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Folk Event Listings

Please note that these are not BFMS events. Due to concerns about COVID-19 please check with the event organizers to see if these events are still being held.

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.


Listing by Date - next 30 days


May 30 2026 - Dance
Annapolis Contra Dance
Annapolis Friends Meeting Hall

7-9:30 PM (Intro Lesson: 6:30 PM). Rebecca Anger calls to the music of the Jay Birds: Jack Brumbaugh (fiddle), Joanne Murphy (hammered dulcimer) and Jan Scopel (guitar, bodhran). 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. Such help is much appreciated! 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. Info: Jan Scopel, 443-540-0867, janscope@hotmail.com or Ann Fallon, 410-507-0934, aefallon@verizon.net. facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057517095183

 
May 31 2026 - Dance
Afternoon Waltzes at Glen Echo
Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom

Afternoon dancing in the Ballroom: music by Waltz du Jour. 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

 
June 07 2026 - Dance
Bumper Car Squares
Bumper Car Pavilion

Introductory session 2:45 pm, Square Dance from 3:00-5:30 pm. Caller & band TBD. Short hydration break midway, but mostly FUN, lively Square Dancing the whole time. All ages welcome, no partner, prior dance experience, or special outfit needed. Admission: $15/adult, $5/teen, FREE for ages 12 and under. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted at the door. Details (and discounted advance tickets!!) https://glenechopark.org/dances FB event https://www.facebook.com/share/1Du7STaMUz/

 
June 14 2026 - Dance
Afternoon Waltzes at Glen Echo
Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom

Afternoon dancing in the Ballroom: music by REV IT UP . 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

 
June 20 2026 - Dance
Annapolis English Country Danc
Annapolis Friends Meeting Hall

7-9:30 PM (Intro Lesson: 6:30 PM) Emily Aubrey calls to the music of Diane Sorenson (piano), Kappy Lanning (violin), Susan Farrar (flute) and Paul Miller (guitar and bodhran). 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. Such help is much appreciated. Info: Jan Scopel, 443-540-0867, janscope@hotmail.com, facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057517095183