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June 2025
Fri 20 7:00 pm–Sun 22 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival £100 Lichfield, UK W contra ECD Edit Copy
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
Sun 22 2:00 pm–Sat 28 9:00 am Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance (CDSS) Bar Harbor, ME, USA W contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
The Dam Beavers Fiddle Hellions Root System Gaye Fifer Lindsey Dono Luke Donforth
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–Sat 28 74th National Square Dance Convention (CDSS) (…) $42.50-$85 Shreveport, LA, USA W contra ECD SCD Edit Copy
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
Thu 26–Mon 30 July Fourth Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Irish set Edit Copy
Mary Wesley
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
Sun 29–Fri 4 July AmWeek Ben Lomond, CA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Lissa & Friends The Syncopaths Cis Hinkle Jacqui Grennan
Sun 29–Fri 4 July Cumberland Dance Week $675-$1075 Pleasantville, TN, USA W contra ECD Edit Copy
The Cosmic Otters Wendy Graham Seth Tepfer
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–Fri 4 July Pinewoods English-Scottish-Contra $345-$467 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD SCD Edit Copy
Frost and Fire Anna Rain Ben Sachs-Hamilton Kat Dutton
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–Sun 6 Roanoke Railroader $95-$160 Salem, VA, USA W contra Edit Copy
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 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 6:30 pm–Sun 6 4:30 pm Stegastomp (Facebook) £50-£65 Harbury, UK W contra Edit Copy
Contrasaurus Charlotte Rich-Griffin Louise Siddons
Fri 4 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra Edit Copy
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra Edit Copy
Kingfisher Crossover Luke Donforth Bob Isaacs
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
Mon 7 4:00 pm–Fri 11 10:00 am Social Country Dance Week (Facebook) £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra ECD Edit Copy
Ali, Jane & Meg Mark Elvins
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra Edit Copy
WillPower Louise Siddons
Sat 12 3:00 pm–Sat 19 10:00 am Family Week at Pinewoods (CDSS) $75-$1500 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Edit Copy
Sun 13 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Lighthouse Will Mentor Susan Kevra John Krumm
Sat 19–Sat 26 American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods (CDSS) Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Fri 25–Sun 27 Southern Aire Mountain City, TN, USA W contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Drew Thomas
August 2025
Fri 1–Fri 8 Sidmouth Folk Festival £320-£495 Sidmouth, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi Irish set Irish céilí Edit Copy
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–Sat 9 Lark Camp (CDSS) Fort Bragg, CA, USA W contra ECD Edit Copy
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
Fri 8–Fri 15 Broadstairs Folk Week £176-£357 Broadstairs, UK W English ceilidh contra Edit Copy
Mon 11–Sun 17 Family Week (CDSS) $850-$1500 Poland, ME, USA W balfolk contra ECD Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Fri 15–Sun 17 Mentone Mentone, AL, USA W contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Fri 15 7:00 pm–Sun 17 6:30 pm Balance the Bay (CDSS) San Francisco, CA, USA contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Sat 16 3:00 pm–Sat 23 10:00 am Campers’ Week at Pinewoods (CDSS) $750-$1400 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Edit Copy
Mon 18 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit Copy
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 22–Sun 24 Sugar Hill Dance Weekend Bloomington, IN, USA W contra Edit Copy
Fri 22 2:00 pm–Mon 25 6:00 pm Shrewsbury Folk Festival £199.24-£246.85 Shrewsbury, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Fri 29–Mon 1 September Dance Camp North (CDSS) Fairbanks, AK, USA W contra Edit Copy
The Dam Beavers Jeremy Korr
Fri 29–Tue 2 September Pinewoods Labor Day Weekend Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Edit Copy
Fri 29 6:00 pm–Sun 31 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra Edit Copy
Howe And Company Kenny Greer
Fri 29 6:00 pm–Mon 1 September 1:30 pm Rocky Mountain Rendezvous Boulder, CO, USA W contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 5–Sun 7 Bear Hug Contra Dance Weekend (CDSS) $250-$305 Rollins, MT, USA contra Edit Copy
Banna Damhsa Countercurrent Emily Faulkner Michael Karcher
Fri 5–Sun 7 Bear Hug Dance Camp Rollins, MT, USA W contra Edit Copy
Countercurrent Banna Damhsa Michael Karcher Emily Faulkner
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–Sun 14 Cleveland Butterfly Twirl (Facebook) (CDSS) $130 Chagrin Falls, OH, USA contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Countercurrent Thunderwing Lindsey Dono Michael Karcher
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 19–Sun 21 Feet Retreat Ellerbe, NC, USA W contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Lift Ticket Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 19–Sun 21 Wasatch Wiggle Salt Lake City, UT, USA W contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Joyride The Free Raisins Jeremy Korr Koren Wake
Fri 26 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra Edit Copy
Fri 26–Sun 28 Adirondack Dance Weekend (CDSS) Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD Edit Copy
River Road Lighthouse Eloise & Co. Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
Fri 26–Sun 28 Cascade Contras Springfield, OR, USA W contra Edit Copy
Anadama Countercurrent Isaac Banner Adina Gordon
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–Sun 5 Moondance Dance Weekend Pickens, SC, USA W contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Stringrays Dog Paw Susan Petrick William Watson
Fri 3 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra Edit Copy
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 3 7:00 pm–Sat 4 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra Edit Copy
The Free Raisins Alex Deis-Lauby
Mon 6 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit Copy
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Mon 6 4:00 pm–Fri 10 10:00 am Autumn Contra Dance Week (Facebook) £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra Edit Copy
Box of Frogs Cis Hinkle
Thu 9–Sun 12 John C Campbell Fall Dance Weekend $235 Brasstown, NC, USA W contra Edit Copy
Supertrad Wendy Graham Carol Sersland
Fri 10–Sun 12 Harvest Moon $95-$195 Santa Barbara, CA, USA W contra Edit Copy
The Gaslight Tinkers Topspin Rick Mohr Anna Rain
Fri 10–Sun 12 Mountain Madness Jonesborough, TN, USA contra Edit Copy
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
Fri 17 7:30 pm–Sun 19 3:00 pm Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend (CDSS) $75-$140 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra Edit Copy
The Dam Beavers Topspin Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
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
Fri 24–Sun 26 Music City Masquerade $65-$165 Nashville, TN, USA W contra Edit Copy
Engine Room Darlene Underwood
Fri 24 7:30 pm–Sun 26 5:00 pm Contra NYC New York, NY, USA W contra Edit Copy
Red Case Band Kingfisher Some Assembly Required Will Mentor
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–Sun 2 November Queer Contra Dance Camp Roadtrip $125-$525 Vashon, WA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Raven & Goose Lindsey Dono Maia McCormick
Fri 31–Sat 1 November Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra Edit Copy
Playing with Fyre Terry Doyle
Fri 31–Sun 2 November Foggy Moon Dance Weekend Monterey, CA, USA contra Edit Copy
Countercurrent Stringrays Alex Deis-Lauby Lisa Greenleaf
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–Sun 2 November 3:00 pm Hey Fever Ottawa, Ontario, Canada W contra Edit Copy
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 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–Sun 9 Atlanta Dance Weekend: Contra Fantasia (CDSS) Atlanta, GA, USA contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Fri 7–Sun 9 Atlanta Dance Weekend Atlanta, GA, USA W contra Edit Copy
River Road The Dam Beavers Alex Deis-Lauby Cis Hinkle
Fri 7 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
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 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
Fri 14–Sun 16 Fleur de Lis Fling (CDSS) $80-$165 Louisville, KY, USA W contra Edit Copy
Kingfisher Meadowhawk Alex Deis-Lauby Seth Tepfer
Fri 14–Sun 16 Fire Ant Frolic (CDSS) Austin, TX, USA W contra Edit Copy
Northwoods Steve Zakon-Anderson
Fri 14–Sun 16 Catalina Dance Weekend Catalina Island, CA, USA W contra Edit Copy
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 21 4:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm Zesty Contra Weekend (Facebook) £200-£330 Halsway, UK W contra Edit Copy
Ali & Mollie Rhodri Davies Mark Elvins
Fri 28 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra Edit Copy
Fri 28–Sun 30 ContraCopia Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra Edit Copy
River Road Northwoods Midnight on the Water Janine Smith Qwill Duvall Michael Karcher
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
Fri 5 7:00 pm–Sat 6 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra Edit Copy
Thunderwing Frenzy Dereck Kalish Janine Smith
Fri 5 8:00 pm–Sun 7 3:00 pm Winter WarmUp (CDSS) Worthington, OH, USA contra Edit Copy
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 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
Tue 23 4:00 pm–Sat 27 10:00 am Christmas House Party £420-£645 Halsway, UK W contra Edit Copy
Will Pound & Linda Game Geoff Cubitt
Fri 26–Wed 31 Contradancers Delight Holiday Morgantown, WV, USA W contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
The Dam Beavers Susan Petrick
Fri 16–Sun 18 Contra Carnivale San Luis Obispo, CA, USA W contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
Fri 23 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra Edit Copy
Fri 23–Sun 25 Florida Snow Ball Gulfport, FL, USA W contra Edit Copy
Turnip the Beet Red Case Band Michael Karcher Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 23 6:00 pm–Sun 25 1:30 pm Wintergreen (CDSS) $145-$185 Bozeman, MT, USA W contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
February 2026
Fri 6–Sat 7 Supersonic Seattle, WA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Root System The Faux Paws Seth Tepfer
Fri 13–Sun 15 Cabin Fever (CDSS) Oak Ridge, TN, USA contra Edit Copy
ContraForce Starling Chris Page
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
Fri 27–Sun 1 March Fiddling Frog Dance Festival Pasadena, CA, USA contra Edit Copy
Playing with Fyre Eloise & Co. Frannie Marr Cis Hinkle
Fri 27–Sun 1 March Lava Meltdown Lava Hot Springs, ID, USA W contra Edit Copy
Fri 27–Sun 1 March Palmetto Bug Stomp Charleston, SC, USA W contra Edit Copy
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 Edit Copy
The Dam Beavers Engine Room Lisa Greenleaf Cis Hinkle
Fri 27 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra Edit Copy
Fri 27–Sun 29 Pigtown Fling Cincinatti, OH, USA W contra Edit Copy
Kingfisher The Dam Beavers Wendy Graham Will Mentor
Fri 27–Sun 29 Epicenter Mill Valley, CA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Notorious The Syncopaths Gaye Fifer Liz Nelson
April 2026
Fri 10 6:00 am–Sun 12 4:00 pm Contra Camp £100-£330 Halsway, UK W contra Edit Copy
WillPower Linda Game Louise Siddons
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 8–Sun 10 Adirondack Dance Weekend Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD Edit Copy
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 19 7:00 pm–Sun 21 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival Lichfield, UK W contra ECD Edit Copy
Wed 24–Sat 27 75th National Square Dance Convention (CDSS) $80-$95 Waco, TX, USA W contra ECD Edit Copy
Fri 26 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra Edit Copy
Sun 28–Fri 3 July AmWeek Ben Lomond, CA, USA 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 9–Sun 11 Electric Folk Dance Party Hope, UK balfolk contra English ceilidh Edit Copy
Apolkalypse Bearded Dragons Portmanteau
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra Edit Copy

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