2025 Upcoming Events You Might Be Interested In

This post will be updated for events in 2025.  Please let us know of any additions or corrections.  The posts that were being updated with events throughout 2024 have been retired and will no longer be updated.

Zoom or Hybrid Events

Many weekly or recurring events are listed on https://nfo-usa.com/virtual-events-calendar/ and https://facone.org/.  For monthly Zoom Global Folk Dance Parties see https://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/ and https://www.folkdance.com/?post_type=tribe_events .

Live events in the Chicago area:

Lots of ethnic and folk festivals are listed in https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/illinois-festivals/

https://chicagolandecd.org/chicagoland-west-ecd/
Chicagoland West ECD and IFD
Sun Apr 6, 2025
Glen Ellyn,IL

https://auroraukefest.com/
Aurora Ukelele Festival
Apr 26-27, 2025
Aurora, IL

https://www.skokieculturefest.org/
Skokie Festival of Cultures
May 17-18, 2025
Skokie, IL

https://www.balkanskeigre.org/
60th Anniversary Balkanske Igre Spring Festival
In Loving Memory of John Kuo
May 23-25, 2025
Chicago, IL

https://folklorijadachicago.com/
Folklorijada Serbian Festival
May 30-31, 2025
Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Cathedral
Chicago, IL

https://www.artsinbartlett.org/global-arts-festival
Global Arts Festival
Jun 7-8, 2025
Bartlett, IL

https://jewishfestival.org/
Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
Sun Jun 8, 2025
Cook County Forest Preserve
Niles, IL

https://chicagoscots.org/festival/
Scottish Festival and Highland Games
Jun 13-14, 2025
Dupage County Fairgrounds
Wheaton, IL

https://www.gebharddulcimer.org/
Gebhard Woods Dulcimer and Traditional Music Festival
Jun 14-15, 2025
Morris, IL

https://genevachamber.com/events/swedish-days
Swedish Days
Jun 18-22, 2025
Geneva, IL

Live events elsewhere:

https://safdf.org/workshops/
San Antonio Folklife and Dance Festival
Mar 28-30, 2025
San Antonio, TX

https://www.facebook.com/people/Dance-on-the-Bay-2025/61567344303252/
Dance on the Bay 2025
with Roo Lester and Gigi Jensen
Mar 29, 2025
North Bend, OR

https://nfo-usa.com/annual-nfo-conference-2025/
National Folk Organization Annual Conference
Apr 2-6, 2025
Portland, OR

https://www.boulderfolkdancers.org/2025-workshop-kastrati
Boulder IFD Albanian Workshop with Genci Kastrati
Apr 25-27, 2025
Boulder, CO

https://socalfolkdance.org/statewide.htm
California Statewide Folk Dance Festival
May 2-4, 2025
Arroya Grande, CA

https://folklorevillage.org/english-country-dance-music-weekend/
English Country Dance Weekend
May 9-11, 2025
Folklore Village
Dodgeville, WI

https://lyridsfolkdancefestival.org/
Lyrids Folk Dance Festival
May 9-11, 2025
Near Vancouver, BC, Canada

https://ifc-ny.com/
IFC Revival Folkdance Camp
May 16-18 2025
Hopewell Junction, NY

https://ontariofolkdancecamp.ca/
Ontario Folk Dance Camp
May 16-19, 2025
Waterloo, ON, Canada

https://nwfolklife.org/festival/home.html
Northwest Folklife Festival
May 23-26, 2025
Seattle, WA

https://sites.google.com/site/junecampifd/
June Camp
Jun 12-15, 2025
Lake Forest, IL

https://facone.org/pinewoods/pinewoods.html
Pinewoods International Sessions
Jun 19-26, 2025
Plymouth, MA

https://dcff.net
Door County Folk Festival
Jul 11-13, 2025
Sturgeon Bay, WI

https://www.swifdi.org/
New Mexico Folk Dance Camp
Jul 10-13, 2025
Montezuma, NM

https://stocktonfolkdancecamp.org/
Stockton Folk Dance Camp
Jul 20-27, Jul 27 - Aug 3, 2025
Stockton, CA

https://www.mainewoodsdancecamp.org/MDC%20Flyer%202025.pdf
Mainewoods Dance Camp
Aug 17-23, Aug 24-30, 2025
Fryeburg, ME