Dance and the world dances with you

Events generally in Northern California

14th Annual Cerritos Festival

Cerritos Senior Center 12340 South Street, Cerritos, CA, United States

Help the Cerritos Folk Dancers celebrate their 14th anniversary with dance, cake, and your presence! Finger foods to share are welcome, but not necessary. Your traditional or special costume will add splendid color to the party. Each group is welcome to perform, lead, and/or request one or more dances. Party Play List

$8

Folk Dance and Tea Party

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

Come join the Peninsula Council for their an afternoon tea and dance party! Share your favorite brew, tea time stories, and folk dances with your friends! Schedule TimeEvent 3:30 - 4:15pmTEA PARTY 4:15 - 6:30pmDANCING</td Hosted by Hollis, Lesley, and Becky. Masks strongly recommended during dancing. Up to date vaccinations are required. If you’ve already […]

$10

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 second Saturday of every month. Saturday […]

$10

Death on the Nile Dance Party

Live Oak Recreation Center 1301 Shattuck Avenue (at Berryman), Berkeley, CA, United States

Theme: "Death on the Nile" sponsored by BFD intermediate dancers. Be inspired! Come dressed for: Sleuthing, Adventure, Travel, or as Villain, Belly Dancer, Pharaoh, Tomb Raider, Egyptian ... Please bring finger foods to share Register online

$10

Statewide 2023

Wigwam Hall 543 Shepherd St., San Pedro, CA, United States

The 2023 Statewide Folk Dance Festival, HARBOR VIEW, is a weekend festival of folk dance and parties on May 19 to 21, 2023 including: Dance workshops with Bata Marčetić (Serbian) and Joan Hantman (Israeli) Live Music Played by Sans Frontières (Friday), Veselba (Friday), and Tzidia (Saturday) Dance performances by Bata's 15-member youth ensemble (The Academy […]

$25 – $135

Global Folk Dance Party

Online CA, United States
Online Event

As always, thank you for coming to our party and sharing your day with us. I and the Global Party team look forward to continuing our parties with all of you on the third Saturday of each month. Join The Party By Zoom Register by Zoom We've changed Zoom numbers. Here's what you need to […]

Free

Land Dancers Folk Dance Weekend

Cliff's land in the Santa Cruz Mountains CA-9 & Skyline Blvd, Saratoga, CA

Please join the Land Dancers this Memorial Day weekend for International and Israeli folk dancing and music at The Land. Come for the day Saturday or Sunday, or camp out for the whole weekend. Anyone is welcome. Fun for families. No charge. Held every Memorial Day and Labor Day weekend. Founded by Cliff Jenkins and […]

Free

Da! Mozhem with East Bay Folk Dancers

Piedmont Veterans' Hall 401 Highland Ave, Piedmont, CA, United States

Join us for a fun-filled night of dancing to our favorite Balkan songs played by Da! Mozhem. The Veterans' Memorial Hall is on the corner of the Bank of America and just south on Vista beside Mulberry Market is a small lot you can park in. Dancers are requested to wear N95 grade masks and […]

$13

Palomanians Ice Cream Social

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

The Palomanians Ice Cream Social featuring request dancing, refreshments, and of course ice cream! Our MC is Denise Heenan. A tradition for decades, the Palomanians will provide all the ingredients for an Ice Cream Social and Dance Party! With lots of toppings, fresh and stewed fruit, sprinkles, whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and more! Punch, water […]

$10

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 second Saturday of every month. Saturday […]

$10

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