---
events:
  - name: IVFDF 2022
    details: The Inter-Varsity Folk Dance Festival.
    links:
      - "https://sheffield-ivfdf.org.uk/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/931285487679053/"
    start_date: 2022-02-25
    end_date: 2022-02-27
    country: UK
    city: Sheffield
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - e-ceilidh
      - s-ceilidh
      - ecd
      - scd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Hekety
      - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
      - Bearded Dragons
      - Vertical Expression
      - Bellamira
      - Fourth Road
      - The Rheingans Sisters
      - Vijay Venkat and Mel Biggs
    callers:
      - Liz and Kirsten
      - The NYFTE Group
      - Charlie Turner
      - Daisy Black
      - Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
      - Charlotte Rich-Griffin
      - Lisa Heywood
      - Nisha Lall
    price: £19-£50
    organisation: IVFDF
    source: events/uk/ivfdf.yaml
  - name: Halsway Contra Dance Weekend
    links:
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/contra-weekend/"
    start_date: 2022-06-03
    end_date: 2022-06-05
    country: UK
    city: Halsway
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Contrasaurus
    callers:
      - Jake Wood
      - Charlie Turner
    price: £165-£270
    organisation: Halsway Manor
    source: events/uk/halsway.yaml
  - name: Sidmouth Folk Festival
    links:
      - "https://sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/"
    start_date: 2022-07-29
    end_date: 2022-08-05
    country: UK
    city: Sidmouth
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - contra
      - ecd
      - scd
      - balfolk
      - scandi
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Contrasaurus
      - Nozzy
      - "Belshazzar's Feast"
      - Mollie & Richard
      - Will Allen
      - De Små Grå
      - Joshua Rowe
      - CentralBal
      - Kirkophany
      - Cock and Bull Band
      - Melrose Ceilidh Band
      - Urban Folk Theory
      - Diatonics
      - Out of Hand
      - Threepenny Bit
      - Lasair
      - Jigfoot
      - Bosun Higgs
      - Random
      - "Mrs Midnight's"
      - Frog on a Bike
      - The Barber Band
    callers:
      - Louise Siddons
      - Bob Morgan
      - Charlie Turner
      - Charlotte Rich-Griffin
      - Daisy Black
      - Jake Wood
      - Rhi Davies
      - Rhodri Davies
    price: £64-£340
    organisation: Sidmouth Folk Festival
    source: events/uk/sidmouth.yaml
  - name: Bromyard Folk Festival
    details: "Folk dance and music festival with a 'day' of dance"
    links:
      - "https://bromyardfolkfestival.co.uk/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1628750584279258"
    start_date: 2023-09-07
    end_date: 2023-09-10
    country: UK
    city: Bromyard
    styles:
      - contra
      - e-ceilidh
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Falconers
      - Linda Game Band
      - JV & Folk
      - The Jovial Crew
      - Peeping Tom
      - Tautas Roks
      - Whapweasel
    callers:
      - Mike Courthold
      - Sheena Masson
      - Brian Stanton
      - Charlie Turner
      - Pete Rees
      - Hayden Coates
    organisation: Bromyard Folk Festival
    source: events/uk/bromyard.yaml
  - name: IVFDF 2024
    details: The Inter-Varsity Folk Dance Festival.
    links:
      - "https://ivfdf2024.org.uk/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1574298923068330/"
    start: "2024-02-16T20:30:00+00:00"
    end: "2024-02-18T17:00:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: York
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - e-ceilidh
      - ecd
      - scd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Matt & Ali
      - Bearded Dragons
      - "Blackbeard's Tea Party"
      - Contrary Faeries
      - Emily & Simon
      - FiddlersWreck
      - Portmanteau
      - Shamrock Experience
      - Weaver and Wood
    callers:
      - Ben Couper
      - Colin Hume
      - Charlie Turner
      - Gordon Potts
      - Jack Kanutin
      - Lauren Catlin
      - Michael Jary
      - Rhodri Davies
      - Sam Smith
    organisation: IVFDF
    source: events/uk/ivfdf.yaml
  - name: May Heydays at Evesham
    links:
      - "http://mayheydays.org.uk/"
    start_date: 2024-05-03
    end_date: 2024-05-06
    country: UK
    city: Evesham
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Contrasaurus
      - Emily & Simon
      - Eclectic Regency
      - Mollie & Dave
      - Keeping Thyme
      - Lighthouse
      - Momentum
      - Faren
      - Ygra
    callers:
      - Andrew Swaine
      - Brian Stanton
      - Burt Hunter
      - Charlie Turner
      - Daisy Black
      - Frances Richardson
      - Jeannie Byron-Williams
      - Kathryn Wright
      - David Wright
      - Keith Wood
      - Lynne Render
      - Maureen Knight
      - Paula Evans
      - Rhodri Davies
      - Trevor Monson
      - Will Mentor
    organisation: May Heydays
    source: events/uk/heydays.yaml
  - name: Chippenham Folk Festival
    links:
      - "https://www.chippfolk.co.uk/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/887594332750059/"
    start: "2024-05-24T11:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-05-27T23:45:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Chippenham
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - contra
      - balfolk
      - irish-set
      - scandi
      - scd
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Bearded Dragons
      - Chaotic Good
      - Confluence
      - Contra Sutra
      - Portmanteau
      - The Falconers
      - WillPower
    callers:
      - Bob Morgan
      - Bruce Hamilton
      - Charlie Turner
      - Colin Hume
      - Daisy Black
      - Fee Lock
      - Lynne Render
      - Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
    organisation: Chippenham Folk Festival
    source: events/uk/chippenham.yaml
  - name: Stegastomp
    links:
      - "https://www.contrasaurus.com/stegastomp.html"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/406274311921417/"
    start: "2024-06-28T18:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-06-30T16:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Harbury
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Contrasaurus
    callers:
      - Charlie Turner
      - Andrew Swaine
    price: £50-£110
    organisation: Contrasaurus
    source: events/uk/harbury.yaml
  - name: Contra Holiday in Medieval England
    details: Week long contra dance camp.
    links:
      - "https://contraholiday.net"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/280190711768402/"
    start: "2025-04-02T10:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2025-04-09T08:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Ely
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Wild Asparagus
      - Contrasaurus
    callers:
      - George Marshall
      - Janet Shepherd
      - Terry Doyle
      - Charlie Turner
    price: $1450
    organisation: Contra Holiday
    source: events/uk/ely.yaml