Weekly Austin Contra Dance
2026-07-08 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-07-15 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-07-22 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-07-29 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-08-05 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-08-12 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-08-19 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-08-26 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) and 12 more dates | Hancock Recreation Center, 811 East 41st St., Austin, TX, 78751, United States
A free weekly dance at Hancock Recreation Center, with music by the jam/pickup band, Local On-Call Orchestra (LOCO). We dance every week that Hancock Recreation Center is open. A brief beginners session is taught at 7:30, before the dance program begins. Dance ends about 9:30. Free parking lot.

We welcome beginners. If you can walk to a beat, you can contra dance! All dances are taught and called. No partner necessary. Dance either role – or both. Everyone is welcome.

Sober event. Family-friendly. LGBTQ+

Park Avenue Contra (Swarthmore PA)
2026-07-14 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-08-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-09-08 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-10-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-11-10 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Park Avenue Community Center, 1229 Park Ave, Swarthmore, PA, United States
Joyful community contra dancing on 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Sit-in musicians welcome on 2nd Tuesdays for our By-Ear Open Band (tunes + other details on our website).

Asheville Community Square Dance
2026-09-05 19:00 - 21:30, 2026-10-03 19:00 - 21:30, 2026-11-07 19:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Haw Creek Commons, 315 Old Haw Creek Rd, Asheville, NC, 28805, United States
Grab your friends or your partner! Live music, dancing, and community fun—no experience needed and everyone’s welcome! Start the night with a flatfoot lesson, and dance your heart out to driving fiddle tunes and a caller who knows how to bring the fun. Our dances are on the first Saturday of every month, September through May.
Plenty of free parking is available at Haw Creek Elementary School (10 Bethesda Rd), just a short walk from the hall. Accessible spots are also available next to the dance hall at Haw Creek Commons.
Admission: $10 per person, $5 for kids 12 and under. Pay at the door via cash, Venmo, or Zelle.
Callers and musicians are announced monthly via our email list.

Lady of the Lake Music and Dance Weekend
2026-10-02 15:00 - 2026-10-04 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | N-Sid-Sen Camp & Retreat Center, 36395 S Hwy 97, Harrison, ID, 83833, United States
The 45th annual Lady of the Lake Music and Dance Weekend features a wonderful staff drawing from across the Northwest and well beyond. Callers Lindsey Dono and Jeremy Kors will lead contra dances and workshops. The Dam Beavers and the Baby Corns featuring Hayden Sterns will provide rousing music. Enjoy the falling leaves from heritage apple trees and the cry of loons from the bordering Coeur d’Alene Lake, just 75 minutes from Spokane, WA. Amazing food with five different dietary options.

Head for the Hills
2026-11-13 - 2026-11-15 | Camp Harlam, 575 Smith Rd., Kunkletown, PA, 18058, United States
Princeton Country Dancers’ getaway weekend of dance, music, and song at Camp Harlam near Kresgeville, PA in the Poconos.
