Contra and More at the Florida Folk Festival

Sun 29 May. Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, 11016 Lillian Saunders Drive, U.S. Highway 41, White Springs, 32096. 386-397-4331. Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society - [floridastateparks][events]

Dance schedule

Friday, May 27 Heritage Stage
6:00 PM Family and Beginners Contra Dance Instruction with Vicki Morrison and Joe Bone
6:30 PM Family and Beginners Contra Dance with Joe Bone, Vicki Morrison Calling
8:00 PM Contra Dance with The Dunehoppers, Tom Greene Calling
9:30 PM Swing Dance with Crucial Eddy Cotton and the Uncanny Valley Boys

Saturday, May 28 Heritage Stage
6:30 PM Beginners Contra Dance Workshop with Vicki Morrison and Deux Francois
7:00 PM Beginners Contra Dance with Deux Francois, Vicki Morrison, Calling
8:30 PM Contra Dance with Lloyd Baldwin and Friends, Tom Greene, Calling
10:00 PM Haitain Voodo Pop Dance With Papaloko & Loray Mistik

Sunday, May 29 Heritage Stage
6:30 PM 19th Century Folk Dance with 7lbs of Bacon Mess Band, Joe Kurtright, Calling
8:00 PM Contra Dance with Wind that Shakes the Barley, Tom Greene, Calling
9:30 PM Contra Dance with Hot Pepper Steppers and Runaway Biscuits, Vicki Morrison, Calling

Join us for all three days of the festival and purchase a weekend adult ticket in advance for $50.

If you can only visit for a day, purchase a one-day adult ticket in advance for $25.

Child’s ticket (ages 6 to 16) is just $5 and is good all three days of the festival.

Children under age 6 are admitted free.

Purchase tickets today.

Tickets are always available at the festival gate. A weekend adult ticket is $60; a one-day adult ticket is $30. A child’s ticket is $5 and good all three days of the festival.

Join us for the best of Florida’s music, art and culture.