The Main Stage of all of Corvallis Folklore Society’s Events and Groups
Contra Dancing
May 3 Contrapolloza Day Camp at Vernonia, OR
Dusk Till Dawn(done) Revival Survey
PDX Contra Remix folks are looking for input for potential I-5 corridor dance interest. Please check out their survey.
CFS contra dance
evenings in Corvallis on the first and third Saturdays of the month have resumed!
Please read the revised Covid contra dance policy.
Check the calendar for dates and specific COVID precautions for each dance.
Go to Contra Linktr.ee to find us on Social Media.
Contra Dance Weekend
Our February 14-16, 2025 weekend of Cosy Urban Contra Dancing extravaganza was a great, packed success! Please check back again soon for next year’s dance weekend talent announcement and join us next year.
See our CCW Covid Policy and further details.
Best Cellar Coffeehouse
The Best Cellar continues its mission of bringing great acoustic music to the community for a price anyone can afford. The Cellar has lots of fans and international talent in a variety of locations around Corvallis.
Hoolyeh International Folkdancers
In-person dancing every second and fourth Thursday.
International folk dancing online weekly led by Hoolyeh folks every Tuesday from 5 pm to 6:30 pm.
Reunion dance parties once a year in April.
Concerts & House Concerts
The CFS Concert series features regional, national, and international talent in a variety of locations around Corvallis.
Non-CFS Concerts and Events of interest
Song Circles
Share a song, lead a song, or listen as we go round the circle. Song Circle is free and open to all who wish to participate.
Zoom song circles 2nd and 4th Sunday.
In-person song circles occasional Sundays.
Local Folk
Local Folk will be returning, partnering with Troubadour Music Center, April 3rd, 2025! It’s a soft start; more details soon! We’ll remain free, monthly, open stage of local artists offering Bach to Bok as well as original music. Anyone can sign up, right before the event, and the acoustics are very good.
Festivals
We have hosted a number of festivals in the past. Our most recent festival has been the Corvallis Celtic Festival. We finished the 2nd annual in 2024 hosting several days of concerts, workshops, and community activities and festivities at the Corvallis Library, Corvallis Central Park, and our first appearances at PRAx.
CFS members . . .
The Corvallis Folklore Society seeks to reinvigorate & expand ways to enjoy & participate in live music, social dance, group singing & more. We welcome ideas for new activities – if you’ve ever wanted to see something offered in Corvallis, let us know.
Come join us!
Add your voice to these efforts by joining the CFS board. We currently have 4 openings for interested CFS members to become members-at-large for the current year.
This is a great short-term opportunity to learn about everything CFS does.
Meetings are held once a month for one hour on Zoom. Just drop a statement of interest email to secretary@corvallisfolklore.org
