Folk in East Sussex

Folk Calendar lists 17 sessions, 9 folk club nights, 9 dances, 8 customs and 5 morris practices at 35 venues in East Sussex. Brighton has the most, with 16. Saturday is the busiest night, with 15 of the regular listings.

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Tuesday 1 December to Thursday 31 December

Wednesday 9 December New moon

Friday 11 December

Fri 11 Dec 19:45 23:00
Dance

Christmas Rant

One Church, Brighton, East Sussex
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Saturday 12 December

Sat 12 Dec 17:15 19:00
Dance

Christmas Family Ceilidh

One Church, Brighton, East Sussex
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 12 Dec 19:45 23:00
Dance

Christmas Rant

One Church, Brighton, East Sussex
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Thursday 24 December Cold Moon

Everything listed in East Sussex

Sessions 17

Brighton Shape Note Singing (Last Tuesdays) Brighton · Monthly, last Tuesday at 19:30
Brighton Shape Note Singing (Second Fridays) Brighton · Monthly, 2nd Friday at 19:45
Easy Tiger Irish Trad Night Brighton · Monthly, 2nd Monday at 19:30
Fiddler’s Elbow Irish Session Brighton · Every other Monday at 20:30
Howard Old Time Session Brighton · Every Wednesday at 19:30
Jolly Brewer Irish Session Brighton · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 20:00
Lion and Lobster Irish Session Brighton · Monthly, last Wednesday at 20:00
Mitre Tavern Session Brighton · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 20:00
Old Time Session Brighton Brighton · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Thursday at 19:30
Lamb Folk Club Open Stage Eastbourne · Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 20:00
Dover Castle Irish Session Hanover · Monthly, 1st Tuesday at 20:00
Completely Scuppered Shanty Session Hastings · Every Thursday at 20:30
Hastings Irish Session Hastings · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 20:30
Ancient Mariner Irish Session Hove · Monthly, 1st Thursday at 20:00
Brighton & Hove Bluegrass Jam Hove · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 12:00
Homeward Bound Sea Shanty Session Hove · Monthly, 4th Thursday at 19:30
Lord Nelson Irish Session North Laine · Monthly, last Thursday at 20:00

Folk club nights 9

Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne at Lewes Saturday Folk Club Saturday 24 October 2026 at 19:30
Seb Stone at Lewes Saturday Folk Club Lewes · Saturday 31 October 2026 at 19:30
Dana Robinson at Lamb Folk Club Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 20:00
Sherburn Bartley Sanders at Lewes Saturday Folk Club Lewes · Saturday 7 November 2026 at 19:30
Tim Edey at Lewes Saturday Folk Club Saturday 14 November 2026 at 19:30
Brooks Williams at Lamb Folk Club Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 20:00
Chris Foster at Lewes Saturday Folk Club Lewes · Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:30
Reg Meuross at Lewes Saturday Folk Club Saturday 28 November 2026 at 19:30
Black Strap Molasses at Lamb Folk Club Wednesday 16 December 2026 at 19:30

Dances 9

Christmas Family Ceilidh Brighton · Saturday 12 December 2026 at 17:15
Christmas Rant Brighton · Friday 11 December 2026 at 19:45
Christmas Rant Brighton · Saturday 12 December 2026 at 19:45
Dansez Français Brighton · Saturday 31 October 2026 at 20:00
Dansez Français Brighton · Saturday 28 November 2026
Les Étoiles Bal Brighton · Saturday 2 January 2027
Rant Brighton · Friday 6 November 2026 at 19:45
St Wilfrid’s Hospice Barn Dance Herstmonceux · Saturday 6 March 2027
Mountfield Village Hall Barn Dance Mountfield · Saturday 17 April 2027

Customs 8

Newick Bonfire Newick · Every year on the first Saturday on or after 30 October, 19:30 to 16:00
East Hoathly and Halland Carnival East Hoathly · Every year on the first Saturday on or after 7 November, from 18:30
Battle Bonfire Battle · Every year on the first Saturday on or after 2 November, 19:30 to 22:00
Eastbourne Bonfire Eastbourne · Every year on the first Saturday in October, from 19:15
Heathfield Bonfire Heathfield · Every year on the second Saturday in October, from 19:15
Hastings Borough Bonfire Hastings · Every year on the first Saturday on or after 12 October, 19:15 to 16:00
Seaford Bonfire Seaford · Every year on the third Saturday in October, from 19:15
Hailsham Bonfire Hailsham · Every year on the third Saturday in October, from 19:30

Morris practices 5

Ashdown Forest Morris Men practice Hartfield · Every Wednesday, September to April at 20:30
Hastings RX Morris practice Hastings · Every Monday at 20:00
Blackpowder Morris practice Lewes · Every Thursday, October to April at 19:00
Anderida Border Morris practice Pevensey · Every Wednesday at 19:00
Long Man Morris practice Willingdon · Every Friday, September to May at 20:00

Towns in East Sussex

Brighton (16)
Lewes (7)
Eastbourne (5)
Hastings (4)
Hove (3)
Battle (1)
East Hoathly (1)
Hailsham (1)
Hanover (1)
Hartfield (1)
Heathfield (1)
Herstmonceux (1)
Mountfield (1)
Newick (1)
North Laine (1)
Pevensey (1)
Seaford (1)
Willingdon (1)

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