Belly Dance Festivals in the United States
ARIZONA
March/April: Spring Workshop (Tucson)
July: Cool Summer Workshops & Showcase (Sedona/Flagstaff)
November: Fall Festival of Music and Dance (Phoenix)
ARKANSAS
July: ShimmyFest (Fayetteville)
CALIFORNIA -- SOUTHERN
February: Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition (Long Beach)
March: Gothla (Pomona)
April: Market at the Casbah (Fullerton)
April: Raqs L.A. (Glendale)
June: Cairo Caravan (Long Beach)
October: Bedouin Bazaar (San Diego)
CALIFORNIA -- NORTHERN
March: Rakkasah West (Vallejo)
February: Winter Moon (Richmond)
December: Tribal Fusion Faire (San Luis Obispo)
COLORADO
April/May: Elevation
May/June: Al Mafra Presents (Durango)
June: Shimmy for the Cure (Denver)
FLORIDA
May: Spirit of the Tribes (Ft. Lauderdale)
September: Miami Bellydance Convention
October: Joharah Hafla & Seminar (Miami)
October: Festival on the Nile (Orlando)
GEORGIA
February: TribalCon (Downtown Decatur)
ILLINOIS
June: Tribal Revolution (Elk Grove Village)
July: Chicago Shimmyfest
September: Hiptastic (Round Lake Beach)
October: Midwest Tribal Mafia (Chicago area)
MARYLAND
November: Belly Dance Nationals Competition (Linthicum)
MICHIGAN
November: Great Lakes Belly Dance Convention (Ann Arbor)
MONTANA
May: Montana State Belly Dance Festival (Helena)
August: Yellowstone Valley Bellydance Festival (Billings)
NEBRASKA
November: Tribal Dreams (Lincoln)
NEVADA
July: Wiggles of the West Belly Dance Competition (Las Vegas)
September: Las Vegas Belly Dance Intensive & Festival (Las Vegas)
NEW JERSEY
April / May: Spring Caravan (Somerset)
October: Rakkasah East (Somerset)
NEW YORK
May: Festival of the East (Long Island)
November: Strong Island Raqs (Long Island)
NORTH CAROLINA
March: Shimmy for a Cause (Wilson)
October: TribOriginal (Hendersonville)
OHIO
April: Belly Flea Agora (Toledo)
April: Raks Mystique Arts Festival (Dayton)
August: Cincinnati Raqs (Cincinnati)
OREGON
April: Saqra's Annual Belly Dance Showcase Festival (Portland)
October: Fall Festival of Dance (Eugene)
November: Saqra's Annual Fall Festival & Competition (Portland)
TEXAS
January: 3rd Coast Tribal Festival (Dallas-Fort Worth)
May: Shimmy by the Sea (Corpus Christi)
WASHINGTON
March: Cues & Tattoos (Seattle)
July: Mediterranean Fantasy Festival (West Seattle)
WISCONSIN
October: Northern Lights Belly Dance Festival
October: Full Circle Belly Dance Festival (Cable)