Folk dance events in the UK

September 2017
Fri 29 6:30 pm–11:30 pm Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Bob Morgan
October 2017
Fri 27 6:30 pm–11:30 pm Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Jeremy Child
January 2018
Fri 26 6:30 pm–11:30 pm Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
March 2018
Fri 2 6:00 pm–11:30 pm Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Fri 30 6:30 pm–11:30 pm Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Jake Wood
April 2018
Fri 27 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
June 2018
Fri 1 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Lisa Heywood
September 2019
Fri 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Charlie Turner
October 2019
Fri 25 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Bearded Dragons
November 2019
Fri 15 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Jen Morgan
January 2020
Fri 24 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
February 2020
Fri 14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Bob Morgan
March 2020
Fri 20 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Abacus Sally Vernon
April 2020
Fri 24 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
English Contra Dance Band Jake Wood
May 2020
Fri 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Carol Ormand
June 2020
Fri 19 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Nozzy Lauren Wilson
January 2022
Fri 21 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
February 2022
Wed 2 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Pied à Terre £2 Norwich, UK W balfolk
Sat 5 Bal Folk Dancing at the Jam Jar donation Bristol, UK W balfolk
Tue 8 7:00 pm–10:30 pm London Reels £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Sat 12 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Oxford Bal Miniscule at Wolvercote Village Hall £5 Oxford, UK W balfolk
Sun 13 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm New Forest Eurobal £4-£8 Bournemouth, UK W balfolk
Confluence Shivelight
Tue 15 7:00 pm– 8:30 pm Folk Wilderness balfolk lesson £8 London, UK W balfolk
Thu 24 London Irish Set Dancing £10 London, UK W Irish set
Carlotta Fuller Tadhg Buckley
Fri 25–Sun 27 IVFDF 2022 £19-£50 Sheffield, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh Scottish cèilidh ECD SCD
Hekety Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Bearded Dragons Vertical Expression Bellamira Fourth Road The Rheingans Sisters Vijay Venkat and Mel Biggs Liz and Kirsten The NYFTE Group Charlie Turner Daisy Black Rachel Shapiro-Wallace Charlotte Rich-Griffin Lisa Heywood Nisha Lall
March 2022
Tue 1 7:00 pm– 8:30 pm Folk Wilderness balfolk lesson £8 London, UK W balfolk
Wed 2 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Pied à Terre £2 Norwich, UK W balfolk
Thu 3 London Irish Set Dancing £10 London, UK W Irish set
Carlotta Fuller Tadhg Buckley
Sat 5 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Bal with Venn and others donation Stroud, UK W balfolk
Venn Les Tontons Flingueurs
Tue 8 7:00 pm–10:30 pm London Reels £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Thu 10 London Irish Set Dancing £10 London, UK W Irish set
Carlotta Fuller Tadhg Buckley
Fri 11 7:00 pm–10:00 pm EuroBal Wessex £4-£6 Dorchester, UK W balfolk
Sat 12 3:00 pm–11:00 pm On Bouge workshop and baltrad £8-£10 London, UK W balfolk
Trio ZinZon On Bouge Band David Lowe
Tue 15 7:00 pm– 8:30 pm Folk Wilderness balfolk lesson £8 London, UK W balfolk
Thu 17 London Irish Set Dancing £10 London, UK W Irish set
Carlotta Fuller Tadhg Buckley
Thu 17 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Sheffield Eurosession £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 19 10:00 am–Sun 20 11:00 pm Dance Around the World £28-£30 London, UK W English ceilidh ECD Polish
Thu 24 London Irish Set Dancing £10 London, UK W Irish set
Carlotta Fuller Tadhg Buckley
Sat 26 11:00 am– 3:30 pm Bal Folk Dancing at the Jam Jar donation Bristol, UK W balfolk
Sat 26 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK W balfolk
Thu 31 London Irish Set Dancing £10 London, UK W Irish set
Carlotta Fuller Tadhg Buckley
April 2022
Fri 1–Sun 3 Halsway Playford Assembly £165-£270 Halsway, UK W ECD
Purcell's Polyphonic Party Andrew Swaine
Sat 2 2:00 pm–11:30 pm April Scandi Dance and Workshops £8-22 Stamford, UK W balfolk scandi
Sun 3 2:00 pm– 5:15 pm New Forest Eurobal £4-£8 Bournemouth, UK W balfolk
Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood
Wed 6 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal with Folk Salad £5-£6 Norwich, UK W balfolk
Folk Salad
Thu 7 London Irish Set Dancing £10 London, UK W Irish set
Carlotta Fuller Tadhg Buckley
Sun 10 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Oxford Bal Miniscule at Isis Farmhouse free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Tue 12 7:00 pm–10:30 pm London Reels £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Thu 14 London Irish Set Dancing £10 London, UK W Irish set
Carlotta Fuller Tadhg Buckley
Thu 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Four Person Bourrée Workshop and Eurosession £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Thu 21 London Irish Set Dancing £10 London, UK W Irish set
Carlotta Fuller Tadhg Buckley
Tue 26 7:00 pm–10:30 pm London Reels £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Thu 28 London Irish Set Dancing £10 London, UK W Irish set
Carlotta Fuller Tadhg Buckley
Thu 28 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Scandinavian Music and Dance Evening £5 Sheffield, UK W scandi
Fri 29–Mon 2 May Scandimoot £105-£140 North Yorkshire, UK W scandi
Mats Berglund Fredrik Lundberg Samuel Lundh
Fri 29–Mon 2 May May Heydays at Evesham £48-£97 Evesham, UK W balfolk contra ECD
Albireo Confluence Keeping Thyme Klerizma Portland Duo Purcell's Polyphonic Party Wild Ride Andrew Swaine Colin Hume Joanna Reiner John Sweeney Karen Sweeney Lynne Render Nigel Close
May 2022
Tue 3 7:00 pm– 8:30 pm Folk Wilderness balfolk lesson £8 London, UK W balfolk
Thu 5 London Irish Set Dancing £10 London, UK W Irish set
Carlotta Fuller Tadhg Buckley
Fri 6 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Holmfirth Festival of Folk bal donation Holmfirth, UK W balfolk
Les Habitués
Sat 7 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Bal with Sawney Bird and Dogs on Strings donation Stroud, UK W balfolk
Sawney Bird Dogs on Strings
Tue 10 7:00 pm–10:30 pm London Reels £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Thu 12 London Irish Set Dancing £10 London, UK W Irish set
Carlotta Fuller Tadhg Buckley
Thu 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Mazurkas in May £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Sat 14 Blowzabella at the Corn Hall Diss, UK W balfolk
Blowzabella
Sat 14 1:00 pm–11:00 pm Black Park Bal £10-£15 Chirk, UK W balfolk
Kantref
Thu 19 London Irish Set Dancing £10 London, UK W Irish set
Carlotta Fuller Tadhg Buckley
Thu 26 London Irish Set Dancing £10 London, UK W Irish set
Carlotta Fuller Tadhg Buckley
Fri 27–Sun 29 Chippenham Folk Festival £50.94-£138.88 Chippenham, UK W English ceilidh contra
Banter Folk Camps Party Band Whapweasel Linda Game Band Warleggan Village Band Ali & Mollie Fee Lock Charlotte Rich-Griffin Geoff Cubitt
June 2022
Thu 2 PGT Reels London, UK W Scottish reeling
Fri 3–Sun 5 Halsway Contra Dance Weekend £165-£270 Halsway, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Jake Wood Charlie Turner
Tue 7 7:00 pm– 8:30 pm Folk Wilderness balfolk lesson £8 London, UK W balfolk
Thu 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Return to Brittany £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Sat 11 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Hot Rats John Sweeney
Sun 12 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Oxford Bal Miniscule at Isis Farmhouse free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Tue 14 7:30 pm–10:30 pm London Reels Summer Party £9-£10 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Fri 17–Sun 19 Lichfield Folk Festival £75-£85 Lichfield, UK W contra ECD
Portland Drive 3D Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer English Contra Dance Band Folkus Pocus Seth Tepfer Colin Hume Ivan Aitken Christine Dodd Brian Stanton Bernie Culkin Neil Stuart
Sat 18 11:00 am– 3:30 pm Balfolk Brunch donation Bristol, UK W balfolk
Tue 21 7:00 pm– 8:30 pm Folk Wilderness balfolk lesson £8 London, UK W balfolk
Fri 24 4:00 pm–Sun 26 4:00 pm Blowzabella Festival £6-£270 Halsway, UK W balfolk
Blowzabella Duo Rivaud-Lacouchie
Sat 25 11:00 am–10:30 pm Bakewell Day of Dance £8-£13 Bakewell, UK W balfolk English ceilidh
Well Dressed Band
July 2022
Tue 5 7:00 pm– 8:30 pm Folk Wilderness balfolk lesson £8 London, UK W balfolk
Wed 6 8:15 pm–10:30 pm PaT welcomes Dave Shepherd £6 Norwich, UK W balfolk
Dave Shepherd
Fri 8–Sun 10 Priddy Folk Festival Priddy, UK W balfolk English ceilidh
Bristol Ceilidh Quartet Confluence Hannah Moore
Sun 10 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Oxford Bal Miniscule at Isis Farmhouse free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Sun 10 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £6 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Thu 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Waltzing with Eurosession £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Tue 19 7:00 pm– 8:30 pm Folk Wilderness balfolk lesson £8 London, UK W balfolk
Fri 22–Sun 24 Bridport Folk Festival Bridport, UK W balfolk English ceilidh
No Strings Attached Casterbridge Band Confluence
Sat 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
The Tonic John Sweeney
Fri 29–Fri 5 August Sidmouth Folk Festival £64-£340 Sidmouth, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi
Contrasaurus Nozzy Belshazzar's Feast Mollie & Richard Will Allen De Små Grå Joshua Rowe CentralBal Kirkophany Cock and Bull Band Melrose Ceilidh Band Urban Folk Theory Diatonics Out of Hand Threepenny Bit Lasair Jigfoot Bosun Higgs Random Mrs Midnight's Frog on a Bike The Barber Band Louise Siddons Bob Morgan Charlie Turner Charlotte Rich-Griffin Daisy Black Jake Wood Rhi Davies Rhodri Davies
August 2022
Wed 3 8:15 pm–10:30 pm Club Night £3-£4 Norwich, UK W balfolk
Fri 5–Fri 12 Broadstairs Folk Week £64-£340 Broadstairs, UK W English ceilidh contra
Banter Cock and Bull Band Fee Lock
Sun 14 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £6 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Sat 20–Fri 26 Whitby Folk Week £50-£286 Whitby, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD Irish set
Relentless Oxford NAGS Banter Fiddler's Elbow Out of Hand Token Women Jo Freya and Fi Fraser Melrose Ceilidh Band Peeping Tom Bearded Dragons Ali & Mollie Purcell's Polyphonic Party Stray Chords Vertical Expression Phil Bassindale Barry Goodman Cate Haynes Patrick Rose Martyn Harvey Rhodri Davies Colin Hume Bob Morgan Lynne Render Dave Turner
Sat 20 6:00 pm–Sun 21 12:00 pm Cannings Court French and Breton Dance £15 Dorchester, UK W balfolk
Sunday Jam Roofed With Tigers Duo Fell
Fri 26–Mon 29 Towersey Festival £77-£162 Middle Claydon, UK W English ceilidh contra balfolk
Banter Cock and Bull Band Diatonics Flowers & Frolics Lasair Oscina Stumpy Oak Tautas Roks Urban Folk Theory Vertical Expression Whapweasel Tim Walker
Fri 26 2:00 pm–Mon 29 6:30 pm Shrewsbury Folk Festival £104.45-£201.83 Shrewsbury, UK W English ceilidh balfolk
Gloworms Threepenny Bit Godot The Rheingans Sisters Token Women Sarah Matthews & Doug Eunson Brown Boots Relentless Bedlam Erin Mansfield Phil Bassindale Peter Clifton Jo Freya Ben Moss Tom Kitching
September 2022
Thu 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Slängpolska with Eurosession £5 Sheffield, UK W scandi balfolk
Sun 11 12:00 pm– 4:00 pm Pre-Topette Bal Miniscule free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Sun 11 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £6 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Sat 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Bowstring John Sweeney
Sun 18 2:00 pm– 6:00 pm BalFolk £5 Weedon Bec, UK W balfolk
Tue 20 7:00 pm–10:30 pm London Reels £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Sat 24 2:00 pm–11:00 pm French & Scandi Dance Stamford, UK W balfolk scandi
October 2022
Fri 7–Sun 9 Festival des Panards Todmorden, UK W balfolk
Duo Pichard-Vincendeau Duo Plard-Prescott Eel Grinders Trio
Sat 8 6:30 pm–11:30 pm Venn in Horsely £8-£10 Stroud, UK W balfolk
Venn
Sun 9 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £6 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Tue 11 7:00 pm–10:30 pm London Reels £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Thu 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Sheffield Eurosession: Bal Basics £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Sat 15 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Grand Bal with Les Zéoles London, UK W balfolk
Les Zéoles
Sun 23 2:30 pm– 7:00 pm Bal Massif £5-£15 Oxford, UK W balfolk
Confluence Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood Sawney White Bird Shivelight
Sat 29 10:00 am–Sun 30 11:00 pm Dance Around the World £28-£30 London, UK W English ceilidh ECD Polish
Sat 29 11:00 am– 3:30 pm Balfolk Brunch donation Bristol, UK W balfolk
Shivelight Helena Torpy & Steve Turner
November 2022
Fri 4–Sun 6 Skint Ashover, UK W balfolk scandi contra
Tue 8 7:00 pm–10:30 pm London Reels £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Fri 11 4:00 pm–Mon 14 10:00 am Folk Dance, Music and Strawcraft £165-£295 Halsway, UK W ECD English ceilidh
Fri 11 7:00 pm–10:30 pm EuroBal Wessex £4-£6 Dorchester, UK W balfolk
Sat 12 3:00 pm–10:30 pm d'Accord £12-£18 Exeter, UK W balfolk
Kantref TRaM
Sun 13 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £6 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Fri 18 4:00 pm–Sun 20 4:00 pm 19th Zesty Contra Weekend £165-£270 Halsway, UK W contra
Ali & Mollie Rhodri Davies Mark Elvins
Sat 19 3:00 pm–10:30 pm Workshop Concert Bal £10.50-£12.50 Ipswich, UK W balfolk
BOF!
Tue 22 7:00 pm–10:30 pm London Reels £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Fri 25 8:00 pm–Sat 26 11:00 pm Blowzabella session, workshops and dance Holmfirth, UK W balfolk
Blowzabella
Sat 26 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Polska Workshop with Third Beat Dance Collective £40 Bristol, UK W scandi
Sat 26 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Bal with Martin Coudroy £13.50-£16.50 Bristol, UK W balfolk
Martin Coudroy
Sun 27 12:30 pm– 4:15 pm Pre-Blowzabella-Gig Balfolk donation Oxford, UK W balfolk
December 2022
Sat 3 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Hot Rats John Sweeney
Thu 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Festive Eurosession: Mazurka magic £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Jo Veal
Fri 9 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Noson Balfolk Evening £5 Machynlleth, UK W balfolk
Mach Dance Band
Sun 11 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £6 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Tue 13 7:30 pm–10:30 pm London Reels Christmas party £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Sat 17 1:30 pm–11:30 pm Manchester Eurodance Midwinter Bal Manchester, UK W balfolk
Bridget Slater
Sat 17 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Christmas Balfolk dance at GHT £10 Southampton, UK W balfolk
Confluence Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood
Sat 17 7:00 pm–10:00 pm "Not Quite Breton" Solstice Dance £7 King's Lynn, UK W balfolk
Maya Love & Daygan Robinson Dora Darling, Gem Quinn, Sophie Harrison, Tamsin Marshall, Russell Baron & Charlotte Carson
Sun 18 1:00 pm– 4:30 pm Christmas Balfolk Party £6-£10 Bournemouth, UK W balfolk
Fri 23 4:00 pm–Tue 27 10:00 am Christmas House Party £370-£560 Halsway, UK W contra
Gareth Kiddier, Linda Game & Hannah Cummings Lynne Render
Thu 29 4:00 pm–Mon 2 January 4:00 pm New Year House Party £325-£515 Halsway, UK W ECD English ceilidh
Rod & Francis Stradling Ted Morse Pat Morse
January 2023
Sun 8 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Oxford Bal Miniscule free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Sun 8 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm Fêtes des Rois BalFolk £5 Weedon Bec, UK W balfolk
Tue 10 7:00 pm–10:30 pm London Reels £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Tue 10 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Dance Class £8-£14 Manchester, UK W balfolk scandi
Wed 11 7:00 pm– 9:00 pm London RSCDS Chelsea beginners and improvers £7-£9 London, UK W SCD
Thu 12 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Sheffield Eurosession £8-£20 Sheffield, UK W balfolk scandi
Cédric Martin & Emily Bowden
Fri 13 7:30 pm–11:00 pm French Bal £10-£12 Stamford, UK W balfolk
Cédric Martin & Emily Bowden
Tue 17 7:00 pm–10:00 pm January club night Saxmundham, UK W balfolk
BOF!
Tue 17 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Dance Class £8-£14 Manchester, UK W balfolk scandi
Wed 18 7:00 pm– 9:00 pm London RSCDS Chelsea beginners and improvers £7-£9 London, UK W SCD
Tue 24 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Dance Class £8-£14 Manchester, UK W balfolk scandi
Wed 25 7:00 pm– 9:00 pm London RSCDS Chelsea beginners and improvers £7-£9 London, UK W SCD
Wed 25 7:30 pm–11:45 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
Sat 28 5:30 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français £8-£13 Brighton, UK W balfolk
Sawney White Bird
Sat 28 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Feirste £6-£8 Belfast, UK W balfolk
Bal Feirste House Band
Sun 29 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £6 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Tue 31 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Dance Class £8-£14 Manchester, UK W balfolk scandi
February 2023
Wed 1 7:00 pm– 9:00 pm London RSCDS Chelsea beginners and improvers £7-£9 London, UK W SCD
Fri 3 4:30 pm–Sun 5 5:00 pm IVFDF 2023 £15-£60 Exeter, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD
Shivelight Ygra Jackie Oates & John Spiers Oxford Waits Rhi Davies Louise Siddons
Sat 4 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Winter Euro Ceilidh Holmfirth, UK W balfolk English ceilidh
Doug and Sarah Duo Jo May
Mon 6 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Norwich RSCDS Norwich, UK W SCD
Tue 7 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Dance Class £8-£14 Manchester, UK W balfolk scandi
Thu 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Sheffield Eurosession £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Sun 12 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm New Forest Eurobal £6-£10 Bournemouth, UK W balfolk
Confluence
Tue 14 7:00 pm–10:30 pm London Reels £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Tue 14 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Dance Class £8-£14 Manchester, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 18 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Feirste £6-£8 Belfast, UK W balfolk
Bal Feirste House Band
Tue 21 7:00 pm–10:00 pm February club night Saxmundham, UK W balfolk
Wed 22 7:00 pm– 9:00 pm London RSCDS Chelsea beginners and improvers £7-£9 London, UK W SCD
Thu 23–Sun 26 Peakdance Kinnersley, UK W balfolk scandi
Emily & Simon En Attendant Godot Jess Ward
Sun 26 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £6 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
March 2023
Thu 2 6:30 pm– 8:30 pm Breton Dance Workshop free Edinburgh, UK W balfolk
Sat 4 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Balfolk Stroud £15 Stroud, UK W balfolk
Emily & Simon
Mon 6 4:00 pm–Fri 10 10:00 am Contra & Square Dance Week £225-£400 Halsway, UK W contra
English Contra Dance Band Geoff Cubitt
Thu 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Sheffield Eurosession £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Sat 11 11:00 am– 3:30 pm Balfolk Brunch donation Bristol, UK W balfolk
Moore & Moss
Sat 11 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
The Joneses John Sweeney
Sun 12 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Oxford Bal Miniscule free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Mon 13 4:00 pm–Fri 17 10:00 am French & Breton Dance Week £6-£400 Halsway, UK W balfolk
Richard Heacock & Paul Hutchinson Nigel Eaton
Tue 14 7:00 pm–10:30 pm London Reels £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Sun 19 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £6 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Sat 25 3:00 pm–10:30 pm European Folk Dance £12-£18 Llandeilo, UK W balfolk
Sat 25 3:00 pm–11:00 pm French & Scandi Dance £6-£20 Stamford, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 25 5:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français £8-£13 Brighton, UK W balfolk
Mike James & Dylan James
Sat 25 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Frome £10 Frome, UK W balfolk
What the Pluck? Nathan Lewis-Williams & Caelia Lunniss
Sun 26 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Fri 31 4:00 pm–Sun 2 April 4:00 pm Irish Set Dance Weekend £175-£285 Halsway, UK W Irish set
Rise the Dust Maggie Daniel Lucy Slemmings
April 2023
Sat 1 2:00 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sun 2 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm New Forest Eurobal £6-£10 Bournemouth, UK W balfolk
Confluence
Fri 7 6:30 pm– 8:30 pm Breton Dance Workshop free Edinburgh, UK W balfolk
Tue 11 7:00 pm–10:30 pm London Reels £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Thu 13 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Eurosession with Polska workshop £5 Sheffield, UK W scandi balfolk
Carol Turner
Fri 14 4:00 pm–Sun 16 4:00 pm Halsway Contra Dance Weekend £175-£285 Halsway, UK W contra
Nozzy Rhi Davies Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Sat 15 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Bal basics, meal, concert and dance £8-£12 Lancaster, UK W balfolk
Deux Sans Frontières
Sun 16 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £6 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Mon 17 4:00 pm–Fri 21 10:00 am English & Scottish Dance Week £225-£400 Halsway, UK W ECD SCD
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Frances Richardson
Tue 18 8:00 pm–10:00 pm April club night £5 Saxmundham, UK W balfolk
Fri 28–Mon 1 May Scandimoot £105-£150 North Yorkshire, UK W scandi
Fredrik Lundberg Olof Kennemark & Pers Alexander Olsson John-Francis Goodacre
Fri 28–Mon 1 May May Heydays at Evesham £48-£97 Evesham, UK W contra ECD balfolk
Doug Eunson and Sarah Matthews English Contra Dance Band Knotted Chord Keeping Thyme The Old Boys' Network Stradivarious Brian Stanton Burt Hunter Cis Hinkle Colin Hume Denise Devonald Geoff Cubitt Kathryn and David Wright Liz Bartlett Louise Siddons Maureen Knight Nicola Scott Paula Evans
Sat 29 5:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français £8-£13 Brighton, UK W balfolk
Kantref
Sat 29 6:30 pm–11:00 pm Venn in Horsely £10 Stroud, UK W balfolk
Venn
May 2023
Mon 1 5:30 pm–10:00 pm Music, Dancing and Shadow Puppetry Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Fri 5 4:00 pm–Sun 7 5:00 pm Halsway Playford Assembly £175-£285 Halsway, UK W ECD
Warleggan Village Band Andrew Swaine
Fri 5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Holmfirth Festival of Folk £5 Holmfirth, UK W balfolk
Sat 6 2:00 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sat 6 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Balfolk Stroud £10 Stroud, UK W balfolk
Shivelight
Tue 9 7:00 pm– 8:30 pm Beginner Swedish dance workshop London, UK W scandi
Tue 9 7:00 pm–10:30 pm London Reels £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Wed 10 7:45 pm–10:00 pm Regency dance class £5 Bath, UK W ECD
Fri 12–Sun 14 Hadleigh French Music & Dance Weekend £70 Hadleigh, UK W balfolk
Skolvan Duo Shepherd-Gielen BOF!
Fri 12 7:00 pm–10:30 pm EuroBal Wessex £4-£6 Dorchester, UK W balfolk
Sat 13 1:00 pm–11:00 pm Black Park Bal £12-£22 Chirk, UK W balfolk
Helianthus The Waite Collective Emily & Simon
Sat 13 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Jigfoot John Sweeney
Sun 14 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Oxford Bal Miniscule free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Mon 15 4:00 pm–Fri 19 10:00 am American Contra Dance Week £225-£400 Halsway, UK W contra
English Contra Dance Band Cis Hinkle
Tue 16 7:00 pm– 8:30 pm Beginner Swedish dance workshop London, UK W scandi
Sat 20 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Session, dance workshop and bal £10 Cardiff, UK W balfolk
Becky Price & Chris Allen
Tue 23 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Album Launch concert and bal £8-£16.96 London, UK W balfolk scandi
Ville & Tommie
Wed 24 7:45 pm–10:00 pm Regency dance class £5 Bath, UK W ECD
Thu 25 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal with Hartwin Dhoore + Ross Grant £10-£20 Bristol, UK W balfolk
Hartwin Dhoore Ross Grant
Fri 26–Mon 29 Chippenham Folk Festival 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 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Nos Goes Nordic £7-£13.46 Falmouth, UK W scandi
Ville & Tommie Davey & Dyer
June 2023
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 donation Weymouth, UK W balfolk
Confluence
Mon 5 4:00 pm–Fri 9 10:00 am French Music & Dance Week £6-£400 Halsway, UK W balfolk
Didier Oliver & Emmanuel Pariselle
Tue 6 6:30 pm–11:00 pm Album Launch concert and dance £6-£13.70 Sheffield, UK W balfolk scandi
Ville & Tommie
Tue 6 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Technique and Tacos Tuesdays donation London, UK W balfolk
Wed 7 7:45 pm–10:00 pm Regency dance class £5 Bath, UK W ECD
Thu 8–Sun 11 Peakdance £180-£270 Kinnersley, UK W balfolk scandi
En Attendant Godot Sian & Paul
Sun 11 Dansez Français Sunday Special Brighton, UK W balfolk
Emmanuel Pariselle, Didier & Nathalie Oliver
Sun 11 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm EuroBal Wessex £6-£10 Southampton, UK W balfolk
Mon 12 4:00 pm–Fri 16 10:00 am Summer Country Dance Week £225-£400 Halsway, UK W contra ECD
Ali, Jane & Meg Mark Elvins
Tue 13 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Technique and Tacos Tuesdays donation London, UK W balfolk
Tue 13 7:30 pm–10:30 pm London Reels Summer Party £9-£10 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Fri 16–Sun 18 Lichfield Folk Festival Lichfield, UK W contra ECD
Sun 18 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Tue 20 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Technique and Tacos Tuesdays donation London, UK W balfolk
Wed 21 7:45 pm–10:00 pm Regency dance class £5 Bath, UK W ECD
Tue 27 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Technique and Tacos Tuesdays donation London, UK W balfolk
Fri 30 7:00 pm–Sun 2 July 4:30 pm Stegastomp £45-£90 Harbury, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Bob Morgan Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
July 2023
Sat 1 2:00 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sat 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Hot Rats John Sweeney
Wed 5 7:45 pm–10:00 pm Regency dance class £5 Bath, UK W ECD
Sun 9 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Oxford Bal Miniscule free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Sun 9 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Wed 12 7:45 pm–10:00 pm Regency dance class £5 Bath, UK W ECD
Wed 26 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
August 2023
Fri 4–Fri 11 Sidmouth Folk Festival £164-£549 Sidmouth, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi Irish set
Linda Game Band Bearded Dragons Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Banter Brown Boots Flowers & Frolics New Bees Out of Hand Relentless Stumpy Oak Token Women Whapweasel Mrs Midnight's The Barber Band EFDSS Workshop Ceilidh Band Fayre Play Oscina Will Mentor Rhodri Davies Andrew Swaine Lynne Render
Sun 13 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
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
Sat 19 7:30 pm–Fri 25 11:59 pm Whitby Folk Week £70-£323 Whitby, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD Irish set
Brown Boots Boogie Band Narthen Banter Hedgehog's Skin Steamchicken Powerhouse Melrose Ceilidh Band Peeping Tom Ali, Alan & Marni Edward Wallace & Heather McAslan The Falconers Matt Norman & Gareth Kiddier Stray Chords Emma Wooders Jo Freya Fi Fraser Martin Clarke Barry Evans John Brown Lisa Heywood Martyn Harvey Ian Nichols Brooke Friendly Nicola Scott Ivan Aitken Bernie Culkin Mike Courthold Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Sun 20 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W 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 3Sticks Crowdy-Kit Fred, Odhran & Ben
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
Fri 25 4:00 pm–Wed 30 11:00 am Summer Days Kinnersley, UK W balfolk scandi
Bargainatt Duo Jonsson-Coudroy Man Encantada Kaleidoscope Julian Sutton Mike & Blanche Steve Turner
Wed 30 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
September 2023
Sat 2 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Bi-monthly bal £10 Saxmundham, UK W balfolk
Duo Shepherd-Gielen
Thu 7–Sun 10 Bromyard Folk Festival Bromyard, UK W contra English ceilidh
The Falconers Linda Game Band JV & Folk The Jovial Crew Peeping Tom Tautas Roks Whapweasel Mike Courthold Sheena Masson Brian Stanton Charlie Turner Pete Rees Hayden Coates
Fri 8 7:00 pm–10:30 pm EuroBal Wessex £4-£6 Dorchester, UK W balfolk
Sun 10 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Bal Miniscule free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Sun 10 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Wed 13 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
Thu 21 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Balfolk £10-£15 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Naragonia Quartet
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–11:00 pm Evening bal and workshops £22-£27.50 Chester, UK W balfolk
Naragonia Quartet The Waite Collective Dave Vaughan
Sat 23 2:00 pm– 4:30 pm Balfolk workshop and social dance £2-£5 Glasgow, UK W balfolk
Wed 27 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
Sat 30 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Bruce Knapp Swallowtail John Sweeney
Sat 30 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK W balfolk
Trio ZinZon
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
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
Sat 7 9:30 am–Sun 8 5:00 pm American Dance Weekend £50 Alcester, UK W contra
Mollie & Vic Matt & Ali Mollie, Ali, Matt & Vic Vertical Expression Seth Tepfer Ivan Aitken
Sat 7 4:30 pm–10:00 pm Balfolk workshop and concert £5-£17 Dorchester, UK W balfolk
Firelight Trio
Sat 7 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Stroud £10 Stroud, UK W balfolk
Dromadaire
Sat 7 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Cheltenham Ceilidh Collection £5 Cheltenham, UK W English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Sun 8 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm EuroBal Wessex with Southampton Euro Session £6-£10 Bournemouth, UK W balfolk
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
Thu 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Sheffield Eurosession £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk scandi
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
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 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
Sat 28 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 28 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK W balfolk
Les Marginaux
November 2023
Fri 3 5:00 pm–Sun 5 5:00 pm Skint Ashover, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 4 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Bi-monthly bal £10 Saxmundham, UK W balfolk
Oscina
Sun 5 10:30 am– 3:30 pm Two Dance styles - Compare and Contrast £9-£12 Soberton, UK W contra ECD
Linda Game & Carol Levi Barrie Bullimore
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
Thu 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Eurosession & Minuet workshop £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 11 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Cheltenham Ceilidh Collection £5 Cheltenham, UK W English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
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
Sat 18 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Autumn Charity Euro Bal £5 Holmfirth, UK W balfolk
Les Habitués
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Swing the Bridge John Sweeney
Sun 19 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm Balfolk workshop and social £2-£5 Glasgow, UK W balfolk
Sun 19 3:00 pm– 6:00 pm Black Mountain Balfolk £5-£7 Hay-on-Wye, UK W balfolk
Sun 19 6:45 pm–10:00 pm Bristol French Session free Bristol, UK W balfolk
Tue 21 7:30 pm– 9:00 pm Ceilidh Cornwall class £5 Carharrack, UK W English ceilidh
Kate Smith
Sat 25 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 25 5:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français £5-£12 Brighton, UK W balfolk
Multiprizh Jeudi Matin
Sat 25 5:45 pm–11:00 pm Grand Bal London, UK W balfolk
Andy Cutting
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
Sat 2 2:00 pm–11:45 pm Scandi workshops and social Stamford, UK W scandi
Sat 9 6:00 pm–11:30 pm Yule Tide Bal £12 Hay-on-Wye, UK W balfolk
Anne Marie Summers & Christine Cooper Anna Pack & Ravi Sawney
Sat 9 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Cheltenham Ceilidh Collection £5 Cheltenham, UK W English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Sun 10 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm EuroBal Wessex £6-£10 Bournemouth, UK W balfolk
Helena Torpy & Steve Turner
Sun 10 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Wed 13 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
Thu 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Sheffield Eurosession £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Sat 16 1:00 pm–10:30 pm Manchester Eurodance Manchester, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 16 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
Sun 17 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Wed 27 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
Sat 30 6:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansez Français New Year party Brighton, UK W balfolk
January 2024
Sat 6 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Cheltenham Ceilidh Club £5 Cheltenham, UK W English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Sat 6 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Bi-monthly bal £10 Saxmundham, UK W balfolk
BOF!
Sun 7 3:00 pm– 6:00 pm Black Mountain Balfolk £5-£7 Hay-on-Wye, UK W balfolk
Wed 10 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
Thu 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Sheffield Eurosession £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Fri 12 7:00 pm–10:30 pm EuroBal Wessex: Dorchester £4-£6 Dorchester, UK W balfolk
Sun 14 2:00 pm– 6:00 pm Bal Miniscule free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Sun 14 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Sun 21 6:45 pm–10:00 pm Bristol French Session and workshop free Bristol, UK W balfolk
Fri 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Matt Norman Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Sat 27 11:00 am– 3:30 pm Balfolk Brunch donation Bristol, UK W balfolk
Sat 27 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 27 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK W balfolk
Tonik
Wed 31 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
February 2024
Sat 3 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sat 3 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Imbolc Dance £10 King's Lynn, UK W balfolk
Le Petit Pluck Maya Love, Sophie Harrison, Daygan Robinson & Rob Bray
Sat 3 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Cheltenham Ceilidh Club £5 Cheltenham, UK W English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Sun 4 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Workshops and Bal £10-£25 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Airboxes
Mon 5 5:45 pm–10:30 pm February Session £13.20-£22 Chester, UK W balfolk
Airboxes The Waite Collective Dave Vaughan
Tue 6 7:30 pm– 9:00 pm Winter ceilidh class £5 Carharrack, UK W English ceilidh
Kate Smith
Sun 11 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm EuroBal Wessex £6-£10 Bournemouth, UK W balfolk
Shivelight
Sun 11 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Wed 14 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree free London, UK W balfolk
Thu 15 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Sheffield Eurosession £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk scandi
Fri 16 8:30 pm–Sun 18 5:00 pm IVFDF 2024 York, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD SCD
Matt & Ali Bearded Dragons Blackbeard's Tea Party Contrary Faeries Emily & Simon FiddlersWreck Portmanteau Shamrock Experience Weaver and Wood Ben Couper Colin Hume Charlie Turner Gordon Potts Jack Kanutin Lauren Catlin Michael Jary Rhodri Davies Sam Smith
Sat 17 3:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Feirste with workshop £8-£25 Belfast, UK W balfolk
Bal Feirste House Band
Sun 18 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Sun 18 6:45 pm–10:00 pm Bristol French Session and workshop free Bristol, UK W balfolk
Tue 20 7:30 pm– 9:00 pm Winter ceilidh class £5 Carharrack, UK W English ceilidh
Kate Smith
Tue 20 8:15 pm–10:30 pm Club Night £5 Saxmundham, UK W balfolk
Fri 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Flying Cat Bob Morgan
Sat 24 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 24 1:45 pm– 5:00 pm Contrabridge Workshop Cambridge, UK W contra
Flying Cat Bob Morgan Charlie Turner
Sat 24 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Climax Ceilidh Band John Sweeney
Sat 24 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Dansez Français £8 Brighton, UK W balfolk
Deux Sans Frontières Jeudi Matin
Sun 25 3:00 pm– 5:00 pm Balfolk Workshop and Social £2-£5 Glasgow, UK W balfolk
Wed 28 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
March 2024
Sat 2 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sat 2 3:00 pm– 8:00 pm Bal Massif Bristol, UK W balfolk
Confluence Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood Sawney White Bird Shivelight
Sun 3 5:00 pm– 9:00 pm Balfolk at The Outhouse free Edinburgh, UK W balfolk
Mon 4 4:00 pm–Fri 8 10:00 am Contra and Square Dance Week £240-£430 Halsway, UK W contra
English Contra Dance Band Geoff Cubitt
Tue 5 7:30 pm– 9:00 pm Winter ceilidh class £5 Carharrack, UK W English ceilidh
Kate Smith
Fri 8 7:00 pm–10:30 pm EuroBal Wessex: Dorchester £4-£6 Dorchester, UK W balfolk
Sat 9 7:30 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK W contra
Vertical Expression Louise Siddons
Sat 9 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Cheltenham Ceilidh Club £5 Cheltenham, UK W English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Sun 10 2:00 pm– 6:00 pm Bal Miniscule free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Sun 10 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Mon 11 4:00 pm–Fri 15 10:00 am French & Breton Dance Week £240-£430 Halsway, UK W balfolk
Wed 13 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Fiddlechicks Jack Kanutin
Sun 17 6:45 pm–10:00 pm Bristol French Session and workshop free Bristol, UK W balfolk
Tue 19 7:30 pm– 9:00 pm Winter ceilidh class £5 Carharrack, UK W English ceilidh
Kate Smith
Sat 23 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 23 6:30 pm–11:00 pm Balfolk Stroud £10 Stroud, UK W balfolk
Venn
Sun 24 3:00 pm– 5:00 pm Balfolk Workshop and Social £2-£5 Glasgow, UK W balfolk
Mon 25 4:00 pm–Fri 29 10:00 am Walking and Dancing Holiday £240-£430 Halsway, UK W ECD
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Rhodri Davies
Wed 27 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen free London, UK W balfolk
Sat 30 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK W balfolk
Venn
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 6 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sat 6 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Cheltenham Ceilidh Club £5 Cheltenham, UK W English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Sun 7 6:00 pm– 9:00 pm Balfolk at The Outhouse free Edinburgh, UK W balfolk
Wed 10 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 12–Sun 14 Hadleigh French Weekend £70 Hadleigh, UK W balfolk
Les Hirondelles Anna Pack & Jo Veal Arbadétorne BOF! Dave Shepherd Sawney White Bird
Sat 13 11:00 am– 3:30 pm Balfolk Brunch donation Bristol, UK W balfolk
Mon 15 4:00 pm–Fri 19 10:00 am English & Scottish Dance Week £240-£430 Halsway, UK W ECD SCD
Leonard Brown Frances Richardson
Fri 19 7:15 pm–Sat 20 10:00 pm Oxford Folk Festival Oxford, UK W balfolk English ceilidh
Brown Boots Boogie Band Sarah Matthews & Doug Eunson Dirty Big Canal Dance Band Ollie Simons Mary Panton
Sun 21 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm Eurobal Wessex £6-£10 Bournemouth, UK W balfolk
Southampton Euro Session
Sun 21 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Sun 21 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Sun 21 6:45 pm–10:00 pm Bristol French Session and workshop free Bristol, UK W balfolk
Wed 24 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
WillPower Sam Tetley Smith
Sat 27 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Stroud £10 Stroud, UK W balfolk
Confluence
Sat 27 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK W balfolk
Les Hirondelles
Sun 28 3:00 pm– 5:00 pm Balfolk Workshop and Social £2-£5 Glasgow, UK W balfolk
May 2024
Fri 3–Mon 6 Scandimoot Clapham, UK W scandi
Åsmund Jøtun
Fri 3–Mon 6 May Heydays at Evesham Evesham, UK W contra ECD balfolk
Contrasaurus Emily & Simon Eclectic Regency Mollie & Dave Keeping Thyme Lighthouse Momentum Faren Ygra Andrew Swaine Brian Stanton Burt Hunter Charlie Turner Daisy Black Frances Richardson Jeannie Byron-Williams Kathryn Wright David Wright Keith Wood Lynne Render Maureen Knight Paula Evans Rhodri Davies Trevor Monson Will Mentor
Sat 4 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sat 4 6:45 pm–10:45 pm London Balfolk £15-£40 London, UK W balfolk scandi
Duo Jonsson-Coudroy
Wed 8 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 10 7:00 pm–10:30 pm EuroBal Wessex: Dorchester £4-£6 Dorchester, UK W balfolk
Sat 11 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Barnfire John Sweeney
Sat 11 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Cheltenham Ceilidh Club £5 Cheltenham, UK W English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Sun 12 2:00 pm– 6:00 pm Bal Miniscule free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Mon 13 4:00 pm–Fri 17 10:00 am American Contra Dance Week £240-£430 Halsway, UK W contra
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Thu 16 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Sheffield Eurosession £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Jo Veal
Fri 17 4:00 pm–Sun 19 4:00 pm Irish Set Dance Weekend £190-£310 Halsway, UK W Irish set
Rise the Dust Maggie Daniel Lucy Slemmings
Fri 17 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Workshop and Bal £19.51-£30.35 Worplesdon, UK W balfolk
Blowzabella
Fri 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Sat 18 6:00 pm–11:00 pm Dance workshop and concert £8-£24 South Petherton, UK W balfolk
Blowzabella
Sun 19 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Sun 19 6:45 pm– 9:45 pm Bristol French Session and workshop free Bristol, UK W balfolk
Fri 24 11:00 am–Mon 27 11:45 pm Chippenham Folk Festival Chippenham, UK W English ceilidh contra balfolk Irish set scandi SCD ECD
Bearded Dragons Chaotic Good Confluence Contra Sutra Portmanteau The Falconers WillPower Bob Morgan Bruce Hamilton Charlie Turner Colin Hume Daisy Black Fee Lock Lynne Render Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
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
Dave Shepherd & Anna Pack
Wed 29 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen free London, UK W balfolk
June 2024
Sat 1 11:00 am– 3:30 pm Balfolk Brunch donation Bristol, UK W balfolk
Sat 1 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Mon 3 4:00 pm–Fri 7 10:00 am French Music & Dance Week £240-£430 Halsway, UK W balfolk
Sat 8 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Cheltenham Ceilidh Club £5 Cheltenham, UK W English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Sat 8 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK W balfolk
Emmanuel Pariselle, Didier & Nathalie Oliver
Wed 12 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree free London, UK W balfolk
Thu 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Sheffield Eurosession £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Fri 14 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk £12 Stamford, UK W balfolk
Turbobal
Fri 14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Joshua & Benjamin Rowe Lousie Siddons
Sat 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal £10-£16 Oxford, UK W balfolk
Turbobal
Sun 16 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Sun 16 3:00 pm–11:00 pm Dance Workshop and Bal £10-£20 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Turbobal
Sun 16 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Sun 16 6:45 pm– 9:45 pm Bristol French Session and workshop free Bristol, UK W balfolk
Fri 21 4:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm Halsway Playford Assembly £190-£310 Halsway, UK W ECD
Albireo Andrew Swaine
Fri 21 7:00 pm–Sun 23 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival £100 Lichfield, UK W contra ECD
3D Dave, Marni & Alan Vertical Expression The Falconers John Hymas & Denise Bearon Andrew Shaw Rhodri Davies Rosemary Hunt Ivan Aitken Neil Franklin Nicola Scott
Sun 23 1:00 pm– 4:30 pm Introduction to Contra Dancing £10 Bradfield, UK W contra
Matt Quinn Lisa Heywood
Wed 26 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 28 4:00 pm–Sun 30 4:00 pm Blowzabella Festival £190-£370 Halsway, UK W balfolk
Blowzabella Garenne
Fri 28 6:00 pm–Sun 30 4:00 pm Stegastomp £50-£110 Harbury, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Charlie Turner Andrew Swaine
Sat 29 Bakewell Day of Dance Bakewell, UK W English ceilidh
Sat 29 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
July 2024
Sat 6 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sat 6 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Cheltenham Ceilidh Club £5 Cheltenham, UK W English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Wed 10 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile Special at Jamboree donation London, UK W balfolk
Hearken Quartet Duo Gestrikt
Thu 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Sheffield Eurosession £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 13 6:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansez Français Bastille Bal Brighton, UK W balfolk
Les Étoiles de Brighton
Sun 14 2:00 pm– 6:00 pm Bal Miniscule free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Sun 21 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Sun 21 6:45 pm– 9:45 pm Bristol French Session and workshop free Bristol, UK W balfolk
Mon 22 4:00 pm–Fri 26 10:00 am Summer Country Dancing £240-£430 Halsway, UK W contra ECD
Ali, Jane & Meg Mark Elvins
Sat 27 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 27 6:45 pm–Sun 28 8:00 pm Bridport Folk Festival Bridport, UK W balfolk English ceilidh
Confluence No Strings Attached Richard Gracie
Wed 31 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen free London, UK W balfolk
August 2024
Fri 2–Fri 9 Sidmouth Folk Festival £197-£549 Sidmouth, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi Irish set Irish céilí
3Sticks Barber Band Bedlam Brown Boots Boogie Band Cock and Bull Band Folk Camps Party Band Granny's Attic Jigfoot Melrose Quintet Monster Ceilidh Band Mrs Midnight's Old Swan Band Oyster Ceilidh Band Polkaworks Step Ceilidh Party Tickled Pink Chris Wood & Andy Cutting Double Dichotomy Folkus Poljus 3D Vertical Expression WillPower Hoik Oscina Nicky McConkey Eglamore Alison Rowley Barry Goodman Erin Mansfield Emma Wooders Fee Lock Gordon Potts Hannah Moore Ian Nichols Jane Bird Nick Walden Nancy Potts Adam Hughes Bridget Flett Daisy Black Lynne Render Bob Morgan Frances Richardson Bridget Flett Kevin Monaghan Carol Monaghan Sam Tetley-Smith
Sat 3 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Thu 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Sheffield Eurosession £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk scandi
Fri 9–Fri 16 Broadstairs Folk Week £164-£330 Broadstairs, UK W English ceilidh contra
Mon 12 4:00 pm–Mon 19 10:00 am Halsway Folk Dance Holiday £380-£610 Halsway, UK W ECD
Richard Jones & Chris Jewell Ivan Aitken
Wed 14 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree free London, UK W balfolk
Sat 17 3:00 pm–Fri 23 11:59 pm Whitby Folk Week £70-£365 Whitby, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD Irish set
Whapweasel Bedlam No Lazy Dancing Dance Band Relentless Steamchicken Bellamira Melrose Ceilidh Band The Hedgehog's Skin Frog on a Bike Contrasaurus Contrary Faeries Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Albireo The Falconers Stradivarious Tina Morris & Graham Lee Erin Mansfield Nick Walden Pete Coe Martyn Harvey Bob Morgan Alison Rowley Joey Oliver Sue Coe Andrew Swaine Daisy Black Charlotte Rich-Griffin Rhodri Davies Orly Krasner Jerry O'Reilly Annabel Sharp Nigel Sharp
Sun 18 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Sun 18 6:45 pm– 9:45 pm Bristol French Session and workshop free Bristol, UK W balfolk
Fri 23–Mon 26 Towersey Festival £94.97-£224.72 Middle Claydon, UK W English ceilidh contra
Blackbeard's Tea Party Whapweasel Banter Cock and Bull Band Folk Camps Party Band Bristol Ceilidh Quartet Trip Hazard Climax Ceilidh Band Out of Hand Urban Folk Theory
Fri 23 2:00 pm–Mon 26 6:00 pm Shrewsbury Folk Festival £116-£222.53 Shrewsbury, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh
Banter Club Débris Cri du Canard Crowdy-Kit EFDSS Workshop Ceilidh Band James Delarre, Saul Rose & Dave Delarre Monster Ceilidh Band Spiers & Boden Moore & Moss Steamchicken Oakstone Trio Sheena Masson Rhodri Davies Tom Kitching Prue Reilly Annie Bolt Phil Bassindale Ian Nichols Daisy Black Andrew Swaine
Sat 24 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
Sun 25 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Wed 28–Mon 2 September fin d’été 2024 Kinnersley, UK W balfolk scandi
Wed 28 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 30 4:00 pm–Sun 1 September 4:00 pm Halsway Regency Assembley £200-£310 Halsway, UK W ECD
Warleggan Village Band Georgia Delve
Fri 30 8:00 pm–Sun 1 September 10:00 am Scandi and Balfolk music and dancing Stamford, UK W balfolk scandi
September 2024
Thu 5–Sun 8 Bromyard Folk Festival Bromyard, UK W contra English ceilidh
Sat 7 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sat 7 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Cheltenham Ceilidh Club £5 Cheltenham, UK W English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Sun 8 2:00 pm– 6:00 pm Bal Miniscule free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Wed 11 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 13 7:00 pm–10:30 pm EuroBal Wessex: Dorchester £4-£6 Dorchester, UK W balfolk
Sun 15 6:45 pm– 9:45 pm Bristol French Session and workshop free Bristol, UK W balfolk
Sat 21 3:00 pm–10:00 pm Balfolk extravaganza £12-£20 Weedon Bec, UK W balfolk
Mel Biggs Sawney White Bird
Wed 25 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 27 4:00 pm–Sun 29 4:00 pm Halsway Harvest Weekend Halsway, UK W English ceilidh ECD
Dampier's Round Frances Oates Barrie Bullimore Laura Hodges
Fri 27 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Benjamin Rowe & Adam Rich-Griffin Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Sat 28 1:00 pm– 4:45 pm Bal and Workshop £8-£12 Bournemouth, UK W balfolk
Confluence
Sat 28 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Stroud £10 Stroud, UK W balfolk
Shivelight
Sat 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK W balfolk
Oscina
Mon 30 4:00 pm–Fri 4 October 10:00 am Autumn American Contra Dance Week £240-£430 Halsway, UK W contra
Will Allen, Rowan Pigott & Gareth Kiddier Diane Silver
October 2024
Thu 3 5:30 pm–11:00 pm Workshop and Bal-Concert £9.90-£16.50 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Mike James Planchée
Thu 3 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scandi Dance London £8-£10 London, UK W scandi
Fri 4 7:00 pm–Sun 6 3:00 pm Festival des Panards £30-£62 Todmorden, UK W balfolk
Planchée Mike James & Dylan James Didier Oliver & Emmanuel Pariselle Nigel Eaton & Anna Pack Cri du Canard
Sat 5 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Cheltenham Ceilidh Club £5 Cheltenham, UK W English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Wed 9 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree free London, UK W balfolk
Thu 10 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Sheffield Eurosession £5 Sheffield, UK W balfolk
Fri 11 6:00 pm–11:00 pm Concert and Workshop £13.44-£18 London, UK W balfolk
Mike James Planchée
Sat 12 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Hot Rats John Sweeney
Sat 12 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Extra Brighton, UK W balfolk
Mike James Planchée
Sun 13 1:45 pm– 5:30 pm Eurobal Wessex £6-£12 Bournemouth, UK W balfolk
Dave Shepherd & Anna Pack
Fri 18 7:30 pm– 8:30 pm Balfolk Beginners Workshop £5 Machynlleth, UK W balfolk
Sun 20 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Sun 20 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Fri 25 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Nozzy Mark Elvins
Sat 26 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK W contra
Gareth Kiddier & Will Allen Nicola Scott
Sat 26 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Stroud £10 Stroud, UK W balfolk
Helena Torpy & Steve Turner
Sat 26 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK W balfolk
Duo Mistral
Sun 27 3:45 pm– 8:00 pm Album Launch Bal £12 Oxford, UK W balfolk
Emily & The Simons
Tue 29 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Balfolk donation Edinburgh, UK W balfolk
Daniel & Isla
Wed 30 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen free London, UK W balfolk
November 2024
Fri 1 5:00 pm–Sun 3 5:00 pm Skint Ashover, UK W balfolk scandi
Fri 1 6:00 pm–10:30 pm Breton Samhain £6-£12 Edinburgh, UK W balfolk
Duo Thomas/Faure
Sat 2 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Cheltenham Ceilidh Club £5 Cheltenham, UK W English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Thu 7 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scandi Dance London £8-£10 London, UK W scandi
Fri 8 7:00 pm–10:30 pm EuroBal Wessex: Dorchester £4-£6 Dorchester, UK W balfolk
Sun 10 2:00 pm– 6:00 pm Bal Miniscule free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Sun 10 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Wed 13 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile Balkan special at Jamboree donation London, UK W balfolk
Ygra
Fri 15 4:00 pm–Sun 17 4:00 pm Zesty Contra Weekend £190-£310 Halsway, UK W contra
Ali & Mollie Rhodri Davies Mark Elvins
Fri 15 7:30 pm– 8:30 pm Balfolk Beginners Workshop £5 Machynlleth, UK W balfolk
Sat 16 1:00 pm–Sun 17 4:00 pm Winter Workshops and Bal £25.30 Kinnersley, UK W balfolk scandi
Oscina
Sun 17 6:45 pm– 9:30 pm Balfolk Workshop+Dance Session free Bristol, UK W balfolk
Fri 22 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Trip Hazard Jack Kanutin
Sun 24 10:00 am– 4:00 pm Polska Day £20.80-£50.80 Sheffield, UK W scandi
Wed 27 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen free London, UK W balfolk
Sat 30 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 30 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK W balfolk
BOF!
December 2024
Sun 1 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm Winter Bal & Session £5 Weedon Bec, UK W balfolk
Thu 5 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scandi Dance London £8-£10 London, UK W scandi
Sat 7 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Swing the Bridge John Sweeney
Sat 7 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Cheltenham Ceilidh Club £5 Cheltenham, UK W English ceilidh
Cheltenham Ceilidh Band
Wed 11 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree free London, UK W balfolk
Sat 14 2:00 pm– 2:00 am Scandi and Balfolk Dance Tinwell, UK W balfolk scandi
Sun 15 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Sun 15 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Sun 15 6:45 pm– 9:30 pm Balfolk Workshop+Dance Session free Bristol, UK W balfolk
Fri 20 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Joint Christmas Twmp £2 Aberystwyth, UK W Irish set balfolk ECD contra
Hywel Jones Nigel Hardy Keith Ffloyd Ian Hughes John Blanchfield
Sat 28 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 28 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français New Year party Brighton, UK W balfolk
Tue 31 7:00 pm–12:15 am New Year's Eve Contra £6-£24 Harbury, UK W contra
Contrary Faeries Charlie Turner
January 2025
Wed 8 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 24 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Chaotic Good Daisy Black
Sun 26 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Wed 29 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen free London, UK W balfolk
February 2025
Sat 8 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Barnfire John Sweeney
Wed 12 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree free London, UK W balfolk
Sat 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£10 Cardiff, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Rhodri Davies
Sun 16 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Fri 21 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Matt Norman & Edward Wallace Bob Morgan
Sun 23 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Wed 26 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 28–Sun 2 March IVFDF 2025 Sheffield, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD Scottish cèilidh SCD
March 2025
Wed 12 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree free London, UK W balfolk
Sat 22 6:00 pm–10:15 pm Swedish concert and dance £10-£22 London, UK W scandi
Emma & Ellika Frisell Sawney White Bird
Sun 23 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Wed 26 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 28 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Contrary Faeries Rob Humphrey
April 2025
Wed 9 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree free London, UK W balfolk
Sun 13 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Fri 25 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Dodging Pheasants Lisa Heywood
Sun 27 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Wed 30 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen free London, UK W balfolk
May 2025
Fri 16 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Charlie Turner
Sat 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Climax Ceilidh Band John Sweeney
Fri 23 12:00 pm–Mon 26 11:55 pm Chippenham Folk Festival Chippenham, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD
June 2025
Sun 1 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Thu 5 7:00 pm– 9:45 pm Bal £9-£20 Oxford, UK W balfolk
Topette
Sun 8 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Fri 20 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Fiddlechicks Louise Siddons
Sun 29 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
July 2025
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 4:00 pm Stegastomp Harbury, UK W contra
Contrasaurus
August 2025
Sun 17 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
October 2025
Sun 19 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
December 2025
Sun 14 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk

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