October 29 to November 1, 2026

San Francisco, CA

Country-Western

SF & Progressive Two-Step

West Coast Swing

East Coast Swing/Lindy

Social Hours

Nightclub Two-Step

Waltz

Line Dance

Performances

Line Dance Choreo Camp

Teacher Training

Shadow

Hotel Info

Holiday Inn San Francisco Golden Gateway

1500 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109

The host hotel is the easiest way to stay close to classes, social dancing, and the rest of the weekend community.

Book a room at the hotel.

Get Your Tickets

Buy your tickets now on our TicketTailor site. Weekend pass includes classes and nightly dances.

(Premium workshop tickets will go on sale soon.)

Buy your tickets

  • Early Bird Weekend (sold out)

  • All Weekend Event Ticket: $199

  • Friday Daytime Classes: $75

  • Friday Night Dance: $40

  • Saturday Daytime Classes: $75

  • Saturday Night Dance: $40

  • Volunteers get a discount. More info about volunteering.

Schedule

Updated Oct 8.

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Meet our Instructors

Instructor Bios

Photis Pishiaras ~ Cyprus and San Francisco

Chad Graber ~ Dallas, Texas

Rob Ollander-Krane ~ Palm Desert

Emily Webb ~ Bay Area

Ari Levitt ~ Seattle

Riley ~ Bay Area

Ron Jenkins ~ Bay Area

Rosemary Whitson ~ Southern California

Sheba Thone ~ Rhode Island

Flynn Bickley ~ Seattle

Jonno Liberman ~ Los Angeles

Rick Dominguez ~ Los Angeles

Samantha Buckwalter ~ California

Michael Metzger ~ Bay Area

Shin Aoki ~ Bay Area

Klint Kendrick

Jim Drew ~ Seattle

Sheila Schlicht ~ Bay Area

Michelle Kinkaid ~ Bay Area

Lee Fox ~ Florida

Avery Phoenix ~ Reno, NV

Terrance Ng ~ Atlanta, GA

Sugarfoot ~ NY

Helen Chao ~ Bay Area

Stefan Warmuth

Johnny Q

Forest Iverson

Herb Moore

Luke Staples Nelson

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SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR INDIVIDUAL DONORS

Fog Town is built by the people who gather here. Our Friends of Barbary Lane help keep the dance floors full, the music playing, and our queer dance community growing. We’re grateful to everyone who helped bring this weekend to life.

Anna Madrigal

$900+ Sponsors

Rick B

Starlight Strut

Neeraj S

Michael “Mouse” Tolliver

$500 Sponsors

Steppin' Out AVL

Mary Ann Singleton

$350 Sponsors

Taylor B

Sam C

Joseph W

Rob O-K

Ray N & Vince L

Alexander B

Aaron S

Nathan C

JD B

John E

Gary K

Anthony P

Edwin G

Shin A

Robert F

Asher B

Charlie S

Kurt L

Thor Wil

Emma W

James K

Joe T

Plan your visit

Why stay on-site?

  1. You will be right where classes, social dancing, and weekend logistics are happening.

  2. It makes popping upstairs for a reset between classes surprisingly easy.

  3. Staying on-site means more casual hallway hangs, shared meals, and community time.

  4. Evening dances are a lot simpler when your room is just an elevator ride away!

Getting Around

Airport transit

There is no hotel airport shuttle from SFO or OAK, so plan on BART, rideshare, taxi, or another airport transfer option.

Public transit access

The hotel is next to the California cable car line and well placed for getting around San Francisco without a car.

Rideshare and parking

On-site parking is currently listed at $49 per night plus tax with in/out privileges. Garage height is limited to 5'10".

Nearby essentials

You will be close to Nob Hill and Polk Street options for coffee, casual food, and the little things people always need during a dance weekend.

Volunteer with us!

Hi, we are Mickey, Sophia, Mike and Joey! Please join us in making this year’s Fog Town Hoedown the best ever!

We need help with registration, setup and breakdown, equipment, hosting socials, and so much more!

25% discount with each volunteer shift.

Fill out the form and we will contact you.

Volunteer!