Folk Calendar

Saturday 31 October

Hallowe'en

Happy birthday to Tom Paxton (89 today)

Sat 31 Oct 10:00 15:00
Custom

Hop tu Naa Festival at Cregneash

Cregneash Folk Village, Cregneash, Isle of Man
Sat 31 Oct 11:00 14:00
Session

Camberwell Green URC Scottish Session

Camberwell Green United Reformed Church Hall, London, Greater London
Sat 31 Oct 13:00 15:00
Session

Traditional Celtic Session

Globe Inn, Looe, Cornwall

Maintained
Sat 31 Oct 13:00 16:00
Session

Edinburgh Intermediate Trad Session

Leith Depot, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 31 Oct 13:00 16:00
Dance

Halloween Family Barn Dance

The Round Chapel, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 31 Oct 14:00 16:00

Session

Nags Head Sessions

The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire

Sat 31 Oct 14:00 16:00
Session

Howl at the Moon Saturday Session

Howl at the Moon, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 31 Oct 14:00 18:00
Session

Fagan’s Saturday Afternoon Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Sat 31 Oct 14:00 16:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Saturday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 31 Oct 15:00 17:00
Session

Wandering Palate Irish Folk Jam

Wandering Palate, Eccles, Greater Manchester
Sat 31 Oct 15:00 18:00
Session

Seamus’s Saturday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 31 Oct 15:00 18:00
Session

Dougal’s Saturday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 31 Oct 16:00 18:00
Session

Fox Haggerston Saturday Session

The Fox, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 31 Oct from 17:30
Custom

Samhain Fire at Athboy

Sets off from Fair Green, Athboy, County Meath
Sat 31 Oct 18:30 22:30
Custom

Samhuinn Fire Festival

Sets off from Calton Hill, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 31 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

White Hart Singaround

The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Singaround
Sat 31 Oct from 19:00
Custom

Derry Halloween Carnival Parade

Sets off from Guildhall Square, Derry, County Londonderry
- Procession
- Hallowe'en
Sat 31 Oct 19:00 22:30
Dance

Halloween Barn Dance at the Hop Shed

The Hop Shed at Macknade, Faversham, Kent
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 31 Oct 19:00 23:00
Dance

Halloween Ceilidh Dance

Glanton Memorial Hall, Glanton, Northumberland
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 31 Oct 19:30 16:00
Custom

Newick Bonfire

Sets off from The Green, Newick, East Sussex
Sat 31 Oct 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Tom Bliss and Slide at Gregson Lane Folk Club

Gregson Lane Community Centre, Preston, Lancashire
Sat 31 Oct 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Seb Stone at Lewes Saturday Folk Club

Lewes Arms, Lewes, East Sussex
Sat 31 Oct 19:30 22:30
Dance

Ceilidh Bal with Sunbird

Trinity Rooms Community Hub, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Sat 31 Oct 19:30 22:30
Dance

Halloween Ceilidh for Whitstable Jack-in-the-Green

St Mary’s Hall (Umbrella Centre), Whitstable, Kent
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 31 Oct 19:30 23:00
Dance

Leeds Contra

St Chads Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Contra
- Dance
Sat 31 Oct 19:30 22:30
Dance

Brampton Community Band Halloween Ceilidh

Loundsley Green Community Centre, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 31 Oct 19:30 23:00
Dance

Pink Pony Ceilidh Club Halloween Party

Stretford Public Hall, Stretford, Greater Manchester
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 31 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Sir Colin Campbell Saturday Session

Sir Colin Campbell, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 31 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

George and Dragon Acton Session

George and Dragon, London, Greater London
Sat 31 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Kasai Masai at Nailsea Folk Club

Nailsea Tithe Barn, Nailsea, Somerset
Sat 31 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Rag Mama Rag at Fanny’s Roving Folk Club

Fanny H.Q., Langport, Somerset
Sat 31 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Dallahan at North Shropshire Folk

Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Whitchurch, Shropshire
Sat 31 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Sesiwn Rowen

Tŷ Gwyn, Rowen, Conwy
Sat 31 Oct 20:00 23:00
Dance

Exeter Ceilidhs

Kenn Centre, Kennford, Devon
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 31 Oct 20:00 23:00
Dance

Dansez Français

Patcham Memorial Hall, Brighton, East Sussex
- Bal
- Dance
Sat 31 Oct 20:00 23:30
Dance

Cut A Shine Halloween Barn Dance

The Round Chapel, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 31 Oct 20:00 23:00
Dance

CeilidhSoc Ceilidh

The Edge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 31 Oct 20:00 23:00
Dance

Contrabridge

Stoneyard Centre, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Contra
- Dance
Sat 31 Oct 20:30 23:30
Session

Fagan’s Saturday Evening Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
Sat 31 Oct 21:00 23:00
Session

Hanover Arms Irish Session

The Hanover Arms, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 31 Oct 21:00 23:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Saturday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 31 Oct 21:30 23:30
Session

Royal Oak Saturday Folk Session

Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

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Saturday 31 October

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