Dance Info
Regional Event Listings
for:
SW Oregon
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Here are some Regular and Special Events that are in and around the "Southern Oregon Contra Dance" region.
Most Contra Dance Webs, like the ones for Eugene, Corvallis, and Portland (see links below), will publish pages like this one, which will list events of interest in their area.
For what is not listed on this page, you can usually find information by searching the web. Search a City or Region + “Contra Dance”, and your 1st hit will likely be a dance web for that dance (if there is one).
Example ... Google: Seattle Contra Dance
Additional Resources
- ContraDanceLinks.com
- This is an astounding collection of Contra Dance Events... mainly in North America, but also all over planet Earth.
- Ted Crane’s National Dance DB
- A mega-list (database) of Contra Dance Information.
Regular Contra Dances
(Nearby to SW OR)
- Eugene Folklore Society - Contra Dance
- 2nd & 4th Saturdays ... September through June
- Corvallis Folklore Society - Contra Dance
- 1st & 3rd Saturdays ... September through June
- Portland Country Dance Community
- Portland has one of the largest and most active Contra Dance Communities in North America. There is a wealth of information and experience there.
- Bend Community Contra Dance
- 2nd Saturdays ... Autumn through Spring
For other events try the listings at:
Dance Weekends & Special Events
(Nearby to SW OR)
This event list is arranged by their usual dates ... January - December.
The focus of this list is Contra Dance. Some events include other styles.
- Corvallis Contradance Weekend
- February (third Monday... Presidents Day weekend)
- Hosted by: Corvallis Folklore Society ... Contra Dancing
- Regular Contra Dances: 1st & 3rd Saturdays (Sep. through June)
- "Epicenter" Contra Dance Weekend
- April (early) ... or Late March
- Mill Valley - Marin County, CA
- Hosted by: North Bay Country Dance Society (NBCDS)
- Regular Contra Dances in: Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol
- April (early) ... or Late March
- Cascade Contras Dance Camp
- April (early)
- "Sky Camp" ... Fall Creek Lake, OR (45-min. E of Eugene)
- Hosted by: Eugene Folklore Society
- Regular Contra Dances: 2nd & 4th Saturdays (Sep. through June)
- April (early)
- Portland Raindance
- April (late)
- "Norse Hall" - Portland, OR
- Hosted by: Portland Country Dance Community (PCDC)
- April (late)
- Midsummer Madness
- July (late) - Odd Years Only
- "Living Waters Camp" ... 20 minutes East of Eugene
- Hosted by: Eugene Folklore Society
- Regular Contra Dances: 2nd & 4th Saturdays (Sep. through June)
- July (late) - Odd Years Only
- Echo Summit Dance Camp - 2017
- September (mid)
- "Camp Sacramento" ... 2-hours East of Sacramento
- Hosted by: Sacramento Country Dance Society (SCDS)
- Regular Contra Dances 2nd & 4th Saturdays ... and often a 5th Saturday Zesty Contra
- September (mid)
- Danceable Feast
- November (mid)
- "Sky Camp" ... 45 minutes East of Eugene, OR
- Hosted by: Danceable Feast .org
- November (mid)
For other events try visiting the webs of some of our neighboring Contra Dance organizations (listed above).
Also... You can look through the listings at:
ContraDanceLinks.com/Festivals.html
Contra Dance Gypsy ... Someone who travels frequently to Contra Dance Events.
Music Jam Sessions
- FolkJam.org
- Folk Jam .org is a website where you can find or list a Folk Music Jam Session.
- Celtic Music Jam
- Sunday Afternoons at The Black Sheep
- On the Plaza in Ashland, OR
- Old-Time Music Jam
- Saturday Afternoons in Ashland
For more information about these Public Events, as well as some other semi-private Jam Sessions held in the Rogue Valley Region... please feel free to Contact Us.
See Also:
- OldTimeJam.com
- An excellent learning resource for Old-Time Music