Try Square Dancing! Intro sessions and beginner classes coming up soon. What is square dancing? Intro with Videos

SCVCA/SCVSDA Fifth Saturday Whing Ding 29 August 2026 Harlan Kerr Mike Pogue Sandi Kremer Harry Sameshima Loyola Elementary School 770 Berry Lane Los Altos [MORE INFO]

Jubilee Now Scheduled for February 2027 Plus / Advanced / Challenge / Rounds and Mainstream Saturday Evening Sandie Bryant Tim Pepper Buddy Weaver Early Bird registration through 31 October [MORE INFO]

SCVSDA Top Ten Callers (reverse alphabetical by last name) Bill van Melle James Thompson Rich Reel Mike Pogue Michael Levy Harlan Kerr Kurt Gollhardt Mary Gingell Joe Dehn Tork Clark By vote of members of SCVSDA clubs, January-February 2026; announced 4 March 2026.

Next State Convention April 2027 in Madera

Upcoming Events

The Santa Clara Valley, at the south end of San Francisco Bay, is the home of many square dance clubs and features special square dance events almost every weekend. Our calendar lists special evening/one-day events in and near our area, along with selected longer events elsewhere that are likely to be of interest to our members.

Most of the events listed here are intended for people who already have some experience with square dancing. For information about upcoming introductory sessions and classes, visit our intro page.

2026

8 August
Oaktown 8s Picnic and Promenade  [WWW]
1:00-4:00pm SSD, Plus, Advanced Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarians, 1924 Cedar Street, Berkeley

8 August
Circle and Squares Hawaiian Hoedown  [WWW]
6:00pm Advanced; 7:00-10:00pm SSD/Plus w/rounds Monroe Hall, 1400 West College Avenue, Santa Rosa

8 August
Farmers and Farmerettes 65th Anniversary Hoedown  [WWW]
7:30-10:30pm Plus with an Advanced tip and rounds Newark Pavilion, 6430 Thornton Avenue, Newark

9-13 August
Pear Steppers McCloud A-2  [WWW]
McCloud Dance Hall, 104 Pine Street, McCloud

16-20 August
Pear Steppers McCloud C-1  [WWW]
McCloud Dance Hall, 104 Pine Street, McCloud

20 August
SCVSDA Dancing at the Fair  [WWW]
6:00-7:30pm, 8:00-9:30pm Mainstream and Plus Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose

21 August
Advanced Squares   [WWW]
7:30pm pre-rounds; 7:45-10:00pm A-2 w/rounds Warm Springs Community Center, 47300 Fernald Street, Fremont

22 August
PACE NorCal Challenge Dance  [WWW]
11:00am-1:30pm C-1, 2:30-5:00pm C-2 with star tips Murphy Park, 250 N. Sunnyvale Avenue, Sunnyvale

22 August
South Bay Squares Hoedown [MS 2026]
7:00-10:00pm Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church, 728 Fremont Avenue, Sunnyvale

29 August
El Camino Reelers Picnic in the Park
1:30pm BYO picnic; 2:00-4:00pm SSD/Plus/A-2 Hoover Park, 2901 Cowper Street, Palo Alto

29 August
SCVSDA/SCVCA "Hot August Nights" Whing Ding  [WWW]
6:30pm A-2; 7:15pm pre-rounds; 7:30-10:00pm Plus with rounds Loyola Elementary School, 770 Berry Avenue, Los Altos

For more information visit the SCVSDA Calendar pages.