Upcoming Events
Mediterranean Magic, Tāmaki-makaurau Auckland
8 August 2026
Take that Mediterranean holiday in 2026! Join the magic carpet ride for a fun day of dances from around the Mediterranean to warm up your winter.
All day dance workshop, followed by the Winter Warm-Up, Auckland’s cultural dance extravaganza.
All welcome, discounts for FDNZ members.
Winter Warm-Up, Auckland
8 August 2026
World Folk Dance Festival. Cultural dance from Denmark, Iran, Chile, Romania, Bulgaria, China, Scotland, England, Colombia and Finland on show, with opportunity to join in! Delicious food for sale.
Gold Coin donation at the door. Doors open 5.30pm. Event until 9.30pm.
6 Rockridge Ave, Penrose, Auckland
Past Events
Ōmori Retreat 2026, Taupo-nui-a-Tia
8-11 May 2026
FDNZ is excited to announce our long-awaited live-in, catered getaway of folk dance goodness. Workshops by day, parties by night!
Registrations open! Space are limited.
Expressions of interest from dance tutors & musicians welcome.
Dancing Everyone’s Favourites – a fun day of dance before the Winter Warm Up 2025, Auckland
9 August 2025
Folk Dance New Zealand presents a chocolate box of folk dance favourites from experienced tutors from around Aotearoa.
Winter Warm Up, Auckland
Saturday 9 August 2025
Danish House, 6 Rockridge Ave, Penrose
Always the folkloric fun of the year! 16 diverse folkloric groups will perform, and then invite us all to dance with them.
Doors open 5.30pm, with mulled wine ready on arrival. The dance program will begin at 6.00pm, and roll on non-stop till 10.15pm.
Drinks and Argentinian food at modest price. Raffles. Small donation at reception please (we all chip in).
Contact: Rae Storey, raestorey36@gmail.com, 021 0231 8888
Music session and Bal Folk, Paekākāriki
28 June 2025
Paekākāriki Memorial Hall, 98 The Parade
1.30 – 2.30pm (free): Join our band for a casual tune session, open to any musician who wants to discover some Balfolk tunes.
3 – 5pm: Bal Folk: social dancing. Beginners welcome, all dances called.
$15. And koha welcome for students, concessions holders and unwaged (cash or bank transfer).
Regency Costume Ball, Auckland
14 June 2025
Love Bridgerton or Pride & Prejudice? Join us for a Regency Costume Ball to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birthday and the wonderful social dances of the Regency Period with music by the Rose & Thistle Dance Band.
St John’s Church Hall, Northcote
7.30 – 10.30pm
$30 Adults / $15 Students.
For bookings, email english_dancing@plantagenet.co.nz
All dances will be called, however, preparatory dance classes are recommended and will be available on Sunday afternoons in May from 2pm to 4pm.
French Alliance and Balfolk strike again in Wellington!
4 May 2025
Alliance Française Wellington, 78 Victoria Street, 6011 Wellington
Balfolk is all about connection, music, and mouvement — simple, joyful dances you can easily pick up, even if you’ve never danced before. Whether you are coming solo or with friends, you’ll be spinning, stepping, and smiling in no time.
No experience needed — just bring comfy shoes, an open mind, and your best dancing spirit! Come and experience the charm of French folk culture through dance — we can’t wait to welcome you on the dance floor!
Tickets: $10 for members | $15 non-members.
Music session and Bal Folk, Paekākāriki
12 April 2025
Paekākāriki Memorial Hall, 98 The Parade
1.30 – 2.30pm (free): Join our band for a casual tune session, open to any musician who wants to discover some Balfolk tunes.
3 – 5pm: Bal Folk: social dancing. Beginners welcome, all dances called.
$15. And koha welcome for students, concessions holders and unwaged (cash or bank transfer).
For the Bouree frees me from gravity and gets my feet to laugh.
translated from Laetitia Carton, Le Grand Bal
For I don’t know a funnier game than the Circassian Circle.
For in the Chapelloise I can look at each one of you, and give you a smile.
Smile at you even when you’re as focussed and shy as I am, when our gazes are meeting in the middle of the whirlwind.