Welcome to the 60th annual
San Antonio Folk Dance Festival (March 15-18, 2018)
and Fun Arts Day!

Celebrating 60 years of the festival

The San Antonio Folk Dance Festival (SAFDF) celebrates dancing, music, costumes, and friendship of cultures from all over the world. This year is extra-special -- it marks SAFDF's 60th anniversary. Join us for an extended, weeklong, celebration! In addition to all the beloved SAFDF traditions, we are proud to offer you:

An entire extra day of dance workshops
Partnership with Set For Spring, the well-known English country dance workshop that is a beautiful tradition in its own right (sponsored by IFCC)
A Hawaiian luau the day before the festival
A special workshop, preceding the festival, featuring dances from the Canary Islands (sponsored by IFCC)
Two concerts of folk dance performances
Live international dance music by Tom Pixton and his band

Learn international folk dances

SAFDF features workshops in beautiful and fun dances from all over the world, taught by world-renowned folk dance teachers.

Enjoy lively dance parties

Festival evenings culminate in parties featuring folk dance favorites that keep everyone, from complete beginners to seasoned veterans, dancing for hours. And there's great food too!

Experience the concert of folk dance performances

The SAFDF concert is a dazzling show of beautiful costumes, music, and motion by talented local performing groups and the occasional extra-special guests from far away. And this year we have two concerts, in honor of our big celebration!

Partake of great food at the Henry Lash Bash

Sunday features this historic SAFDF tradition - a delicious catered lunch and a great chance to catch up with friends old and new.

Venues

SAFDF is held on the beautiful campus of Our Lady of the Lake University:

The dance workshops, culture corner, and parties are held at the International Folk Culture Center (IFCC).
The concert of folk dance performances is held in Thiry Auditorium.

See the OLLU campus map for the detailed locations of these venues.