The Folk Dance Federation, South, Inc. holds a Statewide Folk Dance Festival on a bi-annual basis. The alternate years are hosted by the Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. (North).

The 2022 Statewide Folk Dance Festival, PASTORAL FANDANGO, will be held at the Hermann Sons Hall, 860 Western Ave., Petaluma, CA 94952 on May 20 to 22, 2022.

Featured teachers will be Bruce Hamilton, Ahmet Lüleci, and Gergana Panova, with Evening Parties by Chubritza International Folk Band.

Additional entertainment will be by Gradina Chinese Performance Group with Rebecca Tsai. Middle Eastern Dinner and Installation Lunch catered by The River Front Cafe.

The recommended hotel is:

Hampton Inn & Suites, 6248 Redwood Dr., Rohnert Park, CA 94928 ( Google Map )

Festival chairpersons are Marina Troost and Steve Ayala.

For more information about the festival go to statewide.folkdance.com.

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The Folk Dance Federation, South, Inc. holds a Statewide Folk Dance Festival on a bi-annual basis. The alternate years are hosted by the Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. (North).

The 2023 Statewide Folk Dance Festival, HARBOR VIEW, will be held at the Wigwam Hall, 543 Shepherd St., San Pedro, CA 90731 (Google Map), on May 19 to 21, 2023.

Featured teachers will be Bata Marčetić (Serbian) and Joan Hantman (Israeli).

Host motel, meals, registration, music, and optional harbor cruise forthcoming.

Contact: Diane Baker – ‭949-244-0666

Sponsored by the Folk Dance Federation of California, South, Inc.

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For an interesting look at past Statewide festivals, click Statewide: 42 Years and Counting.

Larry Getchel wrote them and they include scans of program covers and information about each festival from 1946 through 1987.