Saturday, November 14 • 7:00pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Sarah Trop with Punch Party: Will Wheeler, Lisa Miklós-Illés, Peter Mellinger More Info

Wednesday, November 18 • 8:00pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Alan Winston with Community Band (contact Erik Hoffman for details) More Info

Wednesday, November 25 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at The Polish Club in San Francisco. Lark Finnegan with Community Band (contact Erik Hoffman for details): Erik Hoffman - Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:00 More Info

Saturday, November 28 • 7:00pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Cheryl Graubert with Little Big Band: Bob Silberstein, Marta Lynch More Info

Wednesday, December 2 • 8:00pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Celia Ramsay with Cedar Stanistreet, Will Wheeler More Info

Wednesday, December 9 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at The Polish Club in San Francisco. Doe Taryn - Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:00 More Info

Saturday, December 12 • 7:00pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Lindsey Dono with Hayden Stern, Jeff Spero More Info

Wednesday, December 16 • 8:00pm–10:30pm: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Alan Winston with The New Vintage Revelers: Paul Kotapish, Dan Warrick, Harry Liedstrand More Info

Saturday, December 26 • 7:00pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Andy Shore with Rodney Miller…and friends More Info

Tuesday, December 29 • 2:00pm to Sunday, Jan. 311:00am: Camp Harmony (CAMP/MUSIC/SINGING/CONTRA/ENGLISH/FAMILY/SQUARE/WORKSHOP) at Camp Newman in Santa Rosa. - The New Year's Camp of the SF Folk Music Club. Homemade camper-led event - all sorts of dance & music. Attendance is flexible – come for all or any part of camp. Discounts are available for early registrants and campers under 30. “Campership” discounts available for those who need them. Early bird pricing deadline: noon Nov 15; Final deadline noon Dec 13. https://www.sffmc.org/camp-harmony/ More Info
Presented by the San Francisco Folk Music Club.

Wednesday, December 30 • 8:00pm–10:30pm: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Andy Shore with Corey Walters, Christopher Jacoby More Info

Thursday, December 31 • 8:00pm–12:15am: New Year's Eve Contra Ball (CONTRA) at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Susan Petrick with Ben Jackson, Will Wheeler - New Year's Eve Contra Ball!! Dance starts at 8 pm, and runs till 12:15 am, and price is $25 (sliding scale, nobody will be turned away for lack of funds). More Info

Wednesday, January 6 • 8:00pm–10:30pm: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Doe Taryn with Leah Wollenberg, Jeremy Reinhard More Info

Sunday, January 10 • 2:30pm–10:00pm: Erik Hoffman Bon Voyage Party (CONTRA/MUSIC/JAM/SPECIAL) at Albany Veteran's Memorial Building in Albany. Cavalcade of Callers with Punch Party: Will Wheeler, Lisa Miklós-Illés, Peter Mellinger - News flash! After over 30 years in the Bay Area, Erik Hoffman is moving back to Santa Barbara. His contributions to traditional music and dance in our community include programming and managing the Berkeley contra, organizing community bands, calling contra, square & community dances throughout Northern California, teaching music privately and at the Freight, and teaching dance & music at Lark Camp, BACDS Family Week, SFFMC Camp Harmony, Walker Creek Music Camp, Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle Camp, and more.

In appreciation, we are throwing a big party on Sunday January 10, 2027 2:30pm-10pm at the Albany Veterans Memorial Building 1325 Portland Ave, Albany CA. Jamming, socializing, and vegetarian potluck during the afternoon, and a contra dance in the evening with a cavalcade of callers and music by Punch Party. Free! Stay tuned for details! More Info

Wednesday, January 20 • 8:00pm–10:30pm: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Charlie Fenton with The Flagstones: Anne Goess, Will Wheeler, Charlie Hancock More Info

Monday, June 28 • 12:00am to Saturday, Jul. 312:00pm: AmWeek Dance & Music Camp (CONTRA/SPECIAL/COUPLE/SINGING/CAMP/MUSIC) at Quaker Center in Ben Lomond. - More Info

Friday, August 13 • 12:00am to Sunday, Aug. 155:00pm: Balance the Bay Contra Dance Weekend (CONTRA/CAMP/SPECIAL) at Janet Pomeroy Center in San Francisco.
with Dam Beavers (Ben Schreiber, Ness Smith-savedoff, Scotty Leach) Introducing: Dinnerline (Alex Sturbaum, Christa Burch, Hayden Stern, Jeremy Reinhard, Leah Wollenberg) with calling by Susan Petrick (second caller TBA)