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Events generally in Northern California

Folk Dance and Tea Party

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

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 […]

$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 second Saturday of every month. $10.00 […]

$5 – $10

Statewide 2022

Hermann Sons Hall 860 Western Avenue, Petaluma, CA, United States

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 […]

$25 – $135

Global Folk Dance Party

Online CA, United States
Online Event

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 […]

Free

Land Dancers Folk Dance Weekend

Cliff's land in the Santa Cruz Mountains CA-9 & Skyline Blvd, Saratoga, CA

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 […]

Free

Razzmatazz Folk Dance Weekend

Mendocino Woodlands Camp 39350 Little Lake Rd, Mendocino, CA, United States

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. […]

$120 – $175

Berkeley Folk Dance’s Birthday Ball

Live Oak Recreation Center 1301 Shattuck Avenue (at Berryman), Berkeley, CA, United States

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

$12 – $24

Scandia Camp 2022

Online CA, United States
Online Event

Free virtual camp via Zoom The Scandia Camp Mendocino 2022 program will feature dance, music, and more from Norway and Sweden, presented by instructors from those countries and the United States including: Dance Classes Polsdans fra Finnskogen a popular dance found on both sides of the border between Norway and Sweden (about Finnskogen) Dances from […]

Free

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! Our MC is 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 […]

$10

Global Folk Dance Party

Online CA, United States
Online Event

At this month's Global Folk Dance Party, we're excited to be dancing with Ira Weisburd. In addition, we're sharing Ira's 'Prayer for Ukraine', the Global Dance event Ira's putting on to raise money to help out people in Ukraine. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXkvvdrmvA0&w=560&h=315] At our party, we'll let you know how you can help. Keep passing the […]

Free

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