🌍💃 Windmills International Folk Dance Festival 🕺🌍

Join us in Baltimore for a vibrant celebration of culture, music, and traditional folk dance from around the world! Held at the historic Lithuanian Hall, the Windmills Festival brings together talented dance ensembles from the Baltimore–Washington area and beyond.

Enjoy colorful performances, authentic costumes, and rhythms from many cultures — all in one place! Plus, savor international foods, visit the cash bar, and take part in a fun folk dance workshop where everyone is welcome to dance along.

📅 Saturday, March 21st, 2026
📍 Baltimore Lithuanian Hall

🎟️ Tickets available at the door / online 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/windmills-international-folk-dance-festival-tickets-1978155540472?aff=oddtdtcreator

https://www.facebook.com/WindmillsInternationalDanceFestival

A family-friendly event celebrating diversity, tradition, and community — don’t miss it! 🌟

A showcase of the beauty and diversity of cultural folk dances.

The Windmills International Dance Festival celebrates the diversity of cultural dance traditions and offers a unique opportunity for audiences to experience the richness of various ethnic dances.

Attendees will be treated to a day filled with music, dance, and food that will transport them to different parts of the world. You will enjoy authentic dances from Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Finland, Italy, Tatarstan, Ireland, Greece, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and India performed by Baltimore – Washington folk dance groups and guests from Philadelphia and Chicago.

Following the main dance performances, there will be a dance workshop where attendees can learn some of the steps and techniques used in the dances they have just witnessed.

Our goal is to showcase the beauty and diversity of cultural dances and to create an opportunity for people to come together and celebrate different traditions.

The event will also offer food and bar beverages, adding to the festival's overall atmosphere of a global celebration.

Tickets for Windmills International Dance Festival are available for $20 and can be purchased online at Eventbrite or at the door.

Come and experience the magic of Windmills International Dance Festival and witness the captivating performances that will take you on a journey around the world.

Lithuanian Hall Closed Today due to snow.

Join us at the Lithuanian Hall in Baltimore for a multicultural performance to raise funds to support humanitarian aid in Ukraine.

All proceeds will go to Daar Charitable Foundation, an organization that has operated as a US-based nonprofit entirely focused on Ukraine for over twenty years. Their team on the ground in Ukraine is distributing this aid across the country to various hospitals, clinics, volunteers group, and local Ukrainian NGOs.

General admission is $20 per ticket, with discounted tickets for children 12 and under, students (with ID), seniors 65+, and those who have served in the military (with ID). We also have a number of free tickets set aside for Ukrainian refugees.

I f you would like to make a separate tax-deductible donation to Daar Charitable Foundation, you can do so here: https://donorbox.org/carpathia-folk-dance-ensemble...

On February 24, 2022, Russia began an unprovoked, full-scale invasion and genocidal war against its peaceful neighbor, Ukraine, which unfortunately has been ongoing to this day. It has now been nearly two years of ongoing suffering and horror for Ukrainians, who have been heroically defending themselves and the world.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) verified a total of 9,369 civilian deaths during Russia's invasion of Ukraine as of July 30, 2023. Furthermore, 16,646 people were reported to have been injured. It is important to note that the complete count of Ukrainian people murdered and injured by Russians is not known, as there are temporarily occupied regions of Ukraine where people have also been injured and killed.

These numbers are sadly increasing every day and include Ukrainian teachers, writers, dancers, artists, athletes, elderly, and children. Their lives are taken with no reason by brutal aggression.

In addition, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), more than 6.2 million refugees fled from Ukraine to other countries (as of July 2023). There are around 5.1 million internally displaced people in Ukraine (as of May 2023). Approximately 17.6 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in 2023.

Last year, together with partners we organized fundraising concerts and performed in other festivals, concerts, and events to help raise money for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. Together with our partners we raised $75,000. This year, we want to continue our fundraising efforts, as the needs of Ukrainians are great. Our effort goes towards supporting people of Ukraine who continue their fight and suffer loses daily.

Dancing is also a form of resistance and activism—we dance to show the world that we care about our sisters and brothers in Ukraine and that we stand with them. There are several dancers in Carpathia who are from Ukraine, have Ukrainian roots, and/or who have family and friends in Ukraine.

Thank you for helping and supporting Ukraine! Feature the star of your collection first.

Lithuanian singer Aldegunda will be performing at the Lithuanian Hall on Friday, September 8th at 8:30 pm. Tickets are $25 at the door. Come early and enjoy dinner at the newly reopened Lithuanian Hall kitchen.

Our kitchen reopens for the year for Friday Night Dinners. 5 - 9 pm.

Windmills - The 6th Annual International Dance Festival - Featuring International folk dance performances by dancers from the Washington - Baltimore area. April 15th, doors open at 12:00pm. Ticket Price $20, children under 12 free. Get tickets at Evenbrite.com or at the door. Food and drinks available for purchase. Parking at the BioPark One garage at 1 No Poppleton and Baltimore Street. International Flok Dance Workshop open to all beginning at 6:00 pm.

The 16th Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival in Philadelphia, PA is being rescheduled to the summer of 2022. The excitement of this festival in conjunction with the city’s Welcome America events will culminate with a colorful and dynamic show featuring some 2,000 dancers creating a magical symphony of Lithuanian folk dance, costume design and historic culture storytelling. Nearly 10,000 people from around the world are expected to gather for the Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival in historic Philadelphia.

POSTPONED - will reschedule either for the Fall or Next Spring

49th Baltimore Lithuanian Festival postponed due to a shortage of volunteers and vendors

Following the WINDMILLS International Dance Festival, several dance groups will be teaching some of their favorite traditional dances at the International Folk-Dance Workshop
starting at 6:00 PM in the Lithuanian Hall Grand Ballroom (after Windmills).  Not
only will the audience get to watch these exciting dances and dancers but after
the show they will also have the opportunity to dance!

The workshop is free and open to the public! 

LINK to April 23 WINDMILLS PROGRAM

Celebrating a five (5) year Baltimore  tradition, WINDMILLS International Dance Festival presented by the Mituva Lithuanian Folk Dance Ensemble is excited to host European traditional folkdance talent from the DELMARVA area on  Saturday, April 23rd, from 1:00 – 5:30 PM in the Grand Ballroom of the Lithuanian Hall! 

The fifth annual Windmills International Folk-Dance Festival will feature dance groups performing traditional dances from Northern, Eastern, and Central Europe and the Baltics. The dance performers are from the Maryland and Washington DC region and represent Lithuania (Mituva Folk Dance Ensemble and Malunas Dance Group), Hungary (Tisza Ensemble), Ukraine, Polish, Macedonia, Gypsy (Carpathia Folk Dance Ensemble), Moldova, Belarus, Latvia (Namjs) and Russia (Kalinka Dance Ensemble of Baltimore).

ADMISSION:   $20 Adults | $18 Seniors and Lithuanian Hall Members | Children 10 and
under free

For advance tickets purchase at Eventbrite:  Windmills Eventbrite

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/windmills-international-dance-festival-tickets-273256546687

A class on Lithuanian Easter egg dyeing and decorating. Two sessions. Sunday February 27th from 1pm to 4:30 pm, and Friday March 25th, from 6pm to 10:30pm. Tickets and reservations at www.eventbrite.com

Join us Friday Night at the Lithuanian Hall for authentic Lithuanian food and beverages.

You are invited to a multicultural performance of dance and song to benefit humanitarian efforts for Ukraine.

This event is presented by Carpathia Folk Dance Ensemble with additional performances by Hungarian folk dance ensemble Tisza, Mituva Lithuanian Folk Dance Ensemble, and Ukrainian a capella group SPIV-Zhyttya.

Carpathia will perform dances from several different regions of Ukraine, such as the Hutsul region, as well as the national dance of Ukraine, Hopak! Our hope is to honor the rich culture and courageous people of Ukraine through this performance, and to raise as much money as possible to help the Ukrainian people in this time of need.

All proceeds from this event will go to Caritas Ukraine
https://www.caritas.org/where-caritas-work/europe/ukraine/

Tickets · $12 - $20

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carpathia-presents-dancing-to-standwithukraine-tickets-288978682017

A class on Lithuanian Easter egg dyeing and decorating. Two sessions. Sunday February 27th from 1pm to 4:30 pm, and Friday March 25th, from 6pm to 10:30pm. Tickets and reservations at www.eventbrite.com

Open from 12-4pm. Authentic Lithuanian Food and Beverages.