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Festivals & Camps & Special Events
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| Santa Barbara festivals and special events | Other festivals and special events recommended by Santa Barbara dancers; follow links for details | |
September:
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January: Contra Carnivale weekend in San Luis Obispo, Martin Luther King Birthday weekend January: Jane Austen Evening (L.A.) February or March: Fiddling Frog Dance Festival (L.A.) March: "Spring Fever" Spring Dance Weekend at Monte Toyon (near Santa Cruz). Contra and English Country dancing. March or April: BACDS Playford Ball April: Queer Contra Dance Camp at Monte Toyon (near Santa Cruz) April: Dance Awakening at Harbin Hot Springs north of the Bay Area May Madness (Prescott, AZ) May: Annual Dancing Bears Dance Camp (Wasilla, Alaska) All Summer: American Week, English Week, American-English Week, and many other CDSS camps (East coast) June, Father's Day weekend: KCBX Live Oak Music Festival (just up 154 from here) July: BACDS American Week July: BACDS Family Week in the Sierras August: BACDS San Francisco Contra Weekend–Balance the Bay August: BACDS English Week (Sonoma County) Labor Day Dance Away in the San Bernardino mountains August or September or October: Southern California Playford Ball September: CMTS Equinox Festival October: Old Time Fiddlers' Convention and Festival in Goleta October: Fall Frolick: Fall Dance Weekend at Monte Toyon (near Santa Cruz). English Country Dancing. November: Dance in the Desert (Oracle, AZ) Note: the above is not a comprehensive list nor does it wish to be one. Nevertheless, if you're a Santa Barbara dancer, feel free to recommend additional events to list here. All are welcome to send corrections. |
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| See the comprehensive festival reference: The Dance Gypsy | ||