Folk in Kent

Folk Calendar lists 46 folk club nights, 18 dances, 8 morris practices, 7 sessions and 1 custom at 32 venues in Kent. Tonbridge has the most, with 12. Sunday is the busiest night, with 13 of the regular listings.

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Tuesday 1 December to Thursday 31 December

Tuesday 1 December

Tue 1 Dec 19:30 22:30
Session

Sharp’s Folk Club

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
Tue 1 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Ardersier International Folk Club Singers’ Night

Church Hall, Ardersier, Highland
- Mixed
- Scottish
Tue 1 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Topsham Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Globe Hotel, Topsham, Devon
- Mixed
- English
Tue 1 Dec 19:45 21:45
Session

Cutty Wren Singers and Musicians Night

Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
- English
Tue 1 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Maghull Folk Club

The MCA Pub, Maghull, Merseyside
Tue 1 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Scrag End Folk Club Singaround

The Mushroom Hall, Albert Village, Leicestershire
- Mixed
- English

Tue 1 Dec 20:00 22:30
Session

Bracknell Folk Singers’ Night

The Foresters Arms, Bagshot, Surrey
- Mixed
Tue 1 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

St Agnes Fountain at Black Swan Folk Club

National Centre for Early Music, York, North Yorkshire
Tue 1 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

No Worries and Four Gone Confusion at Dartford Folk Club

Dartford Working Men’s Club, Dartford, Kent

Wednesday 2 December

Wed 2 Dec 19:00 22:00
Session

Nova Scotia Folk Club

Woodhill Evangelical Church (The Hub), Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire
- Mixed
- Listeners Welcome
Wed 2 Dec 19:00 22:00
Session

Launceston Folk Club Folk Night

Keep Audio Co., Launceston, Cornwall
- Mixed
Wed 2 Dec 19:30 22:00
Session

Nether Edge Folk Club

Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
Wed 2 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Tyne Folk Singers Night

Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear
- Song
Wed 2 Dec 19:30 22:30
Session

Bromborough Folk Club

The Merebrook, Bromborough, Merseyside
- Mixed
Wed 2 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Harrogate Folk Club Night

Rooster’s Brewery Taproom, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
- English
Wed 2 Dec 19:30 22:30
Session

Penzance Folk Club Round the Room

Bath Inn, Penzance, Cornwall
- Mixed
Wed 2 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Paul Armer & Chris Lord at Redbourn Folk

The Hollybush, Redbourn, Hertfordshire
Wed 2 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham at Faversham Folk Club

The Limes, Faversham, Kent
Wed 2 Dec 19:45 21:45
Session

Otley Folk Club Singers Night

The Black Horse, Otley, West Yorkshire
- Song
Wed 2 Dec 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Miranda Sykes & Jim Causley at Spalding Folk Club

South Holland Centre, Spalding, Lincolnshire
Wed 2 Dec 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Vo Fletcher at Shirley Folk Club

Solihull Sports and Social Club (Municipal Club), Solihull, West Midlands
Wed 2 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Cramlington Folk Club

Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland
- Mixed
Wed 2 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Paper Boats at Over Hulton Folk Club

Over Hulton Conservative Club, Bolton, Greater Manchester
Wed 2 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Abi Budgen and Rob Peters and The Slapdash Cowboys at Red Lion Folk Club

The Red Lion, Kings Heath, West Midlands
Wed 2 Dec 20:00 22:30
Session

Lamb Folk Club Open Stage

The Lamb Inn, Eastbourne, East Sussex
- Mixed
Wed 2 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Elsa-Jean McTaggart at Dunfermline Folk Club

The Glen Tavern, Dunfermline, Fife
Wed 2 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Craven at Greenbank Folk Club

The Greenbank, Bristol, Bristol
Wed 2 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Lauren South at Banbury Folk Club

Cromwell Lodge Hotel, Banbury, Oxfordshire
Wed 2 Dec 20:00 22:30
Session

Aberdeen Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Inn at the Park, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City
- Song
- Scottish
Wed 2 Dec 20:15 22:15
Session

Carrington Triangle Folk Club

The Gladstone, Carrington, Nottinghamshire
Wed 2 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

Dorking Folk Club Singers’ Night

Dorking Golf Club, Dorking, Surrey
- Song

Thursday 3 December

Thu 3 Dec 19:00 22:00

Folk club night

Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones “Wesselbobs” at Deal Folk Club

St. Andrews Church Hall, Deal, Kent
Thu 3 Dec 19:00 22:00

Folk club night

Tom Moore Quartet at Hackney Folk Club

Chats Palace, London, Greater London
Thu 3 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Topic Folk Club Singers and Musicians

The Castle, Bradford, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
- English
Thu 3 Dec 19:30 22:30
Session

Hungry Horse Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Whitby Club, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Thu 3 Dec 19:30 22:00
Session

Anchor Folk Club Singers Night

The Coffee Lounge, St Andrews Church, Woking, Surrey
- Song
Thu 3 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Falkirk Folk Club Singers’ Night

St Francis Xavier Hall, Falkirk, Falkirk
- Mixed
- Scottish
Thu 3 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Boo Hewerdine & Jill Jackson at Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club

Polish Club (Bennochy House), Kirkcaldy, Fife
Thu 3 Dec 19:45 22:30
Session

Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night

Cotswold Club, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
- Mixed
Thu 3 Dec 20:00 22:45
Session

Orpington Folk Club

Farnborough Social Club, Orpington, Greater London
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 3 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Newport Folk Club Open Night

Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Newport, Newport
- Song
- Listeners Welcome
Thu 3 Dec 20:00 22:45
Session

Wrexham Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night

The Nag’s Head, Wrexham, Wrexham
- Mixed
- Welsh
Thu 3 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Elsie Franklin and the Rockettes at Islington Folk Club

The Brewhouse & Kitchen, London, Greater London
Thu 3 Dec 20:00 22:15
Session

Maidenhead Folk Club Singers’ Night

Elizabeth House, Cookham, Berkshire
- Mixed
Thu 3 Dec 20:30 23:30

Folk club night

Stephen Quigg and Pernille Quigg at Nitten Folk Club

Dean Tavern, Newtongrange, Midlothian
Thu 3 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

Lymm Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Spread Eagle, Lymm, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Thu 3 Dec 20:30 23:30

Folk club night

Anthony John Clarke at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club

Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport
Thu 3 Dec 21:30 23:30
Session

Chorlton Folk Club

South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

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Folk club nights 46

The Gigspanner Big Band at St Edith Folk Cranbrook · Saturday 24 October 2026 at 19:30
Bob Fox at Dartford Folk Club Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 20:00
Liam Sherry at Faversham Folk Club Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 19:30
Ed Blunt and From The Workshop at St Edith Folk Friday 30 October 2026 at 19:30
The Woolverstones at Tonbridge Folk Club Monday 2 November 2026 at 19:30
The Hayes Sisters with Clive Gregson at Dartford Folk Club Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 20:00
Mick Ryan & Paul Downes at Faversham Folk Club Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 19:30
Rag Mama Rag at Dartford Folk Club Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 20:00
Hunter Muskett at Tonbridge Folk Club Monday 16 November 2026 at 19:30
Findlay Napier at Dartford Folk Club Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 20:00
Hunter Muskett at Faversham Folk Club Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 19:30
Cathy Barclay & Sarah Yarwood at Deal Folk Club Thursday 19 November 2026 at 19:00
Linda Moylan Band and Wickenwood at St Edith Folk Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:30
Sarah Jane Scouten at Dartford Folk Club Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 20:00
Martyn Joseph at St Edith Folk Sevenoaks · Friday 27 November 2026 at 19:30
No Worries and Four Gone Confusion at Dartford Folk Club Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 20:00
Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham at Faversham Folk Club Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 19:30
Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones “Wesselbobs” at Deal Folk Club Thursday 3 December 2026 at 19:00
Martin Simpson at St Edith Folk Friday 4 December 2026 at 19:30
Doves Vagaries at Tonbridge Folk Club Monday 7 December 2026 at 19:30
Phil Beer at Dartford Folk Club Tuesday 8 December 2026 at 20:00
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer at Faversham Folk Club Wednesday 9 December 2026 at 19:30
Miranda Sykes & Jim Causley at Dartford Folk Club Tuesday 15 December 2026 at 20:00
A Winter Union at St Edith Folk Cranbrook · Friday 18 December 2026 at 19:30
Four Gone Confusion at Tonbridge Folk Club Monday 21 December 2026 at 19:30
Women of Folk at Dartford Folk Club Tuesday 22 December 2026 at 20:00
Bob Kenward at Tonbridge Folk Club Monday 4 January 2027 at 19:30
Holly Carter at Tonbridge Folk Club Monday 18 January 2027 at 19:30
Jim Reynolds at Deal Folk Club Thursday 21 January 2027 at 19:00
The Outcast Band and Gren Bartlett at St Edith Folk Friday 22 January 2027 at 19:30
The Breath and Tom Bright at St Edith Folk Sevenoaks · Friday 29 January 2027 at 19:30
Gren Bartley at Tonbridge Folk Club Monday 1 February 2027 at 19:30
Painted Sky and Bity Booker at St Edith Folk Friday 5 February 2027 at 19:30
Roswell Road and Kyson Point at St Edith Folk Cranbrook · Friday 12 February 2027 at 19:30
Tom McConville at Tonbridge Folk Club Monday 15 February 2027 at 19:30
Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner at Deal Folk Club Thursday 18 February 2027 at 19:00
Peter & Barbara Snape at Faversham Folk Club Wednesday 24 February 2027 at 19:30
Amy Speace and Steve Warner & Julie Simpson at St Edith Folk Friday 26 February 2027 at 19:30
Jeanne Wilde at Tonbridge Folk Club Monday 1 March 2027 at 19:30
Lynne Hanson and Old Mercia at St Edith Folk Friday 5 March 2027 at 19:30
Skinner & T’witch at Tonbridge Folk Club Monday 15 March 2027 at 19:30
Skinner & Twitch at Faversham Folk Club Wednesday 17 March 2027 at 19:30
Jim Causley at Deal Folk Club Thursday 18 March 2027 at 19:00
Melanie Crew & Ross Palmer at Tonbridge Folk Club Monday 5 April 2027 at 19:30
Sarah Matthews & Doug Eunson at Deal Folk Club Thursday 15 April 2027 at 19:00
Bird in the Belly at Tonbridge Folk Club Monday 19 April 2027 at 19:30

Dances 18

Contrafusion Sunday Masterclass Aylesford · Sunday 22 November 2026 at 14:30
Contrafusion Sunday Masterclass Aylesford · Sunday 13 December 2026 at 14:30
Contrafusion Sunday Masterclass Aylesford · Sunday 24 January 2027 at 14:30
Contrafusion Sunday Masterclass Aylesford · Sunday 21 February 2027 at 14:30
Contrafusion Sunday Masterclass Aylesford · Sunday 21 March 2027 at 14:30
Contrafusion Sunday Masterclass Aylesford · Sunday 18 April 2027 at 14:30
Contrafusion Sunday Masterclass Aylesford · Sunday 23 May 2027 at 14:30
Contrafusion Sunday Masterclass Aylesford · Sunday 27 June 2027 at 14:30
Halloween Barn Dance at the Hop Shed Faversham · Saturday 31 October 2026 at 19:00
Folkestone Living Advent Calendar Barn Dance Hawkinge · Friday 4 December 2026
Les Batons Hollingbourne · Third Sunday of the month, September to June at 13:30
Ashford Ceilidh Hothfield · Saturday 5 December 2026 at 19:30
Ashford Ceilidh Hothfield · Saturday 6 February 2027 at 19:30
Ashford Ceilidh Hothfield · Saturday 15 May 2027 at 19:30
Dancing for Fun Maidstone · Every Tuesday at 14:00
Marden Barn Dance Marden · Saturday 24 October 2026 at 19:00
Ceilidh and Barn Dance at St Mildred’s Tenterden · Saturday 24 October 2026 at 19:00
Halloween Ceilidh for Whitstable Jack-in-the-Green Whitstable · Saturday 31 October 2026 at 19:30

Morris practices 8

Motley Morris practice Dartford · Every Wednesday, October to April at 20:30
Marlings Morris practice Edenbridge · Every Monday, September to May at 20:00
Kits Coty Morris practice Maidstone · Every Thursday, October to April at 20:00
East Kent Morris practice Mersham · Every Wednesday, September to April at 20:00
Wantsum Morris Men practice Minster · Every Sunday, October to April at 11:00
Wolf’s Head and Vixen practice Rochester · Every Wednesday at 19:30
Dead Horse Morris practice Swalecliffe · Every Monday, September to April at 19:00
Hartley Morris Men practice Wrotham · Every Thursday, September to April at 20:30

Sessions 7

Bekesbourne Celtic Session Bekesbourne · Monthly, 2nd Sunday at 20:00
Performers Night Charing (near Ashford) · Monthly, last Tuesday at 19:30
Deal Folk Club Singers Night Deal · Monthly, 1st Thursday at 19:00
Doddington English Dance Music Session Doddington · Monthly, 2nd Sunday at 20:30
Faversham Celtic Session Faversham · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 20:00
Faversham Folk Club Singers Night Faversham · Every Wednesday at 19:30
Goudhurst Afternoon Tunes Session Goudhurst · 2 specific dates at 13:30

Customs 1

Edenbridge Bonfire Edenbridge · Every year on the first Saturday on or after 2 November, from 18:30

Towns in Kent

Tonbridge (12)
Dartford (10)
Faversham (10)
Aylesford (8)
Deal (7)
Otford (7)
Cranbrook (3)
Hothfield (3)
Edenbridge (2)
Maidstone (2)
Sevenoaks (2)
Bekesbourne (1)
Charing (near Ashford) (1)
Doddington (1)
Goudhurst (1)
Hawkinge (1)
Hollingbourne (1)
Marden (1)
Mersham (1)
Minster (1)
Rochester (1)
Swalecliffe (1)
Tenterden (1)
Whitstable (1)
Wrotham (1)

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