Repeating Events

Rhythm Revolution Chicago Drumming Circle 

Address: Touhy Park, 7348 N. Paulina Chicago IL 60625
Date: Every 3rd Friday of the month
Time: 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Cost: $3 per event
Age:  all ages
Level: all
Requirements: Please bring a percussion instrument if you have one
Web Site: chicagoparkdistrict.com search for Touhy Park
E-mail: John at drumcircle@juno.com
Contact: John at 773-262-6737
Description: Bring a drum if you have one (there are a few loaners available). This drum circle is run by John Yost, Chicago Park District supervisor. Call John at 773-262-6737(Park District Number) or email him. Whether you are a novice or an expert, he will have everyone drumming in harmony within minutes. A fun and energetic place to be. You can be a drum, dance, meditate or just watch.
 

 Four Winds CUUPs Pagan Gathering

Address: Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, IL
Date: 2002 dates: 1/25, 2/22, 3/29, 4/26, 5/24, 6/21, 7/26, 8/23, 9/20, 10/18, 11/15, 12/20
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: Free
Age: Open to all ages
Level: Open to all levels
Requirements: -
Web Site: www.geocities.com/fourwindscuups/
E-mail: FourWindsCUUPs@aol.com
Contact: Rob or Michelle at 708-484-6496
Description: Four Winds CUUPs holds a free community drumming circle every Friday before the Full Moon. All experience levels are welcome, and extra percussion toys are available. They meet at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church at 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest, Illinois, between 7:00pm and 7:30pm, and drum til whenever. All ages welcome.

 

Quad Cities Drum Circle

Address: Peabody's Lounge, 1711 5th Avenue, Moline, Illinois
Date: Every Sunday
Time: 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Cost: Free
Age: Open to all ages
Level: Beginner to expert
Requirements: -
Web Site: www.764-java.com
E-mail: -
Contact: (309)764-5282
Description: Drumming in the Quad Cities (Iowa/Illinois border)! Come to participate or come to watch. For more information, call (309)764-5282.

 

Circle of Friends Drum Group

Address: Sanctuary Crystals, 5524 Cal-Sag Road, Alsip, IL
Date: First Friday of every month
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: (Any) donation for group percussion instruments
Age: Open to all ages
Level: Open to all levels
Requirements: For now, please bring your own drum or percussion instrument
Web Site: -
E-mail: Dawn at sunnrising@aol.com
Contact: Sanctuary Crystals at 708-396-2833
Description: Circle of Friends Drum Group presents a fun drum circle held on the first Friday of every month! Come and join us. It's free, but we are collecting donations so we can get percussion instruments for the group to use.

 

Champaign Urbana Community Drum Circle

Address: Ten Thousand Villages, 105 North Walnut, Champaign, IL
Date: Every Monday
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Cost: -
Age: Open to all ages
Level: Open to all levels
Requirements: Please bring your own drum or percussion instrument
Web Site: -
E-mail: Robert at herendee@uiuc.edu
Contact: Robert at 217-352-8938
Description: Champaign-Urbana Community Drum Circle. In good weather we may go outside, but this is our solid venue now. Any level is welcome. Please bring your own instrument (although there are a few out of tune drums). If all else fails, we do have plenty of shakers and bells.

 

Other Repeating Events (Out-of-Illinois)


 

Golden Gate Park Drum Circle

Address: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Date: Every Saturday and Sunday
Time: 1:00pm until sunset
Cost: Free
Age: Open to all ages
Level: Beginner to expert
Requirements: -
Web Site: www.geocities.com/misfitscove/ggpark.html
E-mail: Rob at rob_junod@excite.com
Contact: -
Description: This is a weekly Drum Circle in San Francisco in the Golden Gate Park Area. Anyone and everyone is invited to attend the weekend in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park whenever possible! Check out the web site for some pictures...

 

Hermosa Beach Drum Circle

Address: At Hermosa Beach, under the pier at the end of Pier Avenue
Date: Every Saturday
Time: Starts at Noon
Cost: Free
Age: Open to all ages
Level: Beginner to expert
Requirements: Bring your own percussion instrument
Web Site: www.SBSongwriters.com/DrumCircles.html
E-mail: Rob at SBSongwriters@excite.com
Contact: -
Description: Hermosa Beach Drum Circle... Open to everyone, bring something to bang with. Please--No drugs or alcohol at the circle!!!

 

First Friday Drum Circle

Address: 9185 Monte Vista Ave, Montclair, CA
Date: First Friday Every Month
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: Free
Age: Open to all ages
Level: Beginner to expert
Requirements: Bring your own percussion instrument
Web Site: http://www.chrystinedrums.com
E-mail:  
Contact: Chrystine at (909) 986-2050
Description: At the Monte Vista Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Join us on the first Friday of the month for an experience of community, spirit, and rhythmic excitement. It is drumming, dancing, friends and fellowship, a free form circle. It is a time to refresh, recharge and renew. All drums and percussion styles are welcome. Lots of "Noise Toys" to play with, or bring your own. We invite all the percussive geniuses and the rhythmically challenged to attend. No admission charge. Donations always accepted. 


 

Sage Spirit Terra Drum Circle

Address: 9464 North Meer Road, Michigan City, IN 46360
Date: have not received 2002 dates yet...
Time: from 2:30pm
Cost: Love Donations Requested
Age: Open to all ages
Level: Beginner to expert - these are Journey Circles
Requirements: Bring a Drum or Percussion Instrument
Web Site: www.sagespiritterra.org
E-mail: Marilee Ann at sagespirit44@hotmail.com
Contact: Marilee Ann at 219-879-3906
Description: Sage Spirit Terra Drum Circle

In addition to the New Moon Circles we gather on the Equinoxes and Solstices to Honor the Earth's Cycles. These are journey circles followed by a healing circle with a pot luck afterwards. WE raise our own Energy while honoring Nature. The circle is located on 21.4 wooded acres. Hope You Will Join Us! Blessings filled with Light, Love & Laughter To Each of You.


 

Oxford Gourd and Drum Ensemble

Address: 6385 Contreras Road, Oxford, OH 45056. Call 513-523-8614 for info.
Date: Tuesdays till may 7
Time: 7:15pm to 10:00pm
Cost: Free
Age: Open to all ages
Level: Beginner to expert
Requirements: -
Web Site: www.muohio.edu/~shermalw/ogade.htmlx
E-mail: carelspe@muohio.edu
Contact: -
Description: Home of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Also the home to the Oxford Gourd and Drum Ensemble. We jam and work on rhythms from West Africa and elsewhere. Visitors and new members always welcome. Contact Pete Carels (given above) via e-mail for more information.

 

Terra Amma Drum Circle

Address: Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, Ohio
Date: Every Third Friday
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: Free
Age: Open to all ages
Level: Beginner to expert
Requirements: -
Web Site: -
E-mail: Rebekah at Terra-Amma@webtv.net
Contact: Rebekah at (330)535-4337
Description: Terra Amma Drum Circles are held the 3rd Friday of each month from 7pm-9pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, Ohio. Proceeds benefit Violet’s Cupboard, a program of the AIDS Holistic Services Program.

 

Community Drumming Circle

Address: 20189 North Dixie Highway, Bowling Green, OH
Date: First Sunday of every month
Time: 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Cost: Free
Age: Open to all ages
Level: Beginner to expert
Requirements: Bring an instrument or use one of ours!
Web Site: -
E-mail: Chris at chirosc@bgnet.bgsu.edu
Contact: -
Description: This is a relaxed community drumming circle. Most of the participants have been drumming for about 1.5 years. We have plenty of extra percussion instruments, so feel free to join us even if you don't have a drum!

 

Fluency Drum Circle

Address: Withrow Park
Date: Every Sunday from early-May to mid-August
Time: 3:30pm
Cost: Free
Age: Open to all ages
Level: Beginner to expert
Requirements: -
Web Site: www.geocities.com/fluencydrumcircle/toronto.html
E-mail: Matthew at fluencydrumcircle@hotmail.com
Contact: -
Description: Fluency Drum Circle: This is a weekly Drum Circle in Toronto, ON, Canada in Withrow Park. It is on every Sunday at 3:30 from May 6th to Sunday August 14. E-mail Matthew to make sure it's on!

 

NYC Drum and Dance Circle

Address: Jose Limon Dance Foundation, 611 Broadway, NY, NY, Top Floor to your left as you exit elevator.
Date: 3rd Saturdays every month
Time: 8:00pm - Midnight
Cost: $6.00 (kids free)
Age: Open to all ages
Level: Beginner to expert
Requirements: -
Web Page: www.nycdrumanddance.org
E-mail: Ilene at drumanddance@excite.com
Contact: 212.592.3537
Description: New York City Drum and Dance is a community drum circle. We invite percussionists of all levels, as well as people who like to dance and sing, to join us in a safe, fun environment. We meet once a month. Most of us use African drums but you will also see dumbeks, congas, and various other sound-making things. It is not necessary to bring your own instrument. If you have more than one instrument, we encourage you to bring extra ones, so that others can share.

 

Rhode Island Drumming Circle

Address: Go to their web site
Date: First Friday of every month
Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm
Cost: $10
Age: Open to all ages
Level: Beginner to expert
Requirements: All instruments provided!
Web Site: www.allthatmatters.com
E-mail: Tom at tomterceira@msn.com
Contact: -
Description: Join a facilitated drum circle in Rhode Island! It's held on the first Friday of every month. And, all instruments are provided, so if you don't have your own drum yet, no problem. There is a $10.00 admission though...

 

Spirit Drumming Circle

Address: 174 Wickenden Street, Providence, RI
Date: 9/23/2001, 10/21/2001, 11/18/2001
Time: 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Cost: $10
Age: young adults to adult
Level: Beginner to intermediate
Requirements: Instruments provided but bring your own drum if you can
Web Site: -
E-mail: Sherri at provhearts@aol.com
Contact: -
Description: Spirit Drumming Circle

A facilitated drumming focusing on creating a safe space to experience the meditative and healing aspects of drumming in community.


 

Bar en Boos Drumcircle

Address: Vrijplaats Koppenhinksteeg 4, City: Leiden, Netherlands
Date: First Sunday every month
Time: 4:00pm
Cost: free
Age: open for all, but children are guardian's responsibility
Level: Beginner to intermediate
Requirements: -
Web Site: clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/msoundpercussioncorner
E-mail: Margreet at willow_wilg@yahoo.com
Contact: -
Description: Bar en Boos Drumcircle

Open for all instruments and all ages. Prior to the drum circle, at 3:00pm, there will be a free exchange workshop, led by a different person every time (indoors).


 

Love and Light Drumming Circle

Address: 1212 East Lincoln Avenue, Fullerton, CA
Date: Last Sunday every month
Time: Noon
Cost: free
Age: All
Level: Any
Requirements: -
Web Site: -
E-mail: Paul Madoret at pemadore@excite.com
Contact: -
Description: Come and drum with us. We are members of the Love & Light Church. We love to drum and invite you to join us. We meet after church last Sunday of the month and go to Hillcrest Park's Ampitheater: www.ci.fullerton.ca.us/comm_serv/parks/parksp5.html#Hillcrest

 

Drum Circle in Switzerland

Address: CH-8805 Richterswil / Switzerland
Date: Last Sunday every month
Time: 9.30am to 11.30am
Cost: free, contribution accepted
Age: Adults
Level: Beginner to intermediate
Requirements: Please bring a drum
Web Site: home.sunrise.ch/ibis
E-mail: Daniel at ibis@smile.ch
Contact: -
Description: This drum circle takes place every 3 to 4 weeks. Bring an instrument, preferably a vertically playable drum. You should be able to play open, slap and bass sounds. I can teach you how to play them in a separate course. In this drum circle we play simple patterns, ethnic rhythms and improvisations. There is room for your ideas.

 

Drumtek

Address: 529 High Street /Thornbury, Victoria Australia
Date: First Fridays of every monty
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Cost: $15 + plate of food
Age: 6-106
Level: Beginners Welcome
Requirements: Heart, Ears, Hands
Web Site:  
E-mail: glenn@earthdrum.net
Contact: -Glenn Mortimer
Description: Share the spirit of your community by drumming together to create unity. People have gathered to drum and dance in a circle for thousands of years (they must be tired!). All levels from beginner to advance are welcome. Drums available to hire or bring your own drum.As we step into the future, the ancient ways of drumming, dancing, and moving in rhythm are gaining renewed interest around the world. The underlying principles of rhythmic ritual have been studied and validated by health care professionals as stress reducing, energizing, community building and therapeutic for the mind, body and soul.

 

The Healing Drum

Address: 145 Rangeley St,West Haven, CT
Date: Second Fridays of every monty
Time: 7:00-9:30pm
Cost: Donations appreciated
Age: any
Level: Beginners to advanced
Requirements: Drum or Rattle if you have one
Web Site: www.SOULutionspsychicfairs.homestead.com/Healing_Circles.html
E-mail: ctlightseeker@yahoo.com
Contact: -Lori-Ann Locke
Description Description: We are a multi-cultural drumming circle focusing on the healing power of music, sound, and movement. Native American healers present at most circles.