Community Calendar and Event Finder
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Week of Events
East Bay Waltz
East Bay Waltz is a casual social dance featuring mostly waltz, with polka, swing, latin dances, and other partner dance thrown in to mix things up. There are classes on a variety of dance forms for intermediate dancers and a waltz class for beginners that starts at the very beginning. Then, there's DJ'd social dancing […]
Sunday, December 14, 2025
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Monday, December 15, 2025
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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
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Thursday, December 18, 2025
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Friday, December 19, 2025
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December 19, 2025 –Friday Contra Dance, Nashville TN
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December 19, 2025 –International Folkdance at Tapestry Folkdance Center
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December 19, 2025 –Portland Country Dance Community Friday Night English Dance
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December 19, 2025 –Third Friday Contra at Guiding Star Grange
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December 19, 2025 –Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo, Maryland
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December 19, 2025 –East Bay Square Dance (SF Bay Area)
Friday Contra Dance, Nashville TN
All are welcome to come and dance! You don’t need to bring a partner. Contra dancing is easy to learn. We have beginners' lessons for anyone who hasn’t done it before, or wants a reminder. $7 - $25, pay what you can.
International Folkdance at Tapestry Folkdance Center
Every Friday Ed Stern Large Studio 7:30 - 8:30 pm Lesson 8:30-10:30 pm Request Dance - recorded music Cost: $12 General Admission | $9 Tapestry Member | $8 Young Adult (Ages 18-30) | $4 Youth (Ages 10-17) | Under 10 - Free “Pay What You Choose” First seven days of every month (1st through the 7th) […]
Portland Country Dance Community Friday Night English Dance
For details about venue, callers, or musicians, please go to our website, or email [email protected] Sliding scale: $7 - $20.
Third Friday Contra at Guiding Star Grange
Caller and featured musicians vary each month; please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. Other musicians are welcome to come and be part of the amorphous "Back Row Band." Schedule: 8:00 PM: Contra Dancing for All; often a beginner session at 7:45. Cost: $10 or barter equivalent See venue website for this month's […]
Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo, Maryland
Join us in Glen Echo, Maryland, for a fun night of contras and an occasional square! There’s a free lesson at 7:30pm.
East Bay Square Dance (SF Bay Area)
Usually 3rd Fridays of the month, 8pm-10pm Come on out for an Old-Time Square Dance in Berkeley with live music. All ages welcome. No special clothing required. Beginners welcome. The caller teaches all of the dances right before we dance them. This is a queer-friendly event where you can dance any role you like. Location […]
Saturday, December 20, 2025
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December 20, 2025 –Lenox Contra Dance
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December 20, 2025 –LITMA Special Dance Event at Westbury Friends
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December 20, 2025 –Scissortail English Country Dance in Norman, OK
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December 20, 2025 –York Region English Country Dancers
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December 20, 2025 –Southern Illinois Community Contra Dance
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December 20, 2025 –Tucson Contra Dance
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December 20, 2025 –Monterey Contra Dance
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December 20, 2025 –South Florida Contradance
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December 20, 2025 –Wasatch Contras Third Saturday Monthly Contra Dance
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December 20, 2025 –Swingin’ Tern Contra Dance
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December 20, 2025 –3rd Saturdays Contra Dance, Grass Valley CA
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December 20, 2025 –Syracuse Country Dancers Contra Dance
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December 20, 2025 –Lancaster, PA Monthly Contra Dance
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December 20, 2025 –South Florida Contra Dances
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December 20, 2025 –3rd Saturday Contra Dance in Philadelphia
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December 20, 2025 –Third Saturday Contra at Guiding Star Grange
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December 20, 2025 –Montpelier Contra Dance
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December 20, 2025 –Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center
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December 20, 2025 –Louisville Third-Saturday Contra Dance
Lenox Contra Dance
Come join us contra dancing to live music. We have a different band and caller each month. Dances are held on Third Saturday nights in Lenox, Massachusetts in the Lenox Community Center, at 65 Walker Street. Experience the pleasure of dancing on a beautiful wood floor, in a high-ceiling second floor (handicapped accessible) ballroom with […]
LITMA Special Dance Event at Westbury Friends
10:00–1:00 – Callers’ Workshop – $50 – Scholarships Available 2:00–5:00 – Contradance – Band: LITMA Contra Band – Caller: Louise Siddons Please bring a Friend (or two) and Snacks to share at the break. For information, email Chart Guthre at [email protected] or Toni Kaste [email protected], or call 631-369-7854.
Scissortail English Country Dance in Norman, OK
Scissortail English Country Dance in Norman, third Saturday of the month. Check our Facebook or our website for more details!
York Region English Country Dancers
English Country Dance in central York Region (Ontario, Canada)! Beginners welcome; all dances taught; you don't need to bring a partner. Admission by donation; your first class is free. Join us on the first, third, and (when there is one) fifth Saturday of the month from 2:00 to 4:00. (Please check the website for possible […]
Southern Illinois Community Contra Dance
Our monthly dance is "Blue Zone" living in a war zone world. Connect with neighbors, move your body, eat healthy(ish) food, give your social media a downtime. Southern Illinois Community Contra Dance might just help you live to age 100. $5 or pay what you can.
Tucson Contra Dance
Join us for our first and third Saturday contra dance! Doors open at 6:00 pm. Intro lesson at 6:30 pm. Dance from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Check our website for more details.
Monterey Contra Dance
Monterey Country Dance Community holds contra dances most first Sundays and third Saturdays, unless otherwise noted in our schedules and calendars. Come alone or bring a friend—beginners are always welcome! First Sundays: Lessons at 3:40 PM; dance from 4–7 PM Third Saturdays: Lessons at 6:40; dance from 7–10 PM. Prices: $15-$30, sliding scale, general admission […]
South Florida Contradance
Enjoying contra dance You'll be smiling and laughing. No partner is necessary. Lesson at the beginning. Wear casual clothes and soft soled shoes. Age range 10-100 Dances are called. Put the phone down and destress your life.
Wasatch Contras Third Saturday Monthly Contra Dance
We Dance every Third Saturday of the Month! Beginner’s session starts at 7:00 pm Dance starts at 7:30 pm General admission $10 Sliding Scale (financial hardship) $8 Youth $5
Swingin’ Tern Contra Dance
Our 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 […]
3rd Saturdays Contra Dance, Grass Valley CA
Live music, historic ballroom, sprung dance floor, beginner/refresher session at 6:40pm. Dance 7-10pm. Doors open 6:30. $15. Potluck snacks/treats at halftime! Elks Lodge in downtown Grass Valley: 109 S. School St., 95945 (fairly easy parking on street and town lots); across from the Center for the Arts. Check our website for band & caller info.
Lancaster, PA Monthly Contra Dance
Join us on the third Saturday of each month for a community contra dance! Fall, winter and spring at the church; summer in the park pavilion.
South Florida Contra Dances
Enjoying contra dance You'll be smiling and laughing. No partner is necessary. Lesson at the beginning. Wear casual clothes and soft soled shoes. Age range 10-100 Dances are called. Put the phone down and destress your life.
3rd Saturday Contra Dance in Philadelphia
Every 3rd Saturday from September through May. See our website for this month's band and caller. We use gender neutral role terms at all dances. Proud Associate member of PATMAD and CDSS. Payment is on a sliding scale.
Third Saturday Contra at Guiding Star Grange
The Moving Violations are: Ron Grosslein (fiddle, mandolin, djembe), Autumn Rose Lester (fiddle), and Eric Eid-Reiner (piano). Caller varies each month; please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. Schedule: Newcomers workshop 7:30-8:00 p.m. Contra dance 8:00-11:00 p.m. Cost: $12-20 sliding scale ($10 for students and children, $8 for under 13) at the door. […]
Montpelier Contra Dance
Montpelier Contra Dance with callers and bands that perform regionally and nationally—see website or Facebook events Beginners, singles, and all ages are welcome; all dances are taught. Gender-neutral role terms (Larks and Robins) Newcomers lesson 7:40 pm. Dancing 8-11pm. Please bring clean soft-soled shoes. Masks optional / Excellent ventilation with open windows and ceiling exhaust […]
Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center
Every Saturday LARGE STUDIO 7:30 - 8:00 pm Lesson 8:00 - 11:00 pm Dance Cost: Live Music: $15 General Admission | $12 Tapestry Member | $8 Young Adult (Ages 18-30) | $4 Youth (Ages 10-17) | Under 10 - Free “Pay What You Choose” first seven days of every month (1st through the 7th) Recorded Music: […]
Louisville Third-Saturday Contra Dance
Louisville, Kentucky's monthly third-Saturday contra dance. Check our website for details on bands and callers. Don’t miss the free lesson at 7:30pm. First-time attendees dance free! Waltzing and snacks at the break.
Thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their generous support.
Isaac Banner
Seth Tepfer
Christa Torrens
Ellie Shogren
Sharon Green
Dilip Sequeira