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 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
  • 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
  • Canceled BYU Intl Folk Dance Ensemble: Journey – Reno

    Procter R Hug High School 3530 Sullivan Lane, Sparks, Nevada, United States

    Get ready to experience the vibrant and energetic BYU International Folk Dance in Reno, NV - it's going to be a cultural extravaganza! Journey: Reflections shares strength from the past through traditional music and dance. Join the dancers for 90 minutes as they portray cultures from all over the world. Experiencing the ensemble’s furious footwork, […]

    $18 – $32
  • BYU Intl Folk Dance Ensemble: Journey – Modesto

    Foster Family Theater 1000 I Street, Modesto, CA, United States

    Get ready to experience the vibrant and energetic BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble—it's going to be a cultural extravaganza! Journey: Reflections shares strength from the past through traditional music and dance. Join the dancers for 90 minutes as they portray cultures from all over the world. Experiencing the ensemble’s furious footwork, pulsing rhythms, live music, […]

    $18 – $32
  • BYU Intl Folk Dance Ensemble: Journey – Stockton

    Get ready to experience the vibrant and energetic BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble—it's going to be a cultural extravaganza! Journey: Reflections shares strength from the past through traditional music and dance. Join the dancers for 90 minutes as they portray cultures from all over the world. Experiencing the ensemble’s furious footwork, pulsing rhythms, live music, […]

  • 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
  • BYU Intl Folk Dance Ensemble: Journey – Oakland

    Oakland California Temple 4770 Lincoln Ave, Oakland, CA, United States

    Get ready to experience the vibrant and energetic BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble—it's going to be a cultural extravaganza! Journey: Reflections shares strength from the past through traditional music and dance. Join the dancers for 90 minutes as they portray cultures from all over the world. Experiencing the ensemble’s furious footwork, pulsing rhythms, live music, […]

    $15 – $25
  • Come to Dance – Hungarian Film Screening

    Hungarian Reformed Church 35660 Cedar Blvd, Newark, CA, United States

    Come to Dance! Curious about the unspoken rules in folk dance — who leads, who follows, what’s “allowed,” and why? On February 28, 2026, at 3:00 PM, join us for a powerful documentary screening + community conversation about boundaries, gender roles, and tradition in folk dance — then and now. After the film, we’ll have […]

    Free

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