Local and regional dancing events with live music
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…
Storm Mountain Folk Dancers will be celebrating their 50th anniversary the weekend of May 15-18. Part of that celebration will be a folk dance party featuring live music by Barbelfish. Saturday, May 17, 20257:00 pm – ?Empire Grange Hall2306 W Mulberry St, Fort Collins, CO 8052$20Please bring a snack to share. Barbelfish plays music from…
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,…
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…
From Biz: Glendi at last! It’s not too late to celebrate summer. We’ll have Gora Gora Orkestar in the Avalon Ballroom, on Saturday August 26. Gora Gora is a fabulous 10+ member brass band that plays lots of Balkan favorites including cocek, lesno, rumelaj, eleno mome, hora, klezmer and more. Maybe you saw them at…
Hi Folk Folks, I hope that you are all planning to attend the 2nd Annual Tuesday Night Folk Dancing Presents the McTeggart Irish Dancing and Céilí St. Paddy’s Day Extravaganza on March 14, 2023, 7:30 PM at the Empire Grange Hall. If you haven’t heard about it already, I dunno what to tell ya. Just…
