Events generally in Northern California
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dance to your favorite international tunes live with Bulgarika and Kopachka Folk Dancers at Strawberry Rec. Center, Mill Valley! BULGARIKA is back for their 2025 tour: Donka Koleva, Nikolay Kolev, Stoyan Kostav, and Anton Shekerjiev. The group features four maestros with decades of performing experience. They are all steeped in Bulgarian music and rhythms from […]
Celebrate the change in seasons with us to the live music of Greg Jenkins and Friends! Truth is we had so much fun at our previous party with this band, we just had to have another party with Greg and Friends. Join us for a night of hospitality, Greek dancing and good vibes. Greg and […]
Łowiczanie Dancers and Directors warmly invite you to attend their festivities celebrating 50 years of dance and tradition, cultural, and educational service to the Polish community and the greater Bay Area! Their 50th anniversary concert guests include Tekla Klebetnica – award-winning Polish musicians from Poland – alongside acclaimed Polish folk ensemble, Krakusy LA, our own […]
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!
The Łowiczanie Dancers and Directors warmly invite you to attend their festivities celebrating 50 years of dance and tradition, cultural, and educational service to the Polish community and the greater Bay Area! Łowiczanie celebrates a gala Dinner-Dance in San Francisco promising a sparkling evening of art, auction-bidding, dancing to live and DJ’d music, delicious Polish […]
Join us at Fall Camp 2025 for another magical, fun-filled weekend of dance, music, crafts, nature, and camaraderie. This year, Fall Camp 2025 will feature one main teacher, Catherine Rudin, plus several of our own California-based dance teachers. Catherine will present an eclectic mix of forgotten-classic and recent captivating dances, with particular attention to styling […]
Come join a celebration of traditions from around the world! This year's presentations include dances and songs from India, Spain, Quebec, Peru, Mexico, Italy, Scandinavia, and Ukraine. There will also be dances from the United States including clogging. This is the 5th annual Festivals of Light. Two shows: 7:00 pm November 7th and 3:00pm November […]
Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com