Contra events in the UK

April 2025
Wed 2 10:00 am–Wed 9 8:00 am Contra Holiday in Medieval England $1450 Ely, UK contra
Wild Asparagus Contrasaurus George Marshall Janet Shepherd Terry Doyle Charlie Turner
Thu 3 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Fri 4 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Nicola Scott
Fri 4 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra £6-£10 Harrogate, UK contra
Heather & Philip Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Sat 5 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Edward Wallace & Tom Oakes Andrew Swaine
Wed 9 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Shawford, UK contra
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 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Box of Frogs Rhodri Davies
Mon 21 4:00 pm–Fri 25 10:00 am Easter House Party £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra ECD
Gareth Kiddier & Linda Game
Fri 25 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Dodging Pheasants Lisa Heywood
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
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Ali & Mollie Lynne Render
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
WillPower Sally Vernon
May 2025
Thu 1 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Thu 1 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
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 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Abi Sandy & Sasha Stolasz Abigail Hobart
Thu 8 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 9 4:00 pm–Sun 11 4:00 pm Contra Camp £225-£390 Halsway, UK W contra English ceilidh
WillPower Louise Siddons Heather McAslan
Sat 10 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Bruce Rosen & Audrey Jaber Sue Rosen
Mon 12 4:00 pm–Fri 16 10:00 am American Spring Contra £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra
Bruce Rosen & Audrey Jaber Sue Rosen
Wed 14 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Shawford, UK contra
Thu 15 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 16 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Charlie Turner
Fri 16 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Audrey Jaber & Bruce Rosen Sue Rosen
Thu 22 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 23 12:00 pm–Mon 26 11:55 pm Chippenham Folk Festival 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
Thu 29 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Sat 31 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Rob Humphrey
June 2025
Thu 5 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Sat 7 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Hoik Heather McAslan
Thu 12 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 13 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Larry Unger & Elke Baker Mark Elvins
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Larry Unger & Elke Baker Charlie Turner
Thu 19 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 20 7:00 pm–Sun 22 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival £100 Lichfield, UK W contra ECD
3D Jovial Crew Larry Unger & Elke Baker Warleggan Village Band WillPower Amy Burton Gene Murrow Geoff Cubitt Georgia Delve Hilary Herbert Lynne Render Mark Burton Maureen Knight
Fri 20 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Fiddlechicks Louise Siddons
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
July 2025
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 4:00 pm Stegastomp Harbury, UK W contra
Contrasaurus
Sat 5 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Mon 7 4:00 pm–Fri 11 10:00 am Social Country Dance Week £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra ECD
Ali, Jane & Meg Mark Elvins
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
WillPower Louise Siddons
Thu 24 7:30 pm–Sun 27 11:55 pm Warwick Folk Festival £147-£155 Warwick, UK English ceilidh contra
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
Fri 8–Fri 15 Broadstairs Folk Week £176-£357 Broadstairs, UK W English ceilidh contra
Sat 16 3:00 pm–Fri 22 11:59 pm Whitby Folk Week £280-£360 Whitby, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD Irish set
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
September 2025
Fri 12 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Dave, Fran & Phil Liam Binley
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Geoff Cubitt
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Contrary Faeries Charlie Turner
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Bearded Dragons Sarah Trop
Sat 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
The Falconers Rhodri Davies
October 2025
Mon 6 4:00 pm–Fri 10 10:00 am Autumn Contra Dance Week £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Cis Hinkle
Fri 10 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Vertical Expression Cis Hinkle
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Linda Game Band Cis Hinkle
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Trip Hazard Jack Kanutin
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra
WillPower Mic Spenceley
Sat 18 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra £6-£10 Harrogate, UK contra
Linda & Philip Louise Siddons
November 2025
Sat 1 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Ben Farmer, Chris Dixon & Arthur Capelier-Mourguy Rhodri Davies
Sat 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
Fri 7 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Box of Frogs Geoff Cubitt
Sat 8 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Neil Stuart
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Lynne Render
Fri 21 4:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm Zesty Contra Weekend £200-£330 Halsway, UK W contra
Ali & Mollie Rhodri Davies Mark Elvins
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Portland Drive Geoff Cubitt
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Definitely Contraband Adam Hughes
December 2025
Sat 13 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer Ivan Aitken
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Contrasaurus Nicola Scott
Tue 23 4:00 pm–Sat 27 10:00 am Christmas House Party £420-£645 Halsway, UK W contra
Will Pound & Linda Game Geoff Cubitt
February 2026
Sat 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Charlie Turner
April 2026
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra
June 2026
Fri 19 7:00 pm–Sun 21 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival Lichfield, UK W contra ECD
October 2026
Fri 9–Sun 11 Electric Folk Dance Party Hope, UK balfolk contra English ceilidh
Apolkalypse Bearded Dragons Portmanteau

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