Folk in Essex

Folk Calendar lists 18 sessions, 10 folk club nights, 7 morris practices and 1 dance at 26 venues in Essex. Colchester has the most, with 14. Wednesday is the busiest night, with 6 of the regular listings.

Get folk in Essex by email

Tuesday 1 December to Thursday 31 December

Thursday 3 December

Thu 3 Dec 19:00 22:00

Folk club night

Tom Moore Quartet at Hackney Folk Club

Chats Palace, London, Greater London

Sunday 6 December

Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Amit Dattani and Steph Saunders at Walthamstow Folk Club

Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London, Greater London

Monday 7 December

Mon 7 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Winter Wonderband at Colchester Folk Club

Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, Essex

Wednesday 9 December New moon

Thursday 10 December

Thu 10 Dec 19:45 21:45
Session

Bowes Park Folk Club Open Mic

Mum’s Bistro, London, Greater London
- Mixed
Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

DnA, Colin Frid, Why Not, The Larks, Aliphi and Mark Dellar at The Acoustic Club

South Mill Arts Centre, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Sunday 13 December

Sun 13 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Robb Johnson and the Xmas Irregulars at Walthamstow Folk Club

Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London, Greater London

Monday 14 December

Mon 14 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Narthen at Colchester Folk Club

Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, Essex

Thursday 17 December

Thu 17 Dec 19:00 22:00

Folk club night

Cormac Begley at Hackney Folk Club

Chats Palace, London, Greater London
Thu 17 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Clean Sneak, Jonny Brewer and Trina Read at The Acoustic Club

The Belgian Brewer, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Friday 18 December

Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Caroline Regan at Colindale Barnet Folk Club

The Bull Theatre, Barnet, Greater London

Sunday 20 December

Sun 20 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

The Kimberleys at Walthamstow Folk Club

Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London, Greater London

Thursday 24 December Cold Moon

Everything listed in Essex

Sessions 18

King William IV Session Black Notley · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 20:30
The Clubhouse Session Bradwell · Monthly, 5th Friday at 20:30
Walnut Tree Session Chelmsford · Monthly, 2nd Thursday at 20:30
Colchester Ale House Session Colchester · Monthly, 2nd Tuesday at 20:00
Foresters’ Arms Session Colchester · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 19:00
Goat and Boot Session Colchester · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 20:00
Duton Hill Acoustic Music Session Duton Hill · Monthly, 2nd Sunday at 19:30
The Viper Session Ingatestone · Monthly, 2nd Friday at 20:30
Hoy Saturday Tunes Session Leigh-on-Sea · Monthly, 1st Saturday at 18:00
Hoy Singers Session Leigh-on-Sea · Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 20:00
Hoy Tunes Session Leigh-on-Sea · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 20:00
Salt Water and Beer Shanty Session Maldon · Monthly, 2nd Monday at 20:00
Leather Bottle Session Pleshey · Monthly, 1st Friday at 20:30
Dengie English Session Purleigh · Monthly, 4th Thursday at 20:30
Chequers Session Roxwell · Monthly, 3rd Friday at 20:30
Station Arms Session Southminster · Monthly, 4th Thursday at 20:30
Witham Sing and Play Around Witham · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 19:30
The Bell Session Woodham Ferrers · Monthly, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th Thursday at 20:00

Folk club nights 10

Archie Moss, Toby Shaer, Jack Warnock and Sarah Graves at Colchester Folk Club Monday 16 November 2026 at 20:00
Katie Spencer at Colchester Folk Club Monday 23 November 2026 at 20:00
Mambo Jambo and Suzy Cramer at Colchester Folk Club Monday 30 November 2026 at 20:00
Winter Wonderband at Colchester Folk Club Monday 7 December 2026 at 20:00
Narthen at Colchester Folk Club Monday 14 December 2026 at 20:00
Anna Pool at Colchester Folk Club Monday 18 January 2027 at 20:00
Christina Alden & Alex Patterson at Colchester Folk Club Monday 1 February 2027 at 20:00
Jon Boden at Colchester Folk Club Monday 8 February 2027 at 20:00
Benji Kirkpatrick at Colchester Folk Club Monday 22 February 2027 at 20:00
Hunter Muskett at Colchester Folk Club Monday 19 April 2027 at 20:00

Morris practices 7

Belchamp Morris practice Belchamp St Paul · Every Monday at 20:30
AnnieMation practice Colchester · Every Sunday at 11:00
Alive and Kicking practice Maldon · Every Wednesday at 19:30
Dark Horse Morris practice Maldon · Every Thursday at 19:30
Maldon GreenJackets practice Maldon · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Thaxted Morris Men practice Thaxted · Every Monday, October to March at 19:30
Chingford Morris Men practice Waltham Abbey · Every Monday, September to March at 20:00

Dances 1

Grand Ceilidh Club Southend-on-Sea · Every Wednesday at 20:15

Towns in Essex

Colchester (14)
Maldon (4)
Leigh-on-Sea (3)
Belchamp St Paul (1)
Black Notley (1)
Bradwell (1)
Chelmsford (1)
Duton Hill (1)
Ingatestone (1)
Pleshey (1)
Purleigh (1)
Roxwell (1)
Southend-on-Sea (1)
Southminster (1)
Thaxted (1)
Waltham Abbey (1)
Witham (1)
Woodham Ferrers (1)

Something in Essex we are missing?

If you run a session, practise with a side or know a custom that is not here, add it. It takes a couple of minutes, and you can keep it right afterwards.

Add a listing Folklore of Essex Other counties