Folk dance events

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 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Bal Folk donation Hamburg, Germany W balfolk
Mara Menzel Duo Pabameto
Mon 2 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Bath French Session free Bath, UK balfolk
Tue 3 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 4 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Balfolk €5 Geleen, Netherlands W balfolk
Musac
Thu 5 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Socialles 276 — Scottish (basics and variations) €6 Rotterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Thu 5 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Music workshop & bal £10-£20 Sheffield, UK balfolk
Steve Turner
Fri 6–Sun 8 Fall Dance and Music Weekend $195-$350 Harrison, ID, USA W contra scandi
Engine Room Laurie Andres George Marshall
Fri 6–Sun 8 Folk au Morimont €60 Morimont, France W balfolk
3 Pas d’Ici GRO La Sylva Platane DRY Duo Nello Femti Fem La Sialyre
Fri 6 7:00 pm–11:00 pm TANZhaus Wabe €12-€20 Berlin, Germany W balfolk
Stefano Baldan Patrizia Sieweck
Fri 6 7:00 pm–11:00 pm MuwiFolxTanz 17 donation Vienna, Austria balfolk
Fri 6 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Bal au Cinex Namur, Belgium W balfolk
Fri 6 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Drakenbal €10-€15 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands W balfolk
Wouter Kuyper
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 10:00 am–Sun 8 4:00 pm Folk bal and workshop Wellington, New Zealand W balfolk
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 1:30 pm– 5:00 pm Balfolk introduction and live music free Deventer, Netherlands W balfolk
Wim te Groen
Sat 7 8:00 pm– 1:00 am Bal for 'Cycling For Trees' Gand, Belgium balfolk
Sat 7 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Stroud £10 Stroud, UK W balfolk
Dromadaire
Sun 8 2:00 pm– 6:30 pm Balfolk Wilde Wereld Wageningen €7.50 Wageningen, Netherlands balfolk
Androneda Madlot De Houtzagerij
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–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 10 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Boombal Gent, Belgium balfolk
Wed 11 8:00 pm–11:45 pm Folkbal Wilhelmina €10 Eindhoven, Netherlands W balfolk
Exqueezit
Wed 11 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
Thu 12 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Socialles 277 — Scottish (more variations) €6 Rotterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
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
Fri 13 7:00 pm–10:00 pm BalFolk Berlin €15-€23 Berlin, Germany balfolk
Man Encantada
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 5:00 pm– 1:00 am Bal en Soir €3-€19 Paris, France W balfolk
Philippe Plard Trio Piano Dom
Sat 14 5:00 pm–11:45 pm Benefit Life on Wheels €12-€25 Gent, Belgium W balfolk
Wim Claeys Fyndus
Sat 14 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Balfolk im Hardbergsaal donation Bonn, Germany balfolk
Man Encantada
Sat 14 8:15 pm– 8:45 pm Folkbal 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 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 3:00 pm–10:00 pm Wageningen Junushoff €15-€20 Wageningen, Netherlands W balfolk
Man Encantada Duo Nubia
Sun 15 4:00 pm–10:30 pm Folktanz-Abend im Achillion €10-€14 Vienna, Austria W balfolk
Lauge Dideriksen Trio ZAJ
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
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 €16-€18 Amsterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Duo Baftig Trio Loubelya
Fri 20 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Balfolk €6-€15 Leipzig, Germany balfolk
Paracetamol
Fri 20 7:00 pm–Sun 22 3:00 pm Cenizas Festival €140 Cercedilla, Spain W balfolk
Arizonà Yanyk
Fri 20 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Vrijdagavondbal in De Doelen Studio free Rotterdam, Netherlands W 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
Sat 21 4:00 pm–11:00 pm ComSiBal €13-€27 Leuven, Belgium W balfolk
Trio Loubelya Trio Västanvinden
Sat 21 6:15 pm–11:50 pm Workshop and Balfolk €13-€18 Rome, Italy W balfolk
KV Express
Sat 21 6:30 pm–11:00 pm Ballsaal Palindrone @ Sargfabrik €15.50-€22 Vienna, Austria balfolk
Hotel Palindrone Biowobble
Sun 22 Bal De La Cabane Watermaal-Bosvoorde, Belgium balfolk
Loubelya
Sun 22 1:15 pm– 5:00 pm Swedish dance party €12.50-€20 Wageningen, Netherlands W scandi
Duo Noordwest
Sun 22 2:30 pm– 8:30 pm Workshop and balfolk Ancona, Italy W balfolk
KV Express
Tue 24 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
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 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Balfolk café Nijmegen Nijmegen, Netherlands W balfolk
BmB Light
Wed 25 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
Thu 26 6:00 pm–Sun 29 7:00 pm CaDansa €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
Thu 26 7:00 pm–Sun 29 8:00 pm Tchitchoubal 2023 - 8ème édition €0-€50 Aix-en-Provence, France W balfolk
Naragonia Petit Piment Groove Factory Le Grand Barouf Las Orgas Dekolaz
Fri 27 Arish Mel in Corfe Castle Corfe Castle, UK English ceilidh
Arish Mel
Fri 27 4:00 pm–Sun 29 5:00 pm 40th Folktage Ilmenau Ilmenau, Germany W balfolk
L'air Inconnu Bal Affaire Emily & The Simons JB
Fri 27 8:30 pm–Sun 29 5:30 pm Blowzabella workshop festival Dranouter, Belgium W balfolk
Blowzabella
Sat 28 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Folk Autumn: Balfolk x Céilí 20 PLN Bydgoszcz, Poland W balfolk Irish céilí Scottish cèilidh
Copernicéilidh
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
Sun 29 2:00 pm– 3:30 pm MiniBal at Toitū free Dunedin, New Zealand balfolk
Sun 29 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Balfolk €6-€15 Leipzig, Germany balfolk
Parasol
Mon 30 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Bal Folk Honigfabrik donation Hamburg, Germany balfolk Italian scandi
Trio Västanvinden Fragole e Tempesta
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 3:00 pm–Sun 5 4:00 pm Annabergfest 2023 ~€200 Bonn, Germany W balfolk
Out of the Box Tanzkur KoAn Soeurs du Coeur Andreas Neumann & Marcus Krimmer Wouter Vanderabeele & Jeroen Knapen Kördeböf
Fri 3 5:00 pm–Sun 5 6:30 pm NAIF Balfolk Festival Naples, Italy W balfolk
Loogaroo Les Bottines Artistiques Arbadétorne Airboxes Duo De Schepper-Souvandjiev Pablo Golder Guus Herremans Cheffolk Le Sette Bocche
Fri 3 5:00 pm–Sun 5 5:00 pm Skint Ashover, UK W balfolk scandi contra
Fri 3 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Bal au Cinex Namur, Belgium W balfolk
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 Halloweenbal 2023 in Poortugaal Poortugaal, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 4 7:00 pm–11:00 pm BalFolk Berlin €12-€20 Berlin, Germany balfolk
Wings and Tales CLARABAL
Sat 4 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Bi-monthly bal £10 Saxmundham, UK W balfolk
Oscina
Sun 5 1:00 pm– 6:00 pm Bal Macabre €14-€22 Leuven, Belgium W balfolk
Ball Noir Rokkende Vrouwen
Mon 6 7:00 pm–11:00 pm English country dances and Bal Folk in Honigfabrik donation Hamburg, Germany W balfolk ECD
Pete Grassby and the Grasshoppers Pete Grassby
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
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 6:00 pm–Sun 12 6:00 pm JooDäio! Festival Basel, Switzerland W balfolk
Fri 10 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Balfolk im Dotti donation Bonn, Germany W balfolk
Reinlender & Coeur de Boeuf
Fri 10 7:00 pm–12:00 am Balfolk €20-€25 Stuttgart, Germany balfolk
Chamelles des Bois Bargainatt
Fri 10 7:00 pm–11:00 pm MuwiFolxTanz 18 donation Vienna, Austria balfolk
Fri 10 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Boombal Gent, Belgium balfolk
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 6:00 pm– 1:00 am ComSiBal Leuven, Belgium W balfolk
CaraƆ DDSS
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– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Old Time Contra Band Lynne Render
Sun 12 4:00 pm–10:30 pm Folktanz-Abend im Achillion €10-€14 Vienna, Austria W balfolk
Tapage Hommage Wilde Kapelle
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 €16-€18 Amsterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Rudemà PFM
Fri 17 7:00 pm–11:30 pm TANZhaus Wabe €15-€23 Berlin, Germany W balfolk
Airboxes Drehwurm
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 3:00 pm– 7:00 pm Balfolk Deventer De Fermerie Deventer, Netherlands W balfolk
Paracetamol
Sat 18 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Balfolk €6-€15 Leipzig, Germany balfolk
Drehwurm
Sat 18 8:15 pm–11:00 pm Folkbal Alleur, Belgium W balfolk
Hidrae
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
Sun 19 Bal De La Cabane Watermaal-Bosvoorde, Belgium balfolk
Eä
Sun 19 Ol Da FolkDONDER IN 'T HOOI Bruges, Belgium balfolk
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
Bart Praet PFM
Thu 23 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Winterdans Folkbal Bornem, Belgium W balfolk
Sophie Cavez Cardboard Cabin
Fri 24 4:00 pm–Sat 25 12:00 pm WinterTanz St. Gallen, Switzerland balfolk
Biskaya
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 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 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 Bornem, Belgium W balfolk
La Bastoche
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
Sun 26 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Folk Dance $10-$20 Guilford, VT, USA balfolk
Eloise & Co.
Tue 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 29 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
December 2023
Fri 1 7:00 pm–11:00 pm MuwiFolxTanz 19 donation Vienna, Austria balfolk
Fri 1 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Winterdans Folkbal Bornem, Belgium W balfolk
Airboxes Loogaroo
Fri 1 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Vrijdagavondbal in De Doelen Studio free Rotterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Fri 1 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
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 7:00 pm–11:30 pm TANZhaus Wabe €15-€23 Berlin, Germany W balfolk
Maracu Javallon
Fri 8 8:15 pm– 8:45 pm Folkbal Alleur, Belgium W balfolk
Rémi Geffroy
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–Sun 10 Midwinter Fair Alphen aan de Rijn, Netherlands W balfolk
Aerokorda Embrun Celts without Borders Wim te Groen
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– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Linda Game Band Rhodri Davies
Sun 10 4:00 pm–10:30 pm Folktanz-Abend im Achillion €10-€14 Vienna, Austria W balfolk scandi
Bettina & Christian Laurenz Schiffermüller
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
Wed 13 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK W balfolk
Fri 15 6:00 pm–Sun 17 2:00 pm Infinitumball €35-€60 Vilnius, Lithuania W balfolk
ŠakarMakar NŠEK Guoda Ududu Balsam
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 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm Naragonia 20th anniversary Leuven, Belgium W balfolk
Naragonia
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 im Hardtbergsaal donation Bonn, Germany W balfolk
Out of the Box
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 Watermaal-Bosvoorde, Belgium balfolk
Cave Canem
Sun 17 3:00 pm–10:00 pm Wageningen Junushoff €15-€20 Wageningen, Netherlands W balfolk
Sun 17 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Sun 17 8:00 pm–11:59 pm Bal au Cinex Namur, Belgium W balfolk
Sun 17 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Folk Dance $10-$20 Guilford, VT, USA balfolk
Eloise & Co.
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 €16-€18 Amsterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Duo Baftig Les Zéoles
Sat 23 ComSiBal Leuven, Belgium balfolk
Snaarmaarwaar Aérokorda
Tue 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 26 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Boombal Gent, Belgium balfolk
Wed 27 4:00 pm–Mon 1 January 1:00 pm Silvester*Folk Festival Leipzig, Germany W balfolk
Airboxes Noiranomis Mathæus Bech Quintet Nubia Emily & The Simons Familie Gerstenberg Duo FA Plume Marion & Steve Wouter en de Draak La Sylva GrandLoup
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
Thu 28–Tue 2 January Folk Marathon Palermo, Italy W balfolk
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
Sun 31 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Boombal Gent, Belgium balfolk
January 2024
Tue 2 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 6 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Bi-monthly bal £10 Saxmundham, UK W balfolk
BOF!
Tue 9 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 13 Playford Ball free Oxford, UK ECD
Warleggan Village Band Andrew Swaine
Sat 13 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Balfolk €6-€15 Leipzig, Germany balfolk
Trio Loubelya
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
Sun 14 4:00 pm–10:30 pm Folktanz-Abend im Achillion €10-€14 Vienna, Austria W balfolk
Duo l'Hêtre Heureux
Tue 16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Fri 19 6:00 pm–Sun 21 6:00 pm Prague Balfolk Weekend Prague, Czechia W balfolk
ba.fnu Lyradanz Balsam Tribal Jaze BAL LAB Duo l'Hêtre Heureux Geronimo TriBoT Duo Cardamon
Fri 19 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Vrijdagavondbal in De Doelen Studio free Rotterdam, 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
Hartwin Dhoore Trio
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
Tue 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
February 2024
Fri 2 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Vrijdagavondbal in De Doelen Studio free Rotterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 3 London Balfolk London, UK balfolk
Airboxes
Sat 3 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance £10 Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Sun 4 2:00 pm–10:00 pm Diemerbal Diemen, Netherlands balfolk
Tref L'air Inconnu
Tue 6 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
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
Tue 13 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 14 ComSiBal Leuven, Belgium balfolk
Nebel Wouter en de Draak Wim te Groen
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 York, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD SCD
Sat 17 Portland Duo in Preston Preston, UK contra
Portland Duo Trevor Monson
Sat 17 12:00 pm–11:45 pm Workshop and Fest Noz Hoorn, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 20 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Fri 23 5:00 pm–Sun 25 10:00 pm Balfolk.pl Festival Warsaw, Poland W balfolk
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 Boombal Gent, Belgium balfolk
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
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
Sun 10 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Grand Bal €5 Paris, France balfolk
Cocanha
Tue 12 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
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
Tue 19 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 19 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Boombal Gent, Belgium balfolk
Fri 22 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Vrijdagavondbal in De Doelen Studio free Rotterdam, 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
Triple-X
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
Tue 2 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
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
Tue 9 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
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
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
Fri 19 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Boombal Gent, Belgium 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
Les Bottines Artistiques
Fri 26 3:00 pm–Sun 28 6:00 pm BalSoleil St. Gallen, Switzerland W balfolk
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
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
Fri 3 6:00 pm–Sun 5 11:00 pm BalMostFolk Kraków, Poland W balfolk
Fri 3 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Vrijdagavondbal in De Doelen Studio free Rotterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 4 London Balfolk London, UK balfolk
Duo Tanghe-Coudroy
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
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
Tue 14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Fri 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Lighthouse Will Mentor
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
Fri 31 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Boombal Gent, Belgium balfolk
June 2024
Sat 1 11:00 am– 3:30 pm Balfolk Brunch donation Bristol, UK W balfolk
Tue 4 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Contra Sutra Charlie Turner
Tue 11 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Fri 14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Joshua & Benjamin Rowe Lousie Siddons
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
Airboxes
Fri 21 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Vrijdagavondbal in De Doelen Studio free Rotterdam, Netherlands W balfolk
Tue 25 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Thu 27–Sun 30 Dañserlà 2024 Erlangen, Germany W balfolk
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
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
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
WillPower Rhodri Davies
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
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Linda Game Band Adam Hughes
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–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
Tue 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Wed 2 3:00 pm–Sun 6 4:00 pm Annabergfest 2024 ~€200 Bonn, Germany W balfolk
Tue 8 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Dansavond €5 Zeist, Netherlands W balfolk
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Old Time Contra Band Diane Silver
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
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
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
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Lynne Render
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

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