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Walla Walla Friends of Acoustic Music
Contra Dance Schedule
2026
* January *
Saturday
January 17, 2026 7:00pm: Location: Timberrib, Band: Wednesday Night Band, Caller: Dan Clark, Howard Ostby, & maybe others! admission: $5
* February *
Wednesday
February 11, 2026, 7:00pm: Location: Whitman College Reid Center, Band: Big Joe, Callers: Arielle Cooley, Howard Ostby, Dan Clark, & maybe others! Admission: none
Saturday
February 21, 2026 7:00pm: Location: Timberrib, Band: Wednesday Night Band, Caller: Howard Ostby, Dan Clark, & maybe others! admission: $5
* March *
Wednesday
March 4, 2026, 7:00pm: Location: Whitman College Reid Center, Band: Big Joe, Callers: Arielle Cooley, Dan Clark, Howard Ostby, & maybe others! Admission: none
Saturday
March 21, 2026 7:00pm: Location: Timberrib, Band: Wednesday Night Band, Caller: Dan Clark, Howard Ostby, & maybe others! admission: $5
* April *
Wednesday
April 8, 2026, 7:00pm: Location: Whitman College Reid Center, Band: Big Joe, Callers: Arielle Cooley, Howard Ostby, Dan Clark, and maybe others! Admission: none
Saturday
April 18, 2026 7:00pm: Location: Timberrib, Band: Wednesday Night Band, Caller: Howard Ostby, Dan Clark, & maybe others! admission: $5
* May *
Wednesday
May 6, 2026, 7:00pm: Location: Whitman College Reid Center, Band: Big Joe, Callers: Arielle Cooley, Dan Clark, Howard Ostby, & maybe others! Admission: none
Saturday
May 16, 2026 7:00pm: Location: Timberrib, Band: Wednesday Night Band, Caller: Dan Clark, Howard Ostby, & maybe others! admission: $5
Other dates to follow!...
Summer dances (June, July, August) will be posted here and may again be in Walla Walla's Pioneer Park and/or elsewhere.
Dancing is good for you all year long!
Notes:
Dances are generally the 3rd Saturdays at the Timberrib (except summer), Summer dances outside at Walla Walla’s Pioneer Park and Frenchtown Historical Site, and Whitman College (school year) 1st mid-week.
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.
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, alternately look for us on the lawn or parking area nearby)
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.W
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.
Feeling ill?- Please Do not come to any of our functions if you are feeling ill.
