Folk Event Listings
Please note that these are not BFMS events. Due to concerns about COVID-19 please check with the event organizers to see if these events are still being held.
Events listed on this page are not connected to or sponsored by the Baltimore Folk Music Society. These events are listed as a service to the Folk Music community. If you would like your Folk Music event listed on this page, please contact events@bfms.org and provide the details (Date, Artist, Venue, Website URL or other details) of your event.
Listing by Date - next 30 days
January 27 2026 - Folk Music
Takoma SPARK Open Mic
School of Musical Traditions
Signup at 6.30pm, music at 7pm at the School of Musical Traditions | 7112 Willow Ave., Takoma Park, MD, in-person or live online at facebook.com/robsopenmics, youtube.com/robsopenmics or twitch.tv/robilyaimy A FREE evening of music with two songs from all comers, plus a different featured artist highlighted every week, this week: Sleepy Smile. Info at https://imtfolk.org/#tuesday-night-open-spark or rob@ilyaimy.com | 301.910.2575
January 29 2026 - Concert
Frigg
Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center
7:30pm, Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Theater 2 | 7995 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tickets are priced at $5 for MC Students, $10 for “other” students, and $25 for general admission. Info at https://imtfolk.org/1-29-frigg
January 31 2026 - Dance
Annapolis English Country Dance
Annapolis Friends Meeting Hall
7-9:30 PM (Intro Lesson: 6:30 PM). Chloe Levin calls with The Jay Birds: Jan Scopel (guitar, bodhrun), Jack Brumbaugh (fiddle) and Joanne Murphy (hammered dulcimer). Pre-registration is not required, but please email aefallon@verizon.net to let us know if you can help with pre-dance setup and/or post-dance hall restoration. Such help is much appreciated! Face masks are optional. Venue has windows and filter fans for circulation and ventilation. Please bring own water bottle. Snacks to share are welcome if you bring napkins+appropriate paper goods+utensils and plan to clean up after snack time. No experience or partner required. $15; students-$5; children through 5 years old-free. Annapolis Friends Meeting Hall, 351 Dubois Road, Annapolis, MD 21401. Info: Ann Fallon, 410-507-0934, aefallon@verizon.net or Jan Scopel, 443-540-0867, janscope@hotmail.com. facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057517095183
February 01 2026 - Dance
Bumper Car Squares
Bumper Car Pavilion
Introductory session 2:45 pm, Square Dance from 3:00-5:30 pm. Caller Becky Hill leads a rousing square dance along with live music by Cathy and Marcy's Old Time Coalition: Cathy Fink - banjo, Marcy Marxer - guitar/mandolin, Rachel Eddy - fiddle, Em Hammond - bass. Short hydration break midway, but mostly FUN, lively Square Dancing the whole time. All ages welcome, no partner, prior dance experience, or special outfit needed. Admission: $15/adult, $5/teen, FREE for ages 12 and under. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted at the door. Details (and discounted advance tickets!!) https://glenechopark.org/dances FB event https://www.facebook.com/share/1Du7STaMUz/
February 01 2026 - Dance
Afternoon Waltzes at Glen Echo
Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom
Afternoon dancing in the Ballroom: music by HANDSPRING with Carrie Rose (flute), Alexander Mitchell (violin/viola), Owen Morrison (guitar, piano). Join us for an afternoon of waltzing in the Spanish Ballroom! Take our beginner waltz lesson from 2:45 to 3:30 pm and enjoy dancing until 6 pm. No partner required. Glen Echo, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD 20812. Admission is $15, $5 for full-time students with ID. Info: 301-634-2222, or WaltzTimeDances.org
February 01 2026 - Concert
A TRIBUTE TO WILLIE NELSON
An Die Musik Live
1 pm (not our usual 3 pm). An Die Musik Live; 409 Charles Street, (410) 385-2638. $15 in person, $12 streaming. More info: www.andiemusiklive.com
February 07 2026 - Concert
ilyAIMY
Island Pride Oasis
7.30pm | Island Pride Oasis; 617 S Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20879 | Advance tickets $25 / day-of and door $30 (member / congregation as-applicable $25 at the door). Info and tickets at https://focusmusic.org/sat-2-7-ilyaimy-gaithersburg
February 07 2026 - Dance
Valentine’s Ceili
The Promenade Dance Studio
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The Promenade Dance Studio, located at 2605 Lord Baltimore Drive, Windsor Mill, MD 21244, for a lively night featuring caller Kate Spanos and music by J Patrick’s All-Stars, along with a special performance by The Hunt School of Irish Dance. Admission: Members – Adults $20 | Ages under 18 FREE (must be accompanied by an adult) Non-members – Adults $25 | Ages under 18 FREE (must be accompanied by an adult). https://emeraldisleclub.com/ceilis/
February 13 2026 - Concert
Skye Consort & Emma Björling
Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center
7:30pm, Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Theater 2 | 7995 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tickets are priced at $5 for MC Students, $10 for “other” students, and $25 for general admission. Info at https://imtfolk.org/2-13-skye-consort-emma-bjorling
February 15 2026 - Dance
Afternoon Waltzes at Glen Echo
Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom
Afternoon dancing in the Ballroom: music by WALTZIFIERS with Bernard Solnik (piano, vocals), Dave Meyers (lead vocals, guitar), Tom Helf (drums), Jim Crenca (bass). Join us for an afternoon of waltzing in the Spanish Ballroom! Take our beginner waltz lesson from 2:45 to 3:30 pm and enjoy dancing until 6 pm. No partner required. Glen Echo, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD 20812. Admission is $15, $5 for full-time students with ID. Info: 301-634-2222, or WaltzTimeDances.org
February 21 2026 - Dance
Annapolis English Country Dance
Annapolis Friends Meeting Hall
7-9:30 PM (Intro Lesson: 6:30 PM). Tom Spilsbury calls to the music of Elegant Echoes: Becky Ross (fiddle), Liz Donaldson (piano) and Colleen Reed (flute).Face masks are optional. Venue has windows and filter fans for circulation and ventilation. Please bring own water bottle. Snacks to share are welcome if you bring napkins+appropriate paper goods+utensils and plan to clean up after snack time. No experience or partner required. $15; students-$5; children through 5 years old-free. Annapolis Friends Meeting Hall, 351 Dubois Road, Annapolis, MD 21401. Pre-registration is not required, but please email aefallon@verizon.net to let us know if you can help with pre-dance setup and/or post dance hall restoration. Info: Ann Fallon, 410 507 0934, aefallon@verizon.net or Jan Scopel, 443 540 0867, janscope@hotmail.com. facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057517095183
February 21 2026 - Dance
Baltimore Square Dance
Mobtown Ballroom
Doors at 6:30pm. Square Dance from 7:30-10:30pm. Mobtown Ballroom 30 W North Ave.
Live Old-Time Music and Dance Calling from Becky Hill. All dances will be taught and called gender-free. Beginners are welcome! Cost: $15 advanced, $20 at the door, kids 12 & under FREE. https://www.bmoreoldtime.com/baltimore-square-dance.html
February 21 2026 - Concert
Andrew McKnight and Beyond Borders
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Sterling
7pm | The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Sterling; 22135 Davis Dr Suite 104, Sterling, VA 20164 |Advance tickets $25 / day-of and door $30 (member / congregation as-applicable $25 at the door). Webcast tickets are $15. Info and tickets at https://focusmusic.org/sat-2-21-andrew-mcknight-sterling