Contra events

February 2025
Mon 17 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Mon 17 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Night Dance $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 17 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 17 6:30 pm– 9:40 pm Chicago Contra Dance $5-$10 Chicago, IL, USA W contra
Wed 19 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Wed 19 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Baltimore Folk Music Society Wednesday Contra Dance $10-$15 Baltimore, MD, USA W contra
Wed 19 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra
Thu 20 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 21–Sun 23 Galhalla $100-$140 St Louis, MO, USA W contra
Baba Yaga's Stew Alyssa Catlin Band Sarah Kaiser Lo Peckman
Thu 20 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Thu 20 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$12 Rochester, NY, USA contra
Lake Effect Rachel Ameen
Thu 20 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance $10-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Thu 20 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
Fri 21 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Matt Norman & Edward Wallace Bob Morgan
Fri 21 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 21 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Orlando Contra Dance $15 Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Fri 21 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Rivanna Contra Dance $20 Crozet, VA, USA W contra
Fri 21 7:00 pm–10:00 pm G.O.D.S. Contra Dance $5-$10 Gainesville, FL, USA W contra
The Little Mercies Andy Kane
Fri 21 7:15 pm–10:30 pm East Derry Contra Dance $7-$10 East Derry, NH, USA W contra
Jumpstart Don Heinold
Fri 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Hot Springs Contradance $10 Hot Springs, NC, USA contra
Fri 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
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 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Pittsburgh Holiday Ball and Contra Dance $15 Pittsburgh, PA, USA contra ECD
Holiday Ball Orchestra Gaye Fifer
Fri 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Contra Dance $5-$25 Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Fri 21 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance $12-$19 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
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
Sat 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Contrary Faeries Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Sat 22 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Jax Contra Dance $5-$10 Jacksonville, FL, USA contra
Sat 22 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Columbia Contra Dance at Arsenal Hill Center $10 Columbia, SC, USA W contra
Chris Liakos & John Wetzel Dianne Palmer-Quay
Sat 22 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Toronto Contra Dance $22 Toronto, Ontario, Canada W contra
Brian Taheny & Pat Simmonds Drew Delaware
Sat 22 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CDK Contra & Square Dance $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA W contra
Sat 22 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Kingston Contra Dance $5-$10 Kingston, NH, USA contra
Black Cat Quadrille Don Heinold
Sat 22 6:30 pm–11:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance $10-$15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra
Sat 22 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scissortail Contra Dance $15 Oklahoma City, OK, USA contra
Sat 22 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance $10-$15 Houston, TX, USA contra
Sat 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center $4-$15 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
Beau Farmer
Sat 22 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Anaheim Contra Dance $12-$18 Anaheim, CA, USA W contra
Sat 22 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Las Vegas Contra Dance $10-$15 Las Vegas, NV, USA W contra
112 and Then Some
Sat 22 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Sacramento Contra Dance $5-$12 Sacramento, CA, USA W contra
Sat 22 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 4th Saturdays Contra Dance $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra
Sun 23 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Contra Dance €5-€10 Karlsruhe, Germany contra
Sun 23 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm Sunday Tea Dance Alcester, UK contra
Jam for Tea Lynne Render
Sun 23 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance $15-$20 Hayward, CA, USA contra
Sun 23 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Mon 24 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Mon 24 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Night Dance $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 24 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 24 6:30 pm– 9:40 pm Chicago Contra Dance $5-$10 Chicago, IL, USA W contra
Wed 26 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Wed 26 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra
Wed 26 7:30 pm–10:30 pm San Francisco Contra Dance $6-$25 San Francisco, CA, USA W contra
Thu 27 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Thu 27 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Thu 27 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $12 Rochester, NY, USA W contra
Clara & Co Margaret Mathews
Fri 28–Sun 2 March IVFDF 2025 £20-£45 Sheffield, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD Scottish cèilidh SCD
Out of Hand Contrary Faeries Portmanteau Purcell's Polyphonic Party Andrew Swaine Charlie Turner Patrick Rose
Thu 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance $10-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Fri 28 6:15 pm– 9:30 pm Flint Hills Contra Dance $10 Manhattan, KS, USA contra
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
Fri 28 7:15 pm–10:00 pm Tallahassee Contra Dance $6-$10 Tallahassee, FL, USA W contra
Fri 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
March 2025
Sat 1 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Jeri Foreman & Heather McAslan Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Mon 3 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Thu 6 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sheffield Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Thu 6 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 7 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sun 9 2:30 pm– 6:00 pm Contra Dance €5-€10 Karlsruhe, Germany contra
Wed 12 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Shawford, UK contra
Thu 13 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
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 14 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Sat 15 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Vertical Expression Mark Elvins
Mon 17 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Mon 17 4:00 pm–Fri 21 10:00 am Contra and Square Dance £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra
English Contra Dance Band Geoff Cubitt
Thu 20 8:00 pm–10:30 pm The Round end of term party £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 21–Sun 23 Carolina Meltdown Lake Wylie, SC, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Topspin Darlene Underwood Rick Mohr
Fri 21 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Folkus Pocus Colin Hume
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 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
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
Sat 22 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Nozzy Nicola Scott
Sat 22 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Contra Exeter, UK contra
Mon 24 4:00 pm–Fri 28 10:00 am Walking and Dancing Holiday £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Rhodri Davies
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 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Contrary Faeries Rob Humphrey
Sat 29–Sun 30 Hash Dance Weekend $70-$105 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Bowrider The Free Raisins Lisa Greenleaf River Rainbowface
Sat 29 2:30 pm–10:00 pm Fiddlehead Frolic Ithaca, NY, USA W contra
The Moving Violations Adina Gordon
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Hoik Sam Tetley Smith
April 2025
Wed 2 10:00 am–Wed 9 8:00 am Contra Holiday in Medieval England $1450 Ely, UK contra
Wild Asparagus Contrasaurus George Marshall Janet Shepherd Terry Doyle Charlie Turner
Fri 4 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 4 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Nicola Scott
Fri 4 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 4 7:00 pm–Sun 6 6:00 pm Epicenter Contra Dance Weekend Mill Valley, CA, USA W contra
Engine Room Supertrad Lisa Greenleaf Michael Karcher
Sat 5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra £6-£10 Harrogate, UK contra
Heather & Philip Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Sat 5 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Edward Wallace & Tom Oakes Andrew Swaine
Sun 6 2:30 pm– 6:00 pm Contra Dance €5-€10 Karlsruhe, Germany contra
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
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Box of Frogs Rhodri Davies
Fri 18–Sun 20 Dandelion Romp Oberlin, OH, USA W contra
Fri 18 7:00 pm–Sun 20 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $30-$60 Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Wild Asparagus George Marshall
Mon 21 4:00 pm–Fri 25 10:00 am Easter House Party £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra ECD
Gareth Kiddier & Linda Game
Fri 25–Sun 27 Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend Berea, KY, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Berea Castoffs Timothy Kline Chris Bischoff
Fri 25–Sun 27 Trillium Twirl $160-$275 Dowling, MI, USA W contra ECD
Toss the Possum Bob Isaacs
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 Gordan Jacqui Grennan Melissa Running
Fri 25–Sun 27 When in Doubt, Swing! Dallas, TX, USA contra
Steam! Jeremy Korr
Fri 25 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance Ball €12-€15 Karlsruhe, Germany contra
Tom Freudenreich Seth Tepfer
Fri 25 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Dodging Pheasants Lisa Heywood
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
Sat 26 2:00 pm–10:30 pm 81st Dance Party £17 Ascott-under-Wychwood, UK balfolk contra English ceilidh
3Sticks Confluence Bearded Dragons Bob Morgan Charlie Turner
Sat 26 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Paris Contra Dance Paris, France W contra
Celtiqua Seth Tepfer
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Ali & Mollie Lynne Render
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
WillPower Sally Vernon
May 2025
Thu 1 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 2–Mon 5 May Heydays at Evesham Evesham, UK W contra ECD balfolk
Box of Frogs Dampier's Round Sarah Matthews & Doug Eunson Folkus Pocus Nicky McConkey Old Time Contra Band Knotted Chord Mollie & Dave Keeping Thyme The Twangtown Paramours Confluence Ygra Andrew Swaine Brian Stanton Burt Hunter Colin Hume Ivan Aitken Kathryn Wright David Wright Mark Elvins Mike Courthold Nicola Scott Nigel Close Rhodri Davies Seth Tepfer Ted Morse
Fri 2 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
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
Sat 3 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Abi Sandy & Sasha Stolasz Abigail Hobart
Mon 5 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Thu 8–Sun 11 Lake Eden Arts Festival - Spring Black Mountain, NC, USA W contra
Thu 8 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 9 4:00 pm–Sun 11 4:00 pm Contra Camp £225-£390 Halsway, UK W contra English ceilidh
WillPower Louise Siddons Heather McAslan
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
Sat 10 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Bruce Rosen & Audrey Jaber Sue Rosen
Mon 12 4:00 pm–Fri 16 10:00 am American Spring Contra £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra
Bruce Rosen & Audrey Jaber Sue Rosen
Thu 15 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 16 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Charlie Turner
Fri 16 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Audrey Jaber & Bruce Rosen Sue Rosen
Mon 19 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Thu 22 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 23–Mon 26 FolkMADness Music & Dance Camp $90-$185 Soccoro, NM, USA W contra
Alex Deis-Lauby Gaye Fifer
Fri 23–Mon 26 Dancing Bear Dance Camp Wasilla, AK, USA W contra
River Road Rhys Jones and the Imaginary Beings Will Mentor Lindsey Dono
Fri 23–Sun 25 Butterfly Whirl Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Stomp Rocket Thunderwing Jacqui Grennan Seth Tepfer
Fri 23 12:00 pm–Mon 26 11:55 pm Chippenham Folk Festival Chippenham, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD
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
Thu 29 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
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
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Sat 31 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Rob Humphrey
June 2025
Mon 2 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Thu 5 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 6–Sun 8 Dance Trance Weekend Lexington, KY, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Darlene Underwood Terry Doyle
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 Syracuse, IN, 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
Sat 7 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Hoik Heather McAslan
Thu 12 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
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 $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 £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Larry Unger & Elke Baker Mark Elvins
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Larry Unger and Elke Baker Charlie Turner
Mon 16 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
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 £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Fiddlechicks Louise Siddons
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
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
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 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck + 4th of July celebration Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 4:00 pm Stegastomp Harbury, UK W contra
Contrasaurus
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 £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
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 £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra ECD
Ali, Jane & Meg Mark Elvins
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
WillPower Louise Siddons
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
Playing with Fyre Howe and Company
August 2025
Fri 1–Sat 9 Lark Camp 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
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–Fri 22 11:59 pm Whitby Folk Week £280-£360 Whitby, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD Irish set
Mon 18 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
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
Fri 29 6:00 pm–Sun 31 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
Howe And Company
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 Contra Dance Weekend Rollins, MT, USA contra
Countercurrent Michael Karcher
Fri 5 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 12 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £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
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 26–Sun 28 Adirondack Dance Weekend Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD
River Road Lighthouse Eloise & Co. Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Contrary Faeries Charlie Turner
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
October 2025
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
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 £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
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Trip Hazard Jack Kanutin
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
Mon 20 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
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 £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 £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Box of Frogs Geoff Cubitt
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
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
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
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Portland Drive Geoff Cubitt
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Definitely Contraband Adam Hughes
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 Dereck Kalish
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
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
January 2026
Fri 16 3:00 pm–Mon 19 1:00 pm Stellar Days & Nights Buena Vista, CO, USA W contra ECD
February 2026
Sat 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Charlie Turner
April 2026
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra
June 2026
Fri 19 7:00 pm–Sun 21 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival Lichfield, UK W contra ECD

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