Events generally in Northern California
2024 will be the 73nd annual Kolo Festival! Kolo Festival includes dance, vocal, and instrumental classes, along with dancing, sing-alongs, culture corners, instrumental jam sessions, kafanas and parties, brass, Bitov, Izvorno bands and more! Musicians from around the world playing folk dance music from Albania, Bosnis, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Macedonia, Norway, Romany […]
Celebrate the holidays and join this International Folk Dance party with Rebecca. No partner or experience needed. Enjoy easy and fun dances from around the world. Wear red and white to be festive.
The annual Palomanians Pie Party featuring ice cream, refreshments and pie all provided by the Palomanians! Come join us for an evening of dancing and pie. Denise Heenan is MC. Nothing to bring, all pies, ice cream, and refreshments will be supplied by the Palomanians. Dances range from beginning to advanced, and all forms (line, […]
Join the Razzmatzz Folk Dancers for their 'Tis the Season Holiday Folk Dance Party on Saturday, December 14 from 7:00pm - 10:00pm at Monroe Hall, 1400 W. College Ave., Santa Rosa. Doors open at 6:30pm. Admission: $5. Tips for the musicians and singers are greatly appreciated. The evening will begin with recorded dance favorites from […]
Eszterlánc presents an afternoon of Hungarian folk dance lessons for adults and open dance. Includes lessons in Bonchidai Hungarian dance. All levels welcome, no partner needed. Suggested donation is $10.
Saratoga International Folk Dancers invite you to come to a folk dance party wearing your most inconsistent and conflicting clothing designs (e.g. stripes with plaid or flowers with checks). A $25 prize for the best costume, by a vote of those present. Refreshments for the table are welcome. Warmup and dances for beginners between 7:30 […]
Join Changs International Folk Dancers for a night of music and dance for the entire family! For December 2024, Changs Family Night will be on the 3rd Friday in December (December 20) instead of the 4th Friday as it usually is. An hour of fun dance activities to music from around the world. Every Fourth […]
Israeli folk dancers from all over the Bay Area dance the night away at Café Shalom’s Saturday party—a monthly tradition since the 1960s! We play a wonderful mix of oldies and the latest dances based on requests. Dancers of all ages are invited to join the fun on the third Saturday of every month. Saturday […]
Once upon a time, a family gathered with friends and relatives every Christmas Night to celebrate the day. They shared food and beverages, and danced away the evening. John Nicoara was there. It was from the stories of these warm memories that Jan and he, and Becky and Adony, were inspired to continue that tradition […]
Come help Moveable Feet celebrate the arrival of 2025 with an in-person potluck supper and dance party while raising money for Second Harvest, a local food bank! The combined, New Year’s Eve International Folk Dance Party and Lucy Chang Memorial Second Harvest Fundraiser will kick off on Tuesday, December 31, at 7:00 p.m. and wind […]
Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com