Folk in Gloucestershire

Folk Calendar lists 9 sessions, 8 morris practices, 5 dances, 3 customs and 2 folk club nights at 25 venues in Gloucestershire. Stroud has the most, with 7. Monday is the busiest night, with 6 of the regular listings.

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Friday 23 October to Saturday 26 December

A quiet few weeks here, so this runs on to Saturday 26 December.

Monday 26 October Hunter’s Moon

Saturday 31 October

Hallowe'en

Thursday 5 November

Bonfire Night

Monday 9 November New moon

Tuesday 24 November Beaver Moon

Monday 30 November

St Andrew's Day

Saturday 26 December

Sat 26 Dec 11:00 12:00
Custom

Marshfield Paper Boys

Sets off from Market Place, Marshfield, Gloucestershire

Everything listed in Gloucestershire

Sessions 9

Cheltenham Folk Club Cheltenham · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 20:00
Folk at The Club Churchdown · 8 specific dates at 20:00
Folk at Frampton Frampton-on-Severn · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Folk of Gloucester Musicians Session Gloucester · Monthly, 1st Thursday at 12:00
Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night Minchinhampton · Every Thursday at 19:45
Mitcheldean Folk Club Mitcheldean · Monthly, 2nd Thursday at 20:00
Prestbury Session Prestbury · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Dragon Folk Club Shortwood · Every Friday at 20:15
Stroud Singers Club Stroud · 8 specific dates at 20:30

Morris practices 8

Forest of Dean Morris practice Cinderford · Every Wednesday, September to April at 19:30
England’s Glory Ladies Morris practice Gloucester · Every Monday, September to April at 20:00
Gloucestershire Morris practice Gloucester · Every Tuesday at 19:45
Lassington Oak Morris Men practice Highnam · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Miserden Morris practice Stroud · Every Tuesday, September to April at 19:30
Stroud Morris Dancers practice Stroud · Every Monday at 19:30
Happenstance Border Morris practice Winchcombe · Every Thursday, September to April at 19:30
Winterbourne Down Border Morris practice Winterbourne Down · Every Monday at 20:00

Dances 5

Cheltenham Ceilidh Club Cheltenham · First Saturday of the month at 19:30
Autumn Ceilidh with Cat’s Claw Band Stroud · Friday 23 October 2026 at 19:00
Ceilidh Bal with Sunbird Stroud · Saturday 31 October 2026 at 19:30
New Stroud Ceilidhs Stroud · Saturday 12 December 2026 at 19:30
Samhain Fairy Tale Ceilidh Stroud · Sunday 1 November 2026 at 18:30

Customs 3

Marshfield Paper Boys Marshfield · Every year on 26 December, or the Monday after when that is a Sunday, 11:00 to 12:00
Cirencester Mop Cirencester · Every year on the first Monday on or after 4 October, 12:00 to 22:00
Tewkesbury Mop Fair Tewkesbury · Every year on 9 October, or the Friday before when that is a Saturday, or the Saturday before when that is a Sunday, for 2 days, 16:00 to 23:00

Folk club nights 2

The Carrivick Sisters at Forest Folk Club Sunday 15 November 2026 at 20:00
Anthony John Clarke at Forest Folk Club Sunday 6 December 2026 at 20:00

Towns in Gloucestershire

Stroud (7)
Gloucester (3)
Cheltenham (2)
Coleford (2)
Churchdown (1)
Cinderford (1)
Cirencester (1)
Frampton-on-Severn (1)
Highnam (1)
Marshfield (1)
Minchinhampton (1)
Mitcheldean (1)
Prestbury (1)
Shortwood (1)
Tewkesbury (1)
Winchcombe (1)
Winterbourne Down (1)

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