Events generally in Northern California
This year marks 45 years since the Johnson-Dahlin family first founded our Fall Swedish Weekend. While we’re sad we can’t be together in person to celebrate this event, we are excited to be using this occasion to embark on a new adventure into digital frontiers! We hope you will join us for three days of […]
Instead of making you wait all the way to July to enjoy the wonders of Stockton Folk Dance Camp, we've decided to assemble the usual cast of dynamic international dance stars and musicians to entertain, educate, and amuse you -- via Zoom, of course. We've finalized the faculty for a January online event with a […]
The seventh Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, co-organized with Kyklos International Folk Dancers, features Tineke and Maurits van Geel teaching Armenian and Roma dances from different countries mixed with some international top hits in both mornings. In the afternoons, cameo workshops covering Bulgarian dances, Turkish dances, Israeli dances, Seated dances, Balkan singing, Instrumental music, and Drumming. […]
POSTPONEDRegretfully, we announce our decision to postpone Statewide this year initially set to take place Memorial Day Weekend, May 22-24, 2020 in Petaluma. This was not an easy decision but ultimately we felt that postponement was the best decision to protect the public amid the COVID-19 outbreak and community recommendations of social distancing. The good […]
The 50th Annual Northwest Folklife Festival takes place virtually on Memorial Day weekend, May 28-31, 2021, at https://www.nwfolklife.org, Facebook, and Twitch! There are many ways to engage with programming at this year’s virtual festival! Streaming channels such as 50 Years of Folklife, Folklife Premieres, and The Roadhouse all feature regional artists while On-Demand and Family […]
Free virtual camp via Zoom The Scandia Camp Mendocino 2021 program will feature dance, music, and more from Norway and Sweden, presented by instructors from those countries and the United States, including: Scandinavian dance fundamentals, including Hambo and waltz Springleik, a dance from Vågå, a town in Gudbrandsdal Norway (about Gudbrandsdal) Dances from Dalarna, an […]
Online Camp and Fundraiser: July 24 – August 1, 2021 This year, Stockton Folk Dance Camp is online via Zoom, for everyone to see and enjoy! Now extended until August 1. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh8UqVKWy-c&w=956&h=537] Come join Stockton Folk Dance Camp for more sessions of what you loved from our last camps, as well as new events, […]
The Folk Dance Federation’s annual festival of folk dance with workshops, on-site dinner, dance party, and special attractions returns! This year's theme is "So Happy Together!" Please note the venue has changed as of October 7, 2021. The new location is the Veterans Memorial Building, Pleasanton. Schedule PriceTime (pm)Event 1:00Doors open $201:30-5:30Dance workshops $155:30-7:00On-site dinner […]
Online and on-site with globally inclusive Zoom sessions! Please join us for TEXA-KOLO 2021, a joyous celebration of folk music and dance. We're all yearning for a big event - this is it! Kolo Festival is now named as the John Filcich Kolo Festival in honor of Kolo Festival Founder John Filcich. Dance Teachers Sonia […]
Instead of making you wait all the way to July to enjoy the wonders of Stockton Folk Dance Camp, enjoy the 2022 Stockton Folk Dance Winter Weekend with Dance - Music - Presentations - Videos - Games - Parties - Virtual Hugs https://www.youtube.com/embed/fSvFH8pGWMk All online via Zoom Featured artists include: DANCE TEACHERS Roberto Bagnoli - […]
Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com