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.

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Sunday 15 November to Thursday 31 December

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Sun 15 Nov 13:30 17:00
Dance

Les Batons

Hollingbourne Village Hall, Hollingbourne, Kent
- Bal
- Dance

Wednesday 18 November

Wed 18 Nov 20:15 23:15
Dance

Grand Ceilidh Club

Royal Naval Association, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Friday 20 November

Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

Knees Up Cecil Sharp Ceilidh

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 22:30
Dance

A Wee Ceilidh at Small Beer

Small Beer Brewery, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 22:15
Dance

Cambridge Contra Dance

St Andrew’s Hall, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire
- Contra
- Dance

Saturday 21 November

Sat 21 Nov 16:30 19:00
Dance

Chilled Queer Ceilidh

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Sat 21 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

Queer Ceilidh Dance Party

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 21 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

London Ceilidh Club at London Scottish House

London Scottish House, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Sunday 22 November

Sun 22 Nov 15:00 16:30
Dance

Family Barn Dance

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Tuesday 24 November Beaver Moon

Wednesday 25 November

Wed 25 Nov 19:30 22:30
Dance

Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen

The Gipsy Queen, London, Greater London
- Bal
- Dance
Wed 25 Nov 20:15 23:15
Dance

Grand Ceilidh Club

Royal Naval Association, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Friday 27 November

Fri 27 Nov 19:30 22:30
Dance

Pop-up Ceilidh St Andrew’s Special

St Thomas Church, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 27 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

London Ceilidh Club at Cecil Sharp House

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Saturday 28 November

Sat 28 Nov 19:00 22:00
Dance

Bhangra Ceilidh

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 28 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

London Ceilidh Club at Grand Junction

Grand Junction, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 28 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

London Ceilidh Club at London Scottish House

London Scottish House, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 28 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

Contrabridge

Stoneyard Centre, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Contra
- Dance

Wednesday 2 December

Wed 2 Dec 20:15 23:15
Dance

Grand Ceilidh Club

Royal Naval Association, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Thursday 3 December

Thu 3 Dec 19:00 22:15
Dance

Pop-up Ceilidh at the Bedford

The Bedford, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Friday 4 December

Fri 4 Dec 19:30 22:30
Dance

Waterloo Ceilidhs Christmas Special

St John’s Waterloo, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 4 Dec 20:00 22:15
Dance

Cambridge Contra Dance

St Andrew’s Hall, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire
- Contra
- Dance

Saturday 5 December

Sat 5 Dec 19:30 22:30
Dance

Grand Bal with Naragonia

Heath Street Baptist Church, London, Greater London
- Bal
- Dance

Wednesday 9 December New moon

Wed 9 Dec 19:30 22:30
Dance

Bal Étoile at Jamboree

Jamboree, London, Greater London
- Bal
- Dance
Wed 9 Dec 20:15 23:15
Dance

Grand Ceilidh Club

Royal Naval Association, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Friday 11 December

Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00
Dance

Unicorn Ceilidhs

St Mary’s Church Hall, Baldock, Hertfordshire
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Saturday 12 December

Sat 12 Dec 20:00 23:00
Dance

London Barndance

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
- Contra
- Dance

Wednesday 16 December

Wed 16 Dec 20:15 23:15
Dance

Grand Ceilidh Club

Royal Naval Association, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Friday 18 December

Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00
Dance

Knees Up Cecil Sharp Ceilidh

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:15
Dance

Cambridge Contra Dance

St Andrew’s Hall, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire
- Contra
- Dance

Saturday 19 December

Sat 19 Dec 20:00 23:30
Dance

Cut A Shine Winter Ceilidh

The Round Chapel, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Sunday 20 December

Sun 20 Dec 13:30 17:00
Dance

Les Batons

Hollingbourne Village Hall, Hollingbourne, Kent

Cancelled No bal in December
- Bal
- Dance

Wednesday 23 December

Wed 23 Dec 20:15 23:15
Dance

Grand Ceilidh Club

Royal Naval Association, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Thursday 24 December Cold Moon

Wednesday 30 December

Wed 30 Dec 19:30 22:30
Dance

Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen

The Gipsy Queen, London, Greater London
- Bal
- Dance
Wed 30 Dec 20:15 23:15
Dance

Grand Ceilidh Club

Royal Naval Association, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Thursday 31 December

Thu 31 Dec 20:30 00:30
Dance

New Year’s Eve Ceilidh at Cecil Sharp House

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Thu 31 Dec 21:30 00:30
Dance

Hogmanay Hootenanny

St Thomas Church, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance

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)

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