Folk dance events in the UK

October 2023
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
Mon 2 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Bath French Session free Bath, UK balfolk
Thu 5 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Music workshop & bal £10-£20 Sheffield, UK balfolk
Steve Turner
Fri 6 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Contrasaurus Seth Tepfer
Fri 6 8:00 pm–Sun 8 4:00 pm Festival des Panards Todmorden, UK W balfolk
Gallica Trio Duo Blain-Leyzour Duo Cheul-Rigal The Wendigo Oscina
Fri 6 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
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 £50 Alcester, UK W contra
Mollie & Vic Ali & Matt Mollie, Ali, Matt & Vic Vertical Expression Seth Tepfer Ivan Aitken
Sat 7 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Stroud £10 Stroud, UK W balfolk
Dromadaire
Sun 8 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm EuroBal Wessex with Southampton Euro Session £10 Bournemouth, UK W balfolk
Sun 8 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Linda Game Band Seth Tepfer
Tue 10 7:30 pm– 9:00 pm Ceilidh Cornwall class £5 Carharrack, UK W English ceilidh
Kate Smith
Wed 11 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 13 Keel Band in Norwich Norwich, UK English ceilidh
Keel Band
Fri 13 7:15 pm–11:00 pm On Bouge £10-£15 London, UK balfolk
Dave Shepherd & Anna Pack
Fri 13 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Seth Tepfer
Sat 14 Peeping Tom in Chandler's Ford Chandler's Ford, UK English ceilidh
Peeping Tom
Sat 14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Oxfolk Ceilidh £3-£14 Oxford, UK English ceilidh
Granny's Attic Erin Mansfield
Sat 14 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Edward Wallace, Heather McAslan & Marit Fält Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Linda Game Band Seth Tepfer
Sun 15 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Sun 15 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Sun 15 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Bristol French Session Bristol, UK balfolk
Fri 20 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 20 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£12 London, UK English ceilidh
Granny's Attic Alison Rowley
Sat 21 11:00 am– 3:30 pm Balfolk Brunch donation Bristol, UK W balfolk
Tue 24 7:30 pm– 9:00 pm Ceilidh Cornwall class £5 Carharrack, UK W English ceilidh
Kate Smith
Wed 25 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Tinners Cèilidh Collective £4.50-£8.50 Porthtowan, UK English ceilidh
Tinners Cèilidh Collective
Wed 25 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Wed 25 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 27 Arish Mel in Corfe Castle Corfe Castle, UK English ceilidh
Arish Mel
Sat 28 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
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–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK W balfolk
Les Marginaux
Sat 28 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh Contra £4-£15 Exeter, UK contra
Vertical Expression
November 2023
Fri 3 5:00 pm–Sun 5 5:00 pm Skint Ashover, UK W balfolk scandi contra
Fri 3 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Nozzy Rhodri Davies
Fri 3 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 4 Cheltenham Ceilidh Club Cheltenham, UK English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Sat 4 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Bi-monthly bal £10 Saxmundham, UK W balfolk
Oscina
Sun 5 7:30 pm– 9:00 pm Ceilidh Cornwall class £5 Carharrack, UK W English ceilidh
Kate Smith
Tue 7 7:30 pm– 9:00 pm Ceilidh Cornwall class £5 Carharrack, UK W English ceilidh
Kate Smith
Wed 8 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 10 Arish Mel in Kimmeridge Kimmeridge, UK English ceilidh
Arish Mel
Fri 10 7:15 pm–11:00 pm On Bouge £10-£15 London, UK balfolk
Nigel Eaton
Sat 11 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra £10 Lancaster, UK contra
Chris, Hugh, Arthur, Sophie & Sean Rhodri Davies Judi Hunter
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 Lynne Render
Sun 12 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Bal Miniscule free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Sun 12 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Sun 12 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Old Time Contra Band Lynne Render
Fri 17 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
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 7:30 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
Trip Hazard Lisa Heywood
Tue 21 7:30 pm– 9:00 pm Ceilidh Cornwall class £5 Carharrack, UK W English ceilidh
Kate Smith
Wed 22 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Fri 24 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Nozzy
Sat 25 London Balfolk London, UK balfolk
Andy Cutting
Sat 25 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 25 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK W balfolk
Multiprizh
Sat 25 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Folk Saturday Special £10 St Albans, UK contra
Sat 25 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
Ali & Mollie Geoff Cubitt
Sat 25 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Spinach for Norman
Sun 26 3:30 pm– 7:00 pm Swedish dance £10 Bristol, UK scandi
Bristol Spelmanslag
Sun 26 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Bal £11.50-£21.50 Bristol, UK W balfolk
Emily & The Simons
Wed 29 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
December 2023
Fri 1 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 8 Arish Mel in Kimmeridge Kimmeridge, UK English ceilidh
Arish Mel
Fri 8 Beatroot in Norwich Norwich, UK English ceilidh
Beatroot
Fri 8 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Christmas-ish ceilidh £6.13-£7.50 Carharrack, UK English ceilidh
Rosevilles Ceilidh Band
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 7:30 pm–10:30 pm English Ceilidh £12 Stroud, UK English ceilidh
Molecatchers Vicky Cooper
Sat 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Rhodri Davies
Sun 10 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Sun 10 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Linda Game Band Rhodri Davies
Wed 13 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 15 7:15 pm–11:00 pm On Bouge Christmas Party £10-£12 London, UK balfolk
Duo Mistral Famous Five Fiddlers Deux Sans Frontières Vivant On Bouge Band
Fri 15 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 15 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£12 London, UK English ceilidh
Relentless Ben Moss
Sat 16 Melrose Quintet in Chandler's Ford Chandler's Ford, UK English ceilidh
Melrose Quintet Ian Nichols
Sat 16 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 16 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
The Falconers Ivan Aitken
Sun 17 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Wed 27 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Wed 27 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
Thu 28 The Hedgehog's Skin in Hexham Hexham, UK English ceilidh
The Hedgehog's Skin Joey Oliver
Sat 30 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français New Year party Brighton, UK W balfolk
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
Sat 6 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Bi-monthly bal £10 Saxmundham, UK W balfolk
BOF!
Sat 13 Playford Ball free Oxford, UK ECD
Warleggan Village Band Andrew Swaine
Sat 13 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Oxfolk Ceilidh £3-£14 Oxford, UK English ceilidh
Melobo Pete North
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Mark Elvins
Sat 20 Crowdykit in Cardiff Cardiff, UK English ceilidh
Crowdykit Lisa Heywood
Fri 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Sat 27 11:00 am– 3:30 pm Balfolk Brunch donation Bristol, UK W balfolk
Sat 27 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK W balfolk
Tonik
Sat 27 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Dartmoor Pixie Band
February 2024
Sat 3 London Balfolk London, UK balfolk
Airboxes
Sat 3 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance £10 Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Sat 10 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra £10 Lancaster, UK contra
Chris, Hugh & Ben Rhodri Davies Judi Hunter
Sat 10 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK contra
Old Time Contra Band Mark Elvins
Sat 10 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Oxfolk Ceilidh £3-£14 Oxford, UK English ceilidh
3Sticks Lisa Heywood
Sat 10 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Nozzy Charlie Turner
Fri 16 8:30 pm–Sun 18 5:00 pm IVFDF 2024 York, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD SCD
Sat 17 Portland Duo in Preston Preston, UK contra
Portland Duo Trevor Monson
Fri 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Flying Cat Bob Morgan
Sat 24 Trinculo in Chandler's Ford Chandler's Ford, UK English ceilidh
Trinculo
Sat 24 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK W balfolk
Deux sans Frontières
Sat 24 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Amber Fire
March 2024
Sat 9 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Oxfolk Ceilidh £3-£14 Oxford, UK English ceilidh
Warleggan Village Band Hannah Moore
Sat 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Vertical Expression Louise Siddons
Fri 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Jack Kanutin
Sat 16 Jigfoot in Cardiff Cardiff, UK English ceilidh
Jigfoot Ian Nichols
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
Sat 30 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK W balfolk
Sat 30 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Chris Toyne
April 2024
Fri 5 4:00 pm–Sun 7 4:00 pm Contra Camp £100-£310 Halsway, UK W contra English ceilidh
WillPower Lousie Siddons Heather McAslan
Sat 13 11:00 am– 3:30 pm Balfolk Brunch donation Bristol, UK W balfolk
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Box of Frogs Andrew Swaine
Sat 20 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Playford Ball £20 Nottingham, UK ECD
Fri 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Sam Tetley Smith
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
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
Sat 4 London Balfolk London, UK balfolk
Duo Tanghe-Coudroy
Sat 11 This Way Up in Cardiff Cardiff, UK English ceilidh
This Way Up Nicola Scott
Sat 11 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Oxfolk Ceilidh £3-£14 Oxford, UK English ceilidh
Out of Hand
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Fri 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Sat 25 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Phoenix
June 2024
Sat 1 11:00 am– 3:30 pm Balfolk Brunch donation Bristol, UK W balfolk
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Contra Sutra Charlie Turner
Fri 14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Joshua & Benjamin Rowe Lousie Siddons
Fri 28 4:00 pm–Sun 30 4:00 pm Blowzabella Festival £190-£370 Halsway, UK W balfolk
Blowzabella Garenne
Fri 28 7:00 pm–Sun 30 4:30 pm Stegastomp Harbury, UK W contra
Contrasaurus
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
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
WillPower Rhodri Davies
September 2024
Sat 14 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Harrogate Contra £6-10 Harrogate, UK contra
Philip & Benjamin Charlie Turner
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Linda Game Band Adam Hughes
Sat 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Mike Courthold
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Contra Dance £10 Nottingham, UK contra
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
Philip & Joshua Rowe Diane Silver
October 2024
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Old Time Contra Band Diane Silver
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
November 2024
Sat 9 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance £10 Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Colin Hume
Sat 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Contrasaurus Jake Wood
Sat 23 Bosun Higgs in Welshampton Welshampton, UK English ceilidh
Bosun Higgs Hilary Evans
Sat 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
December 2024
Sat 7 Portland Duo in St. Ippolyts St. Ippolyts, UK contra
Portland Duo Lynne Render
Sat 14 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
The Falconers Geoff Cubitt
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Lynne Render
Sun 29 Bosun Higgs in Chippenham Chippenham, UK English ceilidh
Bosun Higgs

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