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Thursday 8 October

Thu 8 Oct 13:00 16:30
Session

Exelby Daylight Folk Club

The Green Dragon, Exelby, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Round the Room
Thu 8 Oct 13:00 16:00
Session

Trinity Folk

17Nineteen, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 8 Oct 13:30 16:30

Session

Westleton Afternoon Session

Westleton Village Hall, Westleton, Suffolk
Thu 8 Oct 19:00 23:00
Session

Cornish Folk Session

The Halfway House, Rame Cross, Cornwall
Thu 8 Oct 19:30 21:30

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Vernon Arms Session

The Vernon Arms, Southrepps, Norfolk
Thu 8 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Ossett Folk Club

Ossett Cricket Club, Ossett, West Yorkshire
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 8 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Darlington Folk Acoustic Club

Rolling Mills Club, Darlington, County Durham
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 8 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Gallowgate Singers Circle

Tyneside Irish Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Thu 8 Oct 19:30 22:30
Session

Loggerheads Folk Session

The Loggerheads, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Thu 8 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Drewe Session

The Drewe Arms, Drewesteignton, Devon
Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

The Bell Session

The Bell, Woodham Ferrers, Essex
- Mixed
Thu 8 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Dun Cow Session

The Dun Cow, Bardwell, Suffolk
- Mixed
Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00

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Mad Cat Session

The Mad Cat, Norwich, Norfolk
Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Panton Arms Irish Session

The Panton Arms, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Tune
- Irish
Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Greyhound Singaround

The Greyhound Inn, Hackforth, North Yorkshire
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Denby Dale Folk Club

Denby Dale Club, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Station House Session

The Station House, Durham, County Durham
- Tune
Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Cumberland Arms Old Time Session

The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Earby Station Folk & Acoustic Night

The Station Hotel, Earby, Lancashire
Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Winster Old Time Session

The Miner’s Standard, Winster, Derbyshire
Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Mitcheldean Folk Club

White Horse Hotel, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire
- Mixed
Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Wallingford Irish Session

Coach & Horses, Wallingford, Oxfordshire
- Tune
- Irish
Thu 8 Oct 20:15 22:15
Session

The Pilot Session

The Pilot, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
- Tune
- Traditional
Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Denbury Folk

Union Inn, Denbury, Devon
- Song
- Round the Room
Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

The Angel Singaround

The Angel & Blue Pig, Lymington, Hampshire
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Completely Scuppered Shanty Session

The Jenny Lind Inn, Hastings, East Sussex
- Song
- Shanties
Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Walnut Tree Session

The Walnut Tree, Chelmsford, Essex
- Mixed
Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

The Welly Folk Club

The Wellington Inn, Wolviston, County Durham
- Mixed
- Traditional
Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Fleetwood Folk Club

The Strawberry Gardens, Fleetwood, Lancashire
Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Union Vaults Informal Session

Union Vaults, Chester, Cheshire
- Mixed
Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Bedford Folk Music Club

Bowls Pavilion, Kempston Hammers Club, Kempston, Bedfordshire
Thu 8 Oct 21:00 23:00
Session

Black Horse Acoustic Session

The Black Horse, Luton, Bedfordshire
- Mixed

Friday 9 October

Fri 9 Oct All day
Custom, day 6 of 8

Ballinasloe October Fair

Sets off from Fair Green, Ballinasloe, County Galway
- Fair or wakes
Fri 9 Oct 12:00 15:00
Session

Three Kings Lunchtime Session

Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire
- Mixed
Fri 9 Oct 14:00 23:00
Custom, day 1 of 8

Hull Fair

Walton Street Fairground, Hull, East Yorkshire
- Fair or wakes
Fri 9 Oct 16:00 23:00
Custom, day 1 of 2

Tewkesbury Mop Fair

Sets off from The Cross, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
- Fair or wakes
- Michaelmas
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Folk Song Session

The Cornish Ancestor Micro Pub, Callington, Cornwall
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 22:30
Session

The Old School Session

The Old School, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Long Melford Folk Club

Cock & Bell, Long Melford, Suffolk
- Mixed
- Round the Room
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Bay Folk Club

The Bay Hotel, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

An Cruiscin Lan Irish Session

The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Ye Olde Cross Friday Session

Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear
- Mixed
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Bastard English Session

Isis Farmhouse, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
Fri 9 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

The Viper Session

The Viper, Ingatestone, Essex
- Mixed

Saturday 10 October New moon

Sat 10 Oct Ballinasloe October Fair day 7 of 8 · All day
Sat 10 Oct 12:00 14:00
Session

QOFF, the Queer Open Friendly Folk Session

Jolly Farmers, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Sat 10 Oct 14:00 16:00

Session

Nags Head Sessions

The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire
Sat 10 Oct Hull Fair day 2 of 8 · 14:00–23:00
Sat 10 Oct Tewkesbury Mop Fair day 2 of 2 · 16:00–23:00
Sat 10 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

White Hart Singaround

The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Singaround
Sat 10 Oct from 19:15
Custom

Heathfield Bonfire

Sets off from Heathfield Community Centre playing fields, East Sussex
Sat 10 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Raveningham Folk Night

Raveningham Centre, Raveningham, Norfolk
- Mixed
Sat 10 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Raising the Rafters

The Saint James Rooms, Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
Sat 10 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Drover’s Folk Club

St Paul’s RC Church Hall, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire
- Song
- Singaround
Sat 10 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Rushwick Folk

Rushwick Village Hall, Rushwick, Worcestershire
- Mixed

Sunday 11 October

Sun 11 Oct All day
Custom, day 1 of 2

Stratford Mop Fair

Sets off from Shakespeare Memorial Fountain, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
- Fair or wakes
- Michaelmas
Sun 11 Oct Ballinasloe October Fair day 8 of 8 · All day
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

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