Events generally in Northern California
Join the Razzmatazz Folk Dancers for their annual Holiday folk dance party in Santa Rosa. The party will feature live music with Sonoma County's Orkestar Santa Rosa band: Jim Avera, Barbara Babin, Ken Genetti and Jana Mariposa. Start the evening dancing to recorded favorites followed by a reading of "The Night Before Christmas" and a […]
Join the Razzmatazz Folk Dancers for their annual Holiday folk dance party in Santa Rosa. More details coming...
The annual Palomanians Pie Party featuring ice cream, refreshments, and of course pie all provided by the Palomanians! This year's party is FREE, in honor of the the 80th birthday of our Tuesday night teacher and tonight's emcee, Denise Heenan. Send your folk dance requests to Denise and she will incorporate them into the program. […]
Come join the Petaluma Snap-Y Dancers in Petaluma for their annual Holiday Folk Dance Party. The first hour will feature dancing to old and new recorded favorites, followed by Orchestra Euphonos performing a great mix of Balkan, Israeli, and Romanian music. Orchestra Euphonos is a Bay Area-based Eastern European folk and klezmer band. Their uplifting […]
Help Suzanne Rocca-Butler and the Carriage House Folk Dancers celebrate their end of quarter with a holiday folk dance party. Help bring snacks and non-alcoholic beverages to share for the refreshments table.
Live Balkan music and dancing to Bill Cope and Zabava International! Stanford International Dancers is also celebrating Melissa Miller's birthday! It's a party night, so snacks and drinks are welcome, as are tips for the band. Bill CopeZabava International!Energetic, soulful, and rhythmically dazzling music played from the center of the dance floor--music from Albania, America, […]
Holiday Celebration and Second Harvest Food Bank Donation 3:00-7:00pmRequest dance party with quick teaching of fun dances by our wonderful local instructors. Donation: $15 and/or 10 cans of food for the Second Harvest Food Bank (checks payable to Second Harvest Food Bank). Goal is 300 cans and $300. No glass containers or expired cans. Among […]
Come meet the world at our international folk dance club. New dancers welcome. No need to bring a partner, but bring a friend to share the fun. Wear comfortable shoes. Light snacks provided. Loui Tucker is featured instructor. New dancers are invited to learn international folk dance in the East Bay in this monthly 2hr […]
Celebrate Winter Solstice in an evening of dance, music, and Mandala's annual bell ringing ceremony! Bring your own bell or borrow one of ours. Join us in the ringing of bells to scare away the demons of darkness and welcome the sunlight's return showing the way to spring. Some refreshments are provided and you are […]
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 […]
Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com