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June 2025
Sat 21 5:30 pm– 7:30 pm Southern Illinois Community Contra Dance (CDSS) $5 Carbondale, IL, USA contra Edit Copy
Sat 21 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Pride Techno Contra (CDSS) $22 New York, NY, USA contra Edit Copy
Maia McCormick
Sat 21 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm South Florida Contradance (CDSS) $5-$10 Boca Raton, FL, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 21 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Swingin' Tern Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$15 Chatham, NJ, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 21 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Syracuse Country Dancers Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$15 Fayetteville, NY, USA contra Edit Copy
Groove Effect David Smukler Mimi Mortensen
Sat 21 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Blacksburg Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$12 Blacksburg, VA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 21 7:15 pm–10:30 pm Lenox Contra Dance (CDSS) $8-$15 Lenox, MA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 21 7:15 pm–10:30 pm 3rd Saturday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra at Guiding Star Grange (CDSS) $8-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra Edit Copy
The Moving Violations Liz Nelson
Sat 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Louisville Third-Saturday Contra Dance (CDSS) $8-$15 Louisville, KY, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 21 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 21 7:00 pm– 9:55 pm Austin Third Saturday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10 Austin, TX, USA contra Edit Copy
Rich Goss
Sat 21 6:15 pm–10:00 pm Friends of Traditional Dance Contra (CDSS) $5-$20 Fort Collins, CO, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Carrollton, TX, USA contra Edit Copy
Sat 21 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center (CDSS) $4-$15 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra Edit Copy
Tunebuggy Qwill DuVall
Sat 21 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Wasatch Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Salt Lake City, UT, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 21 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Tucson Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Tucson, AZ, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 21 6:40 pm–10:00 pm Monterey Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$30 Monterey, CA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 21 6:45 pm–10:00 pm 3rd Saturdays Contra Dance (CDSS) (…) $15 Grass Valley, CA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sun 22 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance (CDSS) $15-$20 Hayward, CA, USA contra Edit Copy
Sun 22 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis (CDSS) $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra Edit Copy
Mon 23 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance (CDSS) $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra Edit Copy
Mon 23 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Knoxville Monday Night Contra (CDSS) $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra Edit Copy
Mon 23 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Monday Cincinnati Contra Dance (CDSS) $2-$5 Wyoming, OH, USA W contra Edit Copy
Mon 23 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra Edit Copy
Mon 23 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Monday Night Contra & Square Dance (CDSS) (CDSS) $5-$10 Chicago, IL, USA W contra Edit Copy
Mon 23 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Louisville Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Louisville, KY, USA W contra Edit Copy
Countercurrent Monday Night All Stars Michael Hamilton
Tue 24 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm Park Avenue Contra (CDSS) $10-$15 Swarthmore, PA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Live Wire Cristian Clothier Scott Higgs
Wed 25 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance (CDSS) $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra Edit Copy
Wed 25 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra Edit Copy
Wed 25 7:30 pm–10:30 pm San Francisco Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$25 San Francisco, CA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Thu 26 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Thu 26 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras (CDSS) $5-$12 Rochester, NY, USA contra Edit Copy
Thu 26 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Fri 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Waterloo Ceilidhs Contra (…) £15-£25 London, UK contra Edit Copy
Definitely Contraband Charlie Turner
Fri 27 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Flint Hills Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Manhattan, KS, USA contra Edit Copy
Fri 27 6:45 pm–10:00 pm Queen City Contras (CDSS) Shelburne, VT, USA W contra Edit Copy
Cojiro Nicholas Smith
Fri 27 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Milford Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$12 Milford, NH, USA contra Edit Copy
Fri 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance (CDSS) $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Fri 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo (CDSS) $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra Edit Copy
Fri 27 8:00 pm–11:15 pm Experienced Contra at Guiding Star Grange (CDSS) $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA contra Edit Copy
Ice Cream Truckers Hannah Chambelain
Fri 27 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Phoenix 4th Friday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Phoenix, AZ, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 28 1:00 pm–10:30 pm Country Dancers of Rochester Pride Dance (CDSS) $40 Rochester, NY, USA contra ECD Edit Copy
Lake Effect Quicksilver Carmen Giunta Sunny Lawrence
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge (Facebook) £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra Edit Copy
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
Sat 28 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Columbia Contra Dance (CDSS) $10 Columbia, SC, USA W contra Edit Copy
Dianne Palmer-Quay Victor Gascon
Sat 28 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Jax Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Jacksonville, FL, USA contra Edit Copy
Sat 28 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CDK Contra & Square Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 28 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Valley Contra Dance (CDSS) $8-$20 Bethlehem, PA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers' Combination Contra and English Country Dance (CDSS) $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra ECD Edit Copy
Sat 28 6:30 pm–11:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 28 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scissortail Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Oklahoma City, OK, USA contra Edit Copy
Sat 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Houston, TX, USA contra Edit Copy
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center (CDSS) $4-$15 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra Edit Copy
Bob Walser Trio Amy Letson
Sat 28 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Las Vegas Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Las Vegas, NV, USA W contra Edit Copy
112 and Then Some
Sat 28 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Sacramento Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$12 Sacramento, CA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 28 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 4th Saturdays Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sun 29 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance (CDSS) $15-$20 Hayward, CA, USA contra Edit Copy
Sun 29 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis (CDSS) $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra Edit Copy
Mon 30 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance (CDSS) $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra Edit Copy
Mon 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Knoxville Monday Night Contra (CDSS) $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra Edit Copy
Mon 30 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Monday Cincinnati Contra Dance (CDSS) $2-$5 Wyoming, OH, USA W contra Edit Copy
Mon 30 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra Edit Copy
Mon 30 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Monday Night Contra & Square Dance (CDSS) (CDSS) $5-$10 Chicago, IL, USA W contra Edit Copy
Grand Ol' Aubrey Christine Merryman
Mon 30 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Louisville Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Louisville, KY, USA W contra Edit Copy
Monday Night All Stars
July 2025
Tue 1 6:40 pm– 9:00 pm Indy Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Indianapolis, IN, USA W contra Edit Copy
Wed 2 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance (CDSS) $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra Edit Copy
Wed 2 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Baltimore Folk Music Society Wednesday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Baltimore, MD, USA W contra Edit Copy
Wed 2 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra Edit Copy
Thu 3 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Scratch Contra (Facebook) £5 Sheffield, UK contra Edit Copy
Fri 4 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck + 4th of July celebration Graz, Austria W contra Edit Copy
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 4 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra Edit Copy
Sat 5 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra Edit Copy
Ian Jones and Becky Hutchinson
Mon 7 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit Copy
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra Edit Copy
WillPower Louise Siddons
Sun 13 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra Edit Copy
Box of Frogs Barrie Bullimore
Sat 19 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Mixed Dance - English & American £12 Nottingham, UK contra ECD Edit Copy
Shane & Julia Day Steve Moore
Mon 21 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Drew Thomas
August 2025
Fri 1 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra Edit Copy
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Mon 4 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit Copy
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Mon 18 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit Copy
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
September 2025
Mon 1 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit Copy
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 5 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra Edit Copy
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Sun 7 1:00 pm–10:00 pm ContraStock Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Dave, Fran & Phil Liam Binley
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra Edit Copy
King Kontra String Band Geoff Cubitt
Sun 14 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra Edit Copy
Box of Frogs Geoff Cubitt
Mon 15 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit Copy
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 26 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra Edit Copy
Sat 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra Edit Copy
The Falconers Rhodri Davies
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra Edit Copy
Contrary Faeries Charlie Turner
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra Edit Copy
Bearded Dragons Sarah Trop
October 2025
Fri 3 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra Edit Copy
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Mon 6 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit Copy
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 10 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra Edit Copy
Vertical Expression Cis Hinkle
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra Edit Copy
Linda Game Band Cis Hinkle
Sun 12 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra Edit Copy
Linda Game Band Cis Hinkle
Fri 17 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra Edit Copy
Sat 18 12:00 pm–11:30 pm Peterbough Fall Ball Peterborough, NH, USA W contra Edit Copy
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra Edit Copy
WillPower Mic Spenceley
Sat 18 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra £6-£10 Harrogate, UK contra Edit Copy
Linda & Philip Louise Siddons
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra Edit Copy
Definitely Contraband Jack Kanutin
Mon 20 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit Copy
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Sat 25 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Barn dance 15-20 CHF Zurich, Switzerland W contra Edit Copy
Over The Isles Katja Hunn
Fri 31 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck + Halloween celebration Graz, Austria W contra Edit Copy
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra Edit Copy
November 2025
Sat 1 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra Edit Copy
Ben Farmer, Chris Dixon & Arthur Capelier-Mourguy Rhodri Davies
Sat 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra Edit Copy
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
Mon 3 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit Copy
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 7 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra Edit Copy
Box of Frogs Geoff Cubitt
Sat 8 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance Nottingham, UK contra ECD Edit Copy
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Neil Stuart
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra Edit Copy
Fiddlechicks Lynne Render
Sat 8 7:00 pm–10:00 pm CFOOTMAD Zesty Contra Dance $12-$15 Boulder, CO, USA contra Edit Copy
Sun 9 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra Edit Copy
Box of Frogs Lynne Render
Sat 15 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Barn dance 15-20 CHF Zurich, Switzerland W contra Edit Copy
Over The Isles Katja Hunn
Mon 17 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit Copy
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 28 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra Edit Copy
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra Edit Copy
Portland Drive Geoff Cubitt
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra Edit Copy
Trip Hazard Adam Hughes
December 2025
Mon 1 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit Copy
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 5 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra Edit Copy
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Sat 13 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Barn dance 15-20 CHF Zurich, Switzerland W contra Edit Copy
Over The Isles Katja Hunn
Sat 13 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra Edit Copy
Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer Ivan Aitken
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra Edit Copy
Contrasaurus Nicola Scott
Sun 14 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra Edit Copy
Linda Game Band Nicola Scott
Mon 15 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows Susan Petrick
January 2026
Fri 23 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra Edit Copy
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra Edit Copy
February 2026
Fri 20 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra Edit Copy
Sat 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra Edit Copy
Bearded Dragons Charlie Turner
March 2026
Fri 27 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra Edit Copy
April 2026
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra Edit Copy
Fri 24 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra Edit Copy
May 2026
Fri 15 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra Edit Copy
Fri 29 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra Edit Copy
June 2026
Fri 26 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra Edit Copy
July 2026
Fri 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra Edit Copy
October 2026
Sun 4 1:30 pm– 5:00 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra Edit Copy
Stomping Ground Seth Tepfer
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra Edit Copy

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