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June 2025
Tue 3 6:40 pm– 9:00 pm Indy Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Indianapolis, IN, USA W contra
Wed 4 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance (CDSS) $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Wed 4 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Baltimore Folk Music Society Wednesday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Baltimore, MD, USA W contra
Wed 4 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra
Thu 5 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Scratch Contra (Facebook) £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Thu 5 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
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
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
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
Sat 7–Mon 9 Moulin d'Andé Weekend Val-de-Reuil, France W contra
Larry Unger & Karina Wilson Charlie Turner Jeremy Kuhn
Fri 6 8:00 pm–Sun 8 3:00 pm Dance Trance (CDSS) $50-$105 Lexington, KY, USA W contra ECD
Toss the Possum Darlene Underwood Terry Doyle
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 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–Sun 15 Summer Soiree Asheville, NC, USA W contra
The Mean Lids Kingfisher Steve Zakon-Anderson Adina Gordon
Fri 13–Sun 15 Flamingo Fling (CDSS) $150 Oklahoma City, OK, USA W contra
River Road Alex Deis-Lauby
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 4:00 pm–Sat 21 12:00 pm Dance, Music & Spice (CDSS) $850-$1500 Lexington, MI, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Lindsey Dono Susan Kevra
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 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 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Monday Night Contra & Square Dance (CDSS) (CDSS) $5-$10 Chicago, IL, USA W contra
Thu 19 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 20 7:00 pm–Sun 22 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival £100 Lichfield, UK W contra ECD
3D Jovial Crew Larry Unger & Elke Baker Warleggan Village Band WillPower Amy Burton Gene Murrow Geoff Cubitt Georgia Delve Hilary Herbert Lynne Render Mark Burton Maureen Knight
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
Sun 22 2:00 pm–Sat 28 9:00 am Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance (CDSS) Bar Harbor, ME, USA W contra
Sun 22 3:00 pm–Sat 28 11:00 am Lady of the Lake June Week (CDSS) $750-$1050 Harrison, ID, USA W contra ECD
The Dam Beavers Fiddle Hellions Root System Gaye Fifer Lindsey Dono Luke Donforth
Tue 24–Sat 28 74th National Square Dance Convention (CDSS) (…) $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
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge (Facebook) £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
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
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 6:30 pm–Sun 6 4:30 pm Stegastomp (Facebook) £50-£65 Harbury, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Charlotte Rich-Griffin Louise Siddons
Fri 4 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
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 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
Mon 7 4:00 pm–Fri 11 10:00 am Social Country Dance Week (Facebook) £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra ECD
Ali, Jane & Meg Mark Elvins
Sat 12 3:00 pm–Sat 19 10:00 am Family Week at Pinewoods (CDSS) $75-$1500 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
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
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 (CDSS) Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Jet Bridge Stringrays Cis Hinkle Janine Smith Michael Karcher
Sat 19 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Mixed Dance - English & American £12 Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Shane & Julia Day Steve Moore
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
Mon 21 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Thu 24 7:30 pm–Sun 27 11:55 pm Warwick Folk Festival £147-£155 Warwick, UK English ceilidh contra
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 (CDSS) Goshen, CT, USA contra
The Gaslight Tinkers
Sat 26 3:00 pm–Sat 2 August 10:00 am Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods (CDSS) $850-$1500 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Gaye Fifer Adina Gordon
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–Sat 9 Lark Camp (CDSS) Fort Bragg, CA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 1–Fri 8 Sidmouth Folk Festival £320-£495 Sidmouth, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi Irish set Irish céilí
Alex Cumming & Audrey Jaber Box of Frogs Confluence Contrasaurus Paul Hutchinson & Matt Norman Oscina WillPower Brian Stanton Carol Monaghan Kevin Monaghan Louise Siddons Rachel Shapiro-Wallace Rhodri Davies
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
Fri 8–Fri 15 Broadstairs Folk Week £176-£357 Broadstairs, UK W English ceilidh contra
Mon 11–Sun 17 Family Week (CDSS) $850-$1500 Poland, ME, USA W balfolk contra ECD
Mon 11 4:00 pm–Sun 17 10:00 am Cascade of Music & Dance $750-$1400 Cascade, MD, USA W contra ECD
Mon 11 4:00 pm–Sun 17 10:00 am Cascade of Music & Dance at Camp Kweebec (CDSS) $750-$1400 Schwenksville, PA, USA W contra ECD
Joanna Reiner Wilkinson Mary Wesley
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 (CDSS) San Francisco, CA, USA contra
River Road The Latter Day Lizards Alex Deis-Lauby Will Mentor
Sat 16 3:00 pm–Fri 22 11:59 pm Whitby Folk Week £280-£360 Whitby, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD Irish set
Sat 16 3:00 pm–Sat 23 10:00 am Campers’ Week at Pinewoods (CDSS) $750-$1400 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Mon 18 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 22–Sun 24 Sugar Hill Dance Weekend Bloomington, IN, USA W contra
Fri 22 2:00 pm–Mon 25 6:00 pm Shrewsbury Folk Festival £199.24-£246.85 Shrewsbury, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh
Demon Barbers Emily & The Simons Frog on a Bike GloryStrokes Hoik Lasair Naragonia Quartet National Youth Folk Ensemble Oysterband PolkaWorks Queer Folk Ross Grant & Hartwin Dhoore
Sat 23–Fri 29 TradMaD Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Fri 29–Tue 2 September Pinewoods Labor Day Weekend Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 29–Mon 1 September Dance Camp North (CDSS) Fairbanks, AK, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Jeremy Korr
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 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
Mon 1 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 5–Sun 7 Bear Hug Dance Camp Rollins, MT, USA W contra
Countercurrent Banna Damhsa Michael Karcher Emily Faulkner
Fri 5–Sun 7 Bear Hug Contra Dance Weekend (CDSS) $250-$305 Rollins, MT, USA contra
Banna Damhsa Countercurrent Emily Faulkner Michael Karcher
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–Sun 14 Echo Summit Sacremento, CA, USA W contra
Countercurrent Thunderwing Lindsey Dono Michael Karcher
Fri 12–Sun 14 Cleveland Butterfly Twirl (Facebook) (CDSS) $130 Chagrin Falls, OH, USA contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Playing with Fyre Carol Kopp Darlene Underwood Gaye Fifer Michael Hamilton
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 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 3:00 pm Chehalis Contra Dance Camp (CDSS) $300-$450 Vancouver, BC, Canada W contra
Joyride The Free Raisins Jeremy Korr Koren Wake
Fri 26–Sun 28 Cascade Contras Springfield, OR, USA W contra
Anadama Countercurrent Isaac Banner Adina Gordon
Fri 26–Sun 28 Adirondack Dance Weekend (CDSS) Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD
River Road Lighthouse Eloise & Co. Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
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–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 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 3 7:00 pm–Sat 4 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
The Free Raisins Alex Deis-Lauby
Mon 6 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Mon 6 4:00 pm–Fri 10 10:00 am Autumn Contra Dance Week £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Cis Hinkle
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 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
Fri 17 7:30 pm–Sun 19 3:00 pm Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend (CDSS) $75-$140 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Topspin Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
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
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
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–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
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–Sun 2 November 3:00 pm Hey Fever Ottawa, Ontario, Canada W contra
Good Company River Road Mary Wesley Will Mentor
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–Sun 9 Atlanta Dance Weekend Atlanta, GA, USA W contra
River Road The Dam Beavers Alex Deis-Lauby Cis Hinkle
Fri 7–Sun 9 Atlanta Dance Weekend: Contra Fantasia (CDSS) Atlanta, GA, USA contra
River Road The Dam Beavers Alex Deis-Lauby Cis Hinkle
Fri 7–Sun 9 Head for the Hills (CDSS) $140-$240 Kunkletown, PA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 7 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Box of Frogs Geoff Cubitt
Fri 7 3:00 pm–Sun 9 3:00 pm Dance in the Desert (CDSS) Oracle, AZ, USA W contra
The Faux Paws The Free Raisins Koren Wake Steve Zakon-Anderson
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
Fri 14–Sun 16 Catalina Dance Weekend Catalina Island, CA, USA W contra
Fri 14–Sun 16 Fleur de Lis Fling (CDSS) $80-$165 Louisville, KY, USA W contra
Kingfisher Meadowhawk Alex Deis-Lauby Seth Tepfer
Fri 14–Sun 16 Fire Ant Frolic (CDSS) Austin, TX, USA W contra
Northwoods Steve Zakon-Anderson
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 21 4:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm Zesty Contra Weekend £200-£330 Halsway, UK W contra
Ali & Mollie Rhodri Davies Mark Elvins
Fri 28–Sun 30 ContraCopia Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
River Road Northwoods Midnight on the Water Janine Smith Qwill Duvall Michael Karcher
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
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 (CDSS) Worthington, OH, USA contra
The Dam Beavers Toss the Possum Frank Buschelmann Terry Doyle
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
Tue 23 4:00 pm–Sat 27 10:00 am Christmas House Party £420-£645 Halsway, UK W contra
Will Pound & Linda Game Geoff Cubitt
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
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 9 7:30 pm–Sat 10 10:30 pm Winter Frolic (CDSS) (CDSS) 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 (CDSS) 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 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Fri 23 6:00 pm–Sun 25 1:30 pm Wintergreen (CDSS) $145-$185 Bozeman, MT, USA W contra
Hypergolic Wake Up Robin Christa Torrens Lindsey Dono
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
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 (CDSS) Oak Ridge, TN, USA contra
ContraForce Starling Chris Page
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
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
Fri 27 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
April 2026
Fri 10 6:00 am–Sun 12 4:00 pm Contra Camp £100-£330 Halsway, UK W contra
WillPower Linda Game Louise Siddons
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 8–Sun 10 Adirondack Dance Weekend Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD
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 19 7:00 pm–Sun 21 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival Lichfield, UK W contra ECD
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 9–Sun 11 Electric Folk Dance Party Hope, UK balfolk contra English ceilidh
Apolkalypse Bearded Dragons Portmanteau
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra

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