Events generally in Northern California
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 […]
Once upon a time, a family gathered with friends and relatives every Christmas Night to celebrate the day. They shared food and beverages, and danced away the evening. John Nicoara was there. It was from the stories of these warm memories that Jan and he, and Becky and Adony, were inspired to continue that tradition […]
Ring in the New Year dancing with the Berkeley Folk Dancers in a New Years Eve Dance Party! Potluck dinner at 7pm and dancing 9pm to midnight.
Come help Moveable Feet celebrate the arrival of 2025 with an in-person potluck supper and dance party while raising money for Second Harvest, a local food bank! The combined, New Year’s Eve International Folk Dance Party and Lucy Chang Memorial Second Harvest Fundraiser will kick off on Tuesday, December 31, at 7:00 p.m. and wind […]
Staying Alive Through the Decades Berkeley Folk Dancers will be 84 years old this year! Join us in welcoming our new members and celebrating Berkeley Folk Dancers' 84th year. Join the celebration! Things have changed in the last eight decades, and things have continued. Costumes can be anything that you have fond memories of: your […]
Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for an all-request dance party with MC Clem Dickey! We'll have dances for all levels, beginning to advanced. Dress comfortably in layers; sneakers or low-heeled dance shoes recommended. Donations to help cover the cost of the hall are welcome. We do dances from nearly every country in the world, […]
We're so happy to start 2025 with our online dance friends! Please join us on Saturday January 18 for our first online dance party of the year. We'll have our usual team of dance leaders and this month we're also joined by guest leaders Tom Roby and Sue Rose. Also, wonderul live music will be […]
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 […]
Have you always been interested in folk dance but couldn't commit to weekly practices? Do you hear folk music and feel like dancing but don’t know what steps to take? Eszterlánc is here to help! We’re launching monthly folk dance classes! Who we’re expecting: Anyone who wants to move around a little Anyone who will […]
Eszterlánc invites you to join us for a Hungarian Dance Day (táncház) on January 25th, 2025. This is our regular start-of-the-year dance house with live music by Forrás Banda (violin, viola, double bass, cimbalom (hammered dulcimer), moldavian drum). There will be several new features: Free film screening before the dance house: The Hungarian film Akkord […]
Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com