Past Events
Apr
2018
Private Event
Venue: Private
Location: Leesburg, VA
Mar
2018
Glenview Mansion Concert Series
We are pleased to have make this year’s line-up! Come and dance at this beautiful venue in Rockville, MD. As the organizers put it themselves:
Join us for a “Meet the Artists” and gallery opening reception on Sunday, March 25, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Opening reception floral arrangements provided by Royce Flowers (royce@royceflowers.com). Event is free.
2-3pm
Venue: Glenview Mansion
Location: 603 Edmonston Dr, Rockville, MD 20852
Admission: Free
Mar
2018
Dance workshop and party weekend
Folk Dancing in the Triangle, Durham, NC.
Spring Balkan Dance Weekend
Friday and Saturday Mar 16-17
With Alex Markovic teaching mixed Balkan dances, and Lyuti Chushki providing music for the party. See flyer here.
Venue: Glen Eden Pilot Park
Location: 1500 Glen Eden Drive Raleigh, NC 27612
Admission: $15 or whatever you’re willing / able to give
Mar
2018
Baba Marta with the Glen Echo Folk Dancers
Come celebrate Baba Marta (March 1) with us and the Glen Echo Folk dancers.
Venue: Church of the Redeemer
Location: 6201 Dunrobbin Drive Bethesda, MD
Admission: $10
Feb
2018
Trifon Zarezan
6:30 – 10:30 pm
Venue: Lawton Community Center
Location: Bethesda, MD
Admission: Donations accepted
Feb
2018
FSGW MidWinter Festival (MiniFest)
4-5pm
Venue: Cafetorium at the Takoma Park Middle School
Location: 7611 Piney Branch Road
Admission: Free
Dec
2017
Bulgarian Christmas Celebration
6:30-10:30 pm
Venue: Lawton Community Center
Location: Bethesda, MD
Admission: Donations accepted
Nov
2017
Private Event
Venue: Private
Location: Washington, D.C.
Jun
2017
37th Annual Washington Folk Festival
37th Annual Washington Folk Festival
Lyuti Chushki
Bulgarian Music and Dance
Glen Echo Park
Potomac Palisades Stage
Saturday, June 3, 2017 – 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Experience the beautiful songs, and catchy and unusual rhythms of Bulgarian folk music played by Lyuti Chushki on traditional instruments. If you don’t know anything about Bulgarian dance, don’t worry, Jamie Platt leads the audience in easy and enticing village style Balkan line dances.
The 37th Annual Washington Folk Festival will be held on Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4, 2017. The festival runs from Noon to 7:00pm on both Saturday and Sunday at Glen Echo Park. Rain or Shine! The festival is FREE to the public.
The 37th Annual Washington Folk Festival showcases the diversity of traditional music in the Washington area. All musicians, storytellers, dancers, and craftspeople live in the the greater Washington metropolitan area and volunteer their talents to put on a first class festival of national renown. With performances representing cultures from around the world as well as around the country, it is your chance to find out what is going on in the folk communities of the area.
For More information about the full schedule click here
Venue: Glen Echo Park
Location: 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Glen Echo, MD
Admission: FREE!
May
2017
Celebration of St. Cyril and St. Methodius Day - 2017
The Bulgarian Community Center
invites you to the celebration of
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Day – Day of Cyrillic Alphabet and Bulgarian Culture and Education
and
15-th Anniversary of the Educational and Bulgarian Cultural Center in Washington DC
and
15-th Anniversary of the Bulgarian Community Center in Washington DC
Saturday, May 20, 2017 6:30 – 9:00 pm
Concert and Performances
featuring many
Metro DC area Bulgarian music and dance groups
Potluck
American University, Kay Spiritual Life Center
4400 Massachusetts Ave
Washington, NW, 20016
Free Admission
Free parking available at Katzen Center – http://www.american.edu/cas/katzen/visiting/
For more go to: https://www.facebook.com/bgccdc/
Venue: American University, Kay Spiritual Life Center
Location: 4400 Massachusetts Ave Washington, NW, 20016
Admission: free