Dance

Saturday 31 October

• Sat 31 Oct 10:00 15:00

  Custom

  Hop tu Naa Festival at Cregneash

  Cregneash Folk Village, Cregneash, Isle of Man

  • Dance
  • Hallowe'en
  • Charms and Luck
  
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Monday 9 November🌑 New moon

Tuesday 24 November🌕 Beaver Moon

Wednesday 9 December🌑 New moon

Thursday 24 December🌕 Cold Moon

Saturday 26 December

• Sat 26 Dec 10:30 12:00

  Custom

  Hunt the Wren

  The Woodbourne, Douglas, Isle of Man

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • Boxing Day
  • Animal Customs
  
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• Sat 26 Dec from 11:00

  Custom

  Grenoside Sword Dance

  Old Harrow Inn, Grenoside, South Yorkshire

  • Dance
  • Boxing Day
  • Christmas and New Year
  
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• Sat 26 Dec 11:00 16:00

  Custom

  Handsworth Sword Dance

  St Mary’s Church, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Dance
  • Boxing Day
  
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• Sat 26 Dec 11:15 14:15

  Custom

  Headington Quarry Boxing Day Mummers

  Masons Arms, Headington Quarry, Oxfordshire

  • Dance
  • Mumming play
  • Boxing Day
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Friday 1 January

• Fri 1 Jan 11:50 13:00

  Custom

  Monkseaton Morris New Year’s Day Dance

  The Ship, Monkseaton, Tyne and Wear

  • Dance
  • Mumming play
  • Christmas and New Year
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Thursday 7 January🌑 New moon

Saturday 9 January

• Sat 9 Jan 17:30 21:00

  Custom

  Much Marcle Wassail at Westons

  Westons Cider Visitor Centre, Much Marcle, Herefordshire

  • Dance
  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Wassail
  • Wassailing
  • Fire Customs
  • Food and Drink
  • Plant and Tree Lore
  
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Monday 11 January

• Mon 11 Jan 16:30 22:00

  Custom

  Balsham Plough Monday

  Sets off from Prince’s Close, Balsham, Cambridgeshire

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • Plough Monday
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Friday 15 January

• Fri 15 Jan All day

  Custom, day 1 of 3

  Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival

  Manor Leisure Centre, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire

  • Dance
  • Fire
  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • Plough Monday
  • Animal Customs
  • Fire Customs
  
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Saturday 16 January

• Sat 16 Jan Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival day 2 of 3 · All day
• Sat 16 Jan 09:30 16:00

  Custom

  Goathland Plough Stots Day of Dance

  Goathland Community Hub, Goathland, North Yorkshire

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • Plough Monday
  
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Sunday 17 January

• Sun 17 Jan Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival day 3 of 3 · All day

Friday 22 January🌕 Wolf Moon

Saturday 23 January

• Sat 23 Jan 12:30 18:00

  Custom

  Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd

  Chepstow Museum, Chepstow, Monmouthshire

  • Dance
  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • Wassail
  • Wassailing
  • Animal Customs
  • Plant and Tree Lore
  
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Saturday 6 February🌑 New moon

Saturday 20 February🌕 Snow Moon

Monday 8 March🌑 New moon

Monday 22 March🌕 Worm Moon

Saturday 27 March

• Sat 27 Mar 09:00 19:00

  Custom

  Britannia Coconut Dancers

  Old Travellers Rest, Bacup, Lancashire

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • Easter
  
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Tuesday 6 April🌑 New moon

Tuesday 20 April🌕 Pink Moon

Saturday 1 May

• Sat 1 May from 06:00

  Custom

  Oxford May Morning

  Sets off from High Street by Magdalen Tower, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Dance
  • May Day
  
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• Sat 1 May from 10:00

  Custom

  Padstow May Day

  Golden Lion Hotel, Padstow, Cornwall

  • Dance
  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • May Day
  • Animal Customs
  
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• Sat 1 May 13:30 16:00

  Custom

  Knutsford Royal May Day

  Sets off from Knutsford Heath, Cheshire

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • May Day
  • Children's Customs
  
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Monday 3 May

• Mon 3 May 10:00 16:00

  Custom

  Holywood May Day

  Sets off from The Maypole, Holywood, County Down

  • Dance
  • Fair or wakes
  • May Day
  • Children's Customs
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• Mon 3 May 12:00 15:00

  Custom

  Laa Boaldyn at Cregneash

  Cregneash Folk Village, Cregneash, Isle of Man

  • Dance
  • May Day
  • Charms and Luck
  • Ghosts and the Supernatural
  • Plant and Tree Lore
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• Mon 3 May from 13:30

  Custom

  Ickwell May Day

  Sets off from Ickwell Green, Bedfordshire

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • May Day
  
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Thursday 6 May🌑 New moon

Saturday 8 May

• Sat 8 May from 07:00

  Custom

  Helston Flora Day

  Guildhall, Helston, Cornwall

  • Dance
  • Mumming play
  • Procession
  • May Day
  • Plant and Tree Lore
  
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Thursday 20 May🌕 Flower Moon

Saturday 29 May

• Sat 29 May from 18:30

  Custom

  Castleton Garland Day

  Sets off from Market Place, Castleton, Derbyshire

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • Oak Apple Day
  • Plant and Tree Lore
  
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Friday 4 June🌑 New moon

Saturday 19 June🌕 Strawberry Moon

Sunday 4 July🌑 New moon

• Sun 4 Jul from 18:30

  Custom

  Whalton Baal Fire

  Sets off from Whalton village green, Northumberland

  • Dance
  • Fire
  • Midsummer
  • Fire Customs
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Sunday 18 July🌕 Buck Moon

Monday 2 August🌑 New moon

Tuesday 17 August🌕 Sturgeon Moon

Tuesday 31 August🌑 New moon

Saturday 4 September

• Sat 4 Sep 10:00 18:00

  Custom, day 1 of 2

  Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing

  St John the Evangelist Church, Warley, West Yorkshire

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • Plant and Tree Lore
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Sunday 5 September

• Sun 5 Sep Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing day 2 of 2 · 10:00–18:00

Monday 6 September

• Mon 6 Sep 08:00 16:00

  Custom

  Abbots Bromley Horn Dance

  St Nicholas Church, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire

  • Dance
  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • Animal Customs
  
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Wednesday 15 September🌕 Harvest Moon

Thursday 30 September🌑 New moon

Friday 15 October🌕 Hunter’s Moon