FESTIVALS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

 

MARCH 14-16                         BAKERSFIELD FIESTA                              KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

CALLERS: STEVE KOPMAN, TONY OXENDINE, JET ROBERTS, CHARLIE ROBERTSON

CUERS: GUS & LYNN DeFORE, MILO MOLITORIS, KAY & JOY READ

CONTACT: BOB & EVELYN GLINES                                                                             bakersfieldfiesta.com

 

MARCH 28 & 29                     SWING INTO SPRING                                                                            REDDING

                                                   40TH NORTH STATE DANCERS JAMBOREE

CALLERS:  JET ROBERTS, RICK HAMPTON

CUERS:  CHARLIE & JONI ESKIN

CONTACT:  BOB & ADELINE LONGNECKER                                   northstatedancersassociation.com

 

APRIL 5                                    SPRING JAMBOREE                   HUTCHINS STREET SQUARE   LODI, CA

CALLER:  BUDDY WEAVER

CUER:  Sharon & Casey Parker

CONTACT:  Joanie Trotter                                                                                                     sjvsda.org

 

MAY 2-3                                    SPRING FLING                                                         LA MESA / BALBOA PARK

CALLERS:

FRIDAY: LOCAL CALLERS     SATURDAY: VIC KAARIA

CUERS: BILL & LINDA MAISCH

CONTACT: DON SCHULTZ                                                                                            bcasquaredancing.org

 

MAY 23-25                               GOLDEN STATE ROUND-UP                      SAN RAMON MARRIOT HOTEL

CALLERS:  BOB BAIER, JOE SALTEL, DAN NORDBYE, RAY BRENDZY

CUERS: RADKA & STEVE SANDEMAN

CONTACT: STEPHEN BATH                                                                                              roundup.ncsda.com

 

May 23-25                                WESTERN FRONTIER JAMBOREE         EDGEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, WEST COVINA

CALLERS:  PAT CARNATHAN, DALE HOPPERS, VIC KAARIA, CHARLIE ROBERTSON, DENNIS YOUNG

CUER: EILEEN SILVIA

LINES: JAMES CATON

CONTACT:  UEL & BEV CARTER                                                                                        WSDA-CALIF.COM

 

JUNE 13-15                             FUN WEEKEND                                             YUBA-SUTTER FAIRGROUNDS

CALLERS:  JET ROBERTS, MIKE DESISTO                                                 BLAST CLASS: BILL SILVER

CUERS: ERIN & SCOT BYARS, CHARLIE & JONI ESKIN

CONTACT: BONNIE ABRAMSON                                                                                                    ASDSC.ORG

 

AUGUST 29-31                       A-SQUARE-D JAMBOREE                   PERFORMING ARTS CONVENTION CENTRE, OXNARD

CALLERS: PAT CARNATHAN, VIC CEDER, DICK HODNEFIELD, DON SCHADT

CUERS: MILO MOLITORIS & ZINA BEAULIEU

CONTACT: STEVE & JOYCE  KAY

 

SEPTEMBER 19 & 20          SQUARE AFFAIR         SANTA MARIA VETERANS CULTURAL CENTER, SANTA MARIA

CALLERS: RICK HAMPTON, PAT CARNATHAN

CUER: TBA

CONTACT: BERT BERRINGER

 

SEPTEMBER 26-28              CCHA FALL FESTIVAL          YUCAIPA COMMUNITY CENTER, YUCAIPA

CALLERS: BOB JONES, MIKE LUNA, DARREN GALLINA, ROD SHUPING, ANDY ALLEMAO

CUERS: PETER GOMEZ & CHAMA AND PHIL & SUE HARRIS

CONTACT: VIGGO SORENSON                                                                                  squaredancingccha.org

 

OCTOBER 3 & 4                    B’S & B’S INTERNATIONAL ANNIVERSARY DANCE                             TBA

CONTACT E-MAIL: alwjww@aol.com

 

OCTOBER 10-12                   JUBILEE                                                           SANTA CLARA FAIRGROUNDS

CALLERS:  MAKE CALLAHAN, MIKE JACOBS, MIKE KELLOGG & SCVSDA TOP TEN

CUERS: EILEEN & BOB SILVIA

CONTACT:  JIM DAVIS                                                                                                  SCVSDA.ORG/JUBILEE

 

OCTOBER 24-26                   HARVEST HOEDOWN                                 YUBA-SUTTER FAIRGROUNDS

CALLERS:  PAT CARNATHAN, DAN PREEDY, NASSER SHUKAYR, & BILL SILVER (NEWER DANCERS)

CUERS: JACK & JUDY DeCHENNE

CONTACT: BONNIE ABRAMSON & BOB KAMUF                                                                      ASDSC.ORG

 

NOVEMBER 7-9                     FIESTA de la CUADRILLA                                 BALBOA PARK, SAN DIEGO

CALLERS:  DEE DEE DOUGHERTY, CHARLIE ROBERTSON, ERIC HENERLAU

CUERS: TBA

CONTACTS:  LPAUL & SALLY SCHMIDT                                                                               sdsda.org/fiesta

 

NOVEMBER 21 & 22             SOUTH COAST                                 7:00-11:00pm   CEDARBROOK DANCE CENTER

CALLER (YEAR): DAN NORDBY (2008); TIM CROWFORD (2009?)

CUER: EILEEN SILVIA

CONTACT: BRUCE & PAM HAMLIN

 

CALIFORNIA STATE CONVENTIONS

 

49th (2008)           DANCING IN WONDERLAND         SACRAMENTO       APRIL 18, 19, 20       CAL EXPO

 

2009      THERE WILL NOT BE A STATE CONVENTION, SO THAT EVERYONE CAN ATTEND THE NATIONALS IN LONG BEACH

 

50th 2010             50 & FABULOUS             FRESNO                   APRIL 9, 10, 11                               FRESNO FAIRGROUNDS

CONTACTS: JOHN & JACKIE ROWE

 

51st 2011                                  SAN DIEGO – BALBOA PARK

 

 

OTHER STATE FESTIVALS

BY STATE

ALABAMA

MARCH 28 & 29                     55TH ANNUAL ALABAMA JUBILEE                   FULTONDALE, ALABAMA

 

ALASKA

MAY 23-25                               40TH BUFFALO WALLOW                                DELTA JUNCTION, ALASKA

JULY 11-13                             ALASKA STATE SQUARE & ROUND DANCE FESTIVAL       NINILICHIK , ALASKA

 

ARIZONA DOES NOT HAVE A STATE CONVENTION

 

ARKANSAS

APRIL 4-6                                16TH ANNUAL JAMBOREE                                   PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS

 

CALIFORNIA                           LOOK ABOVE  G

COLORADO

JUNE 13 & 14          53rd Annual Colorado State Square Dance Association FESTIVAL                                    GRAND JUNCTION, CO                                                                                                         

JULY 18 & 19                          ROCKY MOUNTAIN MAGIC III                          CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO

 

FLORIDA

MAY 23-25                               FLORIDA SQUARE & ROUND DANCE CONVENTION             LAKELAND, FLORIDA

 

GEORGIA

SEPTEMBER 14-16              GSSDA (GEORGIA) ANNUAL STATE CONVENTION   MACON, GEORGIA

 

IDAHO

JUNE 13 & 14                         IDAHO STATE SQUARE & ROUND DANCE FESTIVAL        SUGAR CITY, IDAHO

 

ILLINOIS

JULY 25-27                             ILLINOIS STATE CONVENTION                                       LINCOLN, ILLINOIS

 

INDIANA

OCTOBER 17-19                   INDIANA STATE CONVENTION                                          MUNCIE, INDIANA

 

IOWA DOES NOT HAVE A STATE CONVENTION

 

KANSAS WILL NOT BE HAVING A STATE CONVENTION IN 2008, DUE TO WICHITA HOSTING NATIONALS

 

KENTUCKY

MAY 16-18                               48TH DERBY CITY FESTIVAL                SHEPHERDSVILLE, KENTUCKY

 

MARYLAND

JULY 17-19                             STAR SPANGLED BANNER FESTIVAL             ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA (I checked it’s right!)

 

MASSACHUSETTS

APRIL 25 & 26                        50TH NEW ENGLAND SQUARE & ROUND DANCE CONVENTION                                                   STURBRIDGE, MASS.

 

MICHIGAN

AUGUST 15 & 16                   47TH MICHIGAN SQUARE & ROUND DANCE CONVENTION   MIDLAND, MICHIGAN

 

MINNESOTA

JUNE 13-15                             56TH STATE SQUARE & ROUND DANCE CONVENTION           DULUTH, MINNESOTA

 

MISSOURI

OCTOBER 17-19                   MISSOURI STATE SQUARE ‘N ROUND DANCE FESTIVAL JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI

 

MONTANA

MAY 24-27                               MONTANA STATE FESTIVAL                                   KALISPELL, MONTANA

 

NEBRASKA WILL NOT HOLD A STATE CONVENTION IN 2008 WITH THE NATIONALS IN WICHITA, KANSAS

 

NEVADA

MAY 2-4                                    61ST ANNUAL SILVER STATE FESTIVAL                          RENO, NEVADA

 

NEW JERSEY

NOVEMBER 21-23                HARVEST MOON CLASSIC                            CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY

 

NEW MEXICO

MAY 16-18                               61ST NMSRDA STATE FESTIVAL                FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO

 

NORTH DAKOTA

JUNE 5-7                                 49TH INTERNATIONAL SQUARE / ROUND DANCE /CLOGGING CONVENTION

                                                                                                                              JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA

OHIO

MAY 2-4                                    48TH OHIO DANCE CONVENTION                                  CLEVELAND, OHIO

 

OKLAHOMA

MAY 2 & 3                                HASSDA SPRING FESTIVAL 2008                                GROVE, OKLAHOMA

 

OREGON

JULY 18-20                             50TH OREGON SUMMER FESTIVAL                        RICKREALL, OREGON

 

AUGUST 14-16                       9TH USA WEST                                                            PENDLETON, OREGON

 

PENNSYLVANIA

AUGUST 8-10                         PENNSYLVANIA SQUARE & ROUND DANCE CONVENTION                                                   PITTSBURGH

 

TENNESSEE

AUGUST 7-9                           34TH TENNESSEE STATE CONVENTION                        CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE

 

TEXAS

MARCH 6-8                             34th ANNUAL TASSD ROUND-UP                                 WICHITA FALLS, TX

 

VERMONT

MAY 17                                     32ND VERMONT SQUARE & ROUND DANCE CONVENTION      BARRE, VERMONT

 

VIRGINIA

MAY 15-17                               SWING THRU TO THE RED WHITE AND BLUE       HAMPTON, VIRGINIA

 

WASHINGTON

JUNE 20 & 21                         57TH WASHINGTON STATE FESTIVAL         LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON

AUGUST 22-24                       52ND SUMMER SQUARE DANCE FESTIVAL & SALMON B-B-Q                                                   SPOKANE VALLEY, WA

 

WISCONSIN

AUGUST 8-10                         SWING YOUR DATE IN 2008                               WATERFORD, WISCONSIN

 

MOST OF THESE CONVENTIONS WERE FOUND USING SQUARE DANCE FESTIVALS.ORG

 

U.S. NATIONAL CONVENTIONS

 

57th  (2008) WICHITA, KS                                      JUNE 25-28, 2008         THE CENTURY II CONVENTION CENTER

 

58th  (2009)  LONG BEACH, CA                           JUNE 24-27, 2009              LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER

 

59th (2010) LOUISVILLE, KY                                JUNE 23-26, 2010                                                                     

 

60th (2011) DETROIT, MI                                       JUNE 22-25, 2011                                       COBO CENTER                                                                                   

 

 

CANADIAN CONVENTIONS

 

MAY 8-10                                 47TH ANNUAL TORONTO & DISTRICT CONVENTION                            ST CATHERINE’S, ONTARIO

 

JULY 17-19, 2008                  16TH CANADIAN NATIONAL SQUARE DANCE & ROUND DANCE CONVENTION

                                                   LONDON CONVENTION CENTER, LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA

                                                   INFORMATION ON BORDER CROSSING IF YOU CHOOSE TO GO

 

AUGUST 30 – SEPT 1                                           40TH ALBERTA CONVENTION                WAINWRIGHT, ALBERTA

CONTACT: KAY & HARVEY

 

OCTOBER 31 – NOV 2                                          29TH SASKATCHEWAN FEDERATION WEEKEND                                                                                    LOYDMINSTER, SK

FOR INFORMATION: (780) 875-2761                 Long Distance charges WILL apply

 

 

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