Balkan Night Dance Parties in Columbus, Ohio

What's New

8/31/2026: Please note new hours: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
8/31/2026: New schedule for 2026-27 season.

We dance one Saturday a month for most of the year. This season we're dancing on the third Saturday of each month from September through May. We dance from 7:00 PM until 10:00 PM, and usually 7:00 to 7:30 is designated for teaching of beginning Balkan dances.

A party atmosphere will prevail with live and recorded music, your requests, and non-stop folk dancing on a wooden dance floor. We do folk dances from the Balkan countries, including Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Turkey, and Albania. We also do some dances from nearby Armenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, and sometimes Israel, Sweden, and Denmark, which are far away, but have fun dances.

Wearing a mask is optional. If you are sick, please stay home.

Feel free to just come as you are. We teach basic Balkan dances 7:00-7:30 PM, and we'll also be teaching dances occasionally and spontaneously during the evening. If there's something you want taught, please ask.

We will have snacks! (Please bring something to share, but no alcohol.)
We will have your favorite dance music! (Bring your favorite CD's, MP3 thumb drives, iPods, or smart phones. Sorry, we can't read tapes anymore.)

We can play CD's, iPods, and computer files on our hi-tech sound system!

Lots of dials. Not too loud.

Sometimes we have live music!

Electricity not needed.

We have local and out-of-town bands play live music for us when possible. We may even put on a party with a live band on tour. Check this page for updates.

We have an e-mailing list to remind you each month, and to tell you about any updates. if you want to be on our mailing list.

Fall/Winter/Spring 2026-2027 Schedule

7:00 PM to 10:00 PM party.

$2 Donation

2026 Saturday September 19	Scarlet and Gray Party We will kick off the new Balkan Night season with a salute to our home town Ohio State Buckeyes! (It's a home game today, starting at noon, so it is not likely to be a traffic problem for us.) There will be teaching of basic Balkan dances from 7:00-7:30!
Saturday October 17	October Party Halloween season party (costumes are not required). Some spooky things might happen. (OSU football game is away today.) There will be teaching of basic Balkan dances from 7:00-7:30!
Saturday November 21	November Party We will dance to use up the calories we took in from eating all of our Halloween candy, and those we will gain from upcoming Thanksgiving! (OSU football game is away today.) Basic Balkan dance teaching 7:00-7:30.
Saturday December 19	December Party with Live Music Come dance with us and celebrate before the December holidays. We will have live music from local group Mixed Bag, along with your favorite recorded dances! Admission is free this month. Basic Balkan dance teaching 7:00-7:30.
2027 Saturday January 16	Winter Party Hopefully no snow to slow us down! Basic Balkan dance teaching 7:00-7:30.
Saturday February 20	Heart Party Celebrate Heart Month and Valentine's Day with us. Basic Balkan dance teaching 7:00-7:30.
Saturday March 20	Leprechaun Party There'll be the wearin' o' the green tonight. Basic Balkan dance teaching 7:00-7:30.
Saturday April 17	Spring Party Dance into spring at Balkan Night! Basic Balkan dance teaching 7:00-7:30.
Saturday May 15	May Party Our dancers have asked to have a party in May, so here it is. We will have your favorite recorded dances. Basic Balkan dance teaching 7:00-7:30.

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