Events generally in Northern California
The 2025 Statewide Folk Dance Festival, is an annual weekend festival of folk dance and parties on May 2-4 at Arroyo Grande on the Central California coast. Instructors and Band Željko Jergan (Croatian) and Billy Burke (Northern Macedonian). Live music by Chubritza Live music by Big Rock Balalaika (Saturday only) Venue Portuguese hall has lots […]
The eleventh Lyrids Folk Dance Festival will happen May 9-11, 2025 at Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall an hour drive east of Vancouver, BC, Canada. Guest artists are Željko Jergan presenting Croatian dances, and Dimitrios Kontogiannis presenting Greek dances. Zakuska from Seattle, WA will be the Saturday evening party band. Register Saturday Live Music Party on […]
Come join the Peninsula Council for their an afternoon tea and dance party! Share your favorite brew, tea time stories, and folk dances with your friends! Tentative Schedule TimeEvent 3:30 - 4:15pmTEA PARTY 4:15 - 6:30pmDANCING</td Send your dance requests to pfdcparty@gmail.com along with any questions, comments, or suggestions. Please stay home if you are […]
Live Music for monthly Balkan Folk Dancing with Orkestar Unbound! Orkestar Unbound serves up a heady stew of energetic and soulful dances from the Balkans (Macedonia, Bulgaria, the Romani, Greece, Albania, etc.), and beyond! Artists include: Bill Cope: gajda, bouzouki, tambura, accordion Asaf Ophir: sax, clarinet, kaval Dan Auvil: percussion . There will be teaching […]
Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide. It's almost time for June camp! Let's get ready together. Please join us for our usual team of dance leaders as well as this year's June camp teacher Steve Kotansky and June camp regulars and dance leads Nina Lusterman, Marie Aspell, Dit […]
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 […]
Help the Cerritos Folk Dancers celebrate their 16th 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 […]
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!
Please join Land Dancers this Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26 for International and Israeli folk dancing and music at The Land. Anyone is welcome. Fun for families. No charge. Held every Memorial Day and Labor Day weekend. Founded by Cliff Jenkins and friends in 1981. You can camp out for the whole weekend or just […]
https://youtu.be/Y2eLUdtdwck?si=9cAZEuWK3KDtx1UM The Tamburitzans are an ensemble consisting of dancers, singers, and musicians who perform dances and songs from countries all around the world, mainly Eastern Europe. Originating from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, their mission helps preserve international cultural heritages through artistic performance. For more than 80 years the Tamburitzans have delighted audiences around the […]
Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com
