International Folk Dancing at The Commodore Barry Arts and Culture Center (aka the Irish Center) is located in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia. The floor is great. SEPTA's Carpenter Station (regional rail service) gets you very close. Plentiful, free, on-street parking is available close by on Carpenter Lane. Come join us!

The Commodore Barry Arts and Culture Center is located at  6815 Emlen St., Philadelphia, PA, 19119, just off Lincoln Drive.

This Tuesday night folk dance group began many decades ago on the patio of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It was a treasured summer tradition in our folk dance community, continued over the decades by a series of organizers who coordinated with Philadelphia's Fairmount Park Commission. Dancing was enhanced by evening breezes as well as by the magnificent view of Philadelphia down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. When the weather became colder, the dance group moved indoors at nearby Lloyd Hall.

In 2010, The Folk Dance Council assumed financial and organizational responsibilites for this dance group.

In 2017, the Art Museum patio location became unavailable for summertime dancing due to renovations. As a result, dancing was held at Allens Lane Art Center that summer. The decision was made to again hold summer 2018 dancing elsewhere due to ongoing difficulties with the patio conditions.

We cherish the memory of dancing on the Art Museum patio, and if/when conditions improve, will consider re-establishing this Tuesday evening group there again.