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Events Calendar

Bellydance buzz Events calendar

You’ve reached the BDB Events Calendar. Scroll through the list below. If you wish to have your bellydance event added to the calendar, send an email to BellyDanceBuzz@gmail.com. I track bellydance related festivals, Haflas, workshops, performances, music performances and all things bellydance. All events must be publicly attendable. Please provide date, time, place, informational web link. I try to keep this updated but sometimes events will cancel or postpone or change dates. Verify for yourself by clicking on the hyperlinks. Bookmark and come back often! Older events are kept on the Archive page.

April 2025

April 4-6, Shimmy Shakedown Festival, Brea, CA More Information Here

April 4-6, NW Vila Fest, Seattle, WA More Information Here

April 4, 18, May 2, 16, 1st & 3rd Fridays Women's* Drummm Circle, Berkeley, CA More Information Here

April 5-6, 12-13, Tribal Diva Trunk Show Vending at the Tulare County Renaissance Festival, Visalia, CA More Information Here

April 12, WildCard BellyDance Hafla, Sebastopol, CA More Information Here

April 17, Foolproof Studio vending at DanceCraft: Key of Clubs, Berkeley, CA

April 19, Istanbul Connection at Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal, Berkeley, CA More Information Here

April 20, May 4, 11, 25, Elemental Sword Magick: An Exploration of the Elements & Sword Magick (Online & In Person), Berkley, CA More Information Here

April 26, Halfway to Halloween Hafla, Belmont, CA More Information Here

April 26, Elizabeth Strong Turkish Roman, Santa Cruz, CA More Information Here

April 26, Salimpour Belly Dance Fundamentals 101 3 day workshop, Santa Cruz, CA More Information Here

April 27, Balkan Party w/Elizabeth Strong and Dan Cantrell, Santa Cruz, CA More Information Here

April 30, Foolproof Studio vending at 8 Elements Culmination, Portland, OR

May 2025

May 2-5, Sanctum Beltane, Mendocino, CA More Information Here

May 2, 16, 1st & 3rd Fridays Women's* Drummm Circle, Berkeley, CA More Information Here

May 3, Belly Dancing at the Crêpe Place, Santa Cruz, CA More Information Here

April 20, May 4, 11, 25, Elemental Sword Magick: An Exploration of the Elements & Sword Magick (Online & In Person), Berkley, CA More Information Here

May 5, Foolproof Studio vending at DanceCraft : Hearts, Berkeley, CA

May 17, Dance Arts Festival, Kensington, CA More Information Here

May 17, Foolproof Studio vending at Dance Arts Festival, Kensington, CA

May 23-25, Ma*Shuqa's Diva Intensive Retreat, Los Gatos, CA More Information Here

May 23-25, Carl F. Sermon Photography at Ma Shuqa’s Diva Retreat, Los Gatos, CA More Information Here

June 2025

June 1, Beaucoup de Bellies, Sebastopol, CA More Information Here

June 1, Live Arab Band Dancer Showcase at Tannourine Restaurant, San Mateo, CA More Information Here

June 5-8, Cairo Shimmy Quake Festival, Glendale, CA More Information Here

June 21-22, Carnival of Stars, Hayward CA, More Information Here

June 28, Gold Country World Dance Showcase 7pm, Grass Valley, CA More Information Here

July 2025

July 5-12, Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp, Mendocino CA More Information Here

July 5, Belly Dancing at the Crêpe Place, Santa Cruz, CA More Information Here

July 25-27, Sirens Fest, Sebastopol, CA More Information Here

July 25-27, Foolproof Studio vending at Sirens Fest, Sebastopol, CA

August 2025

August 1-9, Lark Camp, Mendocino Woodlands, CA More Information Here

August 4-8, Suhaila Dance Week, Berkeley, CA More Information Here

August 9-10, Yallah Arts Festival, Berkeley, CA More Information Here

August 9, Belly Dance By the Bay, Berkeley, CA More Information Here

August 9-10, Intensive with International Star Ian Montes, El Segundo, CA More Information Here

August 10, Suhaila International presents Bal Anat, El Cerrito, CA More Information Here

August 16, Gold Country World Dance Showcase 7:00pm , Grass Valley, CA More Information Here

August 23-24, Rhaqsira Belly Dance Fest 2025, Los Angeles, CA More Information Here

September 2025

September 6-7, Gilded Raqs, San Jose, CA More Information Here

September 27, Merced Bellydance Showcase, Merced, CA More Information Here

October 2025

October 5, Beaucoup de Bellies, Sebastopol, CA More Information Here

November 2025

December 2025

December 13, Holiday Hafla 2025, San Leandro, CA More Information Here

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