NW Folk Dance Calendar

Please check the [Regular] section for ongoing events outside of Eugene (example: dancing in Corvallis or Portland).

Please go to the EFD Archive page to see dance descriptions and videos of dances taught in the past by the Eugene Folk Dancers.

September 2026

September 1 (Tuesday)

Eugene Folk Dancers at Eugene Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx St, Eugene, OR. 7:30 - 9:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. Taught tonight: Branle D'r Maia (France). Also taught/refreshed tonight: Lalica (Bulgaria).

September 4 to September 7 (Friday through Monday)

Balkanalia! at Camp Angelos, OR. Four days, three nights of fun, dance instruction, food, and music over the Labor Day weekend, east of Portland, OR. More info: Balkanalia's website.

September 12, 13 (Saturday, Sunday)

Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire, Kings Valley (north of Corvallis). Shrewfaire website.

September 15 (Tuesday)

Eugene Folk Dancers at Eugene Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx St, Eugene, OR. 7:30 - 9:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. Taught tonight: Hassapiko Mozart (Greek/USA, dance choreographed by Ira Weisburd). Also taught/refreshed tonight: Konyali (Turkey).

September 21 (Monday)

Combo Dance Group Party, 1:00pm - 2:30pm. The Eugene Folk Dancers join with the Folk Dancers with a Flair (a.k.a. Folkdance Forever, the Campbell Community Dancers) at the Campbell Community Center, 155 High St. (EFD will pay EFD dancers' admission.) Campbell dancers came in droves to our 75th Anniversary Party last year, now let's return the favor and show up in droves for them!

September 22 (Tuesday)

Eugene Folk Dancers at Eugene Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx St, Eugene, OR. 7:30 - 9:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. Taught tonight: Niguno Shel Yosi (Israel). Also taught/refreshed tonight: Paharelul (Romania).

September 29 (Tuesday)

Eugene Folk Dancers at Eugene Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx St, Eugene, OR. 7:30 - 9:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. Taught tonight: Cumbia Semana (USA, dance choreographed by Ira Weisburd). Also taught/refreshed tonight: Hora et Labora (Roma/Romania).

October 2026

October 6 (Tuesday)

Eugene Folk Dancers at Eugene Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx St, Eugene, OR. 7:30 - 9:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. Taught tonight: Kol Ma Shekadam (Israel).

October 13 (Tuesday)

Eugene Folk Dancers at Eugene Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx St, Eugene, OR. 7:30 - 9:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. Taught tonight: Swedish-Finn Mixer (Sweden - a dance walkthrough follows the dance). Also taught/refreshed tonight: Siriul (Romania).

October 20 (Tuesday)

Eugene Folk Dancers at Eugene Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx St, Eugene, OR. 7:30 - 9:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. Taught tonight: Gajda Malisevsko (Macedonia/Bulgaria). Also taught/refreshed tonight: Ma Na'avu (Israel).

October 27 (Tuesday)

Eugene Folk Dancers at Eugene Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx St, Eugene, OR. 7:30 - 9:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. Taught tonight: Bonito Matagallinas (Mexico). Also taught/refreshed tonight: St. George of Skyros (Greece). An interesting link to a New York Times article about an (unrelated?) dance from Skyros (from 1985).