Folk in Dorset

Folk Calendar lists 15 sessions, 14 dances, 9 folk club nights, 8 morris practices and 1 custom at 37 venues in Dorset. Wimborne has the most, with 7. Friday is the busiest night, with 9 of the regular listings.

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Tuesday 1 December to Thursday 31 December

Friday 4 December

Fri 4 Dec 20:00 23:00
Dance

Club Ceilidh Exeter

America Hall, Pinhoe, Devon
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Saturday 5 December

Sat 5 Dec 20:00 23:00
Dance

Barn Dance at the Scott Arms

The Scott Arms, Kingston, Dorset
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Sunday 6 December

Sun 6 Dec 19:00 21:30
Dance

Bal Crewkerne

The Speedwell Hall, Crewkerne, Somerset
- Bal
- Dance

Wednesday 9 December New moon

Friday 11 December

Fri 11 Dec 19:30 22:30
Dance

Kimmeridge Keilidh

Kimmeridge Village Hall at The Etches Collection, Kimmeridge, Dorset
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Saturday 12 December

Sat 12 Dec 19:15 22:15
Dance

d’Accord

St James Church Hall, Exeter, Devon
- Bal
- Dance

Sunday 13 December

Sun 13 Dec 14:15 17:30
Dance

EuroBal Wessex Ibsley

Ibsley Village Hall, Ibsley, Hampshire
- Bal
- Dance

Friday 18 December

Fri 18 Dec 19:30 22:30
Dance

Piddle Valley Barn Dance

Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall, Piddletrenthide, Dorset
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Saturday 19 December

Sat 19 Dec 19:00 22:10
Dance

Festive Ceilidh

Pavilion Dance South West, Bournemouth, Dorset
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 19 Dec 19:30 22:30
Dance

Sturminster Marshall Barn Dance

Sturminster Marshall Memorial Hall, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Thursday 24 December Cold Moon

Thursday 31 December

Thu 31 Dec 20:00 00:30
Dance

New Year’s Eve Ceilidh

Digby Memorial Hall, Sherborne, Dorset
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Everything listed in Dorset

Sessions 15

Bere Regis Jam Bere Regis · Monthly, 1st Monday at 19:00
Blandford American Old-Time Jam Blandford Forum · Monthly, 2nd Monday at 19:30
Corscombe Instrumental Session Corscombe · Monthly, 2nd Tuesday at 19:30
Convivial Rabbit Folk Session Dorchester · Every Sunday at 19:30
Antelope Inn Session Hazelbury Bryan · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 19:00
Marnhull Tunes Session Marnhull · Monthly, 4th and last Sunday at 19:30
Branksome Folk Poole · Monthly, 2nd Sunday at 15:00
Clay Pipe Singaround Poole · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 19:30
Portsmouth Hoy English Session Poole · Monthly, 2nd Wednesday at 20:00
Portsmouth Hoy Irish Session Poole · Monthly, last Wednesday at 20:00
The Old School Session Sturminster Marshall · Monthly, 2nd Friday at 20:00
West Parley Bluegrass Jam West Parley · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 20:00
Globe Inn Session Weymouth · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Thursday at 20:00
Wessex Folk Nite Weymouth · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Wimborne Folk Club at the Allendale Cafe. Wimborne · Every Thursday at 19:00

Dances 14

Festive Ceilidh Bournemouth · Saturday 19 December 2026 at 19:00
Bridport Folk Dance Club Bridport · Every Monday, September to July at 19:20
EuroBal Wessex Dorchester Dorchester · Friday 13 November 2026 at 19:00
EuroBal Wessex Dorchester Dorchester · Friday 8 January 2027 at 19:00
EuroBal Wessex Dorchester Dorchester · Friday 12 March 2027 at 19:00
EuroBal Wessex Dorchester Dorchester · Friday 14 May 2027 at 19:00
The RNLI Wareham Ceilidh Furzebrook · Saturday 14 November 2026 at 19:00
Kimmeridge Keilidh Kimmeridge · Friday 27 November 2026 at 19:30
Kimmeridge Keilidh Kimmeridge · Friday 11 December 2026 at 19:30
Barn Dance at the Scott Arms Kingston · Saturday 5 December 2026 at 20:00
A Night of Ceilidh Parkstone · Friday 30 October 2026 at 19:00
Piddle Valley Barn Dance Piddletrenthide · Friday 18 December 2026 at 19:30
New Year’s Eve Ceilidh Sherborne · Thursday 31 December 2026 at 20:00
Sturminster Marshall Barn Dance Sturminster Marshall · Saturday 19 December 2026 at 19:30

Folk club nights 9

Four Gone Confusion, Rich Spears and Steve Perring at Brunny Folk Monday 26 October 2026 at 19:00
Four Gone Confusion, Stewart Dalgliesh and David McKenzie at Bere Regis Folk Night Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 20:00
Winter Wilson at Wessex Acoustic Folk Club Friday 6 November 2026 at 20:00
Ryan Young at Bridport Folk Society Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:00
Mostly Harmless, Jo Morris & Steve Hindle, Sailor V and Allan Winter at Brunny Folk Monday 23 November 2026 at 19:00
Chimney Fish, Robin Greenwood and Anita Law at Bere Regis Folk Night Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 20:00
Paul and Polly at Bere Regis Folk Night Tuesday 8 December 2026 at 20:00
Wacian and Just Us at Brunny Folk Monday 14 December 2026 at 19:00
TRADarrr at Wessex Acoustic Folk Club Blandford Forum · Friday 29 January 2027 at 20:00

Morris practices 8

Wessex Morris Men practice Charminster · Every Monday, September to April at 19:30
Southern Star practice Corfe Mullen · Every Monday, September to June at 19:30
Anonymous Morris practice Poole · Every Thursday at 19:30
Lyme Morris practice Uplyme · Every Wednesday, October to April at 18:00
Frome Valley Morris practice Weymouth · Every Thursday, September to April at 19:00
Bourne River Morris practice Wimborne · Every Thursday, September to April at 20:00
Hobos Morris practice Wimborne · Every Tuesday, September to April at 19:30
Quayside Cloggies practice Wimborne · Every Monday, September to May at 19:30

Customs 1

Pack Monday Fair Sherborne · Every year on the first Monday on or after 11 October, 08:00 to 22:00

Towns in Dorset

Wimborne (7)
Dorchester (5)
Poole (5)
Bere Regis (4)
Blandford Forum (3)
Weymouth (3)
Bridport (2)
Kimmeridge (2)
Sherborne (2)
Sturminster Marshall (2)
Bournemouth (1)
Charminster (1)
Corfe Mullen (1)
Corscombe (1)
Furzebrook (1)
Hazelbury Bryan (1)
Kingston (1)
Marnhull (1)
Parkstone (1)
Piddletrenthide (1)
Uplyme (1)
West Parley (1)

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