Folk in Derbyshire

Folk Calendar lists 5 morris practices, 4 folk club nights, 4 dances, 4 customs and 3 sessions at 17 venues in Derbyshire. Belper has the most, with 6. Saturday is the busiest night, with 5 of the regular listings.

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Wednesday 21 October to Wednesday 10 February

A quiet few weeks here, so this runs on to Wednesday 10 February.

Today

Wed 21 Oct All day
Custom, day 1 of 5

Ilkeston Charter Fair

Sets off from Market Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
- Fair or wakes
- Harvest and Hiring

Tomorrow

Thu 22 Oct Ilkeston Charter Fair day 2 of 5 · All day

Friday 23 October

Fri 23 Oct Ilkeston Charter Fair day 3 of 5 · All day

Saturday 24 October

Sat 24 Oct Ilkeston Charter Fair day 4 of 5 · All day

Sunday 25 October

Sun 25 Oct Ilkeston Charter Fair day 5 of 5 · 00:00–22:59

Monday 26 October Hunter’s Moon

Saturday 31 October

Hallowe'en

Thursday 5 November

Bonfire Night

Monday 9 November New moon

Wednesday 11 November

Wed 11 Nov All day
Custom, day 1 of 4

Loughborough Fair

Sets off from Devonshire Square, Loughborough, Leicestershire
- Fair or wakes

Thursday 12 November

Thu 12 Nov Loughborough Fair day 2 of 4 · All day

Friday 13 November

Fri 13 Nov Loughborough Fair day 3 of 4 · All day

Saturday 14 November

Sat 14 Nov Loughborough Fair day 4 of 4 · All day

Tuesday 24 November Beaver Moon

Monday 30 November

St Andrew's Day

Saturday 26 December

Sat 26 Dec from 11:00
Custom

Grenoside Sword Dance

Old Harrow Inn, Grenoside, South Yorkshire
Sat 26 Dec 11:00 16:00
Custom

Handsworth Sword Dance

St Mary’s Church, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Dance
- Boxing Day

Tuesday 9 February

Tue 9 Feb 14:00 22:00
Custom, day 1 of 2

Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football

Sets off from Shaw Croft car park, Ashbourne, Derbyshire

Wednesday 10 February

Wed 10 Feb Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football day 2 of 2 · 14:00–22:00

Everything listed in Derbyshire

Morris practices 5

Makeney Morris practice Belper · Every Tuesday at 19:45
Chapel-en-le-Frith Morris practice Chapel-en-le-Frith · Every Monday at 19:30
Chesterfield Garland Dancers practice Chesterfield · Every Tuesday, September to April at 19:30
Ripley Morris practice Fritchley · Every Thursday, September to April at 20:00
Ripley Green Garters practice Ripley · Every Tuesday, September to May at 19:30

Folk club nights 4

Trip at Folk at the Meadows Sunday 25 October 2026 at 20:00
Bonfire Radicals at Folk at the Meadows Friday 13 November 2026 at 20:00
McGoldrick, McCusker and Doyle at Folk at the Meadows Sunday 28 February 2027 at 20:00
Barry Kerr at Folk at the Meadows Friday 12 March 2027 at 20:00

Dances 4

Mumpers Autumn Ceilidh Alvaston · Saturday 24 October 2026 at 19:30
Brampton Community Band Halloween Ceilidh Chesterfield · Saturday 31 October 2026 at 19:30
Derby Mountain Rescue Team Fundraising Ceilidh Matlock · Saturday 16 January 2027
Celtic Showcase and Ceilidh Wirksworth · Saturday 14 November 2026

Customs 4

Ilkeston Charter Fair Ilkeston · Every year on the first Wednesday on or after 15 October, for 5 days, all day
Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football Ashbourne · Every year on Shrove Tuesday, for 2 days, 14:00 to 22:00
Tissington Well Dressing Tissington · Every year on Ascension Day, for 7 days, from 11:00
Castleton Garland Day Castleton · Every year on 29 May, or the Saturday before when that is a Sunday, from 18:30

Sessions 3

First Sunday Folk Bamford · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 19:00
Belper Old Time Session Belper · Every Wednesday at 19:30
Winster Old Time Session Winster · Every Thursday at 20:00

Towns in Derbyshire

Belper (6)
Chesterfield (2)
Alvaston (1)
Ashbourne (1)
Bamford (1)
Castleton (1)
Chapel-en-le-Frith (1)
Fritchley (1)
Ilkeston (1)
Matlock (1)
Ripley (1)
Tissington (1)
Winster (1)
Wirksworth (1)

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