We generally hold dances on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month. There are occasional exceptions to this rule with dances on other Fridays or Saturdays. The specific dates may depend on the scheduling of holidays and other events. All dances start at 8 P.M. and go to 11 P.M. unless otherwise noted. Dances will be held at the Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W.Stoughton, and the Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W. Oregon, both in Urbana. Admission for most dances is on a sliding scale from $5 to $15, pay what you feel is right. A higher fee may be charged for special events.

If you are going to be traveling this spring you might want to check out some of the dance groups elsewhere in the country, or some of the dance weekends this spring.

This page is currently being updated. Check back soon for the complete schedule

Key to the location codes

MONTH	DAY	BAND(S)	CALLER(S)	LOC
January 2026
January	Friday 9 - Sunday 11	37th Annual Chambana Jan Jam Bands Countercurrent & Meadowhawk Callers Annie Kidwell & Gail Hintze		PRC
January	Friday 16	Dangerous Contraband Sam Atkinson (banjo), Blair Kraatz (fiddle), Stella Faux (fiddle), Tom Faux (guitar), Mike Atkinson (bass) Please note, the date of this dance was moved from January 23 due to a scheduling conflict.	Miriam Larson C-U	CMF
February 2026
February	Friday 6	Acoustic Mayhem Laura Sleade, Ed Hawkes, Lyle Konigsberg & Sue Frankenberg	Keith Tuxhorn Springfield	PRC
February	Friday 20	Meadowhawk Amanda Ramey, Claire Johnson & Matt Turino	Devin Pohly Chicago	CMF
March 2026
March	Friday 6	Miriam and Matt Miriam Larson & Matt Turino	Soop Kish C-U	PRC
March	Friday 20	Pied! Charlie Walden (fiddle), Robin Kearton (fiddle), Tom Faux (guitar) & Patt Plunkett (keyboard)	Gail Hintze Chillicothe	CMF
April 2026
April	Friday 3	Too Old To Be Controlled Claudia Kaufman, Gary Kaufman, Dan Liechty & Mike Atkinson	Jonathan Sivier Champaign	PRC
April	Friday 17	The Young and the Fretless Tom Bassett, Lyle Konigsberg, Joe Nierenberger & Rebecca Grosser	Kristi Emilsson C-U	CMF
May 2026
May	Friday 1	The Sangamon County Scheizhonkers Aaron Albrecht (fiddle), Blake Korte (piano/keyboard), Quinten Voss (guitar) & Devon Dudding (mandolin)	Karen Jackson St. Louis	PRC
May	Saturday 16	Birdhouse Hollow Qi Yang & Wren Eisenhauer 5:00 pm - Potluck 7 pm - Beginner Lesson 7:30 pm - Dancing 11 pm - Massive bonfire at the Kalyx Center, 442 E 1300 North Rd, Monticello, IL Kalyx Center Map	Georges Augustin Chicago	KAL

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