Events generally in Northern California

  • Dance Party with Da! Mozhem

    Live Oak Grange 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Dance to your favorite international tunes with Da! Mozhem and Cabrillo Folk Dancers. Doors open at 4 pm; music starts at 4:30 pm. Potluck between the two sets of music! Be sure to bring tips for the band. If you are not well please stay home. Da! Mozhem Da! Mozhem at the San Francisco Free […]

    $15
  • Stockton Folk Dance Winter Weekend

    Online CA, United States
    Online Event

    Instead of making you wait all the way to July to enjoy the wonders of Stockton Folk Dance Camp, enjoy the 2026 Stockton Folk Dance Winter Weekend with Dance - Music - Presentations - Videos - Games - Parties - Virtual Hugs All online via Zoom Featuring an all-star faculty with more than 70 hours […]

    Free
  • Monte Toyon Weekend

    Monte Toyon 220 Cloister Lane, Aptos, CA, United States

    What a lovely combination, folk dancing and friends, all in the beautiful nature near Aptos. Join us for a weekend in the verdant redwoods with teacher Loui Tucker. Loui plans to poll attendees regarding their interests and will draw from her repertoire gathered during her 45+ years of teaching international folk dance. Be prepared for […]

    $320
  • Hungarian Dance House (Táncház) with Live Music

    Hungarian Cultural Center 35660 Cedar Boulevard, Newark, CA, United States

    Eszterlánc Hungarian Folk Ensemble invites you to join them at their annual Táncház (Dance House) and Concert at the Hungarian Cultural Center in Newark on January 31th, 2026, an unforgettable night of rhythm, tradition, and community. This year, they’re thrilled to feature the incredible Gyanta Banda as the guest musicians! What’s in store for you?: […]

    $5 – $50
  • Saratoga Folk Dancers Workshop with Andy Taylor

    St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church 18870 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga, California

    Saratoga International Folk Dancers is delighted to host a international dance workshop with master instructor Andy Taylor on February 5, in advance of her appearing at the Festival of the Oaks. This is a large, friendly group; you won’t be disappointed! More details… Andy Taylor Andy Taylor's passion for international folk dancing began at a […]

    $10 – $15
  • Festival of the Oaks

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

    For the 77th Festival of the Oaks, there will be a morning workshop with Andy Taylor who will teach dances of Carpathian Europe, followed by optional lunch, an afternoon dance party, and more. Refreshments will be provided. Oh, and be sure to shop at (and/or donate to) the pre-owned folk dance costume sale (12:30 pm […]

    $20 – $35
  • Federation General Assembly Meeting

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

    Join the Folk Dance Federation for their general assembly meeting. Various topics such as event planning, membership, publicity, insurance, and budget are discussed. For members of the Folk Dance Federation of California, the meeting will be during the lunch hour at the Festival of the Oaks being held in Berkeley the same day.

    Free
  • Peninsula Folk Dance Party

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

    Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for an all-request dance party with Andy Taylor-Blenis and Adony Beniares as MC! Invite your friends for a short beginner dancer workshop at 3pm. Andy Taylor teaches online classes, and has taught in person recently at Stockton and this weekend in the Bay Area. At this party, we'll be […]

    $10
  • Annual Lunar New Year Festival

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

    The annual Cerritos Folk Dancers Lunar New Year Festival is coming! Now in its 14th year, this year the workshop teachers are master instructors Tom Bozigian and Sheree King. Save the date! For more details contact CerritosFolkDancers@gmail.com or call Wen at 626 500 5035.

    $15
  • Global Folk Dance Party

    Online CA, United States
    Online Event

    What fun! We'll do some turning this month. We'll have our usual team of dance leaders, who will be joined this month by Roo Lester. Have any ideas? Send them along to us! As always, join us 30 minutes before each Global Folk Dance Party at 2:30pm PST for a different pre-show (quiz, video, music, […]

    Free

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