English ceilidh events

February 2025
Thu 20 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 21 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£15 London, UK English ceilidh
Frog on a Bike Cate Haynes
Fri 21 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Dancify $5-10 Greenfield, MA, USA W balfolk English ceilidh
Sat 22 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Phoenix
Sun 23 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Thu 27 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 28–Sun 2 March IVFDF 2025 £20-£45 Sheffield, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD Scottish cèilidh SCD
Out of Hand Contrary Faeries Portmanteau Purcell's Polyphonic Party Andrew Swaine Charlie Turner Patrick Rose
March 2025
Thu 6 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Sat 8 1:59 pm–11:00 pm Oxfolk Ceilidh £8.5-£14 Oxford, UK English ceilidh
Hekety Lisa Heywood
Thu 13 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 14 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Call Me Ceilidh £17.25-£20 Bristol, UK English ceilidh
Fri 14 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Ceilidh £3-£5 Sheffield, UK English ceilidh
Fri 14 8:00 pm–11:30 pm Unicorn Ceilidh £7-£13 Baldock, UK English ceilidh
Vertical Expression Adam Hughes
Fri 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Spring Barn Dance £12 Weedon Bec, UK English ceilidh
3Sticks Lisa Heywood
Sat 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffCeilidh £5-£12 Cardiff, UK English ceilidh
Melobo Jane Bird
Thu 20 8:00 pm–10:30 pm The Round end of term party £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 21 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£15 London, UK English ceilidh
Whapweasel Fee Lock
Sun 23 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Fri 28 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Ceilidh £3-£5 Sheffield, UK English ceilidh
Sat 29 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Amber Fire
April 2025
Fri 4 4:00 pm–Sun 6 4:00 pm Music, dance and song £200-£330 Halsway, UK W English ceilidh
Banter
Fri 18 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Call Me Ceilidh £17.25-£20 Bristol, UK English ceilidh
Fri 18 8:00 pm–11:30 pm Unicorn Ceilidh £7-£13 Baldock, UK English ceilidh
Frog on a Bike Ollie Simons
Fri 18 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£15 London, UK English ceilidh
Bristol Ceilidh Quartet Martin Clarke
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 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Flash Company
Sun 27 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
May 2025
Thu 1 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 2 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Ceilidh £3-£5 Sheffield, UK English ceilidh
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
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
Fri 9 8:00 pm–11:30 pm Unicorn Ceilidh £7-£13 Baldock, UK English ceilidh
The Pigeon Swing Jane Bird
Thu 15 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 16 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Call Me Ceilidh £17.25-£20 Bristol, UK English ceilidh
Fri 16 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Ceilidh £3-£5 Sheffield, UK English ceilidh
Fri 16 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£15 London, UK English ceilidh
Narthen Fi Fraser Jo Fraya
Sat 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Climax Ceilidh Band John Sweeney
Sat 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffCeilidh £5-£12 Cardiff, UK English ceilidh
KettleHawk Alison Rowley
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 ECD
Thu 29 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Sat 31 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Skermish
June 2025
Sun 1 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Thu 5 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
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–11:00 pm Ceilidh £3-£5 Sheffield, UK English ceilidh
Thu 19 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 20 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£15 London, UK English ceilidh
Dirty Big Canal Dance Band Jane Bird
Fri 27 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Summer Barn Dance £12 Weedon Bec, UK English ceilidh
Lisa Heywood
Sat 28 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£15 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Crowdy-Kit
Sun 29 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £7 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
July 2025
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
Fri 22 6:00 pm–Sun 24 10:00 pm Found Festival £195-£215 Middle Claydon, UK W English ceilidh
Out of Hand Tautas Roks Banter Kettlehawk
September 2025
Sat 20 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffCeilidh £5-£12 Cardiff, UK English ceilidh
3Sticks Chris Jewell
Fri 26 4:00 pm–Sun 28 4:00 pm Halsway Harvest Weekend Halsway, UK W English ceilidh ECD
Dampier's Round Frances Oates Barrie Bullimore Laura Hodges
November 2025
Sat 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffCeilidh £5-£12 Cardiff, UK English ceilidh
Cat's Claw Mic Spenceley Ned Clamp
January 2026
Sat 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffCeilidh £5-£12 Cardiff, UK English ceilidh
Oxford Nags Aidan Hansell
March 2026
Sat 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffCeilidh £5-£12 Cardiff, UK English ceilidh
Green/Matthews
May 2026
Sat 16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffCeilidh £5-£12 Cardiff, UK English ceilidh
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