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Balkan Cafe =Live music 🎶 & dancing 💃🏼 with instruction =Excellent regional folk music in an informal setting

Who:
Balkan Kaɸe / Balkan Cafe

What:
A darned good dance party! Awesome Balkan live music
Totally dance friendly
Excellent food from meze to dinner
Beer & Wine

When:
On Fridays approximately once a month
We also sponsor the weekly Wednesday Balkan Cafe series @ 56th St (sorry only snacks on Wednesdays). Fridays: Hungarian House, 213 E 82nd St, Manhattan, 10028
Wednesdays: 455 W 56th, Manhattan, 10019

Check our events page for upcoming dates: https://www.facebook.com/BalkanCafeNYC/events

10/12/2026

This Wednesday don’t miss Pontic Firebird Wednesdays!

Come dance to Kavala Band playing brass music of Northern Greece7pm Wed Oct 21, 2026- Featuring Lefteris Bournias on cla...
10/09/2026

Come dance to Kavala Band playing brass music of Northern Greece
7pm Wed Oct 21, 2026
- Featuring Lefteris Bournias on clarinet
- Brief instruction for the dances
- Hosted by Michael Ginsburg

Info: 646-831-8720

Lefteris Bournias - clarinet
Michael Ginsburg - trumpet
Catherine Foster - sax, trumpet
Morgan Clark - accordion
Belle Birchfield - baritone horn
Paul Brown - bass
Matt Moran - percussion
Jerry Kisslinger - percussion

What to bring:
- Bottle of water or drink container
- Your dancing shoes

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Balkan Wednesdays
Live Balkan music
Dance, learn Balkan dances, have fun and get some good exercise all at the same time.
Light snacks available
Wednesdays thru December
7:15-9:15 PM at 213 E 82nd St
Doors open 7PM
Near 3rd Ave
$20 per session

10/09/2026

Music and dances of Western Pontos

7pm Wed Oct. 14
213 E 82nd St, Manhattan

- Complementary instruction for the dances
- Hosted by Michael Ginsburg

Info: 646-831-8720

Pontic Firebird is
Beth Bahia Cohen- violin
Adam Good - oud
Paul Brown - bass
Jerry Kisslinger - daouli

What to bring:
- Water or drink container
- Your dancing shoes

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Balkan Wednesdays
Live Balkan music
Dance, learn Balkan dances, have fun and get some good exercise all at the same time.
Light snacks available

Wednesdays thru December
7:15-9:15 PM at 213 E 82nd St
Near 3rd Ave
$20 per session

10/08/2026

Thanks Bitova Grupa and all the dancers! What a fun evening!

Next week Pontiaka with Pontic Firebird 🐦‍🔥!

Excellent Bulgarian folk music for dancing on traditional instruments with Bitova GrupaNicole Johnson and Noel Kropf - g...
10/05/2026

Excellent Bulgarian folk music for dancing on traditional instruments with Bitova Grupa

Nicole Johnson and Noel Kropf - gadulki
Matt Darriau - kaval and maybe some gaida
Belle Birchfield - tambura
Mark Ettinger - bass
Michael Ginsburg - tupan

vocals: Noel, Michael, Mark

You may have heard the band at the 2026 Golden Festival.
They will play several tunes written and arranged by Nikolay Kolev!

Wednesday Oct 7, 7-9:15 PM

- Brief instruction/Quick-teach of dances
- Hosted by Michael Ginsburg

Info: 646-831-8720
Balkan Cafe Wednesdays

What to bring:
- Water or drink container
- Your dancing shoes

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Balkan Wednesdays
Live Balkan music
Dance, learn Balkan dances, have fun and get some good exercise all at the same time.
Light snacks available
Please bring your own beverage/water container

Wednesdays thru May

7pm Doors open
7:15-9:15 PM Dancing to live music with instruction
213 E 82nd St
Near 3rd Ave
$20 per session

Music and dances of Western PontosPontic Firebird Wednesdays7pm Wed Oct. 14 213 E 82nd St, Manhattan - Complementary in...
10/05/2026

Music and dances of Western Pontos
Pontic Firebird Wednesdays
7pm Wed Oct. 14
213 E 82nd St, Manhattan

- Complementary instruction for the dances
- Hosted by Michael Ginsburg

Info: 646-831-8720

Pontic Firebird is
Beth Bahia Cohen - violin
Adam Good - oud
Paul Brown - bass
Jerry Kisslinger - daouli

What to bring:
- Water or drink container
- Your dancing shoes

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Balkan Wednesdays
Live Balkan music
Dance, learn Balkan dances, have fun and get some good exercise all at the same time.
Light snacks available

Wednesdays thru May
7:15-9:15 PM at 213 E 82nd St
Near 3rd Ave
$20 per session

10/03/2026

Come dance the horo on Wednesday!
7pm Oct 7 with Bitova Grupa

Excellent Bulgarian folk music for dancing on traditional instruments with Bitova Grupa

Nicole Johnson and Noel Kropf - gadulki
Matt Darriau - kaval and maybe some gaida
Belle Birchfield - tambura
Mark Ettinger - bass
Michael Ginsburg - tupan

vocals: Noel, Michael, Mark

- Brief instruction/Quick-teach of dances by Kristina Vaskys!
- Hosted by Michael Ginsburg

Info: 646-831-8720
Balkan Cafe Wednesdays

What to bring:
- Water or drink container
- Your dancing shoes

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Balkan Wednesdays
Live Balkan music
Dance, learn Balkan dances, have fun and get some good exercise all at the same time.
Light snacks available
Please bring your own beverage/water container

Wednesdays thru May

7pm Doors open
7:15-9:15 PM Dancing to live music with instruction
213 E 82nd St
Near 3rd Ave
$20 per session

We are so excited ✨ for all the amazing variety of music 🎶 coming to this fall! 🍁Oct 7 Bulgarian with Bitova Grupa 🇧🇬O...
10/02/2026

We are so excited ✨ for all the amazing variety of music 🎶 coming to this fall! 🍁

Oct 7 Bulgarian with Bitova Grupa 🇧🇬
Oct 14 Greek Pontiaka with Pontic Firebird Wednesdays 🐦‍🔥
Oct 2 Lefteris Bournias and Kavala Band Wednesdays
Oct 28 Mountain Lions at Balkan Wednesdays 🦁
Nov 4 Greek Pontian w Dimitris Stefanidis & Jerry K

Live music with dancing 💃🏼 and instruction
New bands 🎺 each week 🪗
All are welcome ✨

213 E 82nd St, Man

10/01/2026

A huge thank you to 🔥E G K🔥 and friends for their beautiful music last night!
Next week Oct. 7 is Bulgarian with Bitova Grupa.
Come dance with us!

🔥E G K🔥 is a four-piece band led by multi-instrumentalist Eleni Rose Govetas that blends traditional Greek and Balkan fo...
09/24/2026

🔥E G K🔥 is a four-piece band led by multi-instrumentalist Eleni Rose Govetas that blends traditional Greek and Balkan folk music with a modern, psychedelic surf-rock edge.

Eleni Govetas Kompanía - Greek and Balkan
Wed Sept 30, 2026
Come dance!

- Brief instruction for the dances as needed
- Hosted by Michael Ginsburg

$20 admission
Info: 646-831-8720

Mik Bewsky electric guitar
Nico Sophiea drums
Bobby Govetas bass
Eleni Govetas violin

Plus we will get some Florina brass action with Eleni on sax accompanied by special guests Catherine Foster on clarinet and Michael Ginsburg on trumpet.

Eleni Govetas Kompanía is a four-piece band led by multi-instrumentalist Eleni Govetas that blends traditional Greek and Balkan folk music with a modern, psychedelic surf-rock edge.

Eleni Govetas was born into the musical Govetas family, and has been immersed in the music from day one. She began performing with her family at the age of nine, and has continued to pursue traditional Greek and Balkan music into her adult life. Eleni has mastered the nuances of regional music on violin, saxophone, percussion, zurna, oud, and more. Her understanding of Greek and Balkan music comes directly from family tradition and from extensive studies abroad. Eleni currently plays with EGK (Elleni Govetas Kompania) and Drómeno.

What to bring:
- Your dancing shoes
- Your water bottle

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Balkan Wednesdays
Live Balkan music
Dance, learn Balkan dances, have fun and get some good exercise all at the same time.
Light snacks provided

Wednesdays thru December
7:15-9:15PM at 213 E 82nd St
Near 3rd Ave

$20 per session

Address

213 E 82nd Street
New York, NY
10028

Opening Hours

Wednesday 7pm - 9:15pm
Friday 7pm - 11pm

Telephone

+16468318720

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