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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Friday 13 November to Thursday 31 December

Today

Fri 13 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

Unicorn Ceilidhs

St Mary’s Church Hall, Baldock, Hertfordshire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 13 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

London Ceilidh Club at Cecil Sharp House

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

Tomorrow

Sat 14 Nov 19:30 22:00
Dance

Barn Dance in aid of Citizens Advice North Herts

Knights Templar School Hall, Baldock, Hertfordshire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 14 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

London Barndance

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
- Contra
- Dance
Sat 14 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

London Ceilidh Club at Grand Junction

Grand Junction, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance

Sunday 15 November

Sun 15 Nov 13:30 17:00
Dance

Les Batons

Hollingbourne Village Hall, Hollingbourne, Kent
- Bal
- Dance

Sun 15 Nov 15:30 18:30
Dance

Linda’s Celebratory Ceilidh

Godalming Borough Hall, Godalming, Surrey
- Ceilidh
- 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

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 19:30 22:30
Dance

COAT Barn Dance

Sacred Heart Centenary Hall, Caterham, Surrey
- 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 23:30
Dance

Berkshire Bedlam Bunfight Ceilidh

California Ratepayers Hall, Finchampstead, Berkshire
- 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

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

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

Sunday 13 December

Sun 13 Dec 14:30 17:30
Dance

Englefield Green Contra Dance

Jurgens Centre, Englefield Green, Surrey
- 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

Thursday 17 December

Thu 17 Dec 19:00 22:30
Dance

Pop-up Ceilidh at South Street

South Street Arts Centre, Reading, Berkshire
- 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

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 Greater London

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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