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Walla Walla Friends of Acoustic Music
Contra Dance Schedule
2026
Inclement Weather or Site Location Changes: Check our Schedule, Venue Notes, or Facebook for changes or cancellations.
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* August 2026 *
Wednesday
August 5, 2026, 7:00pm: Location: Pioneer Park
Cancelled due to Smoke;
See you in September!
No 3rd Saturday dance in August:
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* September 2026 *
Wednesday,
September 2, 2026, 7:00pm
Location: Whitman College Reid Center
Band: Wednesday Night Band
Callers: Dan Clark, Howard Ostby, Shannon Lucas-Roberts and maybe others!
Admission: None
Saturday,
September 19, 2026, 7:00pm
Location: Timberrib
Band: Wednesday Night Band
Callers: Howard Ostby, Dan Clark, Shannon Lucas-Roberts and maybe others!
Admission: $ 5.00
Of Note: Today, September 19, 2026, is "National Dance Day", 3rd Saturday in September.
Physical health: Promotes dance as a fun way to exercise, stay active, and manage weight.
Mind and body connection: Highlights how movement improves overall well-being and health.
Not to be confused with "International Dance Day" always April 29th.
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* October 2026 *
Wednesday,
October 7, 2026, 7:00pm
Location: Whitman College Reid Center
Band: Wednesday Night Band
Callers: Shannon Lucas-Roberts, Dan Clark, Howard Ostby, and maybe others!
Admission: None
Saturday,
October 17, 2026, 7:00pm
Location: Timberrib
Band: Wednesday Night Band
Callers: Dan Clark, Howard Ostby, Shannon Lucas-Roberts and maybe others!
Admission: $ 5.00
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* November 2026 *
Wednesday,
November 4, 2026, 7:00pm
Location: Whitman College Reid Center
Band: Wednesday Night Band
Callers: Howard Ostby, Shannon Lucas-Roberts, Dan Clark, and maybe others!
Admission: None
Saturday,
November 21, 2026, 7:00pm
Location: Timberrib
Band: Wednesday Night Band
Callers: Dan Clark, Shannon Lucas-Roberts, Howard Ostby, and maybe others!
Admission: $ 5.00
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* December 2026 *
Wednesday,
December 2, 2026 7:00pm
Location: Whitman College Reid Center
Band: Wednesday Night Band
Callers: Dan Clark, Howard Ostby, Shannon Lucas-Roberts and maybe others!
Admission: None
Thursday,
Annual New Year’s Eve Pot Luck and Dance
December 31, 2026: Location: Timberrib
7:30pm: Pot Luck
8:45pm: Dance - End: just after midnight
Band: Wednesday Night Band
Callers: Howard Ostby, Dan Clark, Shannon Lucas-Roberts and maybe others!
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Winter/ Spring 2027 dances will be listed here later.
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Dancing is good for you all year long!
* Notes:
Dances generally held 3rd Saturdays and 1st Wednesdays of the month.
Our dances are the 3rd Saturdays of each month September through May at the Timberrib (not summer).
Summer 3rd Saturday dances are held outside at Walla Walla’s Pioneer Park and Frenchtown Historical Site.
Also, dances are held generally the 1 st mid-week of the month at Whitman College in cooperation with the college (school year- Fall,Winter,Spring).
Finally, we also sponsor 1st Wednesday dances outside during the Summer at Walla Walla's Pioneer Park.
* Timberrib: (Wood Quonset Hut type building)
Music: Live Music by the Wednesday Night Band
Teaching: All Dances, Contras, squares, and other dances, are taught by several experienced, friendly and patient local callers!
Admission: $5.00
Food: You may also wish to bring Finger Foods to share.
Shoes: Please NO BOOTS or High Spiked Heel Shoes on the dance floor! Separate shoes for inside is most helpful.
Help save the dance floor from outside gravel.
*Inclement Weather: Check our Schedule or Facebook for changes.
* Pioneer Park: Beautiful Park with Gazebo/Bandstand one mile east of downtown Walla Walla. (Dance in the wonderful Gazebo/Bandstand covered outside dance area, or if in use...
*Alternate Location if busy:
Look for us- Nearby in the Park!
* Frenchtown Historical Site - Interesting information: (covered outside potluck and dance area)
The scenic Frenchtown Historic site brings together many threads of the history of the Walla Walla valley. It lies within the homeland of the Walla Walla and Cayuse Tribes. French-Canadian voyageurs associated with the Hudson’s Bay Company trading post at Fort Nez Perce settled here with their Métis families beginning in 1823. In 1855, this area was also the site of the Battle of Walla Walla, fought between Oregon Mounted Volunteers and members of the Walla Walla, Cayuse, Palouse and Yakama tribes. Points of interest at the site include the St. Rose Cemetery and the recently restored "Prince's cabin", believed to be the oldest example of French-Canadian construction in Washington
state. Interpretive signage provides family histories and burial records as well as information on the Oregon trail, the fur trade, the interactions between local tribes and settlers, and more.
* Inclement Weather Venue Location: Check our Schedule or Facebook for changes.
* Whitman College- Reid Campus Center: Close to downtown Walla Walla, large modern dance area, dances well
attended by students and non-students alike. Dances sponsored by the Whitman College Contra/Folk Dancing Club and Walla Walla Friends of Acoustic Music.
*Inclement Weather: Check our Schedule or Facebook for changes.
Feeling ill?- Please Do not come to any of our functions if you are feeling ill.
