Community Calendar and Event Finder
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Events
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Asheville Community Square Dance
Haw Creek Commons 315 Old Haw Creek Rd, Asheville, NC, United StatesGrab 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 […]
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Wooster Contra Dance
Valley College Grange 2411 Shreve Road, Wooster, OH, United StatesA lively and friendly contra dance with dancers of all ages. Longways sets called by Susan English plus circle mixers and an old-time square. Beautiful Celtic music by Pocketful o' Gimmick. Starts at 7 pm prompt with beginner instruction downstairs and advanced contras upstairs. Then all come together upstairs and dance until 9:30 pm.
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Circle Left
Lake Merritt Dance Center 200 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA, United StatesCircle Left is a gender-neutral contra dance in Oakland on the first Saturday of the month.
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Scissortail Contra Dance in Tulsa, OK
Strictly Ballroom Dance Studio and Event Center 6926 S Lewis Ave, Tulsa, OK, United StatesScissortail Contra Dance in Tulsa, first Saturdays. Check our Facebook or our website for more details!
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Syracuse Country Dancers Contra Dance
United Church of Fayetteville 310 East Genesee St, Fayetteville, NY, United StatesContra dancing every 1st and 3rd Saturday.
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Santa Fe Contra Dance
Odd Fellows Hall, Santa Fe 1125 Cerrillios Rd, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesInstruction at 6:30 and dancing starts at 7:00PM. Everyone is welcome at contra dancing, no partner required. For more details about contra or the FolkMADS organization, see our website.
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Hudson Valley Country Dancers – Port Ewen English Country Dance
Reformed Church of Port Ewen 160 Salem St, Port Ewen, NY, United StatesEnglish Country Dance with visiting callers. Live local band. Air conditioned hall, so we dance all summer! 7 PM skills class for beginners Dance is 7:30 to 10:30. Entry is $15.
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Swingin’ Tern Contra Dance
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chatham, NJ 200 Main St., Chatham, NJ, United StatesOur contra dances are held every first and third Saturday evening year-round from 7:30pm–10:30pm with a beginners' workshop at 7pm. We have occasional double dances along with a New Year's Eve dance. Our full calendar Useful Information: Newcomers are welcome to come at 7pm for an introductory lesson on the basics of contra dancing. No […]
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Carrboro First Saturday Contra Dance
Carrboro Century Center 100 N Greensboro St, Carrboro, NC, United StatesEvery first Saturday at the Carrboro Century Center. Gender-neutral calling. Check our website for details—it's occasionally a Rushfest!
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Groton Grange Contra Dance!
Groton Grange #7 80 Champney Street, Groton, MA, United StatesGroton Grange #7 invites you to join the fun at our traditional New England Contra Dances on Saturdays in 2026 from 7:30 – 10 PM at Historic Groton Grange Hall. Caller: Dudley Laufman, 2009 National Heritage Fellow Suggested donation: $5 per person / $20 max per couple or family / children under 3 free. Refreshments […]
$5 – $20
Thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their generous support.
Isaac Banner
Seth Tepfer
Christa Torrens
Ellie Shogren
Sharon Green
Dilip Sequeira