Weekend
Carolina Meltdown
YMCA Camp Thunderbird 1 Thunderbird Ln, Lake Wylie, SC, United StatesCome join us for an amazing contra dance weekend featuring the bands Topspin (Owen Morrison, Anna Patton, Emily Troll, & Stefan Amidon) and Hot Coffee Breakdown (Tom Cunningham, Kate Sanders, […]
PigTown Fling 2025!
Mercer Elementary School 2600 Bartels Rd., Cincinnati, OH, United StatesOnline registration is open! Early Bird ends January 22. Two Top Liner Bands: The Engine Room, with Noah VanNorstrand, Kelsey Wells, and Alex Sturbaum, will lay down a driving, nonstop […]
Nashville Playford Ball
West End Middle School 3529 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, United StatesPlease join us for the 42nd annual Nashville Playford Ball Weekend, featuring Joanna Reiner Wilkinson calling with music by Constellation: Rachel Bell (accordion), Susan Kevra (clarinet) & Dave Wiesler (piano). Expert […]
Melt Into Spring Ball Weekend
Concourse Hall 4531 Concourse Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesWe'd love to see travelers at Ann Arbor’s Melt Into Spring Ball weekend March 28-29! The excellent Brad Foster will lead a Welcome English dance Friday night, ball practice/style workshop […]
#Dance Weekend
Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, MD, United States#Dance Weekend is an ultra-challenging urban dance weekend featuring mind-bending figures, non-gendered calling, and phenomenal music. Two days of amazing workshops, dancing, community, fun, and food in the fabulous open-air, […]
#Dance Weekend
Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, MD, United States#Dance Weekend is an ultra-challenging urban dance weekend featuring mind-bending figures, non-gendered calling, and phenomenal music. Two days of amazing workshops, dancing, community, fun, and food in the fabulous open-air, […]
Set for Spring ECD in Oklahoma City
International Dance Studio 3001 NW 73rd St, Oklahoma City, OK, United StatesSet for Spring is an ECD weekend that rotates between Austin, Houston, Dallas, and Oklahoma City! This year's SFS features Joanna Reiner calling and Karen Axelrod, Eric Martin, and Anna […]
Pitt’s Maggot English Dance Weekend
Anne Ashley Memorial United Methodist Church 334 E 22nd Ave, Homestead, PA, United StatesDavid Smukler with Hot Toddy David Smukler has been dancing since the 1960s, calling contras since the 1980s and calling English country dances since the 1990s. He is a gentle […]
Epicenter Contra Dance Weekend
Strawberry Recreation Center 118 East Strawberry Dr., Mill Valley, CA, United StatesA fabulous weekend in Mill Valley, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, featuring Supertrad and Engine Room, with gender neutral calling by Lisa Greenleaf and Michael Karcher. Registration now […]
28th Annual Springforth Ball & Dance Weekend
Lewis Ginter Recreation Association 3421 Hawthorne Avenue, Richmond, VA, United StatesFeaturing Playing with Fyre George Paul (keyboard) Rob Zisette (fiddle), and Steve Kemble (percussion) with calling by Bob Isaacs
Call of the Loon—12th Annual Contra Dance Weekend
Tapestry Folkdance Center 3748 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesFeaturing Calling from Seth Tepfer and Steve Pike and Music from Dam Beavers and Contratopia! $135 Registration January 1 – February 28, 2025 $145 Late registration after February 28, 2025 […]
When in Doubt, Swing! Contra Dance Weekend
Sokol Athletic Center 7448 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX, United StatesCaller: Jeremy Korr Live Music: STEAM! Alice Boyle (fiddle, viola) David Firestine (mandolin, bouzouki) Robert Rosenberg (guitar, banjo) Claire Zucker (bodhran, concertina, flatfooting, vocals) Jeremy is a popular bicoastal caller, […]
New England Folk Festival (NEFFA)
- Children's Programming
- Contra Dance
- English Country Dance
- Family and Community Dance
- Festivals
- Morris and Sword Dance
- Other Dance Traditions
- Outdoor Event
- Playing Music
- Storytelling
- Traditional Song
- Weekend
NEFFA attracts over 2000 attendees and close to 1000 performers. The Festival is unique because of the participatory nature of the events. The Festival is known for its varied social […]
Jane Austen Ball
Memorial Art Gallery Ballroom 500 University Ave, Rochester, NY, United StatesJoin us for a special Jane Austen Ball, on the 250th anniversary of her birth. The Ball will be called by Beverly Francis, a longstanding leader from Country Dance New […]
Puttin’ On The Dance 3: A Conference for Dance Organizers!
Belfast, Maine Belfast, ME, United StatesPuttin' On The Dance 3 is happening May 2-4 2025 in Belfast, Maine. This is following two other very successful POTD gatherings in Vermont and Ontario. POTD3 is all about […]
Whitewater Whirl Contra Dance Weekend
Fayette County Park 1268 Fayette County Park Rd, Fayetteville, WV, United StatesJoin FOOTMAD for the 18th annual Whitewater Whirl Contra Dance Weekend in West Virginia’s scenic New River Gorge area. Our bands are Supertrad, a regular on the dance weekend circuit, […]
Apple Blossom Bliss
Concourse Hall 4531 Concourse Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesJoin us in Ann Arbor for a new contra dance weekend! Branded last year as the NexGen Contra Dance Weekend, we are back with a new name and great talent. […]
Spring Thaw 2025—Toronto Contra Dance Weekend
St. Barnabas Hall 175 Hampton Ave., Toronto, Ontario, CanadaWe're absolutely thrilled to be able to once again welcome dancers from all over to Toronto for our annual Spring Thaw contra dance weekend. Shake off the winter chill and […]
Mad Robin Ball
Hermann Sons Hall 860 Western Ave, Petaluma, CA, United StatesSave the date for the 2025 Mad Robin Ball and full dance weekend, May 16th, 17th, and 18th. This year's dance leader is Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, with music provided by […]
30th Annual FolkMADness Music, Song & Dance Weekend
- Camps
- Contra Dance
- English Country Dance
- Family and Community Dance
- Festivals
- Playing Music
- Weekend
- Workshops and Lessons
Bands and Music Workshops: Jeffrey Spero and Ryan McKasson (Syncopaths) and Ness Smith-Savedoff (The Dam Beavers) Larry Unger (Notorious) and Eric Boodman (Calico) and Emily Troll (Pine Tree Flyers and […]
Dancing Bears Dance Camp
Kings Lake Camp Wasilla, AK, United StatesThe Dancing Bears Dance Camp is held every Memorial Day Weekend at King’s Lake Camp in Wasilla, Alaska. Our next camp will be May 23-26, 2025 with calling by Will Mentor and Lindsey […]
Thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their generous support.