JANUARY
Country Dance World Championships Hosted by the UCWDC
December 28, 2025 – January 4, 2026
Event Director:
Anthony Lee
Phoenix, AZ
FEBRUARY
UCWDC General Council Spring Meeting
February 19 – 21, 2026
Virtual Online Meeting
MARCH
Peach State Country Western Dance Festival
March 19 – 22, 2026
Event Directors:
Bill Robinson
Linda Hembree
Atlanta, GA USA
Italian Country Dance Revolution
March 27 – 29, 2026
Event Directors:
Vittorio & Giulia Anelli
Milan, Italy
Korea Open Line Dance Fiesta
March 28, 2026
Event Directors:
Kwang Ho Jung
Ji Won An
Siwon Kim
Shin Young Park
Seoul, Korea
APRIL
Tucson Dance Festival
(Formerly San Diego Dance Festival)
April 2026
Event Director:
Mona Brandt
Tucson, AZ
April 9 – 12, 2026
Event Directors:
Keith & Chrissi Armbruster
Calgary, AB, Canada
April 23 – 26, 2026
Event Directors:
Beth Emerson & Mike Shoemake
Lee & Marcy Harpe
Oklahoma City, OK
MAY
Carolina Dance Fusion
April 30 – May 3, 2026
Event Directors:
Antoinette Santoro
Satu Ketallapper
Jennifer Allen Egl
Raleigh, NC
May 16-18, 2025
Event Directors:
Bernadette Carmichael
Sloane Hansen
Jenny Nguyen
Austin, TX
Indonesia Open International Line Dance Competition
May 16-17, 2026
Event Directors:
Risma Yulana
Clive Eaton-Stevens
Bali, Indonesia
Latvian International Line Dance Festival
May 30-31, 2026
Event Directors:
Irita Grīnberga
Rīgas Kauss, Latvia
JUNE
June 5-8, 2025
Event Directors:
Donna Bonham Steinfeld
Shawn Swaithes
Orlando, FL
Seoul International Line Dance Festival
June 6, 2025
Event Directors:
Young-Hwan Kim
Jiyeon Park
Yong-Jin Yoon
Sara Hong
Seoul, Korea
June 25-28, 2026
Event Directors:
Kathi Bittner
Rachel Champion
Kay Bryan
Denver, CO
June 26-29, 2025
Event Directors:
Melissa Culbertson
LuAnn Pemberton
Glen Ruch
Fort Wayne, IN
JULY
Big Apple Country Dance Festival
July 10-13, 2025
Event Directors:
Anthony Lee
Paul Stoddard
Alan Saperstein
Mike Wagner
Morristown, NJ
July 24-27, 2025
Event Directors:
Dean Garrish
Dawn Garrish
New Orleans, LA
AUGUST
July 31-August 3, 2025
Event Directors:
Kathy St. Jean
Randy Deats
Noah Carsten
Boston, MA
Chicagoland Country & Swing Dance Festival
August 15-17, 2025
Event Directors:
Randy & Jennifer Jeffries
Rosemont, IL
Asia Pacific Line Dance Classic
Hiatus 2025
Event Directors:
Rachelle Loong
Joanne Wong
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
SEPTEMBER
August 28 – September 1, 2025
Event Directors:
Bill Robinson
Chris & Emily Bailey
Nashville, TN
August 28 – September 1, 2025
Event Directors:
Maryann Harvey
Stuart Palmer
San Jose, CA
UCWDC General Council Fall Meeting
September 10 – 12, 2026
Dallas Omni Hotel
Dallas, TX
September 25-28, 2025
Event Directors:
Noelle Linch
Chad Graber
Karen O’Leary
Crystal Thompson
Albuquerque, NM
September 26-28, 2025
Event Directors:
An Ji Won
Moon-Jung Kim
Clive Eaton-Stevens
Park Shin Young
Incheon, Korea
September 2026
Event Directors:
Nicola (Nick) Vitale
Simona Vitale Selenator
Christian Garafolo
Siracusa, Sicily
OCTOBER
Shamrock Western Dance Classic
October 3-5, 2025
Event Directors:
Ann Cunningham
Tommy Weafer
Claire Cunningham
Cathy Taylor
Dublin, Ireland
Paradise Country Dance Festival
October 9-12, 2025
Event Directors:
Ronnie De Benedatta
Steven Bennett
Irvine, CA
October 30 – November 2, 2025
Event Directors:
Shari Huggett-Milton
Matt Milton
Philadelphia, PA
Southern National Dance Competition
October 15 – 18, 2026
Event Directors:
Todd Longsworth
Sue Boyd
Jamie Hoyt
Panama City Beach, FL
NOVEMBER
November 7-9, 2025
Event Directors:
Theo Williams
Lizette Williams
ATKV Buffelspoort, Rustenburg, South Africa
November 13-16, 2025
Event Directors:
Dave Getty
Tracy & Pam Butler
Gary McIntyre
Dallas, TX
November 14-16, 2025
Event Directors:
Neringa Kirkliene
Gintare Kirklyte
Povilas Lapinskas
Druskininkai, Lithuania
China Cup International Line Dance Open Competition
November 21-23, 2025
Event Directors:
Sunny Shan
Cassie Wang
Eve Lu
Hangzhou, China
Indonesia International Dance Festival
November 30 – December 1, 2025
Event Directors:
Risma Yulana
Tri Murti Rahayu
Jakarta, Indonesia
DECEMBER
HIATUS 2025
Event Directors:
Tracy & Pam Butler
Mike Quail
Ed von Adelung
Las Vegas, NV
December 11-14, 2025
Event Directors:
Mary Hannah
Rachel Champion
Helen Matthews
Ed von Adelung
Birmingham, AL