Folk Event Listings

Events listed on this page are not connected to or sponsored by the Baltimore Folk Music Society. These events are listed as a service to the Folk Music community. If you would like your Folk Music event listed on this page, please contact events@bfms.org and provide the details (Date, Artist, Venue, Website URL or other details) of your event.

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Afternoon dancing in the Ballroom: music by Devine Comedy. Join us for an afternoon of waltzing in the Spanish Ballroom! Take our beginner waltz lesson from 2:45 to 3:30 pm and enjoy dancing until 6 pm. No partner required. Glen Echo, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD 20812. Admission is $15, $5 for full-time students with ID. Info: 301-634-2222, or WaltzTimeDances.org

7-9:30 PM (Intro Lesson: 6:30 PM). April Blum calls to the music of Carl Friedman (fiddle), Charlie Pilzer (keyboard) and Mark Vidor (accordion). Face masks are optional. Venue has windows and filter fans for circulation and ventilation. Please bring own water bottle. Snacks to share are welcome if you bring napkins+appropriate paper goods+utensils and plan to clean up after snack time. No experience or partner required. $15; students-$5; children through 5 years old-free. Annapolis Friends Meeting Hall, 351 Dubois Road, Annapolis, MD 21401. Pre-registration is not required, but please email aefallon@verizon.net to let us know if you can help with pre-dance setup and/or post-dance hall restoration. Info: Ann Fallon, 410-507-0934, aefallon@verizon.net or Jan Scopel, 443-540-0867, janscope@hotmail.com. facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057517095183

3-8pm at The Lyceum, 17801 Meeting House Rd, Sandy Spring, MD 20860. Admission (pay at the door, cash/check preferred, credit cards accepted): $20/GWCC members, $25/non-members, half price/ages 11-20, free/Under age 11. We will be dancing to lively tunes from The Sole Stirrers (Matt Mulqueen, Billy McComiskey, Laura Byrne, Sarah Collins, Richard Hearn). Dinner-time tunes provided by our 2025 Scholarship recipient. Please bring a dish to share at the potluck meal (first break), no smoking/no alcohol policies observed. Details at https://gwcc-online.org/activities/ceilis/

3:00-6:00 pm, Introductory session 2:30 pm. Contras & Squares in the (climate controlled!) Ballroom Backroom at Glen Echo Park, MD. Melissa Chatham makes the dance PARTY calling to Owen Morrison (guitar), TJ Crow (mandolin) and Ralph Gordon (bass). Cash ($15) or Venmo ($17 to cover fees) at the door, no cards. Next dance 4/19 - Chloe Levine calling with Neon Creek. Then: 6/28, 9/13, 10/25, and 11/22. More info: https://dancingplanetproductions.com/contra/

Doors at 6:30pm. Square Dance from 7:30-10:30pm. Mobtown Ballroom 30 W North Ave.
Live Old-Time Music and Dance Calling from Becky Hill. All dances will be taught and called gender-free. Beginners are welcome! Cost: $15 advanced, $20 at the door, kids 12 & under FREE. https://www.bmoreoldtime.com/baltimore-square-dance.html