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Events generally in Northern California

Festival of the Oaks

Albany Veterans Memorial Building 1325 Portland Ave, Albany, CA, United States

Save the date! The 72nd annual international Festival of the Oaks features a morning international folk dance workshop with Maurits & Tineke Van Geel, a hot lunch, exhibition dance performance, […]

$13 – $26

Maurits and Tineke van Geel Workshop and Party

All Saints’ Episcopal 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto, CA, United States

Workshop featuring Maurits and Tineke van Geel teaching dances of Armenia, the Roma, and other countries. Followed by dance party. 1:45pm Doors open, request dancing 2:00 - 6:00pm Workshop and […]

$15

Joe Graziosi Greek Dance Workshop

Joe Goode Annex 401 Alabama at 17th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

GreekFeet is pleased to announce a special Greek dance workshop featuring one of our favorite guest instructors Joe Graziosi. Joe will be teaching a mix of regional Greek dances. Ring […]

$15

Valentine’s Dance Party

Holbrook Palmer Park, Carriage House 150 Watkins Avenue, Atherton, CA, United States

Join Suzanne Rocca-Butler and the Carriage House Folk Dancers for a Valentine's Day folk dance party. Bring your dancing shoes and good cheer. Snacks or beverages to share are also […]

$9

Scandomania! Golden Gate Nordic Music & Dance Festival

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

We hope you will join us for Scandomania! a Nordic music and dance festival in Petaluma, CA, February 14-16, 2020. The festival workshops will feature the Swedish dance Slängpolska. Accomplished […]

$65 – $160

Mardi Gras Shuffle

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

iTunes Shuffle mode will determine which of your advanced dance requests is played next. Send your favorite dance names to Lucy or Karen and we will assemble a master list […]

$10

Laguna Folk Dance Festival

Laguna Woods Clubhouse 2 24112 Moulton Parkway, Laguna Woods, CA, United States

Southern California's premier folk dance festival! Dance and instrumental workshops with master teachers, parties with live music, the famous Sunday Dance Concert, catered food... what's not to like? The Laguna […]

$25 – $120

Dance Party with Balkanton 340

Bethany Lutheran Church 1095 Cloud Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Balkanton 340 and its members are Dena Bjornlie (gadulka and vocals), Hector Bezanis (gajda), and other musicians to be announced. As their name implies, they specialize in Bulgarian village music. […]

$12

Hambo Workshop with Roo Lester

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

Saratoga International Folk Dancers is proudly offering a special workshop on the Hambo with Roo Lester. All levels of experience welcome. Roo Lester Roo LesterRoo Lester is a nationally acclaimed […]

$8 – $16

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