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Sunday 11 October

Sun 11 Oct 09:30 16:00
Custom

World Conker Championships

Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick, Northamptonshire
- Custom game
Sun 11 Oct 11:00 12:00
Custom

Harvest of the Sea at St Mary-at-Hill

St Mary-at-Hill, London, Greater London
Sun 11 Oct 12:00 14:00
Session

Tap and Spile Sunday Session

Tap and Spile, Morpeth, Northumberland
- Mixed
- Traditional
Sun 11 Oct 13:00 16:00
Session

Sunday at Gulp Fiction

Gulp Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
Sun 11 Oct 14:00 16:00
Session

Jacob’s Well Irish Session

Jacob’s Well, Bradford, West Yorkshire
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 11 Oct 14:00 17:00
Session

Bia Sunday Irish Session

Bia Cafe Bar, Levenshulme, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 11 Oct 14:30 16:30
Session

Grove Slow Session

The Bell Inn, Grove, Oxfordshire
Sun 11 Oct 15:00 17:30
Session

Southampton Traditional Music Session

Raven and Bine, Southampton, Hampshire
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 11 Oct 15:00 18:00
Session

Harbour Room Singaround

The Harbour Room, Blakeney, Norfolk
- Song
- Singaround
Sun 11 Oct 15:00 17:00
Session

Pele Tower Session

The Pele Tower, Corbridge, Northumberland
- Tune
- Traditional
Sun 11 Oct 15:00 18:00
Session

Caledonia Sunday Session

The Caledonia, Liverpool, Merseyside
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 11 Oct 16:00 19:00
Session

Red Lion Sunday Session

The Red Lion, Kenninghall, Norfolk
- Mixed
Sun 11 Oct 17:00 19:00
Session

Minerva Sessions

The Minerva, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Sun 11 Oct 18:00 21:00
Session

White Hart Singaround

The White Hart, Wiveliscombe, Somerset
- Song
- Singaround
Sun 11 Oct 18:00 21:00
Session

King’s Arms Tunes Session

The King’s Arms, Shouldham, Norfolk
- Tune
Sun 11 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Frog & Ferret Session

The Frog & Ferret, Spennymoor, County Durham
- Tune
- Traditional
Sun 11 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Bowling Green Irish Session

Bowling Green Hotel, Chorlton, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 11 Oct 19:30 23:00
Session

Drake Sunday Session

Drake Manor Inn, Buckland Monachorum, Devon
- Mixed
- Traditional
Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:30
Session

Convivial Rabbit Folk Session

Convivial Rabbit, Dorchester, Dorset
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:30
Session

Duton Hill Acoustic Music Session

Three Horseshoes, Duton Hill, Essex
- Mixed
Sun 11 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Queen’s Folk Club

The Queen’s Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Singaround
Sun 11 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Sing & Sup

The Smithy Inn, Holme, Cumbria
- Song
- Singaround
Sun 11 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Green Man Sunday Session

The Green Man, Liverpool, Merseyside
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 11 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Wolverton Acoustic Club

The MADCAP Theatre, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Sun 11 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Castle Cary Round the Room Session

The George Hotel, Castle Cary, Somerset
- Mixed
- Round the Room
Sun 11 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Bekesbourne Celtic Session

The Unicorn, Bekesbourne, Kent
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 11 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

The Monkey Folk Club

Monkseaton Arms, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
- Song
- Singaround
Sun 11 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Half Moon Irish Session

The Half Moon, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
- Irish
Sun 11 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Session in Eynsham

The Queens Head, Eynsham, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
Sun 11 Oct 20:30 23:00
Session

Doddington English Dance Music Session

Chequers Inn, Doddington, Kent
- Tune
- English
Sun 11 Oct 21:00 23:00
Session

West Malvern Session

West Malvern Social Club, Malvern, Worcestershire
- Tune
- Beginners welcome

Monday 12 October

Mon 12 Oct All day
Custom, day 2 of 2

Stratford Mop Fair

Sets off from Shakespeare Memorial Fountain, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
- Fair or wakes
- Michaelmas
Mon 12 Oct All day
Custom

Abingdon Runaway Fair

Sets off from Market Place, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
- Fair or wakes
- Michaelmas
Mon 12 Oct 08:00 22:00
Custom

Pack Monday Fair

Sets off from The Conduit, Sherborne, Dorset
Mon 12 Oct 12:30 14:30
Session

Hartlepool Folk Club

The Causeway, Hartlepool, County Durham
- Song
- Singaround
Mon 12 Oct 14:00 23:00
Custom, day 3 of 8

Hull Fair

Walton Street Fairground, Hull, East Yorkshire
- Fair or wakes
Mon 12 Oct 14:30 16:30
Session

The Company of the Blaxhall Ship

The Ship Inn, Blaxhall, Suffolk
Mon 12 Oct 14:30 16:30
Session

St Werburgh’s Informal Session

St Werburgh’s Parish Centre, Chester, Cheshire
- Mixed
Mon 12 Oct 19:00 23:00
Session

Folk Klub

The Cornish Bank, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Mixed
Mon 12 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Nightingale Session

The Nightingale, Romsey, Hampshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Mon 12 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Merchant Folk Session

The Merchant, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
Mon 12 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

The Auckland Shanty Singers

Elm Road Social Club, Shildon, County Durham
- Song
- Shanties
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 23:00
Session

Come all ye

The Dolphin, Plymouth, Devon
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 22:00
Session

Blandford American Old-Time Jam

The Royal British Legion Club, Blandford Forum, Dorset
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Rumsey Wells Session

The Rumsey Wells, Norwich, Norfolk
- Tune
- Advanced Session
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Stockton Folk Club

The Moline Cross, Norton Cricket Club, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Steeltown Session

The Grey Horse, Consett, County Durham
Mon 12 Oct 19:45 22:45

Session

General Townsend Monday Session

General Townsend British Legion Club, Fakenham, Norfolk
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

New Wheel Acoustic Singaround

The New Wheel Inn, Pennington, Hampshire
- Song
- Singaround
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Godalming Session

The Star Inn, Godalming, Surrey
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Salt Water and Beer Shanty Session

The Blue Boar Hotel, Maldon, Essex
- Song
- Shanties
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Fakenham Old Time Session

The Crown, Fakenham, Norfolk
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Red Dog Acoustic and Folk Night

The Red Dog, Cloughton, North Yorkshire
- Song
- Singaround
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Folk at the Grove

The Grove Inn, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Old Star Session

The Old Star, East Keswick, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Elm Tree Monday Session

Ye Olde Elm Tree, Durham, County Durham
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Bridge Folk Club

The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Song
- Singaround
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Mariners & Marras

Enigma Tap, North Shields, Tyne and Wear
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Acoustic Mondays

The Ring O’ Bells, Kendal, Cumbria
- Mixed
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

The Edinburgh Monday Session

The Edinburgh, Liverpool, Merseyside
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Fox Acoustic Nights

The Fox Inn, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
- Mixed
- Singaround
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Cheltenham Folk Club

Sandford Park Alehouse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- Mixed
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Half Moon Sing Around

The Half Moon, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Song
- Round the Room
Mon 12 Oct 20:30 23:00
Session

Cornish Traditional Music Session

The Countryman Inn, Redruth, Cornwall
- Tune
- Cornish
Mon 12 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Ring O’Bells Singaround

Ring O’Bells Inn, Wookey, Somerset
- Song
- Singaround

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