Events generally in Northern California

  • 17th Annual Cerritos Festival

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

    Help the Cerritos Folk Dancers celebrate their 17th 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. (Please let us know in advance […]

    $15
  • 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
  • Sunday Afternoon Folk Dancing at Almonte

    Almonte Clubhouse 105 Wisteria Way, Mill Valley, CA, United States

    Kopachka Folk Dancers invites you to come as their guest May 31, 2026 for a dance lesson 2pm-2:30pm for all level dancers followed by request dancing until 4pm. The afternoon is free. Doors open at 1:30pm. Kopachka welcomes all dancers, new to Balkan dance or experienced, who enjoy community, haunting music, unusual rhythms and excellent […]

    Free
  • Scottish and English Country Dance Workshop

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

    Join the Palomanians for a Scottish and English country dance workshop with Denise Heenan featuring dances from the Palomanians repertoire. For newer dancers, this is a chance to learn and for experienced dancers a chance to review. Workshop time will be divided between teaching, reviewing, and just dancing! No experience or partner needed Beginning to […]

    $8
  • 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! Emcced with 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 and […]

    $10
  • June Camp 2026

    Lake Forest Academy 1500 West Kennedy Road, Lake Forest, United States

    June Camp, a mainstay of the Midwest international folk dance community, welcomes dancers from all over the U.S.A. and beyond! We especially pride ourselves on welcoming globally-known dancers and this year Caspar Bik will be our featured guest. See you at June Camp! Caspar Bik Caspar BikCaspar Bik was born in 1990 in the Netherlands. […]

  • Statewide 2026

    First Christian Church, Chico 295 E Washington Avenue, Chico, United States

    The 2026 Statewide Folk Dance Festival, the highly-anticipated annual weekend festival of folk dance and parties, returns June 12-14, 2026 in Chico California. This year's Statewide theme is "Village Dance-What is it anyway?" Statewide 2026 features Ahmet Luleci (Turkish dance) “Kotse” Marinov (Bulgarian dance) Petar Aleksiev (Bulgarian music) Evening parties dancing to live music by […]

    $40 – $240
  • NW Folk Dancers, Inc. 70th Anniversary Dance Party

    Cedar Valley Grange 20526 52nd Ave, Lynnwood, WA, United States

    Join the Northwest Folk Dancers, Inc. (NFDI) in celebrating its 70th anniversary with a dance party on June 13, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Cedar Valley Grange in Lynnwood, Washington! Two bands will play: Folk Voice Band (international favorites) and Zakuska (Balkan). In addition to dancing, there will be cake, historical exhibits, and more! Plan to […]

    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

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