Events generally in Northern California

  • 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 MCs Becky Beniares and Nancy Kaye! Come early at 6:30pm for a dance lesson. We'll have dances for all levels, beginning to advanced, and all forms (line, couple, and set). Dress comfortably in layers; sneakers or low-heeled dance shoes recommended. Donations to help […]

    $10
  • Inaugural Ball 2025

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

    Berkeley Folk Dancers welcomes their new and returning officers. These are the people who are providing layers of structure and support that keep the Berkeley Folk Dance club running. Please bring finger foods to share.

    $12
  • 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
  • David and Marija Anniversary Dance

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

    Come help celebrate David and Marija Hillis' anniversary with picnic and dance. More details coming... Save the date! Banquet/Picnic 11:30am-3pm. Dancing 2-5pm.

    $12
  • Officers Ball 2025

    Veterans Memorial Building, Pleasanton 301 Main Street, Pleasanton, CA, United States

    The Folk Dance Federation’s annual festival of folk dance with workshops, on-site dinner, dance party, and special attractions returns! The theme this year is "FUN-ding the Future." The Officers Ball is also an important fundraiser for the Federation Scholarship Fund. Its Annual 50/50 Drawing is a popular feature: buy tickets for $1 each and, if […]

  • Federation Board Meeting

    Online CA, United States
    Online Event

    Join the Folk Dance Federation for their board meeting. Various topics such as event planning, membership, scholarships, publicity, insurance, and budget are discussed. Join on Zoom Meeting ID: 869 7674 5248 Passcode: 073589

    Free
  • North/South Folkdance Teachers’ Seminar

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

    Are you a folkdance teacher who would like to hone your skills or a dancer who would like to learn to teach? If so, plan to come to the N/S Folkdance Teachers’ Seminar! About North/South Folkdance Teachers’ Seminar is a gathering of teachers focused on improving teaching skills and sharing information and ideas with other […]

    $270 – $320
  • Peninsula Folk Dance Party

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

    Help us welcome special guests Arianna Ordway (Croatian), Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu (Romanian) to our Sunday evening, October 12th, Peninsula Folk Dance Party. This is not a teaching workshop; they are joining us to relax and party! We’ll include many of the dances we’ve learned from Sonia, Cristian and Željko on the program. We’ll […]

    $10
  • Global Folk Dance Party

    Online CA, United States
    Online Event

    It's that spooky time of year! Join us to "Fall into Halloween" on Saturday October 18. We'll be getting spooky with our usual team of dance leaders, who will be joined this month by our special guest Judy Silver. As always, join us 30 minutes before each Global Folk Dance Party (2:30pm PST) for a […]

    Free

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