Folk in Greater Manchester

Folk Calendar lists 24 sessions, 4 folk club nights, 4 morris practices and 3 dances at 28 venues in Greater Manchester. Bolton has the most, with 5. Tuesday is the busiest night, with 7 of the regular listings.

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Thursday 1 April to Friday 30 April

Thursday 1 April

Thu 1 Apr 21:30 23:30
Session

Chorlton Folk Club

South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

Tuesday 6 April New moon

Thursday 8 April

Thu 8 Apr 20:30 22:30
Session

Stockport Acoustic Folk Club

The Midland, Stockport, Greater Manchester
- Mixed
Thu 8 Apr 21:30 23:30
Session

Chorlton Folk Club

South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

Thursday 15 April

Thu 15 Apr 21:30 23:30
Session

Chorlton Folk Club

South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

Friday 16 April

Fri 16 Apr 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Will Pound & Jenn Butterworth at Folk at the Barlow

The Barlow, Edgworth, Lancashire

Tuesday 20 April Pink Moon

Wednesday 21 April

Wed 21 Apr 19:30 21:30
Session

Over Hulton Folk Club Singaround

Over Hulton Conservative Club, Bolton, Greater Manchester

Thursday 22 April

Thu 22 Apr 20:30 22:30
Session

Stockport Acoustic Folk Club

The Midland, Stockport, Greater Manchester
- Mixed
Thu 22 Apr 21:30 23:30
Session

Chorlton Folk Club

South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

Thursday 29 April

Thu 29 Apr 21:30 23:30
Session

Chorlton Folk Club

South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

Everything listed in Greater Manchester

Sessions 24

Bolton Irish Music Session Bolton · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 12:30
Over Hulton Folk Club Singaround Bolton · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 19:30
Bowling Green Irish Session Chorlton · Every Sunday at 19:00
Chorlton Folk Club Chorlton · Every Thursday at 21:30
Dulcimer Singaround Chorlton · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 20:00
Wandering Palate Irish Folk Jam Eccles · Monthly, last Saturday at 15:00
The Fox Gentle Session Flixton · Every Tuesday at 20:30
Bia Sunday Irish Session Levenshulme · Every Sunday at 14:00
Gaslamp Sunday Singaround Manchester · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 20:00
Northern Quarter Session Manchester · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 20:00
Peveril of the Peak Irish Session Manchester · Every Tuesday at 19:30
Queer as Folk Manchester · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 19:00
Salutation Monday Folk Session Manchester · Every Monday at 20:00
Church Inn Folk and Acoustic Club Prestwich · Every Friday at 21:00
Sale Folk Club Sale · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Fibber McGee’s Irish Session Sale Moor · Every Friday at 20:00
Fibber McGee’s Sunday Irish Session Sale Moor · Every Sunday at 16:00
Manchester Christian Harmony Singing Salford · Monthly, 4th Tuesday at 19:00
Manchester Sacred Harp First Thursday Singing Salford · Monthly, 1st Thursday at 19:00
Manchester Sacred Harp Third Tuesday Singing Salford · Monthly, 3rd Tuesday at 19:00
Stockport Acoustic Folk Club Stockport · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Thursday at 20:30
Ye Olde Vic English Tunes Session Stockport · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 20:00
Swinton Folk Club Singers Night Swinton · Every Monday at 20:00
Warm Welcome Folk Club Whitefield · Every Monday at 20:00

Folk club nights 4

Johnny Campbell at Crumpsall Folk Club Thursday 19 November 2026 at 19:45
Paper Boats at Over Hulton Folk Club Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 20:00
Underground Folk Collective at Crumpsall Folk Club Thursday 17 December 2026 at 19:45
Houghton Weavers at Over Hulton Folk Club Wednesday 20 January 2027 at 20:00

Morris practices 4

Rivington Morris practice Bolton · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Mossley Morris Men practice Stalybridge · Every other Tuesday, February to December at 20:00
Fidlers Fancy practice Stockport · Every other Wednesday at 20:15
Manchester Morris practice Stretford · Every Thursday at 19:30

Dances 3

NMAODS Ceilidh Evening Moston · Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:30
Levy Folk Collective Christmas Ceilidh Whalley Range · Sunday 13 December 2026 at 16:00
Manchester Woodcraft Folk Ceilidh Whalley Range · Sunday 22 November 2026 at 17:30

Towns in Greater Manchester

Bolton (5)
Manchester (5)
Chorlton (3)
Salford (3)
Stockport (3)
Crumpsall (2)
Sale Moor (2)
Whalley Range (2)
Eccles (1)
Flixton (1)
Levenshulme (1)
Moston (1)
Prestwich (1)
Sale (1)
Stalybridge (1)
Stretford (1)
Swinton (1)
Whitefield (1)

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