri 26–Sun 28 Adirondack Dance Weekend (CDSS) Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD Edit
River Road Lighthouse Eloise & Co. Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
Fri 26–Sun 28 Cascade Contras Springfield, OR, USA W contra Edit
Anadama Countercurrent Isaac Banner Adina Gordon
October 2025
Fri 3–Sun 5 Moondance Dance Weekend Pickens, SC, USA W contra Edit
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 Edit
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 Edit
The Free Raisins Alex Deis-Lauby
Mon 6 4:00 pm–Fri 10 10:00 am Autumn Contra Dance Week £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra Edit
Box of Frogs Cis Hinkle
Thu 9–Sun 12 John C Campbell Fall Dance Weekend $235 Brasstown, NC, USA W contra Edit
Supertrad Wendy Graham Carol Sersland
Fri 10–Sun 12 Harvest Moon $95-$195 Santa Barbara, CA, USA W contra Edit
The Gaslight Tinkers Topspin Rick Mohr Anna Rain
Fri 10–Sun 12 Mountain Madness Jonesborough, TN, USA contra Edit
Fri 17 7:30 pm–Sun 19 3:00 pm Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend (CDSS) $75-$140 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra Edit
The Dam Beavers Topspin Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
Fri 24–Sun 26 Music City Masquerade $65-$165 Nashville, TN, USA W contra Edit
Engine Room Darlene Underwood
Fri 24 7:30 pm–Sun 26 5:00 pm Contra NYC New York, NY, USA W contra Edit
Red Case Band Kingfisher Some Assembly Required Will Mentor
Fri 31–Sun 2 November Foggy Moon Dance Weekend Monterey, CA, USA contra Edit
Countercurrent Stringrays Alex Deis-Lauby Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 31 7:00 pm–Sun 2 November 3:00 pm Hey Fever Ottawa, Ontario, Canada W contra Edit
Good Company River Road Mary Wesley Will Mentor
November 2025
Fri 7–Sun 9 Head for the Hills (CDSS) $140-$240 Kunkletown, PA, USA W contra ECD Edit
Fri 7 3:00 pm–Sun 9 3:00 pm Dance in the Desert (CDSS) Oracle, AZ, USA W contra Edit
The Faux Paws The Free Raisins Koren Wake Steve Zakon-Anderson
Fri 14–Sun 16 Fire Ant Frolic Austin, TX, USA W contra Edit
Northwoods Steve Zakon-Anderson
Fri 14–Sun 16 Catalina Dance Weekend Catalina Island, CA, USA W contra Edit
Fri 21 4:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm Zesty Contra Weekend £200-£330 Halsway, UK W contra Edit
Ali & Mollie Rhodri Davies Mark Elvins
Fri 28–Sun 30 ContraCopia Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra Edit
River Road Northwoods Midnight on the Water Janine Smith Qwill Duvall Michael Karcher
December 2025
Fri 5 7:00 pm–Sat 6 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra Edit
Thunderwing Dereck Kalish
Tue 23 4:00 pm–Sat 27 10:00 am Christmas House Party £420-£645 Halsway, UK W contra Edit
Will Pound & Linda Game Geoff Cubitt
Fri 26–Wed 31 Contradancers Delight Holiday Morgantown, WV, USA W contra Edit
Toss the Possum Spintuition Buzz Band George Paul Terry Doyle Bob Isaacs Devin Pohly Warren Doyle
January 2026
Fri 16–Sun 18 Contra Carnivale San Luis Obispo, CA, USA W contra Edit
Red Case Band Topspin The Dam Beavers Jacqui Grennan Jean Gorrindo Michael Karcher
Fri 16 3:00 pm–Mon 19 1:00 pm Stellar Days & Nights (CDSS) Buena Vista, CO, USA W contra ECD Edit
Fri 23–Sun 25 Florida Snow Ball Gulfport, FL, USA W contra Edit
Turnip the Beet Red Case Band Michael Karcher Lisa Greenleaf
February 2026
Fri 6–Sat 7 Supersonic Seattle, WA, USA W contra Edit
Root System The Faux Paws Seth Tepfer
Fri 27–Sun 1 March Fiddling Frog Dance Festival Pasadena, CA, USA contra Edit
Playing with Fyre Eloise & Co. Frannie Marr Cis Hinkle
Fri 27–Sun 1 March Lava Meltdown Lava Hot Springs, ID, USA W contra Edit
March 2026
Fri 27–Sun 29 Pigtown Fling Cincinatti, OH, USA W contra Edit
Kingfisher The Dam Beavers Wendy Graham Will Mentor
Fri 27–Sun 29 Epicenter Mill Valley, CA, USA W contra Edit
Notorious The Syncopaths Gaye Fifer Liz Nelson
May 2026
Fri 8–Sun 10 Adirondack Dance Weekend Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD Edit
June 2026
Fri 19 7:00 pm–Sun 21 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival Lichfield, UK W contra ECD Edit
October 2026
Fri 9–Sun 11 Electric Folk Dance Party Hope, UK balfolk contra English ceilidh Edit
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