40th Annual Washington Spring Ball

Name: 40th Annual Washington Spring Ball
Start: 2026-05-16T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-16T23:00:00-04:00
Location: Silver Spring Civic Building - Great Hall, Silver Spring, MD

Schedule

Sat May 16 2026 at 02:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Silver Spring Civic Building - Great Hall, Silver Spring, MD | Silver Spring, MD

Registration is now OPEN for the Washington Spring Ball on Saturday, May 16th, 2026!
Register at https://www.fsgw.org/event-6295511
Come join us for a fabulous time! Doors open at 7:00 pm, dancing starts at 7:30.
The Washington Spring Ball is a joyful yearly event of English Country Dancing to glorious music. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly.
The band for the ball this year will be Karen Axelrod (keyboard), Audrey Jaber (violin), and Miranda Weinberg (violin)

We have a practice session the day of the ball, where most of the dances will be taught. Attending the practice session is strongly encouraged but not required. In the evening at the ball, all dances will be briefed (talked-through) and then prompted for the first few rounds. Dancers wear what makes them feel happy and festive; some choose attire from the 18th or 19th century.
Afternoon practice session from 2:00 - 5:00 pm on the day of the ball, at the Civic Building , which is included in the admission fee. The practice session will be called by Anna Rain with music by Liz Donaldson on piano and Elke Baker on fiddle.