Folk in Kent

Folk Calendar lists 38 folk club nights, 14 dances, 8 morris practices, 6 sessions and 1 custom at 26 venues in Kent. Tonbridge has the most, with 11. Sunday is the busiest night, with 13 of the regular listings.

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Thursday 1 April to Friday 30 April

Thursday 1 April

Thu 1 Apr 19:00 22:00
Session

Deal Folk Club Singers Night

St. Andrews Church Hall, Deal, Kent
- Song
- English

Tuesday 6 April New moon

Wednesday 7 April

Wed 7 Apr 19:30 22:00
Session

Faversham Folk Club Singers Night

The Limes, Faversham, Kent
- Mixed
- English

Sunday 11 April

Sun 11 Apr 20:00 22:00
Session

Bekesbourne Celtic Session

The Unicorn, Bekesbourne, Kent
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 11 Apr 20:30 23:00
Session

Doddington English Dance Music Session

Chequers Inn, Doddington, Kent
- Tune
- English

Wednesday 14 April

Wed 14 Apr 19:30 22:00
Session

Faversham Folk Club Singers Night

The Limes, Faversham, Kent
- Mixed
- English

Sunday 18 April

Sun 18 Apr 20:00 22:00
Session

Faversham Celtic Session

The Phoenix Tavern, Faversham, Kent
- Tune
- Irish

Tuesday 20 April Pink Moon

Wednesday 21 April

Wed 21 Apr 19:30 22:00
Session

Faversham Folk Club Singers Night

The Limes, Faversham, Kent
- Mixed
- English

Tuesday 27 April

Tue 27 Apr 19:30 22:30
Session

Performers Night

Charing Sports Pavilion, Charing (near Ashford), Kent

Maintained
- Song
- Listening

Wednesday 28 April

Wed 28 Apr 19:30 22:00
Session

Faversham Folk Club Singers Night

The Limes, Faversham, Kent
- Mixed
- English

Everything listed in Kent

Folk club nights 38

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 14

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
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

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 6

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

Customs 1

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

Towns in Kent

Tonbridge (11)
Aylesford (8)
Dartford (7)
Deal (7)
Faversham (7)
Otford (6)
Hothfield (3)
Cranbrook (2)
Edenbridge (2)
Maidstone (2)
Sevenoaks (2)
Bekesbourne (1)
Charing (near Ashford) (1)
Doddington (1)
Hawkinge (1)
Hollingbourne (1)
Mersham (1)
Minster (1)
Rochester (1)
Swalecliffe (1)
Wrotham (1)

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