The Square Dance
Live old-time music and flatfooting on the second Saturday of every month, March through November. All ages, no experience required.
Plan your visitLetcher County, Kentucky · Schoolhouse since 1924
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Historic 1924 schoolhouse in Blackey, Letcher County — free square dance Sat, Aug 8 · doors 5:30pm. Volunteer-run since 1969.
Next square dance · Sat, Aug 8 · doors 5:30pm
Home of Kentucky's Longest Running Square Dance
Next dance: Saturday, August 8, 2026 · Doors 5:30pm · March – November
Rent the Center
Reunions, weddings, memorials, workshops, and meetings. A gathering place the whole community can use.
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Pick & Bow youth music, community suppers, cultural programming, and neighbors looking after neighbors.
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Upcoming at the center
Square dance season is the heartbeat
The Carcassonne Square Dance gathers the 2nd Saturday of each month, March through November — doors open 5:30pm. Check the full calendar or call ahead if you're traveling from afar.
For funders and partners
57 years of showing up
Carcassonne is one of the last standing community-owned gathering places in Letcher County. We are volunteer-run, debt-free on our mission, and ready to grow — with a costed expansion plan and partners who already believe in this place.
Friends of Carcassonne