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Grenoside Sword Dance

Every year on 26 December, or the Monday after when that is a Sunday ยท From 11:00

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Saturday 26 December 2026, From 11:00

Free

Where

Old Harrow Inn

163 Main Street
Grenoside
South Yorkshire
S35 8PP
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Six dancers in clogs, linked in a ring by their swords, perform a long sword dance led by a captain, who is ritually beheaded when the swords are locked round his neck. Visiting teams dance too, and local carols are sung afterwards.

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grenosidesworddancers.apwb.com

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