Balfolk events in the UK

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April 2025
Fri 4 7:15 pm–11:00 pm On Bouge Pop-Up (Facebook) £12 London, UK balfolk
Sawney White Trio Duo Mistral
Sun 6 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm New Forest Eurobal (Facebook) £8 Ringwood, UK W balfolk
Wed 9 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Music & Dancing (Facebook) £10-£18 London, UK balfolk
Duo Niepold-Cutting
Fri 11 7:00 pm–Sun 13 6:30 pm Oxford Folk Festival (…) £36 Oxford, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh
Banter Chaotic Good Trinculo Confluence Sheena Masson Charlotte Rich-Griffin Alison Rowley
Sat 12 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Le Vendredi Danse £5 Holmfirth, UK balfolk
Sat 12 7:30 pm–10:45 pm d'Accord £10 Exeter, UK balfolk
Poisson Groove
Sat 12 7:45 pm–10:00 pm Bal / Concert (Facebook) £19.5-£23.85 Guildford, UK balfolk
Duo Niepold-Cutting
Sun 13 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Wed 16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree (Facebook) free London, UK W balfolk
Sat 19 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Stroud (Facebook) £15 Stroud, UK W balfolk
Emily & Simon
Sun 20 1:00 pm– 5:00 pm Les Batons £7 Hollingbourne, UK balfolk
Les Marginaux
Sun 20 6:45 pm–10:00 pm Bristol French Session free Bristol, UK W balfolk
Wed 23 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Fri 25–Sun 27 Hadleigh French Weekend £70 Hadleigh, UK W balfolk
Bargainatt Tonik BOF! Tom & Emma Hardy
Sat 26 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk
Sat 26 2:00 pm–10:30 pm 81st Dance Party £17 Ascott-under-Wychwood, UK balfolk contra English ceilidh
3Sticks Confluence Bearded Dragons Bob Morgan Charlie Turner
Wed 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen (Facebook) free London, UK W balfolk
May 2025
Thu 1 7:30 am–12:00 pm May Morning Balfolk (Facebook) Oxford, UK balfolk
Fri 2–Mon 5 May Heydays at Evesham Evesham, UK W contra ECD balfolk
Box of Frogs Dampier's Round Sarah Matthews & Doug Eunson Folkus Pocus Nicky McConkey Old Time Contra Band Knotted Chord Mollie & Dave Keeping Thyme The Twangtown Paramours Confluence Ygra Andrew Swaine Brian Stanton Burt Hunter Colin Hume Ivan Aitken Kathryn Wright David Wright Mark Elvins Mike Courthold Nicola Scott Nigel Close Rhodri Davies Seth Tepfer Ted Morse
Sat 3 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français £10 Brighton, UK W balfolk
Quatre Quarts
Wed 7 8:15 pm–10:30 pm Pied à Terre Club Night Norwich, UK balfolk
Fri 9 7:30 pm–Sun 11 3:00 pm Holmfirth Festival of Folk £6-£10 Holmfirth, UK W balfolk English ceilidh
Wanton String Band John Brown
Sat 10 7:30 pm–10:45 pm d'Accord £10 Exeter, UK balfolk
Shivelight
Sat 10 8:00 pm– 9:30 pm Live and Local £12.50 Lincoln, UK balfolk
Cri du Canard
Sun 11 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Bal Miniscule (Facebook) free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Sun 11 7:00 pm– 8:30 pm Live and Local £10-£16 Grantham, UK balfolk
Cri du Canard
Wed 14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree (Facebook) free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 16 8:00 pm–10:30 pm French Dance Evening (Facebook) £5 Letchworth, UK balfolk
Sun 18 1:00 pm– 5:00 pm Les Batons £7 Hollingbourne, UK balfolk
Sun 18 6:45 pm–10:00 pm Bristol French Session free Bristol, UK W balfolk
Fri 23 12:00 pm–Mon 26 11:55 pm Chippenham Folk Festival (Facebook) Chippenham, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh Irish céilí Irish set ECD
WillPower Hoik! Bruce Rosen Pair of Shears Double Dichotomy Sawney White Bird Momentum Bluejay Sarah Matthews & Doug Eunson Crowdy-Kit Definitely Contraband Vic Smith & Friends Audrey Jaber Ali Messer Portmanteau Hinny & Joe Wass Sue Rosen Brooke Friendly Andrew Swaine Charlie Turner Bob Morgan Mark Elvins Emily Bidgood Bernie Culkin Rhi Davies Frances Oates Carol Monaghan Kevin Monaghan Geoff Cubitt John Stewart Susannah Diamond
Wed 28 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Wed 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen (Facebook) free London, UK W balfolk
Thu 29 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk £10-£18 London, UK balfolk
Topette
Fri 30 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Weedon Balfolk (Facebook) £8-£20 Weedon Bec, UK balfolk
Topette
Sat 31 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk
Sat 31 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Stroud (Facebook) £15 Stroud, UK W balfolk
Dave Shepherd & Anna Pack
Sat 31 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français £10 Brighton, UK W balfolk
Pirlouette
Sat 31 9:00 pm–12:00 am Blowout Bal Tamworth, UK balfolk
June 2025
Mon 2 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk £9.90-£19.80 Lancaster, UK balfolk
Topette
Tue 3 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk £9.90-£19.80 Newcastle, UK balfolk
Topette
Wed 4 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk £9.90-£19.80 Sheffield, UK balfolk
Topette
Wed 4 8:15 pm–10:30 pm Pied à Terre Norwich, UK balfolk
Thu 5 7:00 pm– 9:45 pm Bal £9-£20 Oxford, UK W balfolk
Topette
Fri 6 6:00 pm–Sun 8 6:00 pm Bal-Curious (Facebook) Burneside, UK W balfolk
Sat 7 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Bal (Facebook) £7.50-£15 Halsway, UK balfolk
Topette
Sun 8 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Sun 8 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk £9.90-£19.80 Bristol, UK balfolk
Topette
Wed 11 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree (Facebook) free London, UK W balfolk
Sat 14 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Le Vendredi Danse £5 Holmfirth, UK balfolk
Sat 14 7:30 pm–10:45 pm d'Accord £10 Exeter, UK balfolk
Eelgrinders
Sun 15 1:00 pm– 5:00 pm Les Batons £7 Hollingbourne, UK balfolk
Oscina
Sun 15 1:30 pm– 6:00 pm Bay Balfolk (Facebook) £5-£7 Lancaster, UK W balfolk
Helianthus
Sun 22 2:00 pm–10:00 pm Cam-French final celebration Cambridge, UK balfolk
Portmanteau
Wed 25 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Wed 25 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen (Facebook) free London, UK W balfolk
Sat 28 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk
July 2025
Wed 2 8:15 pm–10:30 pm Pied à Terre Norwich, UK balfolk
Ben Hooke
Fri 4 On Bouge Pop-Up London, UK balfolk
Deux Sans Frontières Duo Mistral
Sat 12 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Bastille Bal Brighton, UK balfolk
Sun 13 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Bal Miniscule (Facebook) free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Wed 23 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Sat 26 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk
August 2025
Fri 1–Fri 8 Sidmouth Folk Festival £320-£495 Sidmouth, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi Irish set Irish céilí
Alex Cumming & Audrey Jaber Box of Frogs Confluence Contrasaurus Paul Hutchinson & Matt Norman Oscina WillPower Brian Stanton Carol Monaghan Kevin Monaghan Louise Siddons Rachel Shapiro-Wallace Rhodri Davies
Wed 6 8:15 pm–10:30 pm Pied à Terre Norwich, UK balfolk
Michael Cade-Stewart
Sun 17 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Fri 22 2:00 pm–Mon 25 6:00 pm Shrewsbury Folk Festival £199.24-£246.85 Shrewsbury, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh
Demon Barbers Emily & The Simons Frog on a Bike GloryStrokes Hoik Lasair Naragonia Quartet National Youth Folk Ensemble Oysterband PolkaWorks Queer Folk Ross Grant & Hartwin Dhoore
Sat 23 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk
Wed 27 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
September 2025
Wed 3 8:15 pm–10:30 pm Pied à Terre Norwich, UK balfolk
Fri 12 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Grand Bal £13-£18 London, UK balfolk
Naragonia
Sat 13 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Le Vendredi Danse £5 Holmfirth, UK balfolk
Sat 13 7:30 pm–10:45 pm d'Accord £10 Exeter, UK balfolk
Sun 14 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Bal Miniscule (Facebook) free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Wed 24 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Sat 27 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk
Sat 27 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français £10 Brighton, UK W balfolk
Sunset in Provence
October 2025
Wed 1 8:15 pm–10:30 pm Pied à Terre Norwich, UK balfolk
Kerry Fletcher
Sat 11 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Le Vendredi Danse £5 Holmfirth, UK balfolk
Sat 11 7:30 pm–10:45 pm d'Accord £10 Exeter, UK balfolk
Sun 12 Weedon Balfolk £5 Weedon Bec, UK W balfolk
Sun 19 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Wed 22 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Sat 25 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk
Sat 25 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français £10 Brighton, UK W balfolk
Peut Qu'Manquer
November 2025
Sat 1 On Bouge Pop-Up London, UK balfolk
Duo Mistral
Wed 5 8:15 pm–10:30 pm Pied à Terre Norwich, UK balfolk
Gallica
Fri 7 5:00 pm–Sun 9 5:00 pm Skint (Facebook) £23-£53 Ashover, UK W balfolk scandi
Sat 8 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Le Vendredi Danse £5 Holmfirth, UK balfolk
Sat 8 7:30 pm–10:45 pm d'Accord £10 Exeter, UK balfolk
Sun 9 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Bal Miniscule (Facebook) free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Wed 26 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Sat 29 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk
Sat 29 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français £10 Brighton, UK W balfolk
Ça Ribote
Sun 30 Weedon Balfolk £5 Weedon Bec, UK W balfolk
December 2025
Wed 3 8:15 pm–10:30 pm Pied à Terre Norwich, UK balfolk
BOF!
Sat 13 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Le Vendredi Danse £5 Holmfirth, UK balfolk
Sat 13 7:30 pm–10:45 pm d'Accord £10 Exeter, UK balfolk
Sun 14 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Sat 20 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards £3-£7 Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk
Sat 27 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Sat 27 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Bal de Noel Brighton, UK balfolk
January 2026
Wed 7 8:15 pm–10:30 pm Pied à Terre Norwich, UK balfolk
May 2026
Sat 30 9:00 pm–12:00 am Blowout Bal Tamworth, UK balfolk
October 2026
Fri 9–Sun 11 Electric Folk Dance Party Hope, UK balfolk contra English ceilidh
Apolkalypse Bearded Dragons Portmanteau

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