Folk dance events in the UK

March 2023
Tue 28 Banter in Chandler's Ford Chandler's Ford, UK English ceilidh
Banter Barry Goodman
Wed 29 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK balfolk
Fri 31 4:00 pm–Sun 2 April 4:00 pm Irish Set Dance Weekend £175-£285 Halsway, UK W Irish set
Rise the Dust Maggie Daniel Lucy Slemmings
Fri 31 7:30 pm–Fri 7 April 10:30 pm Contra Holiday in Medieval England $1400 Ely, UK contra
Stringrays Contrasaurus Lisa Greenleaf Rhi Davies
Fri 31 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Ceilidh Club £14-£20 London, UK Scottish cèilidh
April 2023
Sat 1 2:00 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra Playford
Sat 1 7:30 pm–10:30 pm April Fools Ceilidh Kegworth, UK English ceilidh
Sun 2 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm New Forest Eurobal £6-£10 Ibsley, UK W balfolk
Confluence
Mon 3 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Eurodance Faversham donation Faversham, UK balfolk
Mon 3 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Bath French Session free Bath, UK balfolk
Fri 7 6:30 pm– 8:30 pm Breton Dance Workshop free Edinburgh, UK W balfolk
Fri 7 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Stringrays Lynne Render
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Stringrays Rhodri Davies
Sun 9 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Stringway Mark Elvins
Tue 11 7:00 pm–10:30 pm London Reels £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Wed 12 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK balfolk
Fri 14–Sun 16 Folk Weekend Oxford Oxford, UK English ceilidh balfolk
Fri 14 4:00 pm–Sun 16 4:00 pm Halsway Contra Dance Weekend £175-£285 Halsway, UK W contra
Nozzy Rhi Davies Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Fri 14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm On Bouge £10-£12 London, UK balfolk
Fri 14 8:00 pm–11:30 pm Unicorn Ceilidh £6-£11 Baldock, UK English ceilidh
Junction 24 Andy Rouse
Sat 15 Hekety in Chandler's Ford Chandler's Ford, UK English ceilidh
Hekety Emma Wooders
Sat 15 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Rant £15 Brighton, UK English ceilidh Scottish cèilidh
Brighton Ceilidh Collective Heather McAslan
Sun 16 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Masterclass £6 Maidstone, UK W English ceilidh
John Sweeney
Sun 16 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bristol French Session Bristol, UK balfolk
Mon 17 4:00 pm–Fri 21 10:00 am English & Scottish Dance Week £225-£400 Halsway, UK W Playford SCD
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Frances Richardson
Fri 21 Shinanikins in Norwich Norwich, UK English ceilidh
Shinanikins
Fri 21 4:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm Falconers Dance Club weekend Halsway, UK Playford
The Falconers Linne Render
Fri 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Adam Rich-Griffin & Nicola McConkey Louise Siddons
Fri 21 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£12 London, UK English ceilidh
Banter Ian Nichols
Sat 22 Albireo in Newark Newark, UK English ceilidh
Albireo
Sat 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Playford Ball Nottingham, UK Playford
Albireo Victoria Yeomans
Sat 22 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Harrogate Contra £6-10 Harrogate, UK contra
Philip & Joshua Rowe Andrew Swaine
Wed 26 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK balfolk
Thu 27 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK Playford contra English ceilidh
Fri 28–Mon 1 May May Heydays at Evesham £48-£97 Evesham, UK W contra Playford balfolk
Doug Eunson and Sarah Matthews English Contra Dance Band Knotted Chord Keeping Thyme The Old Boys' Network Stradivarious Brian Stanton Burt Hunter Cis Hinkle Colin Hume Denise Devonald Geoff Cubitt Kathryn and David Wright Liz Bartlett Louise Siddons Maureen Knight Nicola Scott Paula Evans
Fri 28–Mon 1 May Scandimoot £105-£150 North Yorkshire, UK W scandi
Fredrik Lundberg Olof Kennemark & Pers Alexander Olsson John-Francis Goodacre
Sat 29 Melobo in Bournemouth Bournemouth, UK English ceilidh
Melobo Jane Bird
Sat 29 5:00 pm–10:30 pm Dansez Français £8-£13 Brighton, UK W balfolk
Kantref
Sat 29 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£8 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Phoenix
Sat 29 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Marni, Alan & Matt William Watson
May 2023
Wed 3 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Thu 4 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK Playford contra English ceilidh
Fri 5 4:00 pm–Sun 7 5:00 pm Halsway Playford Assembly £175-£285 Halsway, UK W Playford
Warleggan Village Band Andrew Swaine
Sat 6 2:00 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra Playford
Sat 6 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Balfolk Stroud £10 Stroud, UK W balfolk
Shivelight
Sun 7 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Sheffield Contra Dance £5-£15 Sheffield, UK contra
Vertical Expressio Cis Hinkle
Tue 9 7:00 pm–10:30 pm London Reels £7-£9 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Wed 10 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK balfolk
Thu 11 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK Playford contra English ceilidh
Fri 12–Sun 14 Hadleigh French Music & Dance Weekend £70 Hadleigh, UK W balfolk
Skolvan Dave Shepherd & Simon Gielen BOF!
Fri 12 7:30 pm–11:00 pm On Bouge £10-£12 London, UK balfolk
Fri 12 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer Cis Hinkle
Fri 12 8:00 pm–11:30 pm Unicorn Ceilidh £6-£11 Baldock, UK English ceilidh
Panjandrum Gordon Potts
Sat 13 1:00 pm–11:00 pm Black Park Bal £12-£22 Chirk, UK W balfolk
Helianthus The Waite Collective Emily & Simon
Sat 13 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Oxfolk Ceilidh £2-£14 Oxford, UK English ceilidh
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Cis Hinkle
Sun 14 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Oxford Bal Miniscule free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Sun 14 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Cis Hinkle
Mon 15 4:00 pm–Fri 19 10:00 am American Contra Dance Week £225-£400 Halsway, UK W contra
English Contra Dance Band Cis Hinkle
Thu 18 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK Playford contra English ceilidh
Fri 19 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Cis Hinkle
Fri 19 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£12 London, UK English ceilidh
Out of Hand Nick Walden
Sat 20 Ruff Ceilidhs Cardiff, UK English ceilidh
Out of Hand Alison Rowley
Sat 20 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Box of Frogs Rob Humphrey
Wed 24 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Thu 25 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bal with Hartwin Dhoore + Ross Grant £10-£20 Bristol, UK W balfolk
Hartwin Dhoore Ross Grant
Thu 25 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK Playford contra English ceilidh
Fri 26–Mon 29 Chippenham Folk Festival Chippenham, UK W English ceilidh contra balfolk Irish set scandi SCD Playford
Albireo Banter Chris Dyer & Tom Evans Coldharbour Dave Yeomans, Matt Norman & Marni Rachmiel Emily & The Simons English Contra Dance Band Folk Camps Party Band Joshua & Benjamin Rowe, Ali Messer & David Ledsam Old Spot Stradivarious Vertical Expression Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Will Allen WillPower Andrew Swaine Bob Morgan David Wright Frances Richardson Jake Wood Kathryn Wright Rhi Davies Rhodri Davies Victoria Yeomans
Sat 27 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£8 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Flash Company
Wed 31 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Bal Étoile free London, UK balfolk
June 2023
Thu 1 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK Playford contra English ceilidh
Sat 3 Catsfield Steamers in Hastings Hastings, UK English ceilidh
Catsfield Steamers
Sat 3 2:00 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra Playford
Sun 4 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm Weedon BalFolk £5 Weedon Bec, UK balfolk
Mon 5 4:00 pm–Fri 9 10:00 am French Music & Dance Week £6-£400 Halsway, UK W balfolk
Didier Oliver & Emmanuel Pariselle
Mon 5 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Eurodance Faversham donation Faversham, UK balfolk
Thu 8 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK Playford contra English ceilidh
Sat 10 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm Lancaster contra £10 Lancaster, UK contra
Ian & Charley Roberts Rhodri Davies
Sat 10 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Andrew Swaine
Sun 11 Dansez Français Sunday Special Brighton, UK W balfolk
Emmanuel Pariselle, Didier Oliver and Natalie
Sun 11 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Charlie Turner
Mon 12 4:00 pm–Fri 16 10:00 am Summer Country Dance Week £225-£400 Halsway, UK W contra Playford
Ali, Jane & Meg Mark Elvins
Tue 13 7:30 pm–10:30 pm London Reels Summer Party £9-£10 London, UK W Scottish reeling
Thu 15 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK Playford contra English ceilidh
Fri 16–Sun 18 Lichfield Folk Festival Lichfield, UK W contra Playford
Fri 16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Flying Cat
Fri 16 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£12 London, UK English ceilidh
Sat 17 7:00 pm–11:45 pm The Round Playford ball £10-£15 Cambridge, UK Playford
Sun 18 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Thu 22 8:00 pm–10:30 pm The Round May Week party Cambridge, UK Playford contra English ceilidh
Fri 23 Topette Weekend public bal Halsway, UK balfolk
Topette
Fri 23 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Sat 24 Panjandrum in Bournemouth Bournemouth, UK English ceilidh
Panjandrum Nancy Potts
Sat 24 Catsfield Steamers in Herstmonceux Herstmonceux, UK English ceilidh
Catsfield Steamers
Sat 24 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Folk Saturday Special £10 St Albans, UK contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
Sat 24 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh £4-£8 Exeter, UK English ceilidh
Skermish
Mon 26 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Topette!! en Bal £9.95-£14.95 Bristol, UK balfolk
Topette
Tue 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Topette!! en Bal £9.90-£15.40 Llanfairfechan, UK balfolk
Topette
Wed 28 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Wed 28 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Topette!! en Bal £9.90-£15.40 Sheffield, UK balfolk
Topette
Thu 29 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Topette!! en Bal £9.90-£15.40 Norwich, UK balfolk
Topette
Fri 30 7:00 pm–Sun 2 July 4:30 pm Stegastomp £45-£90 Harbury, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Bob Morgan Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Topette Summer Bal £9.76-£14.09 Guildford, UK balfolk
Topette
July 2023
Sat 1 2:00 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra Playford
Sat 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Hot Rats John Sweeney
Sat 1 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Topette!! en Bal £9.90-£15.40 London, UK balfolk
Topette
Sun 2 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Topette!! Afternoon Tea-Bal £9.90-£14.30 Brighton, UK balfolk
Topette
Mon 3 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Eurodance Faversham donation Faversham, UK balfolk
Sat 8 Dansez Français Bastil'Bal Brighton, UK balfolk
Brighton AllStars
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Nozzy Charlie Turner
Sun 9 2:00 pm– 7:00 pm Oxford Bal Miniscule free Oxford, UK W balfolk
Sun 9 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Geoff Cubitt
Wed 26 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
August 2023
Mon 14 4:00 pm–Mon 21 10:00 am Halsway Folk Dance Holiday £355-£570 Halsway, UK W Playford
Richard Jones & Chris Jewell Geoff Cubitt
Sun 20 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Wed 23 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
September 2023
Sat 9 Portland Drive in Kendal Kendal, UK contra
Portland Drive Trevor Monson
Sat 9 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Harrogate Contra £6-10 Harrogate, UK contra
Fran & Philip Rhodri Davies
Sat 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Contrasaurus Jake Wood
Fri 15 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Ivan Aitken
Fri 15 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£12 London, UK English ceilidh
Sat 23 Birthday Balfolk Cirencester, UK balfolk
Naragonia Quartet Venn
Sat 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Louise Siddons
Wed 27 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Sat 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Contra Dance Nottingham, UK contra
Vertical Expression Seth Tepfer
Sat 30 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK Playford contra
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Rhodri Davies
Sat 30 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
October 2023
Fri 6 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Contrasaurus Seth Tepfer
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Linda Game Band Seth Tepfer
Sun 15 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Fri 20 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£12 London, UK English ceilidh
Wed 25 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Lynne Render
Sat 28 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Nicky McConkey & Adam Rich-Griffin
November 2023
Fri 3 5:00 pm–Sun 5 5:00 pm Skint Ashover, UK W balfolk scandi contra
Fri 3 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Nozzy Rhodri Davies
Sat 11 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance Nottingham, UK contra Playford
Knotted Chord Brian Stanton
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Old Time Contra Band Geoff Cubitt
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 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ashford ceilidh £10-£12 Ashford, UK W English ceilidh
Swing the Bridge John Sweeney
Sat 18 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Wed 22 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk
Sat 25 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
Ali & Mollie Geoff Cubitt
Sat 25 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Folk Saturday Special £10 St Albans, UK contra
December 2023
Sat 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Rhodri Davies
Fri 15 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Knees Up Cecil Sharp £5-£12 London, UK English ceilidh
Sat 16 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK Playford contra
The Falconers Ivan Aitken
Sun 17 6:00 pm– 9:30 pm Bal Crewkerne £4 Crewkerne, UK W balfolk
Wed 27 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Le Bal-en-Rouge free Ockbrook, UK balfolk

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