What’s on: folk sessions, morris, customs and folklore

Friday 18 December

• Fri 18 Dec 18:30 21:30

  Dance

  DIY Ceilidh

  The Lubber Fiend, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Ceilidh
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• Fri 18 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Dance

  Piddle Valley Barn Dance

  Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall, Piddletrenthide, Dorset

  • Ceilidh
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• Fri 18 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Dance

  Tees Valley Ceilidhs

  Worsall Village Hall, Low Worsall, North Yorkshire

  • Ceilidh
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• Fri 18 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Dance

  Ceilidh at the Coast

  Whitley Bay Big Local, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear

  • Ceilidh
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• Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00

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  Club Ceilidh Plymouth

  Stoke Damerel Church, Plymouth, Devon

  • Ceilidh
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• Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00

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  Knees Up Cecil Sharp Ceilidh

  Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London

  • Ceilidh
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• Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00

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  Ketton French Dance

  Brewery House Studio, Ketton, Rutland

  • Bal
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• Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:15

  Dance

  Cambridge Contra Dance

  St Andrew’s Hall, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire

  • Contra
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Saturday 19 December

Happy birthday to Ronald Hutton (73 today) and Tommy Sands (81 today)

• Sat 19 Dec 14:00 17:00

  Dance

  A Very Merry Family Christmas Ceilidh

  The Glasshouse, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

  • Ceilidh
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• Sat 19 Dec 19:00 22:10

  Dance

  Festive Ceilidh

  Pavilion Dance South West, Bournemouth, Dorset

  • Ceilidh
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• Sat 19 Dec 19:30 22:30

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  Sturminster Marshall Barn Dance

  Sturminster Marshall Memorial Hall, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

  • Ceilidh
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• Sat 19 Dec 19:30 23:00

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  SHOCC Dances

  The Hilt (Hiltingbury Community Centre), Chandler's Ford, Hampshire

  • Ceilidh
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• Sat 19 Dec 19:30 22:30

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  Mumpers Festive Frolics

  Kegworth Village Hall, Kegworth, Leicestershire

  • Ceilidh
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• Sat 19 Dec 19:30 22:30

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  Christmas Ceilidh

  The Glasshouse, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

  • Ceilidh
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• Sat 19 Dec 20:00 23:30

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  Cut A Shine Winter Ceilidh

  The Round Chapel, London, Greater London

  • Ceilidh
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Sunday 20 December

Happy birthday to Billy Bragg (69 today)

• Sun 20 Dec 13:30 17:00

  Dance

  Les Batons

  Hollingbourne Village Hall, Hollingbourne, Kent

  Cancelled No bal in December

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• Sun 20 Dec 19:30 22:30

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  Bristol French Tunes and Dancing

  The Merchant of Cotham, Bristol, Bristol

  • Bal
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• Sun 20 Dec 19:30 22:00

  Dance

  York Ceilidh Club

  St Aelred’s Church Hall, York, North Yorkshire

  • Ceilidh
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Wednesday 23 December

Happy birthday to Karine Polwart (56 today)

• Wed 23 Dec 20:15 23:15

  Dance

  Grand Ceilidh Club

  Royal Naval Association, Southend-on-Sea, Essex

  • Ceilidh
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Thursday 24 December🌕 Cold Moon

Happy birthday to Siân James (65 today)

Born on this day: Willie Clancy (1918)