Melbourne Balfolk feat. Balstreet Boys - live music and social dancing!
Description
Join us for fun and energetic folk dance ball with Melbourne's newest baltrad trio The Balstreet Boys!
Our rambunctious, high-energy dance band trio The Balstreet Boys will make their debut at our end of year hooley. Live music, dancing, lino printing, potluck, clothes swap, jam session, + art fair extravaganza! Come along for our last hurrah and celebrate everything that has been achieved in 2026. There will be an opportunity to buy affordable, Melbourne-made art from friends of Balfolk – just in time for Christmas!
You won’t want to miss it!
Expect good vibes, lively dancing, and a real sense of community.
Welcome to Melbourne Balfolk!
Join us for our end-of-year celebration and send us onto summer with happy hearts. We'll venture through fun and genuinely easy folk dances.
Bring a small plate of food to share during the break - musicians are strongly encouraged to bring their instruments for an acoustic session (after party) post-ball <3
📆 Saturday Dec 12th @ 7:30pm
🎉 Make new friends in a fun & friendly atmosphere
📍The Coracle, Fairfield Uniting Church
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ All genders welcome! No partner necessary, gender neutral instructions.
If you've dabbled in the heel-and-toe polka, waltzed through a bush dance, we'd love to see you. You can also learn the basics of balfolk with a short workshop starting at 1900 or just follow along the best you can! Our MC and dance teacher Stevie will look after you during the night, and lead you back if you get a lil lost :)
ENTRY: $20 // CONC: $15 // KIDS: Free
Tickets limited! Booking early shows love and support to local artists who are excited to meet you!
Some door sales will be available (cash only) :)
See you there!
Please Note:
This is a dance and session event.
- Musicians are encouraged to BYO instruments and join for a session after the band's set. Dancers will continue dancing!
- In potluck style, you're encouraged to bring a small plate to share if feasible and within your budget.
- We recommend that you bring your own mug or cup.
- This is an alcohol and drug-free event.
- If you feel icky sicky, please stay home and join us another time <3
Melbourne Balfolk is run and organised on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunorong Peoples of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge that this has always been a place of song, music and dance. It is stolen land, and sovereignty was never ceded. It is and always will be Aboriginal land.
pssst! if you haven't made it to a class yet, come along on Thursday Dec 3 +10 for a run through of most of the dance's we'll do on the night. Impress your date, show up your housemate, and feel so much more confident at the bal.
FAQs
- What should I wear?
Wear whatever you're comfortable dancing in - but dressing to impress is encouraged! There is no dress code but do wear something!
Pop on a clean shirt, a swirly skirt and a low-perfume deodorant. There are no special shoes needed - you can even dance in socks! Some people wear leather-soled dress shoes, some dancers like a split-soled shoe, while others wear trainers.
- Can I come if I have never danced before?
Yes, we'd always love to have you!
All the dances we've chosen are beginner friendly and some instructions are provided to ensure you have a lovely time. If you want to feel extra confident, you can drop into a class on Dec 3rd and/or 10th to learn some of the main dances.
- Getting there?
The Coracle is a community hall attached to the back of the Fairfield Uniting Church. Please enter via the garden gate on Duncan Street, and you'll find us just beyond the garden itself. If you've found the rainbow steps, continue around to the left of the church to find the garden gate. There is ample street and local parking at the nearby Station Street shopping centre (access via Gillies Street) and at the Fairfield Train Station (350m walk). For trains, we're on the Hurstbridge line, as well as bus routes 567 and 609. The 508 is a little further, but still just a 10-minute walk away.
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