Folk in Greater London

Folk Calendar lists 78 sessions, 56 folk club nights, 22 dances, 11 morris practices and 4 customs at 103 venues in Greater London. North London has the most, with 33. Sunday is the busiest night, with 26 of the regular listings.

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Tuesday 1 December to Thursday 31 December

Tuesday 1 December

Tue 1 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

London Shenandoah Harmony Singing

Heath Street Baptist Church, London, Greater London
- Song
- Shape Note
Tue 1 Dec 19:30 22:30
Session

Sharp’s Folk Club

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
Tue 1 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Blythe Hill Tavern Irish Session

The Blythe Hill Tavern, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Tue 1 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

The Hope Carshalton Session

The Hope, Carshalton, Greater London
Tue 1 Dec 20:30 23:00
Session

The Lamb Tuesday Irish Session

The Lamb, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Tue 1 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

Jamboree Tuesday Session

Jamboree, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish

Tue 1 Dec 20:30 23:00
Session

GreenTrad English Folk Session

The River Ale House, London, Greater London
Tue 1 Dec 21:00 23:00
Session

South London Irish Centre Tuesday Session

South London Irish Association Club, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish

Wednesday 2 December

Wed 2 Dec 19:00 21:00
Session

Old Justice Irish Session

The Old Justice, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Wed 2 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

London Irish Centre Wednesday Session

London Irish Centre, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Wed 2 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

The Regent Irish Session

The Regent, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Wed 2 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Antwerp Arms Irish Folk Music Session

The Antwerp Arms, London, Greater London
Wed 2 Dec 19:45 22:15
Session

Pinner Folk and Blues Club

St Thomas More RC Church Hall, Pinner, Greater London
Wed 2 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Hand of Glory Session

The Hand of Glory, London, Greater London
Wed 2 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

Dog and Bell Irish Session

Dog and Bell, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish

Thursday 3 December

Thu 3 Dec 19:00 21:00
Session

Catford House Irish Session

The Catford House, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Thu 3 Dec 19:00 21:30
Session

Leytonstone Folk Singaround

St John’s Church Hall, London, Greater London
Thu 3 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

London Sacred Harp Southwark

Christ Church Southwark, London, Greater London
- Song
- Shape Note
Thu 3 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Lauriston Irish Session

The Lauriston, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Thu 3 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Herne Tavern Irish Session

The Herne Tavern, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Thu 3 Dec 20:00 22:45
Session

Orpington Folk Club

Farnborough Social Club, Orpington, Greater London
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 3 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

Hertford Session

The Great Eastern, Hertford, Hertfordshire
- Mixed
Thu 3 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

Prince Albert Whitton Irish Session

The Prince Albert, Twickenham, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Thu 3 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

Sultan Music Session

The Sultan, London, Greater London
Thu 3 Dec 21:00 23:00
Session

Whelan’s Kingston Irish Session

Whelan’s Kingston, Kingston upon Thames, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish

Friday 4 December

Fri 4 Dec 17:30 20:00
Session

Irish Cultural Centre Friday Night Session

Irish Cultural Centre, London, Greater London
Fri 4 Dec 22:00 00:30
Session

Connolly’s Chiswick Late Session

Connolly’s, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish

Saturday 5 December

Sat 5 Dec 14:00 16:00
Session

Howl at the Moon Saturday Session

Howl at the Moon, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 5 Dec 14:00 16:30
Session

Mid-speed English Tune Session

The Harrison, London, Greater London
Sat 5 Dec 16:00 18:00
Session

Fox Haggerston Saturday Session

The Fox, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 5 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Sir Colin Campbell Saturday Session

Sir Colin Campbell, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish

Sunday 6 December

Sun 6 Dec 12:00 15:00
Session

Borough English Music Session

The King’s Arms, London, Greater London
- Tune
- English
Sun 6 Dec 14:30 17:30
Session

Lucas Arms Old Time Session

The Lucas Arms, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Old Time
Sun 6 Dec 15:00 17:00
Session

The Ship Sunday Session

The Ship, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 6 Dec 16:00 18:00
Session

Howl at the Moon Sunday Session

Howl at the Moon, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 6 Dec 16:00 18:00
Session

Myddleton Arms Sunday Session

The Myddleton Arms, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 6 Dec 17:30 19:30
Session

Whiskey Tumbler Sunday Session

The Whiskey Tumbler, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 6 Dec 18:30 20:30
Session

Fox Haggerston Sunday Session

The Fox, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 6 Dec 18:30 20:30
Session

Mary Madden’s Irish Session

Mary Madden’s, Enfield, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 6 Dec 18:30 20:30
Session

Three Wishes Irish Session

The Three Wishes, London, Greater London
- Mixed
- Irish
Sun 6 Dec 18:30 20:30
Session

McCafferty’s Ilford Irish Session

McCafferty’s, Ilford, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 6 Dec 18:30 21:00
Session

Old Time Slow Jam

The Cock Tavern, London, Greater London
Sun 6 Dec 19:00 22:30
Session

Sir Colin Campbell Sunday Session

Sir Colin Campbell, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 6 Dec 19:00 21:00
Session

WB Yeats Sunday Session

The WB Yeats, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 6 Dec 19:00 21:00
Session

Folk of the Round Table Sunday Open Session

SET Social, London, Greater London
Sun 6 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Hole in the Wall Irish Session

The Hole in the Wall, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 6 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

The Lamb Sunday Session

The Lamb, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish

Monday 7 December

Mon 7 Dec 19:00 21:00
Session

Romford Ceilidh Band Session

The Golden Lion, Romford, Greater London
Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Herga at the Castle

The Castle, Harrow, Greater London
Mon 7 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

Willoughby Arms Monday Session

The Willoughby Arms, Kingston upon Thames, Greater London
Mon 7 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

Nigel’s Folk Session

King Charles I, London, Greater London
- Song
- English

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Sessions 78

A Roving Folk Club (Bromley) Bromley · Monthly, 2nd Monday at 20:00
Cryer Folk Carshalton · Monthly, 2nd Tuesday at 19:30
The Hope Carshalton Session Carshalton · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Harrison Singaround Central London · Monthly, 3rd Saturday at 13:00
Jamboree Tuesday Session Central London · Every Tuesday at 20:30
London Sacred Harp Covent Garden Central London · Monthly, 3rd and 4th Monday at 19:30
Lucas Arms Old Time Session Central London · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Sunday at 14:30
Mid-speed English Tune Session Central London · Monthly, 1st Saturday at 14:00
Morris Folk Club Central London · Monthly, last Tuesday at 19:30
Croydon Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night Croydon · Monthly, 2nd Monday at 20:00
Fox Haggerston Saturday Session East London · Every Saturday at 16:00
Fox Haggerston Sunday Session East London · Every Sunday at 18:30
Hand of Glory Session East London · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Lauriston Irish Session East London · Every Thursday at 20:00
Leytonstone Folk Singaround East London · Monthly, 1st Thursday at 19:00
Songs on the Water East London · Monthly, 2nd Monday at 19:00
Mary Madden’s Irish Session Enfield · Every Sunday at 18:30
Herga at the Castle Harrow · Every Monday at 20:00
McCafferty’s Ilford Irish Session Ilford · Every Sunday at 18:30
Whelan’s Kingston Irish Session Kingston upon Thames · Every Thursday at 21:00
Willoughby Arms Monday Session Kingston upon Thames · Every Monday at 20:30
Antwerp Arms Irish Folk Music Session North London · Every Wednesday at 19:30
Bowes Park Folk Club Open Mic North London · Monthly, 2nd Thursday at 19:45
Howl at the Moon Saturday Session North London · Every Saturday at 14:00
Howl at the Moon Sunday Session North London · Every Sunday at 16:00
Myddleton Arms Sunday Session North London · Every Sunday at 16:00
Nigel’s Folk Session North London · Monthly, 1st Monday at 20:30
The Lamb Sunday Session North London · Every Sunday at 20:30
The Lamb Tuesday Irish Session North London · Every Tuesday at 20:30
The Regent Irish Session North London · Every Wednesday at 19:30
Three Wishes Irish Session North London · Every Sunday at 18:30
Toolan’s Guided Slow Session North London · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 18:30
WB Yeats Sunday Session North London · Every Sunday at 19:00
London Christian Harmony Singing North West London · Monthly, 2nd Tuesday at 19:30
London Irish Centre Wednesday Session North West London · Every Wednesday at 19:30
London Shenandoah Harmony Singing North West London · Monthly, 1st Tuesday at 19:30
Old Eagle Irish Session North West London · Monthly, last Wednesday at 20:00
Old Time Slow Jam North West London · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Sunday at 18:30
Sharp’s Folk Club North West London · Every Tuesday at 19:30
Sir Colin Campbell Saturday Session North West London · Every Saturday at 20:00
Sir Colin Campbell Sunday Session North West London · Every Sunday at 19:00
Unity Folk Club North West London · Monthly, last Monday at 19:30
Grand Ole Orpy Singaround Session Orpington · Monthly, 3rd Tuesday at 19:00
Orpington Acoustic Orpington · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 19:00
Orpington Folk Club Orpington · Every Thursday at 20:00
Pinner Folk and Blues Club Pinner · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 19:45
Romford Ceilidh Band Session Romford · Every Monday at 19:00
Blythe Hill Tavern Irish Session South East London · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Borough English Music Session South East London · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 12:00
Borough Sea Shanty and Folk Song Session South East London · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 12:00
Camberwell Green URC Scottish Session South East London · Every other Saturday at 11:00
Catford House Irish Session South East London · Every Thursday at 19:00
Dog and Bell Irish Session South East London · Every Wednesday at 20:30
Effra Singaround South East London · Monthly, last Thursday at 19:30
Folk of the Round Table Sunday Open Session South East London · Every Sunday at 19:00
GreenTrad English Folk Session South East London · Every Tuesday at 20:30
Hanover Arms Irish Session South East London · Monthly, last Saturday at 21:00
Herne Tavern Irish Session South East London · Every Thursday at 20:00
Hole in the Wall Irish Session South East London · Every Sunday at 19:30
London Cajun Jammers South East London · Monthly, 3rd Monday at 19:00
London Sacred Harp Southwark South East London · Monthly, 1st Thursday at 19:30
Old Dispensary Irish Session South East London · Every other Sunday at 20:00
Old Justice Irish Session South East London · Every Wednesday at 19:00
Skehan’s Irish Session South East London · Every other Tuesday at 19:00
The Goose Is Out Singaround South East London · Monthly, 2nd Sunday at 19:00
The Ship Sunday Session South East London · Every Sunday at 15:00
South London Irish Centre Friday Session South West London · Monthly, last Friday at 21:00
South London Irish Centre Tuesday Session South West London · Every Tuesday at 21:00
Sultan Music Session South West London · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Thursday at 20:30
The No Frills Folk Club South West London · Monthly, 2nd Sunday at 19:00
Whiskey Tumbler Sunday Session South West London · Every Sunday at 17:30
Wimbledon Acoustic Music Session South West London · Monthly, last Sunday at 20:00
Prince Albert Whitton Irish Session Twickenham · Every Thursday at 20:30
TwickFolk Singaround Twickenham · 7 specific dates at 19:45
Brickfolk West London · Monthly, last Sunday at 14:30
Connolly’s Chiswick Late Session West London · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Friday at 22:00
George and Dragon Acton Session West London · Monthly, last Saturday at 20:00
Irish Cultural Centre Friday Night Session West London · Every Friday at 17:30

Folk club nights 56

Honey & The Bear and The Blinkin’ Buzzards at The Kalamazoo Klub Friday 13 November 2026 at 20:30
Lainey Dempsey at Walthamstow Folk Club Sunday 15 November 2026 at 19:30
Hunter Muskett at TwickFolk Sunday 15 November 2026 at 20:00
Peter Shepheard at The Cellar Upstairs Monday 16 November 2026 at 20:00
Chris Wood at Hackney Folk Club Thursday 19 November 2026 at 19:00
Mat Green and Andy Turner at Islington Folk Club Thursday 19 November 2026 at 20:00
Alkanna Graeca at Hackney Folk Club East London · Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:00
Broomdasher at Colindale Barnet Folk Club Friday 20 November 2026 at 20:00
Hannah James and Toby Kuhn at Walthamstow Folk Club Sunday 22 November 2026 at 19:30
So So Sad at Folk in the Cellar Monday 23 November 2026 at 19:30
JEoin at The Cellar Upstairs Monday 23 November 2026 at 20:00
Hilary Spencer at Croydon Folk Club Monday 23 November 2026 at 20:15
Chris Foster at Sharp’s Folk Club Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 19:30
Dan Nash at Soho Folk and Blues Thursday 26 November 2026 at 20:00
Hunter Muskett at Islington Folk Club Thursday 26 November 2026 at 20:00
Plumhall and Dave Artus at Uxbridge Folk Club Thursday 26 November 2026 at 20:00
San Halen and Friends at Bowes Park Folk Club North London · Sunday 29 November 2026 at 15:00
Pete Morton at Walthamstow Folk Club Sunday 29 November 2026 at 19:30
Rosie Stewart at The Cellar Upstairs Monday 30 November 2026 at 20:00
Clive Gregson and the Hayes Sisters at Croydon Folk Club Monday 30 November 2026 at 20:15
Tom Moore Quartet at Hackney Folk Club Thursday 3 December 2026 at 19:00
Elsie Franklin and the Rockettes at Islington Folk Club Thursday 3 December 2026 at 20:00
Amit Dattani and Steph Saunders at Walthamstow Folk Club Sunday 6 December 2026 at 19:30
Owen Spafford, Will Allen and Ben Filmer-Sankey at Dulwich Folk Sunday 6 December 2026 at 19:30
Jackie Oates & John Spiers at TwickFolk Sunday 6 December 2026 at 19:45
Elizabeth & Jameson at The Cellar Upstairs Monday 7 December 2026 at 20:00
Florence Sommerville at Soho Folk and Blues Thursday 10 December 2026 at 20:00
John Hegley at Islington Folk Club Thursday 10 December 2026 at 20:00
Robb Johnson and the Xmas Irregulars at Walthamstow Folk Club Sunday 13 December 2026 at 19:30
Back Of A Length at Croydon Folk Club Monday 14 December 2026 at 20:15
Cormac Begley at Hackney Folk Club Thursday 17 December 2026 at 19:00
Caroline Regan at Colindale Barnet Folk Club Friday 18 December 2026 at 20:00
The Kimberleys at Walthamstow Folk Club Sunday 20 December 2026 at 19:30
Luke Daniels at Islington Folk Club Thursday 7 January 2027 at 20:00
Counter’s Creek at TwickFolk Sunday 10 January 2027 at 19:45
London Klezmer Quartet at Islington Folk Club Thursday 14 January 2027 at 20:00
Hannah White and Keiron Marshall at Dulwich Folk Sunday 17 January 2027 at 19:30
Liz Simcock and John & Di Cullen at TwickFolk Sunday 17 January 2027 at 19:45
Linda Moylan at Islington Folk Club Thursday 21 January 2027 at 20:00
Duncan Menzies and friends at Islington Folk Club Thursday 28 January 2027 at 20:00
Carol Burtt and Rick Hayter at Islington Folk Club Thursday 4 February 2027 at 20:00
Benji Kirkpatrick at TwickFolk Sunday 7 February 2027 at 19:45
James Patterson and John Dipper at Islington Folk Club Thursday 11 February 2027 at 20:00
Steve Turner at Islington Folk Club Thursday 18 February 2027 at 20:00
The Kimberleys at TwickFolk Sunday 21 February 2027 at 19:45
Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer at Islington Folk Club Thursday 25 February 2027 at 20:00
David Collins at Islington Folk Club Thursday 4 March 2027 at 20:00
True Foxes and Haves & Haves at TwickFolk Sunday 7 March 2027 at 19:45
Tom McConville at Islington Folk Club Thursday 11 March 2027 at 20:00
Kris Drever and Cahalen Morrison at Hackney Folk Club Friday 12 March 2027 at 19:00
Sally Ironmonger & Brian Carter at TwickFolk Sunday 14 March 2027 at 19:45
JEoin and trio at Islington Folk Club Thursday 18 March 2027 at 20:00
Robb Johnson at TwickFolk Sunday 21 March 2027 at 19:45
The Lost Trades at TwickFolk Sunday 11 April 2027 at 19:45
George Sansome & Matt Quinn and Jo Girdlestone & Malcolm MacWatt at TwickFolk Sunday 18 April 2027 at 19:45
Tarren at TwickFolk Sunday 25 April 2027 at 19:45

Dances 22

Bal Étoile at Jamboree Central London · Second Wednesday of the month at 19:30
Cut A Shine Winter Ceilidh East London · Saturday 19 December 2026 at 20:00
Bal Étoile at the Gipsy Queen North West London · Last Wednesday of the month at 19:30
Bhangra Ceilidh North West London · Saturday 28 November 2026 at 19:00
Chilled Queer Ceilidh North West London · Saturday 21 November 2026 at 16:30
Family Barn Dance North West London · Sunday 22 November 2026 at 15:00
Grand Bal with Naragonia North West London · Saturday 5 December 2026 at 19:30
Knees Up Cecil Sharp Ceilidh North West London · Third Friday of the month, September to June at 20:00
London Barndance North West London · Second Saturday of the month, September to July at 20:00
London Ceilidh Club at Cecil Sharp House North West London · Friday 13 November 2026 at 20:00
London Ceilidh Club at Cecil Sharp House North West London · Friday 27 November 2026 at 20:00
New Year’s Eve Ceilidh at Cecil Sharp House North West London · Thursday 31 December 2026 at 20:30
Queer Ceilidh Dance Party North West London · Saturday 21 November 2026 at 20:00
A Wee Ceilidh at Small Beer South East London · Friday 20 November 2026 at 20:00
Waterloo Ceilidhs Christmas Special South East London · Friday 4 December 2026 at 19:30
Hogmanay Hootenanny South West London · Thursday 31 December 2026 at 21:30
London Ceilidh Club at London Scottish House South West London · Saturday 21 November 2026 at 20:00
London Ceilidh Club at London Scottish House South West London · Saturday 28 November 2026 at 20:00
Pop-up Ceilidh at the Bedford South West London · Thursday 3 December 2026 at 19:00
Pop-up Ceilidh St Andrew’s Special South West London · Friday 27 November 2026 at 19:30
London Ceilidh Club at Grand Junction West London · Saturday 14 November 2026 at 20:00
London Ceilidh Club at Grand Junction West London · Saturday 28 November 2026 at 20:00

Morris practices 11

Northfields Morris practice Ealing · Every Wednesday at 18:45
Etcetera Morris Men practice Enfield · Every Monday at 20:00
Ravensbourne Morris Men practice Keston · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Kingston Spring Grove Morris practice Kingston upon Thames · Every Monday, September to April at 20:00
North Wood Morris practice Purley · Every Thursday, September to May at 20:30
Blackheath Morris Men practice South East London · Every Thursday at 20:30
New Esperance Morris practice South East London · Every Wednesday at 19:30
Greensleeves Morris Men practice South West London · Every Friday, September to May at 20:00
Westminster Morris practice South West London · Every Wednesday, September to May at 20:00
Black Swan Border Morris practice Sutton · Every Monday at 19:30
Hammersmith Morris Men practice West London · Every Tuesday at 19:30

Customs 4

Lord Mayor’s Show Central London · Every year on the second Saturday in November, from 11:00
Peter Pan Cup Christmas Day Swim West London · Every year on 25 December, from 09:00
Bankside Twelfth Night South East London · Every year on the first Sunday on or after 3 January, from 12:00
Harvest of the Sea at St Mary-at-Hill Central London · Every year on the second Sunday in October, 11:00 to 12:00

Towns in Greater London

North London (33)
South East London (26)
North West London (21)
East London (18)
Twickenham (14)
South West London (13)
Central London (10)
West London (10)
Croydon (4)
Kingston upon Thames (3)
Orpington (3)
Barnet (2)
Carshalton (2)
Enfield (2)
Bromley (1)
Ealing (1)
Harrow (1)
Hillingdon (1)
Ilford (1)
Keston (1)
Pinner (1)
Purley (1)
Romford (1)
Sutton (1)

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