Dance and the world dances with you

Events generally in Northern California

  • 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

    Help us welcome special guests Arianna Ordway (Croatian), Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu (Romanian) to our Sunday evening, October 12th, Peninsula Folk Dance Party. This is not a teaching workshop; they are joining us to relax and party! We’ll include many of the dances we’ve learned from Sonia, Cristian and Željko on the program. We’ll […]

    $10
  • Global Folk Dance Party

    Online CA, United States
    Online Event

    It's that spooky time of year! Join us to "Fall into Halloween" on Saturday October 18. We'll be getting spooky with our usual team of dance leaders, who will be joined this month by our special guest Judy Silver. As always, join us 30 minutes before each Global Folk Dance Party (2:30pm PST) for a […]

    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
  • 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
  • Greek Feet Autumn Party

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

    Celebrate the change in seasons with us to the live music of Greg Jenkins and Friends! Truth is we had so much fun at our previous party with this band, we just had to have another party with Greg and Friends. Join us for a night of hospitality, Greek dancing and good vibes. Greg and […]

    $20
  • 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