Balfolk events in the UK

April 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11 7:00 pm–Sun 13 6:30 pm Oxford Folk Festival (…) Oxford, UK S W balfolk contra English ceilidh	12	13 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Bal Crewkerne Crewkerne, UK S W balfolk
14	15	16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree (Facebook) London, UK S W balfolk	17	18	19 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Stroud (Facebook) Stroud, UK S W balfolk	20 6:45 pm–10:00 pm Bristol French Session Bristol, UK S W balfolk
21	22	23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen (Facebook) London, UK S W balfolk	24	25 –Sun 27 Hadleigh French Weekend Hadleigh, UK S W balfolk	26 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk	27
28	29	30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen (Facebook) London, UK S W balfolk
May 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
			1	2 –Mon 5 May Heydays at Evesham Evesham, UK S W contra ECD balfolk	3 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK S W balfolk	4
5	6	7	8	9 7:30 pm–Sun 11 3:00 pm Holmfirth Festival of Folk Holmfirth, UK S W balfolk English ceilidh	10	11 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Bal Miniscule (Facebook) Oxford, UK S W balfolk
12	13	14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree (Facebook) London, UK S W balfolk	15	16	17	18 6:45 pm–10:00 pm Bristol French Session Bristol, UK S W balfolk
19	20	21	22	23 12:00 pm–Mon 26 11:55 pm Chippenham Folk Festival (Facebook) Chippenham, UK S W balfolk contra English ceilidh Irish céilí Irish set ECD	24	25
26	27	28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen (Facebook) London, UK S W balfolk	29	30	31 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Balfolk Stroud (Facebook) Stroud, UK S W balfolk 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK S W balfolk
June 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
						1
2	3	4	5 7:00 pm– 9:45 pm Bal Oxford, UK S W balfolk	6 6:00 pm–Sun 8 6:00 pm Bal-Curious (Facebook) Burneside, UK S W balfolk	7 7:30 pm–Sun 8 4:45 pm Wimborne Folk Festival (Facebook) Wimborne Minster, UK S W balfolk English ceilidh	8 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Bal Crewkerne Crewkerne, UK S W balfolk
9	10	11 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal Étoile at Jamboree (Facebook) London, UK S W balfolk	12	13	14	15 1:30 pm– 6:00 pm Bay Balfolk (Facebook) Lancaster, UK S W balfolk 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm New Forest Eurobal (Facebook) Ringwood, UK S W balfolk
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen (Facebook) London, UK S W balfolk	26	27	28 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk	29
30
July 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Bal Miniscule (Facebook) Oxford, UK S W balfolk
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk	27
28	29	30	31
August 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
				1 –Fri 8 Sidmouth Folk Festival Sidmouth, UK S W English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi Irish set Irish céilí	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 S W balfolk
18	19	20	21	22 2:00 pm–Mon 25 6:00 pm Shrewsbury Folk Festival Shrewsbury, UK S W balfolk contra English ceilidh	23 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31
September 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Bal Miniscule (Facebook) Oxford, UK S W balfolk
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK S W balfolk	28
29	30
October 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12 Weedon Balfolk Weedon Bec, UK S W balfolk
13	14	15	16	17	18	19 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne Crewkerne, UK S W balfolk
20	21	22	23	24	25 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK S W balfolk	26
27	28	29	30	31
November 2025
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7 5:00 pm–Sun 9 5:00 pm Skint (Facebook) Ashover, UK S W balfolk scandi	8	9 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Bal Miniscule (Facebook) Oxford, UK S W balfolk
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français Brighton, UK S W balfolk	30 Weedon Balfolk Weedon Bec, UK S W balfolk
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
15	16	17	18	19	20 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Hebden Bridge Panards Hebden Bridge, UK W balfolk	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

7:00 pm–Sun 13 6:30 pm

Oxford Folk Festival

(…)

Oxford, UK

W

balfolk contra English ceilidh

12

13

6:00 pm–10:00 pm

Bal Crewkerne

Crewkerne, UK

W

balfolk

14

15

16

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Bal Étoile at Jamboree

(Facebook)

London, UK

W

balfolk

17

18

19

7:30 pm–10:30 pm

Balfolk Stroud

(Facebook)

Stroud, UK

W

balfolk

20

6:45 pm–10:00 pm

Bristol French Session

Bristol, UK

W

balfolk

21

22

23

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen

(Facebook)

London, UK

W

balfolk

24

25

–Sun 27

Hadleigh French Weekend

Hadleigh, UK

W

balfolk

26

1:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Hebden Bridge Panards

Hebden Bridge, UK

W

balfolk

27

28

29

30

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen

(Facebook)

London, UK

W

balfolk

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

–Mon 5

May Heydays at Evesham

Evesham, UK

W

contra ECD balfolk

3

8:00 pm–10:30 pm

Dansez Français

Brighton, UK

W

balfolk

4

5

6

7

8

9

7:30 pm–Sun 11 3:00 pm

Holmfirth Festival of Folk

Holmfirth, UK

W

balfolk English ceilidh

10

11

2:00 pm– 7:00 pm

Bal Miniscule

(Facebook)

Oxford, UK

W

balfolk

12

13

14

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Bal Étoile at Jamboree

(Facebook)

London, UK

W

balfolk

15

16

17

18

6:45 pm–10:00 pm

Bristol French Session

Bristol, UK

W

balfolk

19

20

21

22

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

24

25

26

27

28

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen

(Facebook)

London, UK

W

balfolk

29

30

31

1:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Hebden Bridge Panards

Hebden Bridge, UK

W

balfolk

7:30 pm–10:30 pm

Balfolk Stroud

(Facebook)

Stroud, UK

W

balfolk

8:00 pm–10:30 pm

Dansez Français

Brighton, UK

W

balfolk

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

7:00 pm– 9:45 pm

Bal

Oxford, UK

W

balfolk

6

6:00 pm–Sun 8 6:00 pm

Bal-Curious

(Facebook)

Burneside, UK

W

balfolk

7

7:30 pm–Sun 8 4:45 pm

Wimborne Folk Festival

(Facebook)

Wimborne Minster, UK

W

balfolk English ceilidh

8

6:00 pm–10:00 pm

Bal Crewkerne

Crewkerne, UK

W

balfolk

9

10

11

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Bal Étoile at Jamboree

(Facebook)

London, UK

W

balfolk

12

13

14

15

1:30 pm– 6:00 pm

Bay Balfolk

(Facebook)

Lancaster, UK

W

balfolk

2:00 pm– 5:30 pm

New Forest Eurobal

(Facebook)

Ringwood, UK

W

balfolk

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

7:30 pm–11:00 pm

Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen

(Facebook)

London, UK

W

balfolk

26

27

28

1:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Hebden Bridge Panards

Hebden Bridge, UK

W

balfolk

29

30

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

2:00 pm– 7:00 pm

Bal Miniscule

(Facebook)

Oxford, UK

W

balfolk

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

1:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Hebden Bridge Panards

Hebden Bridge, UK

W

balfolk

27

28

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

–Fri 8

Sidmouth Folk Festival

Sidmouth, UK

W

English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi Irish set Irish céilí

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

2:00 pm–Mon 25 6:00 pm

Shrewsbury Folk Festival

Shrewsbury, UK

W

balfolk contra English ceilidh

23

1:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Hebden Bridge Panards

Hebden Bridge, UK

W

balfolk

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

2:00 pm– 7:00 pm

Bal Miniscule

(Facebook)

Oxford, UK

W

balfolk

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

1:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Hebden Bridge Panards

Hebden Bridge, UK

W

balfolk

8:00 pm–10:30 pm

Dansez Français

Brighton, UK

W

balfolk

28

29

30

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Weedon Balfolk

Weedon Bec, UK

W

balfolk

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

1:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Hebden Bridge Panards

Hebden Bridge, UK

W

balfolk

8:00 pm–10:30 pm

Dansez Français

Brighton, UK

W

balfolk

26

27

28

29

30

31

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

5:00 pm–Sun 9 5:00 pm

Skint

(Facebook)

Ashover, UK

W

balfolk scandi

8

9

2:00 pm– 7:00 pm

Bal Miniscule

(Facebook)

Oxford, UK

W

balfolk

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

1:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Hebden Bridge Panards

Hebden Bridge, UK

W

balfolk

8:00 pm–10:30 pm

Dansez Français

Brighton, UK

W

balfolk

30

Weedon Balfolk

Weedon Bec, UK

W

balfolk

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

1:30 pm– 5:30 pm

Hebden Bridge Panards

Hebden Bridge, UK

W

balfolk

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31