Dance and the world dances with you

Events generally in Northern California

Officers Ball 2025

Veterans Memorial Building, Pleasanton 301 Main Street, Pleasanton, CA, United States

The Folk Dance Federation’s annual festival of folk dance with workshops, on-site dinner, dance party, and special attractions returns! The theme this year is "FUN-ding the Future." The Officers Ball is also an important fundraiser for the Federation Scholarship Fund. Its Annual 50/50 Drawing is a popular feature: buy tickets for $1 each and, if […]

Federation Board Meeting

Online CA, United States
Online Event

Join the Folk Dance Federation for their board meeting. Various topics such as event planning, membership, scholarships, publicity, insurance, and budget are discussed. Join on Zoom Meeting ID: 869 7674 5248 Passcode: 073589

Free

North/South Folkdance Teachers’ Seminar

Monte Toyon 220 Cloister Lane, Aptos, CA, United States

Are you a folkdance teacher who would like to hone your skills or a dancer who would like to learn to teach? If so, plan to come to the N/S Folkdance Teachers’ Seminar! About North/South Folkdance Teachers’ Seminar is a gathering of teachers focused on improving teaching skills and sharing information and ideas with other […]

$270 – $320

Peninsula Folk Dance Party

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

The Peninsula Folk Dance Party for October will feature special guests Sonia and Cristian who will be leading many of the dances they've taught. MC will be Adony Beniares. Please bring a finger food snack to share. We'll have dances for all levels, beginning to advanced, and all forms (line, couple, and set). Dress comfortably […]

$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 third Saturday of every month. Saturday […]

$10

Dance Party with Bulgarika

Strawberry Recreation Center 118 E. Strawberry Drive, Mill Valley, CA, United States

Dance to your favorite international tunes live with Bulgarika and Kopachka Folk Dancers at Strawberry Rec. Center, Mill Valley! BULGARIKA is back for their 2025 tour: Donka Koleva, Nikolay Kolev, Stoyan Kostav, and Anton Shekerjiev. The group features four maestros with decades of performing experience. They are all steeped in Bulgarian music and rhythms from […]

$15

Łowiczanie Polish Folk Ensemble 50th Anniversary Concert

Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, CA, United States

Łowiczanie Dancers and Directors warmly invite you to attend their festivities celebrating 50 years of dance and tradition, cultural, and educational service to the Polish community and the greater Bay Area! Their 50th anniversary concert guests include Tekla Klebetnica – award-winning Polish musicians from Poland – alongside acclaimed Polish folk ensemble, Krakusy LA, our own […]

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

Łowiczanie Polish Folk Ensemble 50th Anniversary Dinner and Dance

Lesher Center for the Arts 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, CA, United States

The Łowiczanie Dancers and Directors warmly invite you to attend their festivities celebrating 50 years of dance and tradition, cultural, and educational service to the Polish community and the greater Bay Area! Łowiczanie celebrates a gala Dinner-Dance in San Francisco promising a sparkling evening of art, auction-bidding, dancing to live and DJ’d music, delicious Polish […]

Fall Camp 2025

Brandeis-Bardin Campus 1101 Peppertree Lane, Brandeis, CA, United States

Join us at Fall Camp 2025 for another magical, fun-filled weekend of dance, music, crafts, nature, and camaraderie. This year, Fall Camp 2025 will feature one main teacher, Catherine Rudin, plus several of our own California-based dance teachers. Catherine will present an eclectic mix of forgotten-classic and recent captivating dances, with particular attention to styling […]

$270 – $540

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