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June 2025
Thu 5 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Thu 5 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras (CDSS) $5-$12 Rochester, NY, USA W contra
Lake Effect
Thu 5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Thu 5 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
Fri 6 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 6 6:00 pm–11:00 pm Flying Shoes Community Dance & Contra Dance (CDSS) $15-$25 Belfast, ME, USA contra
All Comers Band Here on the Hill Chrissy Fowler Lisa Newcomb Harris Lapiroff
Fri 6 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Orlando Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Fri 6 7:15 pm–10:30 pm Quiet Corner Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$13 Coventry, CT, USA W contra
Wry Bred Steve Holland
Fri 6 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance (CDSS) $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 6 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo (CDSS) $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 6 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$25 Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Fri 6 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance $10-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Sat 7 3:45 pm–10:30 pm Swingin' Tern Double Dance (CDSS) $10-$30 Chatham, NJ, USA W contra
The Star Charters Michael Karcher
Sat 7 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (Facebook) £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Hoik Heather McAslan
Sat 7 3:45 pm– 6:30 pm Baton Rouge Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$7 Baton Rouge, LA, USA W contra
Charlene Heaton
Sat 7 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Knoxville Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Oak Ridge, TN, USA contra
Sat 7 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra at Guiding Star Grange (CDSS) $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
Wild Asparagus George Marshall
Sat 7 7:30 pm–11:00 pm First Saturday Contra Dance (CDSS) $12-$20 Peterborough, NH, USA W contra
Thunderwing Annie Kidwell
Sat 7 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
Sat 7 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scissortail Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$25 Tulsa, OK, USA contra
Sat 7 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center (CDSS) $4-$15 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
Contratopia Robin Nelson
Sat 7 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Friends of Traditional Dance Contra (CDSS) $5-$20 Fort Collins, CO, USA contra
Sat 7 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Tucson Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Tucson, AZ, USA W contra
Sat 7 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Circle Left (CDSS) $5-$20 Oakland, CA, USA W contra
Sun 8 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance (Facebook) Egham, UK contra
Linda Game Band Ivan Aitken
Sun 8 1:45 pm– 5:30 pm Richmond 2nd Sunday Afternoon Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Richmond, VA, USA W contra
Sun 8 6:00 pm– 9:00 pm Contra for a Cause (CDSS) $10-$15 Arlington, RI, USA contra
Cammy Kaynor & John Hicks Tod Whittemore
Sun 8 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance (CDSS) $15-$20 Hayward, CA, USA contra
Sun 8 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Common Floor Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Portland, ME, USA contra
Sun 8 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis (CDSS) $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Sadie Hawkins Day Keith Tuxhorn
Mon 9 6:45 pm– 9:00 pm Verona Monday Night Contra Dance $10 Verona, VA, USA W contra
Mon 9 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance (CDSS) $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Mon 9 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Knoxville Monday Night Contra (CDSS) $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 9 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Monday Cincinnati Contra Dance (CDSS) $2-$5 Wyoming, OH, USA W contra
Mon 9 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 9 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Monday Night Contra & Square Dance (CDSS) (CDSS) $5-$10 Chicago, IL, USA W contra
Mon 9 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Louisville Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Louisville, KY, USA W contra
Monday Night All Stars
Tue 10 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm Park Avenue Contra (CDSS) $10-$15 Swarthmore, PA, USA W contra
Donna Hunt Liesl Jandrey
Tue 10 6:45 pm– 9:00 pm Saint Louis Queer Contra (CDSS) $10 Maplewood, MO, USA W contra
Wed 11 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance (CDSS) $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Wed 11 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra
Wed 11 7:30 pm–10:30 pm San Francisco Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$25 San Francisco, CA, USA W contra
Thu 12 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Thu 12 6:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras (CDSS) $10-$12 Rochester, NY, USA balfolk contra
Ostara David Smukler
Thu 12 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Thu 12 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Fri 13 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 13 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Larry Unger & Elke Baker Mark Elvins
Fri 13 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Cabot Community Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Cabot, VT, USA contra
The Usual Suspects
Fri 13 7:15 pm–10:00 pm Tallahassee Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$10 Tallahassee, FL, USA W contra
Fri 13 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance (CDSS) $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 13 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Dover New England Traditional Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Dover, NH, USA contra
Fri 13 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo (CDSS) $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Sat 14 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Barn dance 15-20 CHF Zurich, Switzerland W contra
Over The Isles Katja Hunn
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra
Larry Unger & Elke Baker Charlie Turner
Sat 14 6:50 pm–10:00 pm Lawrence Contra Dance (Facebook) (CDSS) $5-$15 Lawrence, KS, USA W contra
The Tater Bugs Lisa Harris-Frydman
Sat 14 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CDK Contra & Square Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA W contra
Sat 14 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Valley Contra Dance (CDSS) $8-$20 Bethlehem, PA, USA W contra
Sat 14 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Space Coast Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$15 Cocoa, FL, USA W contra
In Cahoots Vicki Morrison
Sat 14 6:30 pm–11:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra
Sat 14 7:45 pm–11:00 pm TopHill Music Contradance Party (CDSS) $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
Sat 14 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scissortail Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Oklahoma City, OK, USA contra
Sat 14 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Houston, TX, USA contra
Sat 14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center (CDSS) $4-$15 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
Speed Dial Amy Letson
Sat 14 7:00 pm–10:00 pm CFOOTMAD Zesty Contra Dance $12-$15 Boulder, CO, USA contra
Sat 14 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
Sat 14 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm San Luis Obispo Monthly Contra Dance (CDSS) $10 San Luis Obispo, CA, USA W contra
Sat 14 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Second Saturday Contra (CDSS) $5-$10 Mesa, AZ, USA W contra
Sat 14 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Sacramento Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$25 Sacramento, CA, USA W contra
Sat 14 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 2nd Saturdays Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra
Sun 15 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm Sunday Scratch Dance (Facebook) £3-£5 Sheffield, UK balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD
Sun 15 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis (CDSS) $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Mon 16 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Mon 16 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance (CDSS) $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Mon 16 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Knoxville Monday Night Contra (CDSS) $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 16 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Monday Cincinnati Contra Dance (CDSS) $2-$5 Wyoming, OH, USA W contra
Mon 16 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 16 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Monday Night Contra & Square Dance (CDSS) (CDSS) $5-$10 Chicago, IL, USA W contra
Mon 16 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Louisville Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Louisville, KY, USA W contra
Monday Night All Stars
Wed 18 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance (CDSS) $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Thu 19 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 20 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Fiddlechicks Louise Siddons
Fri 20 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 20 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance $10-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Fri 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Waterloo Ceilidhs Contra (…) £15-£25 London, UK contra
Definitely Contraband Charlie Turner
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge (Facebook) £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
July 2025
Thu 3 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Scratch Contra (Facebook) £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Fri 4 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck + 4th of July celebration Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 4 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 5 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Ian Jones and Becky Hutchinson
Mon 7 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra
WillPower Louise Siddons
Sun 13 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Box of Frogs Barrie Bullimore
Sat 19 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Mixed Dance - English & American £12 Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Shane & Julia Day Steve Moore
Mon 21 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Sat 26 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Tallahassee Pop/Techno Contra Dance (CDSS) $10 Tallahassee, FL, USA W contra
Drew Thomas
August 2025
Fri 1 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Mon 4 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Mon 18 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
September 2025
Mon 1 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 5 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Sun 7 1:00 pm–10:00 pm ContraStock Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Good Company The Gigmeisters Alex Cumming & Audrey Jaber Alex Deis-Lauby Will Mentor Rick Mohr
Fri 12 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Dave, Fran & Phil Liam Binley
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Geoff Cubitt
Sun 14 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Box of Frogs Geoff Cubitt
Mon 15 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 26 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Sat 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
The Falconers Rhodri Davies
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Bearded Dragons Sarah Trop
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Contrary Faeries Charlie Turner
October 2025
Fri 3 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Mon 6 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 10 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Vertical Expression Cis Hinkle
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Linda Game Band Cis Hinkle
Sun 12 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Linda Game Band Cis Hinkle
Fri 17 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Sat 18 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra £6-£10 Harrogate, UK contra
Linda & Philip Louise Siddons
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra
WillPower Mic Spenceley
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Definitely Contraband Jack Kanutin
Mon 20 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Sat 25 12:00 pm–11:30 pm Peterbough Fall Ball Peterborough, NH, USA W contra
Sat 25 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Barn dance 15-20 CHF Zurich, Switzerland W contra
Over The Isles Katja Hunn
Fri 31 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck + Halloween celebration Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
November 2025
Sat 1 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Ben Farmer, Chris Dixon & Arthur Capelier-Mourguy Rhodri Davies
Sat 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
Mon 3 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 7 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Box of Frogs Geoff Cubitt
Sat 8 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Neil Stuart
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Lynne Render
Sat 8 7:00 pm–10:00 pm CFOOTMAD Zesty Contra Dance $12-$15 Boulder, CO, USA contra
Sun 9 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Box of Frogs Lynne Render
Sat 15 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Barn dance 15-20 CHF Zurich, Switzerland W contra
Over The Isles Katja Hunn
Mon 17 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 28 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Trip Hazard Adam Hughes
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Portland Drive Geoff Cubitt
December 2025
Mon 1 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 5 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Sat 13 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Barn dance 15-20 CHF Zurich, Switzerland W contra
Over The Isles Katja Hunn
Sat 13 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer Ivan Aitken
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Contrasaurus Nicola Scott
Sun 14 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Linda Game Band Nicola Scott
Mon 15 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Wed 31 7:30 pm–12:15 am New Year's Eve Contra Dance $25 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows Susan Petrick
January 2026
Fri 23 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
February 2026
Fri 20 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Sat 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Charlie Turner
March 2026
Fri 27 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
April 2026
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra
Fri 24 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
May 2026
Fri 15 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Fri 29 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
June 2026
Fri 26 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
July 2026
Fri 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
October 2026
Sun 4 1:30 pm– 5:00 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Stomping Ground Seth Tepfer
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra

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