Folk dance events in the USA

April 2022
Sat 9–Sun 10 Coming Home to Contra $80-$115 Mill Valley, CA, USA contra
Stringrays StringFire! Will Mentor Susan Petrick
June 2022
Sun 12–Sun 19 Hey Days $825-$1050 Rohnert Park, CA, USA W ECD balfolk
Fri 17 7:30 pm–Sun 19 2:00 pm Faultline Frolic $160 Santa Rosa, CA, USA contra
Notorious Frannie Marr
Sun 19–Sat 25 Music and Dance Week $640-$740 Harrison, ID, USA W contra ECD
Spin The Dam Beavers Fine Companions Cis Hinkle Will Mentor Kalia Kliban
Sun 26–Sat 2 July Family Week Santa Cruz, CA, USA W ECD SCD contra
July 2022
Fri 15 3:00 pm–Sun 17 3:00 pm River Rendezvous $95-$171.50 Coshocton, OH, USA contra
Toss the Possum The Mean Lids Gaye Fifer Terry Doyle Carol Kopp
August 2022
Sun 7–Sat 13 Dance S'More $450-$900 Harrison, ID, USA W contra
Alex Sturbaum and Bryan Lindsay Audrey Knuth and Amy Englesberg Susan Michaels Abigail Hobart
Fri 12–Sun 14 Balance the Bay $30-$175 San Francisco, CA, USA contra
The Syncopaths The Dam Beavers Will Mentor Lindsey Dono
Fri 26 6:00 pm–Sun 28 12:00 pm Sugar Hill Dance Weekend $10-$55 Bloomington, IN, USA W contra
September 2022
Fri 16 4:00 pm–Sun 18 3:30 pm Echo Summit Dance Camp $300-$330 Sacramento, CA, USA W contra
Eloise & Co. Singularity Bob Isaacs Cis Hinkle
October 2022
Fri 7–Sun 9 Fall Dance and Music Weekend $225 Harrison, ID, USA W contra
Audacious Banna Damhsa Franny Marr
Fri 7 4:30 pm–Sun 9 2:30 pm Moondance $65-$280 Pickens, SC, USA W contra
Buzz Band Redbud Ramblers Will Mentor Cis Hinkle
Fri 21–Sun 23 Bal Folk Dance Weekend $233 Brasstown, NC, USA W balfolk
Rachel Bell Becky Tracy Susan Kevra
December 2022
Fri 2–Sun 4 Fall Frolick $375 Healdsburg, CA, USA W ECD balfolk contra
Audrey Knuth Jon Berger Rebecca King Jim Oakden Jeffrey Spero Christopher Jacoby Sande Gillette
Fri 9 3:00 pm–Sun 11 1:00 am Yuletide Frolick $105 Lawrence, KS, USA W contra
Jambaroque Kaw Creek Wendy Graham
Mon 26–Sun 1 January Winter CDH $370-$770 Kingsport, TN, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Buzz Band Bob Isaacs Terry Doyle Warren Doyle
Mon 26–Sun 1 January Winter Dance Week $438 Brasstown, NC, USA W contra ECD
Erynn Marshall Carl Jones Karen Axelrod Rachel Bell Daron Douglas Audrey Knuth Noah Van Norstrand Phil Jamison Kalia Kliban Diane Silver
January 2023
Fri 13 7:00 pm–Sun 15 10:30 pm Contra Carnivale $120-$195 San Luis Obispo, CA, USA contra
Notorious Riptide The Free Raisins Lindsey Dono Seth Tepfer Will Mentor
February 2023
Fri 10–Sun 12 Bayou Bedlam $40 Houston, TX, USA W contra
Stomp Rocket Mary Wesley
Fri 17–Sun 19 Flurry Festival Saratoga Springs, NY, USA W contra ECD scandi balfolk
Fri 24 7:00 pm–Sun 26 10:30 pm Fiddling Frog $85-$190 Pasadena, CA, USA contra
Root System The Dam Beavers Gaye Fifer Jeremy Korr
March 2023
Fri 10 7:30 pm–Sun 12 3:00 pm Beantown Stomp $40-$120 Boston, MA, USA W contra
River Road Eloise & Co. Luke Donforth Lisa Greenleaf
Sat 11 4:00 pm–Fri 17 12:00 pm Hawaii Contra Dance Week $1420-$3100 Pahoa, HI, USA contra
Tangent Gaye Fifer Claire Takemori
Fri 24 7:00 pm–Sun 26 2:00 pm Set for Spring $60-$120 Dallas, TX, USA W balfolk ECD
Rachel, Susan & David David Millstone
Fri 31 7:00 pm–Sun 2 April 6:30 pm Epicenter $90-$175 Mill Valley, CA, USA contra
The Latter Day Lizards The Figments Cis Hinkle Lindsey Dono
April 2023
Fri 21–Sun 23 NEFFA Marlborough, MA, USA W contra scandi balfolk
Fri 21 6:30 pm–Sun 23 3:00 pm Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend $88-$99 Berea, KY, USA W contra
Wild Asparagus George Marshall
Fri 28–Sun 30 The Phoenix $200 Lenox, MA, USA W ECD
Alchemy Andrew Shaw Graham Christian
Fri 28 7:00 pm–Sun 30 4:00 pm Spring Dance Romance $120 Chapel Hill, NC, USA contra
Engine Room Nova Will Mentor Eileen Thorsos
May 2023
Fri 5 6:00 pm–Sun 7 1:00 pm Whitewater Whirl $60-$110 Fayetteville, WV, USA W contra ECD
Playing with Fyre Trillium Gaye Fifer Terry Doyle
Fri 12–Fri 19 Spring CDH Kingsport, TN, USA W contra
Fri 26–Mon 29 FolkMADness Camp $155-$455 Socorro, NM, USA contra
Eloise & Co. Supertrad The Cheap Shots The Parson Sisters Adobe Brothers David Millstone Sue Rosen
Fri 26 1:45 pm–Mon 29 5:00 pm Camp Sturtevant Los Angeles, CA, USA contra
Uncle Farmer Susan Petrick
June 2023
Fri 9–Sun 11 LCFD Spring Camp Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 9 7:30 pm–Sun 11 5:00 pm Flamingo Fling $50-$125 Oklahoma City, OK, USA contra
Stomp Rocket Diane Silver
Sat 17–Sat 24 Dance, Music & Spice $950 Lexington, MI, USA W contra ECD
Thu 29 3:00 pm–Tue 4 July 10:00 am July 4th Session $383-$393 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Alchemy Night Watch
July 2023
Mon 3–Fri 7 English-Scottish-Contra session Plymouth, MA, USA W SCD contra ECD
Fri 7–Mon 10 Scottish Session I Plymouth, MA, USA W SCD
Mon 10–Sat 15 Scottish Session II Plymouth, MA, USA W SCD
Sat 15–Sat 22 Family Week at Pinewoods $67-$950 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Sat 22–Sat 29 American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods $950 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Fri 28 3:00 pm–Fri 4 August 11:30 am Summer CDH $160-$250 Mountain City, TN, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Drive Trail Terry Doyle Bob Isaacs
Sat 29–Sat 5 August Harmony of Song & Dance $950 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
August 2023
Sat 5–Sat 12 English Dance Week $950 Plymouth, MA, USA W ECD
Sun 6 4:00 pm–Sat 12 1:00 pm Dance S'More 2023 $465-$750 Harrison, ID, USA W contra
Alex Sturbaum and Bryan Lindsay Audrey Knuth and Amy Englesberg Lindsey Dono Susan Michaels
Sat 12–Sat 19 Early Music Week $990 Plymouth, MA, USA W ECD
Fri 11 7:30 pm–Sun 13 10:00 pm Balance the Bay $30-$180 San Francisco, CA, USA contra
Nova The Gaslight Tinkers Lisa Greenleaf Michael Karcher
Sun 13–Sat 19 Family Week Poland, ME, USA W contra ECD
Mon 14–Sun 20 Cascade of Music and Dance $63-$915 Cascade, MD, USA W contra ECD
September 2023
Fri 1–Mon 4 Labor Day Dance Away Julian, CA, USA contra
Fri 29–Sun 1 October Adirondack Dance Weekend $150-$675 Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD
Red Case Band
Fri 29 6:00 pm–Sun 1 October 4:00 pm Cascade Contras on the River $120-$170 Springfield, OR, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Bozzy MaCoo Michael Karcher Susan Petrick
October 2023
Fri 6–Sun 8 Fall Dance and Music Weekend $195-$350 Harrison, ID, USA W contra scandi
Engine Room Laurie Andres George Marshall
Fri 13–Sun 15 Harvest Moon $70-$175 Santa Barbara, CA, USA contra
Stringrays Eloise & Co. Will Mentor Jacqui Grennan
Fri 27–Sun 29 Music City Masquerade $104-$150 Nashville, TN, USA contra
Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 27 3:00 pm–Sun 29 3:00 pm Boo Camp $200-$320 Torreon, NM, USA contra
Fri 27 8:00 pm–Sun 29 3:30 pm Fall Dance Weekend $60-$120 Pittsburgh, PA, USA contra ECD
Stomp Rocket Supertrad Gaye Fifer Janine Smith Michael Karchar
November 2023
Fri 3 6:30 pm–Sun 5 10:00 pm Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend Monterey, CA, USA W contra
Elixir The Free Raisins Lindsey Dono Nils Fredland
Fri 3 7:30 pm–Sun 5 12:30 pm Fairfolk Dancers 29th Annual English Country Dance Weekend $175 Fairfield, IA, USA W ECD
Bare Necessities Joanna Reiner Wilkinson
Fri 10 5:00 pm–Sun 12 3:15 pm Head for the Hills $115-$225 Kunkletown, PA, USA W balfolk contra ECD
A Joyful Noise Brooklyn Swing Ensemble Millserati Raise the Roof TWeLve Dave Rupp Donna Hunt Michael Karcher Robert Mills Ted Rudofker
Fri 17 7:00 pm–Sun 19 2:00 pm Fire Ant Frolic Austin, TX, USA W contra
Contraverts Playing with Fyre Bob Isaacs Marc Airhart Rich MacMath
Fri 17 5:00 pm–Sun 19 4:00 pm Fall Frolick $395 Healdsburg, CA, USA W ECD
Alex Cumming Caroline McCaskey Patti Cobb Audrey Jaber Christopher Jacoby Rebecca King Bridget Whitehead Dan Blim Kalia Kliban
January 2024
Fri 5–Sat 6 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Audacious Frannie Marr
Fri 5–Sun 7 Chambana Jan Jam Urbana, IL, USA W contra
Euphor Turnip the Beet Meadowhawk Sarah Kaiser Georges Augustin Nedra McNeil
Fri 12–Sun 14 Contra Carnivale San Luis Obispo, CA, USA W contra
Elixir The Syncopaths Eloise & Co. Nils Fredland Cis Hinkle Susan Petrick
Fri 12 7:30 pm–Sat 13 10:00 pm 36th Ralph Page Dance Event $40-$65 Worcester, MA, USA W contra
Sugar River Band Canterbury Dance Orchestra Tod Whittemore Lisa Greenleaf Dudley Laufman
Fri 26–Sat 27 Contra Swing Shift Weekend $32-$55 Berea, KY, USA W contra ECD
Meadowhawk Charley Harvey
Fri 26 6:00 pm–Sun 28 2:00 pm Snow Ball Dance Weekend $120-$135 Gulfport, FL, USA W contra
Kingfisher Nova Janine Smith Will Mentor
February 2024
Fri 2–Sat 3 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Mary Wesley
Fri 2–Sun 4 Supersonic Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Notorious Playing with Fyre Seth Tepfer Will Mentor
Fri 2 7:30 pm–Sun 4 1:30 pm Asheville Mid-Winter ECD Weekend $110-$125 Asheville, NC, USA W ECD
Fri 9–Sun 11 Cabin Fever Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Baba Yaga's Stew Timothy Klein
Fri 9 7:30 pm–Sun 11 7:30 pm Bayou Bedlam Houston, TX, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Gaye Fifer
Fri 9 8:00 pm–Sat 10 10:30 pm Phoenix Winter Frolic $15-$75 Phoenix, AZ, USA contra
Joyance Christine Merryman
Fri 16–Sun 18 Corvallis Contra Dance Weekend Corvallis, OR, USA W contra
Riptide Fiddle Hellions Frannie Marr Julian Blechner
Fri 16 7:00 pm–Sun 18 7:00 pm Dance Flurry Festival Saratoga Springs, NY, USA W contra ECD scandi balfolk
Countercurrent Engine Room River Road Supertrad Adina Gordon Bob Isaacs Liz Nelson Isaac Banner Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 23 6:30 pm–Sun 25 11:15 pm Fiddling Frog Pasadena, CA, USA contra
Engine Room Stomp Rocket Lisa Greenleaf Susan Michaels
March 2024
Fri 1–Sat 2 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
The Old-Time Superstars Will Mentor
Fri 8 4:00 pm–Sun 10 4:00 pm Carolina Meltdown Lake Wylie, SC, USA W contra
The Syncopaths Drive Train Seth Tepfer Diane Silver
Sat 9–Sun 10 Hash Dance Weekend Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
River Road Ice Cream Truckers Will Mentor Alex Deis-Lauby
Sat 9 10:00 am–Sun 10 12:30 pm Sun Assembly Spring DanceFest $80 Durham, NC, USA W ECD
Fri 15–Sun 17 Beantown Stomp Cambridge, MA, USA W contra
The Mean Lids The Figments Maia McCormick Will Mentor
Fri 15 6:00 pm–Sun 17 2:00 pm Spring Swedish Music & Dance Weekend $150-$325 Dodgeville, WI, USA W scandi
Fri 15 7:00 pm–Sun 17 3:00 pm Spring Breakdown Dance Weekend $105-$115 Columbia, MO, USA W contra
Nova Emily Rush
Fri 22–Sun 24 Boulder Scandinavian Weekend $150 Boulder, CO, USA W scandi
Fri 22 4:30 pm–Sun 24 3:00 pm Spring @ Sautee $100-$135 Helena, GA, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown ContraForce DJ TacoShel Terry Doyle Seth Tepfer
Fri 22 6:00 pm–Sun 24 3:00 pm Pigtown Fling $110-$130 Cincinnati, OH, USA W contra
Elixir Trillium Darlene Underwood Nils Fredland
Fri 22 7:30 pm–Sat 23 11:00 pm Melt Into Spring Ball Weekend $37-$75 Ann Arbor, MI, USA W ECD
Gene Murrow
Fri 22 7:30 pm–Sun 24 1:00 pm Nashville Playford Ball $65-$165 Nashville, TN, USA W ECD
Shira Kammen & Karen Axelrod Brooke Friendly
Fri 29 7:00 pm–Sun 31 2:00 pm Set for Spring $120 Austin, TX, USA ECD
Jacqueline Schwab, Audrey Knuth & Ben Schreiber Susan Kevra
April 2024
Fri 5–Sat 6 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Stomp Rocket Janine Smith
Fri 5 6:30 pm–Sun 7 2:00 pm English Country Dance Weekend $155-$330 Dodgeville, WI, USA W ECD
Bare Necessities Joanna Reiner Wilkinson
Fri 5 7:00 pm–Sun 7 5:00 pm Epicenter dance weekend Mill Valley, CA, USA W contra
The Free Raisins Genticorum Seth Tepfer Alex Deis-Lauby
Sat 6 8:00 am–Tue 9 1:00 pm Pitt's Maggot 2024 $115 Homestead, PA, USA W ECD
Hijinks Mae Wilson
Fri 12–Mon 15 Springdans Northwest Seabeck, WA, USA W scandi
Fri 12–Sun 14 Call of the Loon Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
Stringrays Northern Aire Ted Hodapp Will Mentor
Fri 12–Sun 14 NexGen Contra Weekend Ann Arbor, MI, USA W contra
Starling Pimento Mori Katie Zanders River Rainbowface
Fri 12 7:00 pm–Sun 14 1:30 pm NexGen Contra Weekend Ann Arbor, MI, USA W contra
Pimento Mori Starling Katie Zanders River Rainbowface
Fri 12 7:00 pm–Sun 14 3:00 pm Springforth Ball and Dance Weekend Richmond, VA, USA W contra
Drive Train Gaye Fifer
Fri 12 6:00 pm–Sun 14 3:00 pm Queer Contra Dance Camp $125-$500 Aptos, CA, USA W contra
Nimbus River Road Andy Shore Isaac Banner
Fri 19–Sun 21 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Wild Asparagus George Marshall
Fri 19 7:00 pm–Sun 21 5:30 pm NEFFA Marlborough, MA, USA W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD SCD scandi
Live Wire Kingfisher Torrent Good Company Dogtown Roaring Jelly Cojiro The Orphans Open Band Raise the Roof The Dixie Butterhounds The Midlings Chimney Swift Not Enough Fiddles Rum & Onions Wissahickon Express Einstein's Little Homunculus Les Bijoux Folque Orchestra Zarkadelphia Joy Factor Alex Deis-Lauby Rick Mohr Ben Sachs-Hamilton Bob Isaacs Michael Karcher Dereck Kalish Carl Levine Dylan Simpson David Millstone Sue Gola Liesl Jandrey Tamar Myers Qwill Duvall Jeremy Korr Steve Zakon-Anderson Donna Hunt Greg Frock Lisa Greenleaf Cindy Larock Hannah Chamberlain Don Veino
Fri 19 7:30 pm–Sun 21 4:00 pm Dandelion Romp $30-$65 Oberlin, OH, USA W contra
Elixir Engine Room Adina Gordon Nils Fredland
Fri 26–Sun 28 Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend Berea, KY, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Terry Doyle Sarah Kaiser
Fri 26–Sun 28 Trillium Twirl Dowling, MI, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Bob Isaacs
Fri 26–Sun 28 Portland Raindance Weekend Portland, OR, USA W contra
Drive Train Stringrays Lisa Greenleaf Lindsey Dono
Fri 26 3:00 pm–Sun 28 12:00 pm Spring Dance Weekend $256 Brasstown, NC, USA W ECD
Dame's Delight Gaye Fifer Olivia Barry
Fri 26 7:00 pm–Sun 28 3:30 pm Palmetto Bug Stomp $140-$155 Charleston, SC, USA W contra
Wild Asparagus ContraForce George Marshall Seth Tepfer
Fri 26 7:00 pm–Sun 28 2:00 pm When In Doubt, Swing! $50-$120 Dallas, TX, USA contra
The Gaslight Tinkers Wendy Graham
May 2024
Fri 3–Sat 4 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
River Road Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 3 7:00 pm–Sun 5 3:00 pm Whitewater Whirl $75-$115 Fayetteville, WV, USA contra
Brazenkeys Hot Coffee Breakdown Gaye Fifer Janine Smith
Fri 10–Sat 11 Lake Eden Arts Festival - Spring Black Mountain, NC, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Claire Takemori
Fri 10 8:00 pm–Fri 17 12:00 pm Contradancers Delight Holiday Mountain City, TN, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Drive Train Buzz Band George Paul DJ TacoShel Bob Isaacs Terry Doyle Devin Pohly Warren Doyle
Fri 17 7:30 pm–Sat 18 11:00 pm The Sun Assembly $65 Fayetteville, NY, USA ECD
Bellamira Dan Blim
Fri 17 7:30 pm–Tue 21 10:00 pm Mad Robin Ball Weekend Petaluma, CA, USA ECD
Daniel Beerbohm, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea & Jacqueline Schwab Bruce Hamilton Gene Murrow Kalia Kliban
Fri 24–Mon 27 FolkMADness Music & Dance Camp $175-$460 Socorro, NM, USA W contra
Thunderwing Toss the Possum Jeremy Korr Lo Peckman
Fri 24–Sun 26 Spring Dance Romance Carrboro, NC, USA W contra
The Mean Lids River Road Gaye Fifer Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 24–Mon 27 Northwest Folklife Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Countercurrent Chicken Feathers Good Company 3 Wheel Drive SonoOnos Playing for Keeps The Olympia Volunteer String Band The Hat Band The Luddite Ramblers Effervescence Hot Seat Racoon Carnival Soundspel Blue Star The Sage Thrashers Red Crow The Electrodes Mystic Deer The Reckoners Susan Michaels Charlie Fenton Isaac Banner Jesse Partridge Susan Petrick Koren Wake Victoria Fox Ric Goldman David Kreiss-Tomkins Abigail Golden Shannon Horst William Watson Elisabeth Monica Chris Page Eric Curl Craig Wolfe Suzanne Girardot Shell Stowell Michael Karcher Lindsey Dono
Fri 24 3:00 pm–Mon 27 6:00 pm Dancing Bears 40th Dance Camp $330 Wasilla, AK, USA W contra
Sail Away Ladies Stringrays George Marshall Louise Siddons
Fri 24 6:00 pm–Mon 27 3:00 pm Meet Me in St Louis $50-$110 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Audacious Roger Wilco Bob Isaacs
June 2024
Fri 7–Sat 8 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Eloise & Co. Steve Zakon-Anderson
Fri 7–Sun 9 Taste of Haven Syracuse, IN, USA W contra
Critter du Jour Pimento Mori Darlene Underwood Dwayne Johnson Jo Mortland
Fri 7 3:00 pm–Sun 9 4:00 pm Gender-Free Dance Camp $150-$400 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Maia McCormick Scott Higgs Stephanie Marie
Fri 7 5:00 pm–Sun 9 5:00 pm Flamingo Fling Weekend $65-$135 Oklahoma City, OK, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Seth Tepfer
Fri 7 8:00 pm–Sun 9 3:00 pm Dance Trance Weekend $50-$115 Lexington, KY, USA W contra ECD
Hot Coffee Breakdown Dreamdance Gaye Fifer Joe Wilkie
Sat 8–Sat 15 Scandia Camp Mendocino $1200-$1300 Mendocino, CA, USA W scandi
Fri 14–Sun 16 Summer Soiree Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Supertrad Ice Cream Truckers Rushfest Playing with Fyre Nils Fredland Cis Hinkle Emily Rush
Fri 14–Sun 16 Swing into Summer $100-$260 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Miranda Weinberg, Aaron Marcus, & Carrie Rose Gaye Fifer Adina Gordon
Fri 14 7:30 pm–Sat 15 12:00 pm Potato Run Revival $30-$50 Corydon, IN, USA W contra
Tom Cunningham & Friends Greer Hannan
Fri 14 8:00 pm–Sat 15 11:00 pm Across the Lake $100 Colchester, VT, USA ECD
Bare Necessities David Millstone
Sat 15–Sat 22 Dance, Music & Spice Lexington, MI, USA W contra
Will Mentor
Sun 16 4:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm BACDS Hey Days English Dance and Music Week $1220 Rohnert Park, CA, USA ECD
Alchemy
Sun 23–Sat 29 BACDS Family Week $650-$975 Aptos, CA, USA W contra ECD
Lindsay Verbil Yoyo Zhou
Sun 23 3:00 pm–Sat 29 11:00 am Lady of the Lake June Week $595-$995 Harrison, ID, USA W contra
Constellation Countercurrent The Canote Brothers Susan Petrick Wendy Graham
Thu 27–Mon 1 July July Fourth Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 28–Sun 30 Old Songs Festival Voorheesville, NY, USA W contra
The Moving Violations Stove Dragon David Eisenstadter Adina Gordon
Sat 29 4:00 pm–Sat 6 July 10:00 am Nordic Fiddles and Feet $550-$1570 Moultonborough, NH, USA W scandi
Sun 30–Fri 5 July AmWeek $320-$800 Ben Lomond, CA, USA W contra
Potent Brew Alex Deis-Lauby Chris Page
Sun 30–Fri 5 July Cumberland Dance Week Pleasantville, TN, USA W contra
The Cosmic Otters Seth Tepfer Wendy Graham
July 2024
Mon 1–Fri 5 Pinewoods English-Scottish-Contra $335-$453 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD SCD
River Road Michael Karcher
Thu 4–Sat 6 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Wind that Shakes the Barley Bob Isaacs Katie Zanders
Thu 4–Sun 7 Roanoke Railroader $95-$160 Salem, VA, USA W contra
Toss the Possum The Latter Day Lizards Will Mentor Gaye Fifer
Fri 12 7:00 pm–Sun 14 3:00 pm River Rendezvous $115-$165 Coshocton, OH, USA W contra ECD
Drive Train Toss the Possum Carol Kopp Devin Pohly Terry Doyle
Sun 14–Sat 20 Ashokan Northern Week Olivebridge, NY, USA W contra
Will Mentor Susan Kevra John Krumm
Fri 19–Sun 21 Summergreen Livingston, MT, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Drovers Grove Alex Deis-Lauby Rab Cummings
Sat 20–Sat 27 American Dance & Music Week Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Lisa Greenleaf Will Mentor Lindsey Dono
Fri 26–Sun 28 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Goshen, CT, USA W contra
The Gaslight Tinkers George Marshall
Sat 27–Mon 5 August Harmony of Song & Dance Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
River Road Lisa Greenleaf Brooke Friendly
August 2024
Fri 2 5:00 pm–Sun 4 4:00 pm Good Life Gallop $30-$75 Omaha, NE, USA W contra
Kaw Creek Kate McBride
Fri 9–Sun 11 Susquehanna Folk Festival York, PA, USA W contra
The Contra Rebels Dead Sea Squirrels Janine Smith Bob Nicholson
Sun 11–Sat 17 Family Week Poland, ME, USA W contra
Mary Wesley
Mon 12–Sun 18 Cascade of Music & Dance Cascade, MD, USA W contra
Wendy Graham Gaye Fifer
Fri 16–Sun 18 Mentone Mentone, AL, USA W contra
The Mean Lids The Yellow Dandies Cis Hinkle
Sat 17–Sat 24 Campers' Week Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Sue Rosen
Fri 16 7:00 pm–Sun 18 5:00 pm Balance the Bay San Francisco, CA, USA W contra
Riptide Countercurrent Jacqui Grennan Maia McCormick
Fri 23 5:00 pm–Sun 25 12:00 pm Sugar Hill Dance Weekend $15-$55 Bloomington, IN, USA W contra
Sat 24 3:00 pm–Fri 30 10:00 am TradMaD $980 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Alex Cumming
Fri 30–Mon 2 September Dance Camp North Fairbanks, AK, USA W contra
Eloise & Co. Susan Petrick
Fri 30–Mon 2 September Pinewoods Labor Day Weekend $365-$415 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Ben Sachs-Hamilton
Fri 30 4:00 pm–Mon 2 September 1:00 pm Northwest Passage Rhododendron, OR, USA W ECD
Night Heron Trio Con Brio Graham Christian Jenna Simpson
Fri 30 6:00 pm–Mon 2 September 1:30 pm Rocky Mountain Rendezvous Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Nova The Dam Beavers Gaye Fifer Jacqui Grennan Will Mentor
Fri 30 7:30 pm–Sun 1 September 9:30 pm High Tea $120 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra ECD
Ragged Robin David Millstone
September 2024
Fri 6–Sun 8 Youth Dance Weekend $105-$285 Weston, VT, USA W contra
Calico Alex Deis-Lauby Lindsey Dono
Fri 6 7:00 pm–Sat 7 9:00 pm Forty Again Fest Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Euphor New Hoosier Broadcasters Charmaine Slaven Chet Gray Tamara Loewenthal
Fri 6 7:00 pm–Sat 7 9:00 pm Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Kingfisher Playing with Fyre Dereck Kalish Terry Doyle
Fri 6 6:00 pm–Sun 8 12:45 pm Bear Hug Dance Camp $130-$295 Rollins, MT, USA W contra
Contra Sutra Swiftcurrent Susan Petrick Christa Torrens
Fri 13–Sun 15 Echo Summit Sacramento, CA, USA W contra
The Figments Toss the Possum Jesse Edgerton Wendy Graham
Fri 20–Sun 22 Squirrel Moon Contra Dance weekend Dodgeville, WI, USA W contra
Hillbilly Diaspora Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 20 4:00 pm–Sun 22 3:00 pm Feet Retreat $180-$235 Ellerbe, NC, USA W contra
Hotpoint Stringband The Dam Beavers Bob Isaacs Emily Rush
Fri 20 7:00 pm–Sun 22 1:00 pm Fandango! 2024 Decatur, GA, USA W ECD
Persons of Quality Kalia Kliban
Fri 20 6:30 pm–Sun 22 2:00 pm Harvest Moon Dance Weekend Saint Charles, IL, USA W ECD
Paul Ross
Fri 27–Sun 29 Adirondack Dance Weekend Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD
Stomp Rocket The Moving Violations Mary Wesley
Fri 27–Sun 29 Cascade Contras Dance Camp Springfield, OR, USA W contra
Engine Room Contra Sutra Cis Hinkle Laurel Thomas
Fri 27–Sat 28 Balance The Star Dance Weekend $18-$40 Berea, KY, USA W contra ECD Irish set
Berea Castoffs Darlene Underwood
Fri 27 6:00 pm–Sun 29 3:30 pm Michigan Dance Heritage Fall Camp $160-$275 Lexington, MI, USA W contra ECD
Susan Kevra
October 2024
Fri 4–Sun 6 Moondance Dance Weekend Pickens, SC, USA W contra
Lighthouse Good & Plenty Bob Isaacs Seth Tepfer
Fri 4–Sat 5 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
ContraPositive Claire Takemori
Fri 4–Sun 6 Lady of the Lake Fall Camp Harrison, ID, USA W contra
3 Wheel Drive Jesse Partridge
Fri 4 8:00 pm–Sun 6 12:30 pm Star of the North $140-$150 Minneapolis, MN, USA W ECD
Gaye Fifer
Fri 4 6:30 pm–Sun 6 9:30 pm Harvest Moon $70-$185 Santa Barbara, CA, USA contra
The Latter Day Lizards Wild Asparagus Lisa Greenleaf George Marshall
Thu 17–Sun 20 Lake Eden Arts Festival - Fall Black Mountain, NC, USA W contra
Red Dog Spintuition Lagomorph Quartet The Flying Howes Bob Isaacs Sarah Kaiser Kenny Greer
Fri 18–Sun 20 Gender-Free Dance Camp $150-$500 Olivebridge, NY, USA W contra ECD
Thunderwing Ben Sachs-Hamilton Melissa Running
Fri 18–Sat 19 Phylla Mae Fall Fest Fayetteville, NY, USA W contra ECD
Contranella Anadama Sarah VanNorstrand Katy Heine David Smukler Rita Wood
Fri 18 7:30 pm–Sun 20 4:30 pm Bare Necessities Weekend in Cleveland $85 Euclid, OH, USA W ECD
Bare Necessities Toad in the Hole Dan Blim
Fri 18 7:00 pm–Sun 20 2:00 pm Wasatch Wiggle $75-$120 Salt Lake City, UT, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Susan Petrick
Fri 25–Sun 27 Fall Swedish Music & Dance Weekend Dodgeville, WI, USA W scandi
Fri 25–Sun 27 Boo Camp Jemez Springs, NM, USA W contra ECD
Panda Stomp The Cheap Shots Jacqui Grennan
Fri 25–Sun 27 Music City Masquerade Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Eloise & Co. Cis Hinkle
Fri 25 8:00 pm–Sun 27 5:00 pm Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend $20-$110 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra ECD
Engine Room Hot Coffee Breakdown Gaye Fifer River Rainbowface
November 2024
Fri 1–Sun 3 Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend Monterey, CA, USA contra
Joyride Stomp Rocket Jacqui Grennan Will Mentor
Fri 1–Sun 3 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Frenzy Drive Train Janet Shepherd Rick Mohr
Fri 8–Sun 10 Atlanta Dance Weekend Atlanta, GA, USA W contra ECD
Drive Train The Faux Paws Seth Tepfer Will Mentor
Fri 8–Sun 10 Head for the Hills $140-$240 Kresgeville, PA, USA W contra ECD
Raise the Roof Brooklyn Swing Ensemble A Joyful Noise Donna Hunt Scott Higgs Gaye Fifer
Fri 8–Sun 10 Fire Ant Frolic $60-$145 Austin, TX, USA W contra
Lake Effect Koren Wake Rich Goss
Fri 8–Sat 9 Contra Fest Albany, NY, USA W contra
River Road Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 8 7:30 pm–Sun 10 4:30 pm English / Contra / Squares Weekend $20-$85 Concord, MA, USA contra ECD
Jenna Simpson Sue Rosen
Fri 8 6:00 pm–Sun 10 3:00 pm Dance in the Desert Oracle, AZ, USA contra
Playing with Fyre Stomp Rocket Lisa Greenleaf Susan Petrick
Fri 15–Sun 17 Fleur-de-Lis Fling $80-$135 Louisville, KY, USA W contra
Electric Eel Double Trouble Bob Isaacs River Rainbowface
Fri 15–Sun 17 Catalina Dance Weekend Catalina Island, CA, USA W contra
The Faux Paws Engine Room Countercurrent Alex Deis-Lauby Gaye Fifer
Fri 15 4:00 pm–Sun 17 5:00 pm BACDS Fall Frolick $440 Healdsburg, CA, USA W ECD
Anna Rain Brad Foster David Newitt
Fri 15 7:00 pm–Sun 17 7:00 pm ContraShock! New York, NY, USA W contra
River Road Stove Dragon Liz Nelson Will Mentor
Fri 15 8:00 pm–Sun 17 10:30 pm Rose City Dance-A-Rama Portland, OR, USA contra
Joyride Wild Asparagus George Marshall Lindsey Dono
Fri 29–Sun 1 December Breaking Up Thanksgiving Evanston, IL, USA W contra
December 2024
Fri 6–Sat 7 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Gaye Fifer
Fri 6 6:00 pm–Sun 8 3:00 pm Winter WarmUp Worthington, OH, USA contra
Notorious The Hollertones Liz Burkhart Will Mentor
Thu 26–Wed 1 January Contradancers Delight Holiday Morgantown, WV, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Spintuition Buzz Band Bob Isaacs Terry Doyle Warren Doyle Devin Pohly
Thu 26–Wed 1 January Berea Christmas Country Dance School $370-$420 Berea, KY, USA W contra ECD Irish set
Chris Bischoff Darlene Underwood
Fri 27–Wed 1 January Terpsichore's Holiday $235 Adamstown, MD, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Gaye Fifer Adina Gordon
Fri 27 7:00 pm–Tue 31 10:00 pm John C. Campbell Folk School Winter Dance Week $482 Brasstown, NC, USA balfolk contra ECD
Brasstown Balfolk Band Chicken Feathers Serendipity Annie Fain Barralon Claire Takemori Dan Seppeler Janet Shepherd Seth Tepfer Susan Kevra Wendy Graham
Sun 29–Wed 1 January Bash on Vashon Vashon Island, WA, USA W contra
January 2025
Sat 4 7:30 pm–Sun 5 12:15 pm New Year Contra Dance $15-$35 Portland, OR, USA W contra
Countercurrent Fiddle Hellions Big Band Jesse Partridge Noah Grunzweig
Fri 10–Sun 12 Chambana Jan Jam Urbana, IL, USA W contra
Brazenkeys The Mean Lids Bev Bernbaum
Fri 10 6:00 pm–Sun 12 3:30 pm Chattaboogie $90-$145 Chattanooga, TN, USA W contra
Kingfisher Turnip the Beet Janet Shepherd Timothy Klein
Fri 10 7:30 pm–Sat 11 10:00 pm 37th Ralph Page Dance Event $55-$65 Worcester, MA, USA W contra
Sugar River Band Don Heinold Steve Zakon-Anderson Sue Rosen Tod Whittemore
Sat 11 2:00 pm–Sun 12 6:00 pm Midwinter Weekend of English Dance $27-$65 Nashville, TN, USA W ECD
Southwind The English Muffins Cathy Hollister Juliette Webb Susan Kevra
Fri 17–Sun 19 Contra Carnivale San Luis Obispo, CA, USA W contra
Stringrays The Gaslight Tinkers Nova Lisa Greenleaf Frannie Marr Jeremy Korr
Fri 17 4:00 pm–Mon 20 1:00 pm Stellar Days & Nights Buena Vista, CO, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Harken! Joanna Hyde & Tadhg O Meachair Seth Tepfer Wendy Graham
Wed 22 8:00 pm–Sun 26 2:00 pm CDSS Executive Committee Visits Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, USA contra ECD
Boxwood Wissahickon Express David Smukler Diane Silver Donna Hunt Juliette Webb Liz Snowdon Luanne Stiles Robert Mills Sam Rotenberg Tanya Rotenberg Ted Rudofker
Fri 24–Sun 26 Florida Snow Ball Gulfport, FL, USA W contra
Elixir Playing with Fyre Nils Fredland Beth Molaro
Fri 24 6:00 pm–Sun 26 12:30 pm Wintergreen $125-$165 Bozeman, MT, USA W contra
Northern Aire Turnip the Beet Gaye Fifer Koren Wake
Fri 31 7:00 pm–Sat 1 February 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
Stomp Rocket Steve Zakon-Anderson
February 2025
Fri 7–Sun 9 Phoenix Winter Frolic Phoenix, AZ, USA contra ECD
Playing with Fyre Jacqui Grennan
Fri 7–Sun 9 Cabin Fever Oak Ridge, TN, USA W contra ECD
Ice Cream Truckers Spintuition Claire Takemori
Fri 7–Sun 9 Supersonic $120-$240 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Potato Factory Joyride Seth Tepfer Cis Hinkle
Fri 7 7:00 pm–Sun 9 1:30 pm Asheville Mid-Winter ECD Weekend Asheville, NC, USA W ECD
Gene Murrow
Fri 14–Sun 16 Dance Flurry Festival Saratoga Springs, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD scandi SCD
The Faux Paws The Dam Beavers Good Company Stomp Rocket Barefoot Malvenn Alex Deis-Lauby Maia McCormick Steve Zakon-Anderson Luke Donforth Casey Carr
Fri 14–Sun 16 Corvallis Contra Weekend Corvallis, OR, USA W contra
Root System Nova Will Mentor Lindsey Dono
Fri 14 7:00 pm–Sat 15 10:00 pm STEAM on the Kaw 2-Day Event $25-$45 Lawrence, KS, USA W contra
Steam! Jill Allen Lisa Harris-Frydman
Fri 14 7:00 pm–Sat 15 10:00 pm Eugene Winter Dance Event $65-$85 Eugene, OR, USA W ECD
David Macemon Kalindi Devi-Dasi Orly Krasner
Sat 15 10:00 am–Sun 16 12:00 pm Salty Swirl $65 Leland, NC, USA contra
ContraForce Gaelstorm Gretchen Caldwell Kenny Greer
Fri 21–Sun 23 Galhalla $100-$140 St Louis, MO, USA W contra
Baba Yaga's Stew Alyssa Catlin Band Sarah Kaiser Lo Peckman
Fri 21 7:00 pm–Sun 23 2:00 pm Bayou Bedlam $50-$145 Houston, TX, USA W contra
Stringrays Tea&Whiskey Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 21 7:00 pm–Sun 23 10:30 pm Fiddling Frog $185-$195 Pasadena, CA, USA contra
River Road The Syncopaths Lindsey Dono Susan Petrick
Fri 28 5:00 pm–Sun 2 March 2:00 pm Lava Meltdown $75-$150 Lava Hot Springs, ID, USA W contra
Avourneen Bandage a Trois Seth Tepfer
Fri 28 7:00 pm–Sun 2 March 3:00 pm Palmetto Bug Stomp $145-$160 Charleston, SC, USA W contra
ContraForce Playing with Fyre Cis Hinkle Diane Silver
March 2025
Sat 8 10:30 am–Sun 9 12:30 pm Sun Assembly Spring DanceFest $80 Durham, NC, USA W ECD
Jenna Simpson
Fri 14–Sun 16 Spring Breakdown Dance Weekend Columbia, MO, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Seth Tepfer
Fri 14–Sun 16 Beantown Stomp Cambridge, MA, USA W contra
Stove Dragon Julie Metcalf and Larry Unger Alex Deis-Lauby Adina Gordon
Fri 21–Sun 23 Carolina Meltdown Lake Wylie, SC, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Topspin Darlene Underwood Rick Mohr
Fri 21 4:00 pm–Sun 23 1:00 pm Spring @ Sautee $90-$130 Sautee Nacoochee, GA, USA W contra
Toss the Possum The Dog Walkers Warren Doyle Claire Takemori
Fri 21 6:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm PigTown Fling Cincinnati, OH, USA W contra
Engine Room The Mean Lids Gaye Fifer Seth Tepfer
Fri 21 7:30 pm–Sun 23 2:00 pm Nashville Playford Ball $65-$165 Nashville, TN, USA ECD
Constellation Joanna Reiner Wilkinson
Fri 28–Sat 29 DownEast Country Dance Festival Topsham, ME, USA W contra
River Road Franklin County Fiddlers Pineland Fiddlers Rick Mohr Chrissy Fowler Maggie Robinson
Fri 28 7:30 pm–Sat 29 11:00 pm Melt Into Spring Ball Weekend Ann Arbor, MI, USA W ECD
Brad Foster
Sat 29–Sun 30 Hash Dance Weekend $70-$105 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Bowrider The Free Raisins Lisa Greenleaf River Rainbowface
Fri 28 7:30 pm–Sun 30 5:00 pm Scandinavian Spring Weekend $155 Boulder, CO, USA W scandi
April 2025
Tue 1 8:00 pm–Thu 3 10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
The Flagstones Eric Black
Fri 4–Sun 6 Set for Spring Oklahoma City, OK, USA ECD
Joanna Reiner Wilkinson
Fri 4–Sun 6 Pitt's Maggot English Dance Weekend $119 Homestead, PA, USA ECD
Hot Toddy David Smukler
Fri 4 7:00 pm–Sun 6 6:00 pm Epicenter Mill Valley, CA, USA W contra
Engine Room Supertrad Lisa Greenleaf Michael Karcher
Fri 11–Mon 14 Springdans Northwest Seabeck, WA, USA W scandi
Fri 11 6:00 pm–Sun 13 3:00 pm Springforth Ball & Dance Weekend Richmond, VA, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Bob Isaacs
Fri 11 6:30 pm–Sun 13 2:30 pm Call of the Loon $135-$145 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Contratopia Seth Tepfer Steve Pike
Fri 11 6:00 pm–Sun 13 3:00 pm Queer Contra Dance Camp $125-$500 Aptos, CA, USA contra
The Sage Thrashers Starling Angela DeCarlis Sue Rosen
Fri 18–Sun 20 Dandelion Romp $30-$75 Oberlin, OH, USA W contra
River Road Northwoods Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
Fri 18 7:00 pm–Sun 20 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $30-$60 Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Wild Asparagus George Marshall
Fri 25–Sun 27 Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend Berea, KY, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Berea Castoffs Timothy Klein Chris Bischoff
Fri 25–Sun 27 Portland Raindance Weekend Portland, OR, USA W contra
Red Case Band Riptide Will Mentor Gaye Fifer
Fri 25–Sun 27 Spring Dance Romance $120 Carrboro, NC, USA W contra ECD
Stomp Rocket Countercurrent Adina Gordon Jacqui Grennan Melissa Running
Fri 25 5:30 pm–Sun 27 3:45 pm Trillium Twirl Dance Weekend $70-$275 Dowling, MI, USA W contra ECD
Toss the Possum Bob Isaacs Bob Messer Mae Wilson
Fri 25 6:00 pm–Sun 27 5:00 pm New England Folk Festival (NEFFA) $85-$120 Marlborough, MA, USA W balfolk contra ECD scandi SCD
Roaring Jelly Joy Factor Kingfisher Torrent Confluence Festival Orchestra Not Enough Fiddles Live Wire Rum & Onions The Orphans Dogtown The Moving Violations Einstein's Little Homunculus Jump Start Sugar River Band Zarkadelphia Tabbies' Delight Chimney Swift Cojiro Melanie Axel-Lute Donna Hunt Maia McCormick Dereck Kalish Hannah Johlas Michael Karcher Lisa Greenleaf Chris Page Darlene Underwood Sue Rosen Ben Sachs-Hamilton Alex Deis-Lauby Jacob Bloom Bev Bernbaum Sue Gola Carl Levine Steve Zakon-Anderson Julian Blechner Harris Lapiroff Qwill Duvall
Fri 25 7:00 pm–Sun 27 2:00 pm When in Doubt, Swing! $50-$130 Dallas, TX, USA contra
Steam! Jeremy Korr
Sat 26 1:00 pm–Sun 27 5:00 pm Jane Austen Ball Rochester, NY, USA ECD
Alchemy Beverly Francis
May 2025
Fri 2 7:00 pm–Sat 3 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Lift Ticket Angela DeCarlis
Fri 2 7:30 pm–Sun 4 3:00 pm Whitewater Whirl $75-$130 Fayetteville, WV, USA W contra ECD
Supertrad The Johns Darlene Underwood Michael Karcher
Thu 8–Sun 11 Lake Eden Arts Festival - Spring Black Mountain, NC, USA W contra
Fri 9 4:00 pm–Fri 16 12:00 pm Contradancers Delight Holiday $170-$260 Mountain City, TN, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Playing with Fyre Atlanta Folk Orchestra Ed Howe & Friends Buzz Band Terry Doyle Bob Isaacs Devin Pohly Warren Doyle
Fri 9 7:00 pm–Sun 11 1:30 pm Apple Blossom Bliss $100-$120 Ann Arbor, MI, USA W contra
River Road The Jig Lords Lisa Greenleaf Maeve Devlin
Fri 16 7:00 pm–Sun 18 5:00 pm Mad Robin Ball $125 Petaluma, CA, USA W ECD
Joanna Reiner Wilkinson Kalia Kliban
Fri 23–Mon 26 Dancing Bears Dance Camp Wasilla, AK, USA W contra
Rhys Jones and the Imaginary Beings River Road Lindsey Dono Will Mentor
Fri 23–Mon 26 FolkMADness Music & Dance Camp $90-$185 Socorro, NM, USA W contra ECD
Alex Deis-Lauby Gaye Fifer
Fri 23 3:00 pm–Sun 25 5:30 pm Folk College $250-$300 Huntingdon, PA, USA W contra Scottish cèilidh
Midnight on the Water Bob Nicholson
Fri 23 4:00 pm–Mon 26 9:00 pm Northwest Folklife Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Fri 23 1:45 pm–Mon 26 5:00 pm Camp Sturtevant $425 Arcadia, CA, USA contra
Uncle Farmer Susan Petrick
Fri 23 6:00 pm–Sun 25 3:00 pm Butterfly Whirl Decatur, GA, USA W contra ECD
Stomp Rocket Thunderwing Jacqui Grennan Seth Tepfer
Fri 23 7:00 pm–Mon 26 3:00 pm Meet Me In St Louis $55-$110 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra ECD
Mound City Slickers Supertrad Emily Rush
Fri 30 6:00 pm–Sun 1 June 3:00 pm Chain Reaction $80-$120 Surry, ME, USA W contra
Drive Train Engine Room Alyssa Adkins Will Mentor
June 2025
Fri 6–Sat 7 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Potent Brew Seth Tepfer
Fri 6–Sun 8 Gender-Free Dance Camp $150-$400 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Calico Northwoods Mary Wesley Chris Ricciotti
Fri 6–Sun 8 Taste of Haven $90-$110 Syracuse, IN, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Bobcat Opposum Gaye Fifer Dwayne Johnson
Fri 6 8:00 pm–Sun 8 3:00 pm Dance Trance $50-$105 Lexington, KY, USA W contra ECD
Toss the Possum Darlene Underwood Terry Doyle
Fri 13–Sun 15 Flamingo Fling $150 Oklahoma City, OK, USA W contra
River Road Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 13–Sun 15 Summer Soiree Asheville, NC, USA W contra
The Mean Lids Kingfisher Steve Zakon-Anderson Adina Gordon
Fri 13 7:00 pm–Sun 15 11:00 am Balfolk in the Berkshires North Adams, MA, USA W balfolk
Fri 13 8:00 pm–Sat 14 11:00 pm Across the Lake Colchester, VT, USA W ECD
Bare Necessities Joseph Pimentel
Sat 14 4:00 pm–Sat 21 12:00 pm Dance, Music & Spice $850-$1500 Lexington, MI, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Lindsey Dono Susan Kevra
Sun 15 3:30 pm–Sun 22 10:00 am BACDS Hey Days $475-$1380 Los Garos, CA, USA W ECD
Andrew Swaine Joanna Reiner Wilkinson Rachel Pusey
Sun 22 2:00 pm–Sat 28 9:00 am Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance Bar Harbor, ME, USA W contra
Sun 22 3:00 pm–Sat 28 11:00 am Lady of the Lake June Week $750-$1050 Harrison, ID, USA W contra ECD
The Dam Beavers Fiddle Hellions Root System Gaye Fifer Lindsey Dono Luke Donforth
Wed 25–Sat 28 74th National Square Dance Convention $42.50-$85 Shreveport, LA, USA W contra ECD SCD
Thu 26–Mon 30 July Fourth Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Irish set
Mary Wesley
Sun 29–Fri 4 July AmWeek Ben Lomond, CA, USA W contra
Lissa & Friends The Syncopaths Cis Hinkle Jacqui Grennan
Sun 29–Fri 4 July Cumberland Dance Week $675-$1075 Pleasantville, TN, USA W contra ECD
The Cosmic Otters Wendy Graham Seth Tepfer
Mon 30–Fri 4 July Pinewoods English-Scottish-Contra $345-$467 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD SCD
Frost and Fire Anna Rain Ben Sachs-Hamilton Kat Dutton
July 2025
Thu 3–Sun 6 Roanoke Railroader $95-$160 Salem, VA, USA W contra
Toss the Possum The Latter Day Lizards Rushfest Will Mentor Gaye Fifer
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
Kingfisher Crossover Luke Donforth Bob Isaacs
Sat 12 3:00 pm–Sat 19 10:00 am Family Week at Pinewoods $75-$1500 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Sun 13 1:00 pm–Sat 19 2:00 pm Ashokan Northern Week $585-$1035 Olivebridge, NY, USA W contra scandi
Lighthouse Will Mentor Susan Kevra John Krumm
Sat 19–Sat 26 American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Jet Bridge Stringrays Cis Hinkle Janine Smith Michael Karcher
Sat 19 3:00 pm–Sat 26 10:00 am American Dance & Music Week $850-$1500 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Stringrays Jet Bridge Janine Smith Michael Karcher Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 25–Sun 27 Southern Aire Mountain City, TN, USA W contra
Bob Isaacs Terry Doyle Sue Gola Kenny Greer Amanda Setili Rob Setili Stephanie Marie Elijah Jaime Katie Zanders
Fri 25 9:00 am–Sun 27 5:00 pm Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Goshen, CT, USA contra
The Gaslight Tinkers
Sat 26 3:00 pm–Sat 2 August 10:00 am Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods $850-$1500 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Gaye Fifer Adina Gordon
August 2025
Fri 1–Sat 9 Lark Camp Fort Bragg, CA, USA W contra ECD
Sat 2 3:00 pm–Sat 9 10:00 am English Dance Week at Pinewoods $850-$1500 Plymouth, MA, USA W ECD
Anna Rain Joanna Reiner Wilkinson Margaret Bary
Sat 9 3:00 pm–Sat 16 10:00 am Early Music Week at Pinewoods $850-$1500 Plymouth, MA, USA W ECD
Mon 11–Sun 17 Family Week $850-$1500 Poland, ME, USA W balfolk contra ECD
Mon 11 4:00 pm–Sun 17 10:00 am Cascade of Music & Dance at Camp Kweebec $750-$1400 Schwenksville, PA, USA W contra ECD
Joanna Reiner Wilkinson Mary Wesley
Mon 11 4:00 pm–Sun 17 10:00 am Cascade of Music & Dance $750-$1400 Cascade, MD, USA W contra ECD
Fri 15–Sun 17 Mentone Mentone, AL, USA W contra
Turnip the Beet The Yellow Dandies Cis Hinkle Chet Gray
Fri 15 7:00 pm–Sun 17 4:00 pm Good Life Gallop $30-$75 Omaha, NE, USA W contra
Fri 15 7:00 pm–Sun 17 6:30 pm Balance the Bay San Francisco, CA, USA contra
River Road The Latter Day Lizards Alex Deis-Lauby Will Mentor
Sat 16 3:00 pm–Sat 23 10:00 am Campers’ Week at Pinewoods $750-$1400 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 22–Sun 24 Sugar Hill Dance Weekend Bloomington, IN, USA W contra
Sat 23–Fri 29 TradMaD Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Fri 29–Mon 1 September Dance Camp North Fairbanks, AK, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Jeremy Korr
Fri 29–Tue 2 September Pinewoods Labor Day Weekend Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 29 6:00 pm–Sun 31 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
Howe And Company Kenny Greer
Fri 29 4:00 pm–Mon 1 September 1:00 pm Northwest Passage Rhododendron, OR, USA W ECD
Idlewild Roguery Brooke Friendly Jenny Beer
Fri 29 6:00 pm–Mon 1 September 1:30 pm Rocky Mountain Rendezvous Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Stove Dragon Spintuition Will Mentor Alex Deis-Lauby
September 2025
Fri 5–Sun 7 Bear Hug Contra Dance Weekend $250-$305 Rollins, MT, USA contra
Banna Damhsa Countercurrent Emily Faulkner Michael Karcher
Fri 5–Sun 7 Bear Hug Dance Camp Rollins, MT, USA W contra
Countercurrent Banna Damhsa Michael Karcher Emily Faulkner
Fri 12–Sun 14 Cleveland Butterfly Twirl $130 Chagrin Falls, OH, USA contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Playing with Fyre Carol Kopp Darlene Underwood Gaye Fifer Michael Hamilton
Fri 12–Sun 14 Echo Summit Sacremento, CA, USA W contra
Countercurrent Thunderwing Lindsey Dono Michael Karcher
Fri 19–Sun 21 Feet Retreat Ellerbe, NC, USA W contra
Supertrad River Road Will Mentor Cis Hinkle Emily Rush Gaye Fifer
Fri 19–Sun 21 Squirrel Moon Contra Dance weekend Dodgeville, WI, USA W contra
Lift Ticket Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 19–Sun 21 Wasatch Wiggle Salt Lake City, UT, USA W contra
Countercurrent Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 19 6:30 pm–Sun 21 1:00 pm Fandango! 2025 $65-$165 Decatur, GA, USA W ECD
Alchemy Susan Kevra
Fri 26–Sun 28 Adirondack Dance Weekend Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD
River Road Lighthouse Eloise & Co. Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
Fri 26–Sun 28 Cascade Contras Springfield, OR, USA W contra
Anadama Countercurrent Isaac Banner Adina Gordon
October 2025
Fri 3–Sun 5 Moondance Dance Weekend Pickens, SC, USA W contra
Lagomorph Quartet Good & Plenty Bob Isaacs Diane Silver
Fri 3–Sun 5 Lady of the Lake Fall Camp $235-$395 Harrison, ID, USA W contra
Stringrays Dog Paw Susan Petrick William Watson
Fri 3 7:00 pm–Sat 4 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
The Free Raisins Alex Deis-Lauby
Thu 9–Sun 12 John C Campbell Fall Dance Weekend $235 Brasstown, NC, USA W contra
Supertrad Wendy Graham Carol Sersland
Fri 10–Sun 12 Harvest Moon $95-$195 Santa Barbara, CA, USA W contra
The Gaslight Tinkers Topspin Rick Mohr Anna Rain
Fri 10–Sun 12 Mountain Madness Jonesborough, TN, USA contra
Fri 17–Sun 19 Columbus English Country Dance Weekend Colombus, OH, USA ECD
Beverly Francis Dan Blim
Fri 17 7:30 pm–Sun 19 3:00 pm Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend $75-$140 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Topspin Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
Fri 24–Sun 26 Music City Masquerade $65-$165 Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Engine Room Darlene Underwood
Fri 24 7:30 pm–Sun 26 5:00 pm Contra NYC New York, NY, USA W contra
Red Case Band Kingfisher Some Assembly Required Will Mentor
Fri 31–Sun 2 November Queer Contra Dance Camp Roadtrip $125-$525 Vashon, WA, USA W contra
Raven & Goose Lindsey Dono Maia McCormick
Fri 31–Sat 1 November Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Terry Doyle
Fri 31–Sun 2 November Foggy Moon Dance Weekend Monterey, CA, USA contra
Countercurrent Stringrays Alex Deis-Lauby Lisa Greenleaf
November 2025
Fri 7–Sun 9 Atlanta Dance Weekend: Contra Fantasia Atlanta, GA, USA contra
River Road The Dam Beavers Alex Deis-Lauby Cis Hinkle
Fri 7–Sun 9 Head for the Hills $140-$240 Kunkletown, PA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 7–Sun 9 Atlanta Dance Weekend Atlanta, GA, USA W contra
River Road The Dam Beavers Alex Deis-Lauby Cis Hinkle
Fri 7 3:00 pm–Sun 9 3:00 pm Dance in the Desert Oracle, AZ, USA W contra
The Faux Paws The Free Raisins Koren Wake Steve Zakon-Anderson
Fri 14–Sun 16 Fleur de Lis Fling $80-$165 Louisville, KY, USA W contra
Kingfisher Meadowhawk Alex Deis-Lauby Seth Tepfer
Fri 14–Sun 16 Fire Ant Frolic Austin, TX, USA W contra
Northwoods Steve Zakon-Anderson
Fri 14–Sun 16 Catalina Dance Weekend Catalina Island, CA, USA W contra
Fri 14 4:00 pm–Sun 16 5:00 pm Fall Frolick Healdsburg, CA, USA W ECD
Fri 28–Sun 30 ContraCopia Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
River Road Northwoods Midnight on the Water Janine Smith Qwill Duvall Michael Karcher
December 2025
Fri 5 7:00 pm–Sat 6 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
Thunderwing Frenzy Dereck Kalish Janine Smith
Fri 5 8:00 pm–Sun 7 3:00 pm Winter WarmUp Worthington, OH, USA contra
The Dam Beavers Toss the Possum Frank Buschelmann Terry Doyle
Fri 26–Wed 31 Contradancers Delight Holiday Morgantown, WV, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Spintuition Buzz Band George Paul Terry Doyle Bob Isaacs Devin Pohly Warren Doyle
January 2026
Fri 9 7:30 pm–Sat 10 10:30 pm Winter Frolic Chandler, AZ, USA contra ECD
The Dam Beavers Susan Petrick
Fri 16–Sun 18 Contra Carnivale San Luis Obispo, CA, USA W contra
Red Case Band Topspin The Dam Beavers Jacqui Grennan Jean Gorrindo Michael Karcher
Fri 16 3:00 pm–Mon 19 1:00 pm Stellar Days & Nights Buena Vista, CO, USA W contra ECD
Fri 23–Sun 25 Florida Snow Ball Gulfport, FL, USA W contra
Turnip the Beet Red Case Band Michael Karcher Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 23 6:00 pm–Sun 25 1:30 pm Wintergreen $145-$185 Bozeman, MT, USA W contra
Hypergolic Wake Up Robin Christa Torrens Lindsey Dono
February 2026
Fri 6–Sat 7 Supersonic Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Root System The Faux Paws Seth Tepfer
Fri 13–Sun 15 Cabin Fever Oak Ridge, TN, USA contra
ContraForce Starling Chris Page
Fri 27–Sun 1 March Fiddling Frog Dance Festival Pasadena, CA, USA contra
Playing with Fyre Eloise & Co. Frannie Marr Cis Hinkle
Fri 27–Sun 1 March Lava Meltdown Lava Hot Springs, ID, USA W contra
Fri 27–Sun 1 March Palmetto Bug Stomp Charleston, SC, USA W contra
Notorious Contraforce Seth Tepfer JJ Luxe
March 2026
Fri 20 7:00 pm–Sun 22 4:00 pm Carolina Meltdown Lake Wylie, SC, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Engine Room Lisa Greenleaf Cis Hinkle
Fri 27–Sun 29 Pigtown Fling Cincinatti, OH, USA W contra
Kingfisher The Dam Beavers Wendy Graham Will Mentor
Fri 27–Sun 29 Epicenter Mill Valley, CA, USA W contra
Notorious The Syncopaths Gaye Fifer Liz Nelson
May 2026
Fri 8–Sun 10 Adirondack Dance Weekend Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD
June 2026
Wed 24–Sat 27 75th National Square Dance Convention $80-$95 Waco, TX, USA W contra ECD
Sun 28–Fri 3 July AmWeek Ben Lomond, CA, USA W contra

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