Events generally in Northern California
Join the Folk Dance Federation Board online as they meet for their April 2022 planning meeting. Various topics such as event planning, membership, publicity, insurance, and budget are discussed. Get to see Federation meetings behind the scenes. Federation officers include President Marian Snyder, Vice President Ulrike Narins, Treasurer Sabine Zappe, Secretary Clem Dickey, and many […]
The eighth Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, includes dances from Bulgaria & Beyond with Jaap Leegwater, dances from Turkey with Ahmet Lüleci, and dances from Israel with Naomi Taussig. At noon, Yves Moreau and France Bourque Moreau will talk on Traditional Dance of Québec & Beyond. Enjoy singing with Michele Simon and drumming with Polly Tapia […]
Celebrate the 13th anniversary of the Cerritos Folk Dancers with dance! Each group is welcome to lead, and/or request one or more dances. The Cerritos Folk Dancers (CFD) have skipped two lunar new year folk dance festivals and two anniversary festivals since March 2020. They welcome having a festival in-person again! The theme is "East […]
Come join the Peninsula Council for their annual Afternoon Tea and Dance party! Share your favorite brew, tea time stories, and folk dances with your friends! Our emcees will be Hollis Radin, Lesley Bone, and Becky Beniares. There will be three hours of International Folk Dancing plus a 1/2 hour break for delicious teatime snacks […]
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. $10.00 […]
Statewide 2022 - Pastoral Fandango "Pastoral Fandango" is a weekend festival of folk dance workshops and parties including Dance workshops with Ahmet Lüleci, Gergana Panova and Bruce Hamilton Live Music Played by Chubritza Dance performances by Gradina, Chinese Performance Group with Rebecca Tsai, and more.. Parties and Luncheon Request Dancing Middle Eastern dinner catered by […]
We'll be giving you a preview of June Camp this Global Folk Dance Party. Afterwards join us for the after party hosted by Paul Collins and friends. We will: Connect and dance in our own homes Watch people leading dances from around the world Submit requests and chat online See each other; listen and dance […]
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 […]
Annual Razzmatazz Folk Dance Weekend at Mendocino Woodlands Camp #1 After missing the last two years of Razzmatazz Weekend at Mendocino Woodlands due to the Covid pandemic, we are going to hold our Weekend camp in person again (fingers crossed) on June 3,4,5, 2022! This will be our 43rd year and our final Razzmatazz Weekend. […]
Celebrate 81 Years of Berkeley Folk Dance Berkeley Folk Dancers will be 81 years old this year! Join the celebration. Schedule TimeEventPrice 1:00-2:00pmLunch$12 2:00-5:00pmDancing$12
Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com