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Friday 16 October

Fri 16 Oct 12:00 15:00
Session

Three Kings Lunchtime Session

Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire
- Mixed
Fri 16 Oct 13:00 16:00
Session

Shepherds Hall Afternoon Session

Shepherds Hall Ale House & Victoria Rooms, Chorley, Lancashire
- Tune
- Traditional
Fri 16 Oct 14:00 23:00
Custom, day 7 of 8

Hull Fair

Walton Street Fairground, Hull, East Yorkshire
- Fair or wakes
Fri 16 Oct 17:00 22:00
Custom, day 1 of 2

Warwick Mop

Sets off from Market Place, Warwick, Warwickshire
Fri 16 Oct 18:00 22:00
Custom, day 2 of 3

Yarm Fair

Sets off from High Street, Yarm, North Yorkshire
Fri 16 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Free Folk Fridays

The Lounge Bar, Alton, Hampshire
- Song
- Singaround
Fri 16 Oct 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Dartington Morris practice

Dartington Primary School, Totnes, Devon
Fri 16 Oct 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Pigsty Morris practice

Kelvin Players Hall, Bristol, Bristol
Fri 16 Oct 19:30 21:00
Morris Practice

Leek Morris practice

Westwood First School, Leek, Staffordshire
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Folk Song Session

The Cornish Ancestor Micro Pub, Callington, Cornwall
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Bay Folk Club

The Bay Hotel, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

An Cruiscin Lan Irish Session

The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Ye Olde Cross Friday Session

Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear
- Mixed
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Somers Traditional Folk Club

Bishop Allenby Hall, Worcester, Worcestershire
- Mixed
- Traditional
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Isis Irish Session

Isis Farmhouse, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Welwyn Session

The Brocket Arms, Welwyn, Hertfordshire
- Mixed
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Greensleeves Morris Men practice

South Wimbledon Community Centre, London, Greater London
- Cotswold
- The Morris Ring
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Long Man Morris practice

Willingdon Church Hall, Willingdon, East Sussex
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Hook Eagle Morris practice

Elizabeth Hall, Hook, Hampshire
- Border
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Jockey Morris practice

Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham, West Midlands
- The Morris Ring
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 21:30
Morris Practice

Ely and Littleport Riot practice

Centre E, Ely, Cambridgeshire
Fri 16 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Chequers Session

The Chequers, Roxwell, Essex
- Mixed
Fri 16 Oct 21:00 23:00
Session

Chesham Session

The Gamekeepers Lodge, Chesham, Buckinghamshire
- Mixed

Saturday 17 October

Sat 17 Oct All day
Custom, day 4 of 4

Banbury Michaelmas Fair

Sets off from Market Place, Banbury, Oxfordshire
Sat 17 Oct from 12:00
Custom

Marlborough Big Mop

Sets off from High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire
Sat 17 Oct 14:00 16:00

Session

Nags Head Sessions

The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire
Sat 17 Oct Hull Fair day 8 of 8 · 14:00–23:00
Sat 17 Oct Warwick Mop day 2 of 2 · 17:00–22:00
Sat 17 Oct Yarm Fair day 3 of 3 · 18:00–22:00
Sat 17 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

White Hart Singaround

The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Singaround
Sat 17 Oct 19:15 16:00
Custom

Hastings Borough Bonfire

Sets off from Beach opposite Pelham Crescent, Hastings, East Sussex
Sat 17 Oct from 19:15
Custom

Seaford Bonfire

Sets off from Martello Fields, Seaford, East Sussex
Sat 17 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Cheviot Folk Club

Star Inn, Harbottle, Northumberland
- Song
- Singaround
Sat 17 Oct from 19:30
Custom

Hailsham Bonfire

Sets off from Western Road Recreation Ground, Hailsham, East Sussex
Sat 17 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Eli’s Traditional Singaround

Eli’s (The Rose and Crown), Huish Episcopi, Somerset

Sunday 18 October

Folklore from the old calendars

Horn Fair No longer kept KentA three-day fair was held at Charlton on St Luke's Day, where visitors wore horns in their hats and rams' horns, horn toys and even horned gingerbread were sold.
Whip-dog Day at York No longer kept YorkshireDrake wrote in his history of York that St Luke's Day was known in the city as Whip-dog Day, because the schoolboys whipped every dog they found in the streets.
St Luke’s ointment Lore and belief EnglandThe chapbook Mother Bunch's Closet Newly Broke Open held that St Luke's Day was better than St Agnes's for seeing a future husband.
The New Forest keepers’ offerings to St Luke No longer kept Gloucestershire, Hampshire, WiltshireAt St Luke's-tide the keepers and foresters of the New Forest came every year to St Luke's chapel at Stoke Verdon, in the parish of Broad Chalke, to make offerings for luck with their game, deer and cattle.
The ladle in a sling at York Dish Fair No longer kept YorkshireOn St Luke's Day a fair for small wares was held in York, commonly called Dish Fair from the wooden dishes and ladles brought to it.

Sun 18 Oct 11:00 13:00
Morris Practice

Wantsum Morris Men practice

Old Schools Hall, Minster, Kent
- Cotswold
- The Morris Ring
Sun 18 Oct 12:00 14:00
Session

Tap and Spile Sunday Session

Tap and Spile, Morpeth, Northumberland
- Mixed
- Traditional
Sun 18 Oct 13:00 17:00
Session

Providence Sunday Session

The Providence Inn, Plymouth, Devon
Sun 18 Oct 13:30 15:30
Session

Red Shed Free Session

The Red Shed, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Sun 18 Oct 13:30 16:30
Session

Pennine Folk Club

Stocksmoor Village Hall, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Sun 18 Oct 13:30 15:30
Morris Practice

Ledbury Morris practice

The Royal Oak, Much Marcle, Herefordshire
Sun 18 Oct 14:00 16:00
Session

Polka Hop Traditional Session

The Polka Hop, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Traditional
Sun 18 Oct 14:00 17:00
Session

Bia Sunday Irish Session

Bia Cafe Bar, Levenshulme, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 18 Oct 14:30 16:30
Session

Taunton Sunday Folktunes Session

The Lawns Social Club, Taunton, Somerset
Sun 18 Oct 14:30 16:30
Session

House of Hop Folk Music Session

House of Hop, Darlington, County Durham
- Tune
- Traditional
Sun 18 Oct 14:30 16:30
Session

Abingdon Song Session

The Punch Bowl, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
- Song
Sun 18 Oct 15:00 18:00
Session

Traditional Music and Song Session

Seven Stars, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Mixed
Sun 18 Oct 15:00 17:30
Session

Southampton Traditional Music Session

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

Folk at Weybourne

Weybourne Village Hall, Weybourne, Norfolk
- Mixed
Sun 18 Oct 15:00 18:00
Session

Caledonia Sunday Session

The Caledonia, Liverpool, Merseyside
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 18 Oct 16:00 18:00
Session

Liverpool Irish Centre Session

Liverpool Irish Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 18 Oct 16:30 18:30
Session

Oxford Sunday Social Folk Session

The Lamb & Flag, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
Sun 18 Oct 17:00 20:00
Session

John Peel Centre Folk Session

The Bar, John Peel Centre, Stowmarket, Suffolk
- Mixed
Sun 18 Oct 17:00 19:00
Session

Minerva Sessions

The Minerva, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Sun 18 Oct 18:00 20:30
Session

Hadleigh Session

The King’s Head, Hadleigh, Suffolk
- Mixed
Sun 18 Oct 18:00 20:00
Session

Fox and Goose Acoustic Sundays

The Fox and Goose, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
Sun 18 Oct 18:45 21:15
Morris Practice

Mortimer’s Morris practice

St John’s Church Community Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Sun 18 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

The Woodlands Singaround

The Woodlands, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
- Song
- Singaround
Sun 18 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Scottish Open Session

The Chemic Tavern, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Tune
- Scottish
Sun 18 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Bowling Green Irish Session

Bowling Green Hotel, Chorlton, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 18 Oct 19:00 21:00
Morris Practice

Golden Star Morris practice

St Catherine’s Church Hall, Norwich, Norfolk
Sun 18 Oct 19:00 21:00
Morris Practice

Way of the Wyrd practice

Thorpe Acre Church Hall, Loughborough, Leicestershire
- Border
- The Morris Federation
Sun 18 Oct 19:30 22:30
Session

Convivial Rabbit Folk Session

Convivial Rabbit, Dorchester, Dorset
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Sun 18 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Green Man Sunday Session

The Green Man, Liverpool, Merseyside
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 18 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Wolverton Acoustic Club

The MADCAP Theatre, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Sun 18 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Faversham Celtic Session

The Phoenix Tavern, Faversham, Kent
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 18 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

The Monkey Folk Club

Monkseaton Arms, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
- Song
- Singaround
Sun 18 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Half Moon Irish Session

The Half Moon, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
- Irish
Sun 18 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Mostly English Tunes Session

The Plum Pudding, Milton, Oxfordshire
- Tune
- English
Sun 18 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Informal English Session

The Bell, Ducklington, Oxfordshire
- Tune
- English
Sun 18 Oct 20:00 21:30
Morris Practice

Flag and Bone Gang practice

St John’s Church Hall, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
- The Morris Federation
- Mixed
Sun 18 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

King William IV Session

King William IV, Black Notley, Essex
- Mixed
Sun 18 Oct 21:00 23:00
Session

West Malvern Session

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

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