Music & Dance Events in the Boulder-Denver Area
The Boulder Balkan Bash is an epic, all-evening event at the Avalon Ballroom that combines live traditional music from SIX local bands specializing in Balkan styes with dancing, food and a fabulous feeling of community. Local folk dance group Gaitani will perform two short sets of Bulgarian dances. Dozens of musicians will perform live music…
Bulgarika 2025 will play Friday, October 3, 2025 at the Avalon Ballroom in Boulder, Colorado, for the Boulder International Folk Dancers (BIFD) weekly International Folk Dancing session. Bulgarika is a unique folklore band skilled in traditional music from all Bulgarian regions. Each year, Nikolay Kolev (gadulka) and Donka Koleva (vocals) organize a tour of USA…
This year’s annual Boulder folk dance workshop sponsored by the Boulder International Folk Dancers (BIFD) showcases Albanian dances presented by Genci Kastrati of Tirana, Albania on April 25-27, 2025. Genci Kastrati is an instructor and choreographer for the Albanian National Folk Song and Dance Group, the only professional folk dance troupe in the country. He…
Barbelfish will play live Balkan music at Boulder International Folk Dancers’ (BIFD’s) 2025 New Year’s Day Party at the Avalon, Sodal Hall. This is somewhere around the 42nd annual New Year’s Day Night folk dance celebration in Boulder. Wednesday, January 1, 20257:30 pm – 11:00 pmThe Avalon, Sodal Hall6085 Arapahoe, Boulder, CO$12 for BIFD members,…
Boulder International Folk Dancers (BIFD) will turn over their regular Friday night folk dancing to Lee Otterholt for a mini-workshop on Friday, September 20, 2024 from 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM in Sodal Hall at the Avalon Ballroom in Boulder. Price is $5 for BIFD members, $10 non-members. No preregistration; pay at the door, starting…
This year’s annual international folk dance workshop sponsored by the Boulder International Folk Dancers (BIFD) showcases traditional and modern Israeli dance and ethnic dances of the Balkans presented by Roberto Bagnoli on April 26-28, 2024. Roberto founded the association Folk Atelier Reggio Emilia (FARE), dedicated to preserving and promoting dance and other folk arts. The…
Festo Festo in Denver at the Mercury Café, December 31, 2023, 10 PM Until Sometime Next Year Sunday, December 31, 2023Doors open at 9:00 pm, music starts at 10:00 pmThe Mercury Café, in the Ballroom (upstairs)2199 California Street, Denver, CO 80205Tickets: $30 in advance; $35 day of showTickets and info available here Festive music from…
The Boulder Balkan Bash is an epic, all-evening event at the Avalon Ballroom that combines live folk music from five local bands specializing in Balkan styes, with wonderful dancing, food and a fabulous feeling of community. Dozens of musicians will perform throughout the evening, singing and playing music in genres ranging from village-style Bulgarian folk…
Friday October 6 a special Glendi-BIFD collaboration: Bulgarika! Potluck at 6 then dancing to touring Bulgarian band Bulgarika till 10:30 or so. Sodal Hall at the Avalon, 6185 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder. This is a rare treat, enhanced by a short performance by Denver area dance troupe Gaitani, and instruction in a special Hora by Stoyan…
This free event sponsored by the Romanian American Freedom Alliance on Sunday, September 10, 2023, includes folk dance performances by Fort Collins’ own Storm Mountain Folk Dancers in addition to Hora Romaneasca and Balkanica. Romanian food, cultural and expo booths, live music and Romanian culture immersion experiences. https://www.rafa.org/ (old info)https://www.facebook.com/rafacoloradous (current info) Romanian Festival 2023September…
