Folk dance events

May 2023
Fri 26–Mon 29 Chippenham Folk Festival (Facebook) Chippenham, UK W English ceilidh contra balfolk Irish set scandi SCD ECD
Albireo Banter Chris Dyer & Tom Evans Coldharbour Dave Yeomans, Matt Norman & Marni Rachmiel Emily & The Simons English Contra Dance Band Folk Camps Party Band Joshua & Benjamin Rowe, Ali Messer & David Ledsam Kirkophany Old Spot Out of Hand Stradivarious Urban Folk Theory Vertical Expression Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Will Allen WillPower Andrew Swaine Bob Morgan David Wright Frances Richardson Jake Wood Kathryn Wright Rhi Davies Rhodri Davies Victoria Yeomans
Fri 26–Mon 29 FolkMADness Camp $155-$455 Socorro, NM, USA contra
Eloise & Co. Supertrad The Cheap Shots The Parson Sisters Adobe Brothers David Millstone Sue Rosen
Fri 26 1:45 pm–Mon 29 5:00 pm Camp Sturtevant Los Angeles, CA, USA contra
Uncle Farmer Susan Petrick
Mon 29 Famous Potatoes in Southend on Sea Southend on Sea, UK English ceilidh
Famous Potatoes
Tue 30 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Danslessen EléDanse (Facebook) (FBB) (FBB) €85-€165 Genval, Belgium W balfolk
Tue 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 31 Downfielders in Witcombe Witcombe, UK English ceilidh
Downfielders Elaine Gillet
Wed 31 6:00 pm– 8:00 pm Balfolk at YMCA (Facebook) Brno, Czechia balfolk
Wed 31 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile (Facebook) free London, UK balfolk
Wed 31 7:30 pm–10:15 pm Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood (Facebook) £12 London, UK balfolk
Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood
Wed 31 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Patchwork Joe Hodgson
June 2023
Thu 1 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Socialles 266 — Sept sautes and Sautes Basques €6 Rotterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Thu 1 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 2 Catsfield Steamers in Beckley Beckley, UK English ceilidh
Catsfield Steamers
Fri 2 5:00 pm–Sun 4 1:00 pm Musik- und Tanzfest Krebsow 2023 €15-€75 Krebsow, Germany W balfolk
Duo Pastis Kombo Kalèsch SpielMeute TradTöchter
Fri 2 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Bal au Cinex (FBB) (…) Namur, Belgium W balfolk
Gédéon Aïe Mon Pied!
Fri 2 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Vrijdagavondbal in De Doelen Studio free Rotterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Fri 2 9:00 pm–10:30 pm Baleynbal (Facebook) (FBB) (…) €12-€15 Belsele, Belgium balfolk
Ormuz
Fri 2 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 3 Folkbal (FBB) (…) Namur, Belgium balfolk
Nuña
Sat 3 Catsfield Steamers in Hastings Hastings, UK English ceilidh
Catsfield Steamers
Sat 3 Cheltenham Ceilidh Club £5 Cheltenham, UK English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Sat 3 Join the Dots Ceilidh Clee Hill, UK English ceilidh
Join the dots
Sat 3 2:00 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sat 3 6:00 pm– 8:30 pm Bal at Wessex Folk Festival (Facebook) donation Weymouth, UK W balfolk
Confluence
Sun 4 Bal Suédois (FBB) (…) Watermaal-Bosvoorde, Belgium scandi
Duo Noordwest
Sun 4 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm Weedon BalFolk £5 Weedon Bec, UK balfolk
Mon 5 Perfect Cure in Bristol Bristol, UK Irish set
Perfect Cure
Mon 5 4:00 pm–Fri 9 10:00 am French Music & Dance Week (…) £6-£400 Halsway, UK W balfolk
Didier Oliver & Emmanuel Pariselle
Mon 5 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Polska part 1 €27.50-€30 Lent, Netherlands W scandi
Mon 5 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Eurodance Faversham donation Faversham, UK balfolk
Mon 5 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Bath French Session (Facebook) free Bath, UK balfolk
Tue 6 Pucklechurch Folk Dance Club Pucklechurch, UK ECD
Pat Hicks
Tue 6 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Danslessen EléDanse (Facebook) (FBB) (FBB) €85-€165 Genval, Belgium W balfolk
Tue 6 6:30 pm–11:00 pm Album Launch concert and dance (Facebook) £6-£13.70 Sheffield, UK W balfolk scandi
Ville & Tommie
Tue 6 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 7 Folkbal (FBB) (…) Gent, Belgium balfolk
Emmarilin
Wed 7 7:00 pm–10:15 pm Balfolk €5 Geleen, Netherlands balfolk
Musac
Wed 7 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Nicola Scott
Wed 7 7:45 pm–10:00 pm Regency dance class (Facebook) £5 Bath, UK W ECD
Wed 7 8:15 pm–11:15 pm Pied à Terre (Facebook) £8 Norwich, UK balfolk
Xim
Thu 8–Sun 11 Peakdance £180-£270 Kinnersley, UK W balfolk scandi
En Attendant Godot Sian & Paul
Thu 8 3:00 pm–Sun 11 8:00 pm RenoFolk Festival (Facebook) €85 Bologna, Italy W balfolk
ba.fnu Lampetròn Petit Piment Rógairí Móra Irish Band Beat Bouet Trio Ensemble Invisibile Ballaveu Musicanti d'la Bása Trio Loubelya Shillelagh Iskraria Accordzéâm
Thu 8 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Socialles 267 — Kost ar choad & gavotte de montagne €6 Rotterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Thu 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Boeuf Folk (Facebook) (FBB) free Brussels, Belgium balfolk
Thu 8 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 9–Sun 11 LCFD Spring Camp Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 9 7:30 pm–10:15 pm CaBal Kortrijk (Facebook) (FBB) €14-€18 Kortrijk, Belgium W balfolk
Les Bottines Artistiques Broes
Fri 9 8:30 pm–11:00 pm Interactive Folkdance Workshop (FBB) donation Leuven, Belgium W balfolk
Fri 9 7:30 pm–11:00 pm On Bouge (Facebook) £10-£12 London, UK balfolk
Sawney White Bird Duo Mistral
Fri 9 7:30 pm–Sun 11 5:00 pm Flamingo Fling (Facebook) (…) $50-$125 Oklahoma City, OK, USA contra
Stomp Rocket Diane Silver
Sat 10 3:00 pm– 1:15 am Le Bal Des Libellules (Facebook) (FBB) €12-€42 Forrières, Belgium W balfolk
Duo l'Hêtre Heureux AurieL duo
Sat 10 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm Lancaster contra (Facebook) £10 Lancaster, UK contra
Ian & Charley Roberts Rhodri Davies
Sat 10 6:00 pm–11:30 pm Zomerbal in Leiden (Facebook) Leiden, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 10 7:00 pm–11:30 pm Folkbal (FBB) Herk-de-Stad, Belgium W balfolk
Folkensembles Academie Genk Snaarmaarwaar
Sat 10 7:15 pm–10:45 pm d'Accord £10 Exeter, UK balfolk
Poisson Groove
Sat 10 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (Facebook) £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Edward Wallace, Heather McAslan & Marit Fält
Sat 10 9:00 pm–12:00 am Baleynbal (Facebook) (…) €12-€15 Belsele, Belgium balfolk
Cardboard Cabin
Sat 10 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Andrew Swaine
Sun 11 Dansez Français Sunday Special Brighton, UK W balfolk
Emmanuel Pariselle, Didier Oliver and Natalie
Sun 11 11:00 am– 6:00 pm Folkbal Tijdens De Kasteelfeesten 1910 (Facebook) (FBB) Bornem, Belgium balfolk
À Râse Dè Têre Olivier Cap
Sun 11 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm EuroBal Wessex (Facebook) £6-£10 Southampton, UK W balfolk
Sun 11 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Charlie Turner
Sun 11 4:00 pm–10:30 pm Folktanz-Abend (Facebook) €10-€14 Vienna, Austria W balfolk
Johannes Schwarz & Anna Breger Anna Breger
Mon 12 4:00 pm–Fri 16 10:00 am Summer Country Dance Week (Facebook) £225-£400 Halsway, UK W contra ECD
Ali, Jane & Meg Mark Elvins
Mon 12 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Without eyes you dance more (with blindfolds) €27.50-€30 Lent, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 13 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Danslessen EléDanse (Facebook) (FBB) (FBB) €85-€165 Genval, Belgium W balfolk
Tue 13 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 13 7:30 pm–10:30 pm London Reels Summer Party £9-£10 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Tue 13 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Leeds Contra £2.50 Leeds, UK contra
All the Right Notes
Wed 14 8:00 pm–11:45 pm Folkbal Wilhelmina €10 Eindhoven, Netherlands W balfolk
BmB Light
Wed 14 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile (Facebook) free London, UK balfolk
Wed 14 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Trevor Monson
Thu 15 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Socialles 268 — Gavotte de Grenoble €6 Rotterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Thu 15 7:00 pm–11:55 pm Social dance in Mezrab (Facebook) €13-€15 Amsterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
TriOblique PFM!
Thu 15 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 16 Folkbal (FBB) (…) Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium balfolk
Fri 16 Blue Jewel in Stoke Gabriel (…) Stoke Gabriel, UK English ceilidh
Blue Jewel
Fri 16–Sun 18 Lichfield Folk Festival Lichfield, UK W contra ECD
Fri 16 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Fest Noz im Hardbergsaal donation Bonn, Germany balfolk
Andreas Neumann & Marcus Krimmer
Fri 16 7:00 pm–11:00 pm TANZHaus Wabe Berlin, Germany balfolk
Naragonia
Fri 16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal in Basel (Facebook) 25 CHF Basel, Switzerland balfolk
Loogaroo
Fri 16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Flying Cat
Fri 16 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£12 London, UK English ceilidh
Fri 16 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 17 Alterego in Beverley Beverley, UK English ceilidh
Alterego
Sat 17 Join the Dots Ceilidh Monkland, UK English ceilidh
Join the dots
Sat 17–Sat 24 Dance, Music & Spice $950 Lexington, MI, USA W contra ECD
Sat 17 2:00 pm– 6:00 pm Vredebal in Arnhem €12.50-€15 Arnhem, Netherlands W balfolk
Nachtmuziek
Sat 17 7:00 pm–11:45 pm The Round Playford ball £10-£15 Cambridge, UK ECD
Sat 17 8:30 pm– 8:45 pm Folkbal (FBB) Antheit, Belgium W balfolk
Pierre Marinette
Sun 18 Bal De La Cabane Du Bout Du Monde (FBB) Watermaal-Bosvoorde, Belgium balfolk
Les Bottines Artistiques
Sun 18 Whimple Irish Set Whimple, UK Irish set
Mark & Norma
Sun 18 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Sun 18 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Bal Folk Marburg, Germany W balfolk
Loogaroo
Sun 18 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Bristol French Session Bristol, UK balfolk
Mon 19–Thu 22 4 day workshop €225 Zwolle, Netherlands W balfolk
Mon 19 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Congo de Captieux €27.50-€30 Lent, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 20 Pucklechurch Folk Dance Club Pucklechurch, UK ECD
Rob Dawson
Tue 20 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Danslessen EléDanse (Facebook) (FBB) (FBB) €85-€165 Genval, Belgium W balfolk
Tue 20 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 21 Join the Dots Ceilidh Ludlow, UK English ceilidh
Join the dots
Wed 21 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Balfolk café Nijmegen (Facebook) €10 Nijmegen, Netherlands W balfolk
Paracetamol
Wed 21 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK balfolk
Wed 21 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Patchwork Kathryn Wright David Wright
Wed 21 7:45 pm–10:00 pm Regency dance class (Facebook) £5 Bath, UK W ECD
Thu 22 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Socialles 269 — Rondeaus €6 Rotterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Thu 22 8:00 pm–Sun 25 4:30 pm Folk Weekend Mattstedt Mattstedt, Germany W balfolk
Thu 22 8:00 pm–10:30 pm The Round May Week party Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal Folk à la Maison Magis (Facebook) donation Paris, France W balfolk
Fri 23 8:15 pm– 8:45 pm Folkbal (FBB) (…) Alleur, Belgium W balfolk
Raffaele Antonetti The Mushrooms
Fri 23 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Fri 23 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Topette Weekend public bal (Facebook) £6-£12 Halsway, UK balfolk
Topette
Sat 24 Panjandrum in Bournemouth Bournemouth, UK English ceilidh
Panjandrum Nancy Potts
Sat 24 Banter in Evesham Evesham, UK English ceilidh
Banter
Sat 24 Skermish in Kennford (…) Kennford, UK English ceilidh
Skermish
Sat 24 2:00 pm–11:45 pm DenneFeest Berghem, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 24 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Folk Saturday Special £10 St Albans, UK contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
Sat 24 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Skermish
Sun 25 Folkbal (FBB) (…) Namur, Belgium balfolk
Sun 25 Tatterdemalion in Dorchester Dorchester, UK English ceilidh
Tatterdemalion
Sun 25 2:00 pm– 3:30 pm MiniBal at Toitū free Dunedin, New Zealand balfolk
Sun 25 3:00 pm– 6:30 pm Kettingbal (FBB) €8 Asse, Belgium balfolk
Duo Clercx
Mon 26 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Polska part 2 €27.50-€30 Lent, Netherlands W scandi
Mon 26 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Topette!! en Bal (Facebook) £9.95-£14.95 Bristol, UK balfolk
Topette
Tue 27 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Danslessen EléDanse (Facebook) (FBB) (FBB) €85-€165 Genval, Belgium W balfolk
Tue 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Topette!! en Bal (Facebook) £9.90-£15.40 Llanfairfechan, UK balfolk
Topette
Tue 27 8:30 pm–10:45 pm Balfolk Express closing ball (…) €10 Utrecht, Netherlands balfolk
Duo l'Hêtre Heureux
Tue 27 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Leeds Contra £2.50 Leeds, UK contra
All the Right Notes
Wed 28 Folkbal (FBB) (…) Gooik, Belgium balfolk
Warmoes
Wed 28 Topette!! in Sheffield Sheffield, UK balfolk
Topette!!
Wed 28 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Wed 28 8:30 pm–11:00 pm Interactive Folkdance Workshop (FBB) donation Leuven, Belgium W balfolk
Wed 28 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile (Facebook) free London, UK balfolk
Wed 28 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Roger Middleton
Wed 28 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Topette!! en Bal (Facebook) £9.90-£15.40 Sheffield, UK balfolk
Topette
Wed 28 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance (Facebook) £5 Bishops Waltham, UK contra
Thu 29 3:00 pm–Sun 2 July 4:00 pm Dañserlà 2023 €35-€150 Erlangen, Germany W balfolk
Shillelagh CentralBal Patxi eta Konpania Snaarmaarwaar Trio Forj LyraDanz Ti Duo Mótha B-Key&Anke No&Mi BAL LAB Duo Bothe-Molzahn Alfelder Musikanten
Thu 29 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Socialles 270 — Mazurka €6 Rotterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Thu 29 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Topette!! en Bal (Facebook) £9.90-£15.40 Norwich, UK balfolk
Topette
Thu 29 3:00 pm–Tue 4 July 10:00 am July 4th Session $383-$393 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Alchemy Night Watch
Fri 30 8:00 pm–Sun 2 July 8:00 pm Bals et Roses (Facebook) Florenville, Belgium W balfolk
Duo Laloy-Letron Trivelin Embrun Manäcken 3…4 Filenko Farem Tot Petar Kafe Koefet Naragonia Bal à Oli La Rawète LyraDanz Shillelagh
Fri 30 7:00 pm–Sun 2 July 4:30 pm Stegastomp (Facebook) £45-£90 Harbury, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Bob Morgan Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Topette Summer Bal (Facebook) £9.76-£14.09 Guildford, UK balfolk
Topette
Fri 30 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
July 2023
Sat 1 Perfect Cure in Bristol Bristol, UK Irish set
Perfect Cure Sharon & others
Sat 1 Cheltenham Ceilidh Club Cheltenham, UK English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Sat 1 Banter in Towcester Towcester, UK English ceilidh
Banter
Sat 1 2:00 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sat 1 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Topette!! en Bal (Facebook) £9.90-£15.40 London, UK balfolk
Topette
Sat 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Hot Rats John Sweeney
Sun 2 Topette!! in Patcham Patcham, UK balfolk
Topette!!
Sun 2 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Topette!! Afternoon Tea-Bal (Facebook) £9.90-£14.30 Brighton, UK balfolk
Topette
Mon 3 Perfect Cure in Bristol Bristol, UK Irish set
Perfect Cure
Mon 3–Fri 7 English-Scottish-Contra session Plymouth, MA, USA W SCD contra ECD
Mon 3–Sat 8 Gran Bal Trad (Vialfre) Vialfre, Italy W balfolk Italian Irish set ECD
Mon 3 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Poitou €27.50-€30 Lent, Netherlands W balfolk
Mon 3 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Eurodance Faversham donation Faversham, UK balfolk
Mon 3 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Bath French Session free Bath, UK balfolk
Tue 4 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 5 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Patchwork Jane Hunter Mark Hunter
Wed 5 7:45 pm–10:00 pm Regency dance class (Facebook) £5 Bath, UK W ECD
Thu 6 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Socialles 271 — Your choice €6 Rotterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Fri 7–Mon 10 Scottish Session I Plymouth, MA, USA W SCD
Fri 7 6:00 pm– 1:00 am ComSiBal (Facebook) €10-€20 Leuven, Belgium W balfolk
Kaz Kan Zie Plume
Fri 7 6:00 pm–Sun 9 11:45 pm Ely Folk Festival Ely, UK English ceilidh
Banter
Sat 8 Dansez Français Bastil'Bal Brighton, UK balfolk
Brighton AllStars
Sat 8 Sociallessen season closure €10 Rotterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra
Nozzy Charlie Turner
Sun 9 Intensive Folk Dance Summer School @AKDT (FBB) Neufchâteau, Belgium W balfolk
Sun 9 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Oxford Bal Miniscule (Facebook) free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Sun 9 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Geoff Cubitt
Mon 10–Sat 15 Scottish Session II Plymouth, MA, USA W SCD
Mon 10 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Balfolk (…) €6-€15 Leipzig, Germany balfolk
Duo Tanghe-Coudroy
Tue 11 6:00 pm– 1:10 am Paradiso Folkbal Intiem (Facebook) €18-€20 Bassevelde, Belgium balfolk
Emmarilin Trio Thézé-Vandenabeele
Tue 11 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 12 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile (Facebook) free London, UK balfolk
Wed 12 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Banjacs
Wed 12 7:45 pm–10:00 pm Regency dance class (Facebook) £5 Bath, UK W ECD
Thu 13 1:00 pm–Mon 17 4:00 am Le Son Continu (Facebook) €69-€79 Lourouer Saint Laurent, France W balfolk
Danièl Frouvelle Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino Princesse Miska Duo Absynthe Storm Le Mange Bal Daniela Heiderich & Gilles Chabenat The Bonny Men Fublène Duo Azare Bourrasque L'Ombre de la Bête Plume Oscar Ibáñez & Tribo Balam Duo Cavez-Paulson Petit Piment La Grand' Bête La Chimère Cocanha Mugar Arbadéorne Plantec
Fri 14–Sun 16 Dançarão Mação, Portugal balfolk
Caamaño & Ameixeiras Flor da Pele Duo Laloy-Letron Folky Bal'boa Sultopia Sebastião Antunes & Quadrilha Zaroj Espiral
Fri 14 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 15–Sat 22 Family Week at Pinewoods $67-$950 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Sat 15 1:00 pm– 4:00 pm Balfolk at Zaanfolk Festival (…) (…) donation Wormerveer, Netherlands W balfolk
Duo Baftig Duo André-Marike
Sun 16 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Bristol French Session Bristol, UK balfolk
Tue 18 Pucklechurch Folk Dance Club Pucklechurch, UK ECD
Jean Crook
Tue 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Fri 21–Fri 4 August Grand Bal de l'Europe (Gennetines) Gennetines, France W balfolk scandi Irish set English ceilidh Italian ECD
Sat 22–Sat 29 American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods $950 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Tue 25 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 26 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Wed 26 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile (Facebook) free London, UK balfolk
Fri 28 Banter in Sittingbourne Sittingbourne, UK English ceilidh
Banter
Fri 28 3:00 pm–Fri 4 August 11:30 am Summer CDH $160-$250 Mountain City, TN, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Drive Trail Terry Doyle Bob Isaacs
Sat 29–Sat 5 August Harmony of Song & Dance $950 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Sun 30 2:00 pm– 3:30 pm MiniBal at Toitū free Dunedin, New Zealand balfolk
August 2023
Tue 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 5–Sat 12 English Dance Week $950 Plymouth, MA, USA W ECD
Sun 6 4:00 pm–Sat 12 1:00 pm Dance S'More 2023 (Facebook) $465-$750 Harrison, ID, USA W contra
Alex Sturbaum and Bryan Lindsay Audrey Knuth and Amy Englesberg Lindsey Dono Susan Michaels
Tue 8 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 9 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile (Facebook) free London, UK balfolk
Fri 11–Sun 13 Balance the Bay San Francisco, CA, USA contra
Nova The Gaslight Tinkers Lisa Greenleaf Michael Karcher
Fri 11 11:00 am–Sun 13 7:30 pm Asta'Folk 2023 (Facebook) €35-€95 Astaffort, France W balfolk
ThouxAzun Rémi Geffroy Garenne La Vesina Naragonia Adar Chaï
Fri 11 6:30 pm–Sun 13 11:45 pm Fête de l'Accordéon (Facebook) Luzy, France W balfolk
Sat 12 Portland Drive in Broadstairs Broadstairs, UK contra
Portland Drive
Sat 12–Sat 19 Early Music Week $990 Plymouth, MA, USA W ECD
Sun 13–Sat 19 Family Week Poland, ME, USA W contra ECD
Sun 13 9:00 am–Fri 18 12:00 pm Ballinsé (Facebook) Panni, Italy W balfolk
Plantec Mascarimirì Duo Amati Scatigna Trio Baladins Cosmopoly
Mon 14 Whapweasel in Durham Durham, UK English ceilidh
Whapweasel
Mon 14–Sun 20 Cascade of Music and Dance $63-$915 Cascade, MD, USA W contra ECD
Mon 14 4:00 pm–Mon 21 10:00 am Halsway Folk Dance Holiday £355-£570 Halsway, UK W ECD
Richard Jones & Chris Jewell Geoff Cubitt
Tue 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 16–Wed 23 Le Gros Bal Du Vercors €15-€105 La Chapelle en Vercors, France W balfolk
Fri 18 7:00 pm–Sun 20 7:00 pm Cannings Court French and Breton Dance (Facebook) £17 Dorchester, UK balfolk
Dave Faulkner & Steve Turner Wod
Sun 20 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Mon 21–Wed 23 Oxford Nags in Whitby Whitby, UK English ceilidh
Oxford Nags
Tue 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 23 8:00 pm–Sun 27 11:59 pm Boombalfestival (Facebook) Lovendegem, Belgium W balfolk
Plume Petit Piment Cam&Léo Trio14 Turbobal Naragonia Duo Clercx Noiranomis Warmoes Zlabya Supernovas Emily & The Simons KV Express Tribot Man Encantada Floris & the Flames Lucas Thébaut Les Zéoles Nisia Trio Parasol LyraDanz Tref Duo Absynthe
Wed 23 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Wed 23 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK balfolk
Fri 25–Mon 28 Towersey Festival Middle Claydon, UK W English ceilidh contra balfolk
Bargainatt Kirkophany Dartmoor Pixie Band Threepenny Bit Granny's Attic Pepping Tom Guerilla Ceilidh James Delarre & Saul Rose Folk Camps Party Band Frog on a Bike Powerhouse 3 Sticks Crowdy Kit Fred, Odhran & Ben
Fri 25–Wed 30 Summer Days (Facebook) Kinnersley, UK W balfolk scandi
Bargainatt Duo Jonsson-Coudroy Man Encantada Kaleidoscope Julian Sutton Mike & Blanche Steve Turner
Fri 25 2:00 pm–Mon 28 6:30 pm Shrewsbury Folk Festival £113.91-£218.90 Shrewsbury, UK W English ceilidh balfolk contra
Bagas Fallyon The Canny Band EFDSS Ceilidh Band Lasair Leveret Lil Jim Melrose Ceilidh Band Old Spot Oscina Peeping Tom Topette Whapweasel Erin Mansfield Tom Kitching Fi Fraser Phil Bassindale Sheena Masson Lisa Heywood Kerry Fletcher Fee Lock Nick Walden
Sun 27 2:00 pm– 3:30 pm MiniBal at Toitū free Dunedin, New Zealand balfolk
Tue 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 30 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile (Facebook) free London, UK balfolk
September 2023
Fri 1–Mon 4 Labor Day Dance Away Julian, CA, USA contra
Sat 2 Season opening Sociallessen €10 Rotterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 2 6:00 pm– 1:00 am ComSiBal (FBB) €10-€20 Leuven, Belgium W balfolk
Le Bal de l'Ephémère Duo Gestrikt
Tue 5 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Thu 7 6:00 pm–Sun 10 11:45 pm Numinosum Festival 2023 (Facebook) Warsaw, Poland W balfolk Polish
Fri 8 8:00 pm–Mon 11 12:00 am 30e Folk Festival Marsinne (Facebook) €55-€75 Marsinne, Belgium W balfolk
Kongero Le Bal de Marie Galante Accords Perdus La Cuivraille Arquèthi Tout Bout D'chants Flic Flac Folk Duo Vargoz Planchée Duo De Schepper-Sanczuk Youmi Bazoge Olivier Cap Emmanuelle Bouthillier Ciac Boum Duo Rivaud-Lacouchie Noiranomis Ormuz Hamon Martin Quintet Trio14 Anouk Sanczuk
Fri 8 7:00 pm–10:30 pm EuroBal Wessex £5 Dorchester, UK W balfolk
Sat 9 Cheltenham Ceilidh Club Cheltenham, UK English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Sat 9 Portland Drive in Kendal Kendal, UK contra
Portland Drive Trevor Monson
Sat 9 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Harrogate Contra (Facebook) £6-10 Harrogate, UK contra
Fran & Philip Rhodri Davies
Sat 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Contrasaurus Jake Wood
Tue 12 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Thu 14 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Balfolk (…) €6-€15 Leipzig, Germany balfolk
Hartwin Dhoore
Fri 15 Arish Mel in Piddletrenthide Piddletrenthide, UK English ceilidh
Arish Mel
Fri 15–Sun 17 Simmelfolk Simmelsdorf, Germany W balfolk
Duo Bothe-Molzahn L'air Inconnu L'Aube de Bale Luca Fiorini Bassd scho Emily & The Simons
Fri 15 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Ivan Aitken
Fri 15 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£12 London, UK English ceilidh
Fri 15 9:30 pm–Sun 17 7:00 pm Berguedà Folk Festival (Facebook) Barcelona, Spain W balfolk
Bal O'Gadjo LyraDanz Flowk Ciac Boum Man Encantada Parapente 700 Sabor de Gràcia Accordzéâm Les Aoédées Verge de Sosa Es Jai de sa Barraqueta
Sat 16 Crannog in Cardiff (…) Cardiff, UK English ceilidh
Crannog Rhi Davies
Sat 16 8:30 pm–11:00 pm Folkbal (Facebook) (FBB) €10 Moerkerke, Belgium balfolk
Donder In 't Hooi
Sun 17 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Bal folk Marburg, Germany W balfolk
Hartwin Dhoore
Tue 19 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 20 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Balfolk café Nijmegen €15 Nijmegen, Netherlands W balfolk
Thu 21 Balfolk Sheffield, UK balfolk
Naragonia Quartet
Thu 21 7:00 pm–11:55 pm Social dance in Mezrab (Facebook) €13-€15 Amsterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Emily & The Simons
Fri 22 Arish Mel in Kimmeridge Kimmeridge, UK English ceilidh
Arish Mel
Fri 22 4:00 pm–Sun 24 4:00 pm Halsway Harvest Weekend Halsway, UK W ECD
Dampier's Round Brian Stanton Judith Inman Pat Hicks Rob Dawson
Fri 22 6:00 pm–Sun 24 5:00 pm Skeer (…) €40 Vaassen, Netherlands W balfolk
Fri 22 7:00 pm–11:55 pm Filippo Gambetta (Facebook) Retie, Belgium balfolk
Filippo Gambetta
Fri 22 6:00 pm–11:00 pm Evening bal and workshops (Facebook) £22-£27.50 Chester, UK W balfolk
Naragonia Quartet The Waite Collective Dave Vaughan
Sat 23 3:00 pm–Sun 24 3:00 pm Archam+guest (Facebook) €10 Bologna, Italy W balfolk
Archam
Sat 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Louise Siddons
Sat 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Birthday Balfolk (…) £20 Cirencester, UK balfolk
Naragonia Quartet Venn
Sun 24 2:00 pm– 3:30 pm MiniBal at Toitū free Dunedin, New Zealand balfolk
Tue 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 27 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Fri 29–Sun 1 October Cascade Contras on the River (…) Springfield, OR, USA contra
The Dam Beavers Force for Nature Michael Karcher Susan Petrick
Fri 29 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Printbal (Facebook) €12 Ham, Belgium balfolk
Filippo Gambetta & Sergio Caputo
Sat 30 10:00 am– 5:00 pm Stage Bal Musette (FBB) €50 Bornem, Belgium W balfolk
Sat 30 8:15 pm– 8:45 pm Folkbal (FBB) (…) Alleur, Belgium W balfolk
Bal O'Gadjo
Sat 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Contra Dance £10 Nottingham, UK contra
Vertical Expression Seth Tepfer
Sat 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Bruce Knapp Swallowtail John Sweeney
Sat 30 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Rhodri Davies
Sat 30 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Nozzy Sally Vernon
Sat 30 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
A Tight Squeeze
October 2023
Sun 1 Bal in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands balfolk
Mon 2 4:00 pm–Fri 6 10:00 am Autumn American Contra Dance Week £225-£400 Halsway, UK W contra
English Contra Dance Band Seth Tepfer
Tue 3 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Fri 6 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Bal au Cinex (FBB) (…) Namur, Belgium W balfolk
Fri 6 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Contrasaurus Seth Tepfer
Sat 7 Cheltenham Ceilidh Club Cheltenham, UK English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Sat 7 9:30 am–Sun 8 5:00 pm American Dance Weekend (Facebook) £50 Alcester, UK W contra
Mollie & Vic Ali & Matt Mollie, Ali, Matt & Vic Vertical Expression Seth Tepfer Geoff Cubitt
Sun 8 2:00 pm– 6:30 pm Balfolk Wilde Wereld Wageningen €7.50 Wageningen, Netherlands W balfolk
Madlot De Houtzagerij
Sun 8 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm EuroBal Wessex with Southampton Euro Session £10 Bournemouth, UK W balfolk
Tue 10 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 11 8:00 pm–11:45 pm Folkbal Wilhelmina €10 Eindhoven, Netherlands W balfolk
Exqueezit
Fri 13 Keel Band in Norwich Norwich, UK English ceilidh
Keel Band
Fri 13–Sun 15 Harvest Moon $70-$175 Santa Barbara, CA, USA contra
Stringrays Eloise & Co. Will Mentor Jacqui Grennan
Sat 14 Peeping Tom in Chandler's Ford Chandler's Ford, UK English ceilidh
Peeping Tom
Sat 14 8:15 pm– 8:45 pm Folkbal (FBB) (…) Alleur, Belgium W balfolk
Bouton
Sat 14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Oxfolk Ceilidh £3-£14 Oxford, UK English ceilidh
Granny's Attic Erin Mansfield
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Linda Game Band Seth Tepfer
Sun 15 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Tue 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Thu 19 7:00 pm–11:55 pm Social dance in Mezrab (Facebook) €13-€15 Amsterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Trio Loubelya
Fri 20 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£12 London, UK English ceilidh
Sat 21 6:00 pm– 1:00 am ComSiBal (FBB) €10-€20 Leuven, Belgium W balfolk
Trio Loubelya Trio Västanvinden
Sat 21 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Balfolk €6-€15 Leipzig, Germany balfolk
Paracetamol
Sun 22 Bal De La Cabane Du Bout Du Monde (FBB) Watermaal-Bosvoorde, Belgium balfolk
Loubelya
Tue 24 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 25 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Wed 25 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Balfolk café Nijmegen Nijmegen, Netherlands W balfolk
BmB Light
Thu 26 6:00 pm–Sun 29 7:00 pm CaDansa (Facebook) €105-€165 Steenwijk, Netherlands W balfolk
Barbara Negra Bargainatt Two Catch a Raindrop Broes Les Conteuses de Pas Monsieur Fruits Wouter en de Draak Beat Bouet Trio Diatocello L'air Inconnu Les Zeoles Marie Paulette Duo Decombel en Van Mierlo Itchy Fingers Naragonia Quartet
Fri 27 Arish Mel in Corfe Castle Corfe Castle, UK English ceilidh
Arish Mel
Fri 27 8:30 pm–Sun 29 5:30 pm Blowzabella workshop festival (FBB) (…) Dranouter, Belgium W balfolk
Blowzabella
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Lynne Render
Sat 28 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Nicky McConkey & Adam Rich-Griffin Charlie Turner
Sat 28 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh Contra £4-£15 Exeter, UK contra
Vertical Expression
Sun 29 2:00 pm– 3:30 pm MiniBal at Toitū free Dunedin, New Zealand balfolk
Tue 31 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
November 2023
Fri 3–Sun 5 Foggy Moon Dance Weekend Monterey, CA, USA W contra
Fri 3 5:00 pm–Sun 5 5:00 pm Skint (Facebook) Ashover, UK W balfolk scandi contra
Fri 3 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Bal au Cinex (FBB) (…) Namur, Belgium W balfolk
Fri 3 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Nozzy Rhodri Davies
Sat 4 Cheltenham Ceilidh Club Cheltenham, UK English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Sat 4 Halloweenbal 2023 in Poortugaal Poortugaal, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 7 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 8 8:00 pm–11:45 pm Folkbal Wilhelmina €10 Eindhoven, Netherlands W balfolk
Nebel
Fri 10 Arish Mel in Kimmeridge Kimmeridge, UK English ceilidh
Arish Mel
Fri 10 6:00 pm–Sun 12 6:00 pm JooDäio! Festival (Facebook) Basel, Switzerland W balfolk
Sat 11 8:15 pm– 8:45 pm Folkbal (FBB) (…) Alleur, Belgium W balfolk
Hidrae
Sat 11 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance £10 Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Knotted Chord Brian Stanton
Sat 11 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Oxfolk Ceilidh £3-£14 Oxford, UK English ceilidh
Stumpy Oak Sarah Petts
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Old Time Contra Band Geoff Cubitt
Tue 14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Thu 16 7:00 pm–11:55 pm Social dance in Mezrab (Facebook) Amsterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Rudemà
Fri 17 4:00 pm–Sun 19 8:00 pm Balfolk Intensive 2023 Nijmegen, Netherlands W balfolk
Fri 17 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£12 London, UK English ceilidh
Peeping Tom Fee Lock Mary Panton Gordon Potts Nick Walden
Sat 18 Cat's Claw in Cardiff (…) Cardiff, UK English ceilidh
Cat's Claw Mic Spenceley
Sat 18 Threepenny Bit in Chandler's Ford Chandler's Ford, UK English ceilidh
Threepenny Bit
Sat 18 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Balfolk (…) €6-€15 Leipzig, Germany balfolk
Drehwurm
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Swing the Bridge John Sweeney
Sat 18 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Caro, Colm, James & Robin Lisa Heywood
Sun 19 Bal De La Cabane Du Bout Du Monde (FBB) Watermaal-Bosvoorde, Belgium balfolk
Eä
Tue 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 22 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Wed 22 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Balfolk café Nijmegen €15 Nijmegen, Netherlands W balfolk
Thu 23 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Winterdans Folkbal (FBB) (…) Bornem, Belgium W balfolk
Sophie Cavez Cardboard Cabin
Sat 25 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
Ali & Mollie Geoff Cubitt
Sat 25 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Folk Saturday Special £10 St Albans, UK contra
Sat 25 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Spinach for Norman
Sun 26 2:00 pm– 3:30 pm MiniBal at Toitū free Dunedin, New Zealand balfolk
Sun 26 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm Winterdans Bal Musette (FBB) Bornem, Belgium W balfolk
La Bastoche
Tue 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
December 2023
Fri 1 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Winterdans Folkbal (FBB) (…) Bornem, Belgium W balfolk
Airboxes Loogaroo
Tue 5 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Fri 8 Arish Mel in Kimmeridge Kimmeridge, UK English ceilidh
Arish Mel
Fri 8 Beatroot in Norwich Norwich, UK English ceilidh
Beatroot
Fri 8 8:15 pm– 8:45 pm Folkbal (FBB) (…) Alleur, Belgium W balfolk
Rémi Geffroy
Sat 9 Cheltenham Ceilidh Club Cheltenham, UK English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Sat 9 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Oxfolk Ceilidh £3-£14 Oxford, UK English ceilidh
Chalktown Nick Walden
Sat 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Rhodri Davies
Tue 12 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 13 8:00 pm–11:45 pm Folkbal Wilhelmina €10 Eindhoven, Netherlands W balfolk
Eä
Fri 15 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£12 London, UK English ceilidh
Sat 16 Melrose Quintet in Chandler's Ford Chandler's Ford, UK English ceilidh
Melrose Quintet Ian Nichols
Sat 16 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Kerstbal 2023 in Rotterdam €10 Rotterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 16 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Balfolk €6-€15 Leipzig, Germany balfolk
KV Express
Sat 16 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
The Falconers Ivan Aitken
Sun 17 Bal De La Cabane Du Bout Du Monde (FBB) Watermaal-Bosvoorde, Belgium balfolk
Cave Canem
Sun 17 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Tue 19 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 20 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Balfolk café Nijmegen €15 Nijmegen, Netherlands W balfolk
Duo Bucsan-Gielen
Thu 21 7:00 pm–11:55 pm Social dance in Mezrab (Facebook) €13-€15 Amsterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Les Zéoles
Tue 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 27 4:00 pm–Mon 1 January 1:00 pm Silvester*Folk Festival Leipzig, Germany W balfolk
Wed 27 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Thu 28 The Hedgehog's Skin in Hexham Hexham, UK English ceilidh
The Hedgehog's Skin Joey Oliver
Sun 31 The Hedgehog's Skin in Allendale Allendale, UK English ceilidh
The Hedgehog's Skin Joey Oliver
Sun 31 7:00 pm–12:15 am New Year's Eve Contra (…) £6-£24 Harbury, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Bob Morgan
January 2024
Tue 2 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 9 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 20 Crowdykit in Cardiff Cardiff, UK English ceilidh
Crowdykit Lisa Heywood
Tue 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 24 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Balfolk café Nijmegen €15 Nijmegen, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 27 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Dartmoor Pixie Band
Tue 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
February 2024
Sat 3 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance £10 Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Tue 6 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 10 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK contra
Old Time Contra Band Mark Elvins
Tue 13 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Fri 16–Sun 18 Flurry Festival Saratoga Springs, NY, USA W contra ECD scandi balfolk
Fri 16 8:30 pm–Sun 18 5:00 pm IVFDF 2024 (Facebook) York, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD SCD
Sat 17 Portland Duo in Preston Preston, UK contra
Portland Duo Trevor Monson
Tue 20 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 24 Trinculo in Chandler's Ford Chandler's Ford, UK English ceilidh
Trinculo
Sat 24 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Amber Fire
Tue 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 28 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Balfolk café Nijmegen €15 Nijmegen, Netherlands W balfolk
Noiranomis
March 2024
Tue 5 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 12 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 16 Jigfoot in Cardiff (…) Cardiff, UK English ceilidh
Jigfoot Ian Nichols
Tue 19 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 23 The Ironmasters in Chandler's Ford Chandler's Ford, UK English ceilidh
The Ironmasters Baz Parkes
Sat 23 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Lynne Render
Tue 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 27 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Balfolk café Nijmegen €15 Nijmegen, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 30 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Chris Toyne
April 2024
Tue 2 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 9 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Fri 19–Sun 21 22. Folk-Tanz-Fest Halle, Germany balfolk
Sat 20 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Playford Ball (…) £20 Nottingham, UK ECD
Tue 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 24 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Balfolk café Nijmegen €15 Nijmegen, Netherlands W balfolk
Airboxes
Sat 27 DanceCupola in Chandler's Ford Chandler's Ford, UK English ceilidh
DanceCupola
Sat 27 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Harrogate Contra £6-10 Harrogate, UK contra
Contrary Faeries Bob Morgan
Sat 27 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Banned from the Moor
Tue 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
May 2024
Fri 3–Mon 6 May Heydays at Evesham Evesham, UK W contra ECD balfolk
Lighthouse Contrasaurus Eclectic Regency Keeping Thyme Mollie & Dave Momentum Ygra Will Mentor Charlie Turner Charlotte Rich-Griffin Frances Richardson Lynne Render Rhodri Davies Trevor Monson
Tue 7 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 11 This Way Up in Cardiff Cardiff, UK English ceilidh
This Way Up Nicola Scott
Tue 14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 22 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Balfolk café Nijmegen €15 Nijmegen, Netherlands W balfolk
Ball Noir
Sat 25 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Phoenix
Tue 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
June 2024
Tue 4 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 11 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 19 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Balfolk café Nijmegen €15 Nijmegen, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 25 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 29 Portland Duo in Worcester Worcester, UK contra
Portland Duo Brian Stanton
Sat 29 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Red Shed
July 2024
Tue 2 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 9 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
August 2024
Tue 6 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 13 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 20 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
September 2024
Tue 3 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 10 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 14 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Harrogate Contra £6-10 Harrogate, UK contra
Philip & Benjamin Charlie Turner
Tue 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 24 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
Philip & Joshua Rowe Diane Silver
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Contra Dance £10 Nottingham, UK contra
Sat 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Mike Courthold
October 2024
Tue 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 8 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
Tue 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
November 2024
Tue 5 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 9 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance £10 Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Colin Hume
Tue 12 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 19 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 23 Bosun Higgs in Welshampton Welshampton, UK English ceilidh
Bosun Higgs Hilary Evans
Tue 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
December 2024
Tue 3 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 7 Portland Duo in St. Ippolyts St. Ippolyts, UK contra
Portland Duo Lynne Render
Tue 10 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 14 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
The Falconers Geoff Cubitt
Tue 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 24 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sun 29 Bosun Higgs in Chippenham Chippenham, UK English ceilidh
Bosun Higgs
Tue 31 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
January 2025
Tue 7 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
February 2025
Tue 4 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 11 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 25 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
March 2025
Tue 4 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 11 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk

All bands | All callers | All dance organisations | Cities

Add an event | Add or correct events

Export data: ICS | JSON | TOML | YAML

Subscribe to this view in Google Calendar