Events generally in Northern California

  • Global Folk Dance Party

    Online CA, United States
    Online Event

    What fun! We'll do some turning this month. We'll have our usual team of dance leaders, who will be joined this month by Roo Lester. Have any ideas? Send them along to us! As always, join us 30 minutes before each Global Folk Dance Party at 2:30pm PST for a different pre-show (quiz, video, music, […]

    Free
  • Cafe Shalom Dance Party

    Congregation Am Tikvah 625 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco, CA, United States

    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 […]

    $10
  • Family Fun and Dancing

    Miraloma Park Clubhouse 350 O’Shaughnessey Boulevard (at Del Vale Avenue), San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join Changs International Folk Dancers for a night of music and dance for the entire family! An hour of fun dance activities to music from around the world. Every Fourth Friday, 7pm-8pm. Followed at 8-10pm by international folk dances from our club’s repertoire. Adults accompanied by kids always free!

    $8
  • NFO Conference 2026

    Old Murphey School, Shared Visions Retreat Center 3717 Murphy School Road, Durham, NC, United States

    Annual NFO Meeting and Conference 2026 March 5 - 8, 2026 in Durham, North Carolina Save the date! Arrive in time for the Welcoming Reception on Thursday evening. Friday starts out with the NFO Annual Membership. The rest of the weekend will be full of presentations, workshops, performances, and parties, and the Awards Banquet on […]

  • Laguna Folk Dance Festival 2026

    Laguna Woods Clubhouse 2 24112 Moulton Parkway, Laguna Woods, CA, United States

    Clubhouse 2 Southern California's premier folk dance festival! Dance workshops, parties with live music, the famous Sunday Dance Concert, ice cream social, happy hour... what's not to like? The Laguna Festival is one of Southern California’s premier annual folk dance events. You can bet all your friends will be there. You should be too! Instructors […]

    $30 – $150
  • Peninsula Folk Dance Party

    St. Bede's Church Hall 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States

    Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for a 1970s theme all-request dance party with Alicia LaFetra and Ellie Wiener as MCs! Invite your friends for a short beginner dancer workshop at 3pm. We'll have dances for all levels, beginning to advanced, and all forms (line, couple, and set). Dress comfortably in layers; sneakers or low-heeled […]

    $10
  • Family Fun and Dancing

    Miraloma Park Clubhouse 350 O’Shaughnessey Boulevard (at Del Vale Avenue), San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join Changs International Folk Dancers for a night of music and dance for the entire family! An hour of fun dance activities to music from around the world. Every Fourth Friday, 7pm-8pm. Followed at 8-10pm by international folk dances from our club’s repertoire. Adults accompanied by kids always free!

    $8
  • Global Folk Dance Party

    Online CA, United States
    Online Event

    Since this April will be the last Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, let’s dance favorites from the twelve years of the Camp! In addition to the Global Team, we’ll be joined by Lori Larsen, Bev Neilson, Jana Rickel, Siu-ching Lui, Paul Tong, and Chrisanne Pennimpede! As always, join us 30 minutes before each Global Folk Dance […]

    Free
  • Cafe Shalom Dance Party

    Congregation Am Tikvah 625 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco, CA, United States

    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 […]

    $10
  • Greek Feet Dance Party with AVRA

    Joe Goode Annex 401 Alabama at 17th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    We love a party at GreekFeet and what a wonderful way to spend a Monday night dancing and listening to Greek music to the live tunes of AVRA. Join us for a night of hospitality, dancing, and good vibes! AVRA performs traditional Greek music for dancing, listening and transporting you on a magical musical journey […]

    $20

Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com