Balfolk events in the UK

November 2024
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
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4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21 6:30 pm–10:30 pm DIY Ceilidh Balfolk night Newcastle, UK S balfolk	22	23 12:00 pm– 4:00 pm Balfolk at the Jam Jar (Facebook) Bristol, UK S balfolk 2:00 pm– 4:30 pm Cam-French (Facebook) Cambridge, UK S balfolk 6:30 pm–11:00 pm Balfolk in Horsley Stroud, UK S balfolk	24
25	26	27 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen (Facebook) London, UK S W balfolk	28	29	30 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK S W balfolk
December 2024
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
						1 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm Winter Bal & Session (Facebook) Weedon Bec, UK S W balfolk
2	3	4 8:15 pm–10:30 pm Pied à Terre Norwich, UK S balfolk	5	6	7	8 12:00 pm– 5:00 pm DanseHerts (…) Ickleford, UK S balfolk
9	10	11 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree (Facebook) London, UK S W balfolk	12	13	14 2:00 pm– 2:00 am Scandi and Balfolk Dance (Facebook) Tinwell, UK S W balfolk scandi	15 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Bal Crewkerne Crewkerne, UK S W balfolk 6:45 pm– 9:30 pm Balfolk Workshop+Dance Session (Facebook) Bristol, UK S W balfolk
16	17	18	19	20 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Joint Christmas Twmp Aberystwyth, UK S W Irish set balfolk ECD contra	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk scandi 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français New Year party Brighton, UK S W balfolk	29
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January 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
		1	2	3	4	5 Fête des Rois Weedon Bec, UK S balfolk
6	7	8 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree (Facebook) London, UK S W balfolk	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19 1:00 pm– 5:00 pm Les Batons Hollingbourne, UK S balfolk
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen (Facebook) London, UK S W balfolk	30	31
February 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
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3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree London, UK S W balfolk	13	14	15	16 1:00 pm– 5:00 pm Les Batons Hollingbourne, UK S balfolk 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne Crewkerne, UK S W balfolk
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen London, UK S W balfolk	27	28
March 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
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3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree London, UK S W balfolk	13	14	15 1:00 pm– 5:00 pm Les Batons Hollingbourne, UK S balfolk	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen London, UK S W balfolk	27	28	29	30
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April 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
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7	8	9 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree London, UK S W balfolk 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Music & Dancing London, UK S balfolk	10	11	12 7:45 pm–10:00 pm Balfolk (Facebook) Guildford, UK S balfolk	13 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Bal Crewkerne Crewkerne, UK S W balfolk
14	15	16	17	18	19	20 1:00 pm– 5:00 pm Les Batons Hollingbourne, UK S balfolk
21	22	23	24	25	26 2:00 pm–10:30 pm 81st Dance Party Ascott-under-Wychwood, UK S balfolk contra English ceilidh	27
28	29	30 7:30 pm–11:30 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen London, UK S W balfolk
May 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
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5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18 1:00 pm– 5:00 pm Les Batons Hollingbourne, UK S balfolk
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk London, UK S balfolk	30 Weedon Balfolk Weedon Bec, UK S balfolk	31
June 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
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2	3	4	5 7:00 pm– 9:45 pm Bal Oxford, UK S W balfolk	6	7	8 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Bal Crewkerne Crewkerne, UK S W balfolk
9	10	11	12	13	14	15 1:00 pm– 5:00 pm Les Batons Hollingbourne, UK S balfolk
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23	24	25	26	27	28	29
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August 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
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4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne Crewkerne, UK S W balfolk
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October 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
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6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne Crewkerne, UK S W balfolk
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27	28	29	30	31
December 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne Crewkerne, UK S W balfolk
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22	23	24	25	26	27	28
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Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

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4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

6:30 pm–10:30 pm

DIY Ceilidh Balfolk night

Newcastle, UK

balfolk

22

23

12:00 pm– 4:00 pm

Balfolk at the Jam Jar

(Facebook)

Bristol, UK

balfolk

2:00 pm– 4:30 pm

Cam-French

(Facebook)

Cambridge, UK

balfolk

6:30 pm–11:00 pm

Balfolk in Horsley

Stroud, UK

balfolk

24

25

26

27

7:30 pm–11:30 pm

Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen

(Facebook)

London, UK

W

balfolk

28

29

30

1:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Hebden Bridge Panards

Hebden Bridge, UK

W

balfolk scandi

8:00 pm–10:30 pm

Dansez Français

Brighton, UK

W

balfolk

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2:00 pm– 5:00 pm

Winter Bal & Session

(Facebook)

Weedon Bec, UK

W

balfolk

2

3

4

8:15 pm–10:30 pm

Pied à Terre

Norwich, UK

balfolk

5

6

7

8

12:00 pm– 5:00 pm

DanseHerts

(…)

Ickleford, UK

balfolk

9

10

11

7:30 pm–11:30 pm

Bal Étoile at Jamboree

(Facebook)

London, UK

W

balfolk

12

13

14

2:00 pm– 2:00 am

Scandi and Balfolk Dance

(Facebook)

Tinwell, UK

W

balfolk scandi

15

6:00 pm–10:00 pm

Bal Crewkerne

Crewkerne, UK

W

balfolk

6:45 pm– 9:30 pm

Balfolk Workshop+Dance Session

(Facebook)

Bristol, UK

W

balfolk

16

17

18

19

20

7:00 pm–11:00 pm

Joint Christmas Twmp

Aberystwyth, UK

W

Irish set balfolk ECD contra

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

1:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Hebden Bridge Panards

Hebden Bridge, UK

W

balfolk scandi

8:00 pm–10:30 pm

Dansez Français New Year party

Brighton, UK

W

balfolk

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

Fête des Rois

Weedon Bec, UK

balfolk

6

7

8

7:30 pm–11:30 pm

Bal Étoile at Jamboree

(Facebook)

London, UK

W

balfolk

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

1:00 pm– 5:00 pm

Les Batons

Hollingbourne, UK

balfolk

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

7:30 pm–11:30 pm

Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen

(Facebook)

London, UK

W

balfolk

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

7:30 pm–11:30 pm

Bal Étoile at Jamboree

London, UK

W

balfolk

13

14

15

16

1:00 pm– 5:00 pm

Les Batons

Hollingbourne, UK

balfolk

6:00 pm– 9:30 pm

Bal Crewkerne

Crewkerne, UK

W

balfolk

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

7:30 pm–11:30 pm

Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen

London, UK

W

balfolk

27

28

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

7:30 pm–11:30 pm

Bal Étoile at Jamboree

London, UK

W

balfolk

13

14

15

1:00 pm– 5:00 pm

Les Batons

Hollingbourne, UK

balfolk

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

7:30 pm–11:30 pm

Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen

London, UK

W

balfolk

27

28

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

7:30 pm–11:30 pm

Bal Étoile at Jamboree

London, UK

W

balfolk

7:30 pm– 9:30 pm

Music & Dancing

London, UK

balfolk

10

11

12

7:45 pm–10:00 pm

Balfolk

(Facebook)

Guildford, UK

balfolk

13

6:00 pm–10:00 pm

Bal Crewkerne

Crewkerne, UK

W

balfolk

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1:00 pm– 5:00 pm

Les Batons

Hollingbourne, UK

balfolk

21

22

23

24

25

26

2:00 pm–10:30 pm

81st Dance Party

Ascott-under-Wychwood, UK

balfolk contra English ceilidh

27

28

29

30

7:30 pm–11:30 pm

Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen

London, UK

W

balfolk

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1:00 pm– 5:00 pm

Les Batons

Hollingbourne, UK

balfolk

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

7:30 pm–10:30 pm

Balfolk

London, UK

balfolk

30

Weedon Balfolk

Weedon Bec, UK

balfolk

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

7:00 pm– 9:45 pm

Bal

Oxford, UK

W

balfolk

6

7

8

6:00 pm–10:00 pm

Bal Crewkerne

Crewkerne, UK

W

balfolk

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

1:00 pm– 5:00 pm

Les Batons

Hollingbourne, UK

balfolk

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

6:00 pm– 9:30 pm

Bal Crewkerne

Crewkerne, UK

W

balfolk

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

6:00 pm– 9:30 pm

Bal Crewkerne

Crewkerne, UK

W

balfolk

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

6:00 pm– 9:30 pm

Bal Crewkerne

Crewkerne, UK

W

balfolk

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

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