Annual huge Harvest Moon Contra Dance
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Carrillo Recreation Center
**Events may have been canceled or postponed. Please contact the venue to confirm the event.
Date & Time
Fri, Oct 09 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sat, Oct 10 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Sun, Oct 11 9:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Address (map)
Carrillo Rec Center Ballroom Santa Barbara 100 E Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Venue (website)
Carrillo Recreation Center
Harvest Moon Dance: Our annual huge Contra Dance Weekend Oct 9-11. Great rotating bands, callers and 200+ dance friends from all over the USA and beyond. This funds our regular dances which tend to lose money at $15 for live bands. Support us and have fun!
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A prior dance of Santa Barbara’s Harvest Moon Festival
TWO BANDS: STOMP ROCKET & SYNCOPATHS
Stomp Rocket is a New England-based trio that delivers high-energy foot-stomping music for contra dancing!
Syncopaths From dance floors to concert halls, they bring a fresh, contemporary spin to tunes and songs rooted in the Scottish, Irish, and American folk traditions.
THE CALLERS ARE FRANNIE MARR AND JACQUI GRENNAN
Harvest Moon Weekend: October 9–11, 2026 —Online and Mail-In Registration are open!-You can pay with Paypal on our website https://www.sbcds.org/hm/
Info • Registration • Schedule
Cost: $195 Friday evening through Sunday night (open-to-the-public dance at 6 pm included
Dancers under 35 years old: $95.
For more info: contact Marisa Pasquini at harvestmoon@sbcds.org or call 805-403-9115
Meals: We include light breakfasts and lunches Saturday and Sunday, and an ongoing delicious snack table Friday–Sunday for your grazing pleasure. Dinners are on your own. Many restaurants and a large supermarket are within walking distance of the dance hall.
NOTE: We do our best to offer a variety of foods, but cannot accomodate all diets.
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HARVEST MOON SCHEDULE 2026 Friday 6:30-7:30pm Registration and Reception 7:30-9:00 Contra Dance w/ Frannie Marr / Stomp Rocket 9:00-9:30 Dessert 9:30-11:00 Contra Dance w/ Jacqui Grennan / Syncopaths
Saturday 9:00-10:30am Continental Breakfast 10:00-10:40 Wake-up Waltzes w/ Stomp Rocket 10:45-12:30pm Contra Dance w/ Jacqui Grennan / Stomp Rocket 12:30-1:30 Lunch 1:40-2:50 Waltz Workshop- w/ Paul Scouten & Monica Oakley 3:00-4:20 Challenging Contras w/ Frannie Marr / Syncopaths 4:30-5:00 Contra Medley w/ Frannie Marr / Syncopaths 5:00-7:30 Dinner Break (on your own) 7:30-9:00 Contra Dance w/ Jacqui Grennan / Stomp Rocket 9:00-9:30 Dessert 9:30-11:00 Contra Dance w/ Frannie Marr / Syncopaths
Sunday 9:00-10:30am Continental Breakfast 10:00-10:40 Wake-up Waltzes w/ Stomp Rocket 10:45-12:30pm Contra Dance w/ Frannie Marr / Stomp Rocket 12:30-1:30 Lunch 1:30-2:10 RAFFLE!! 2:10-3:30 Contra Dance w/ Jacqui Grennan / Syncopaths 3:30-6:30 Dinner Break (on your own) ~OPEN DANCE~ (included for participants, $25 for public) 6:30-8:00pm Contra Dance w/ Frannie Marr / Stomp Rocket 8:20-9:50pm Contra Dance w/ Jacqui Grennan / Syncopaths
