Folk in Leicestershire

Folk Calendar lists 8 dances, 5 morris practices, 3 folk club nights, 2 customs and 2 sessions at 14 venues in Leicestershire. Leicester has the most, with 5. Saturday is the busiest night, with 6 of the regular listings.

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Monday 1 February to Sunday 28 February

Thursday 25 February

Thu 25 Feb 19:30 21:00
Morris Practice

Moulton Morris Men practice

Moulton Primary School, Moulton, Northamptonshire
- The Morris Ring
Thu 25 Feb 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Three Spires Morris practice

Wade Street Church Hall, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Thu 25 Feb 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Braybrooke Morris Dancers practice

Braybrooke Village Hall, Braybrooke, Northamptonshire
Thu 25 Feb 19:30 23:00
Session

King Billy Irish Session

King William IV, Sneinton, Nottinghamshire
- Tune
- Irish
Thu 25 Feb 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Dolphin Morris Men practice

Kingston on Soar Village Hall, Kingston on Soar, Nottinghamshire
Thu 25 Feb 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Ripley Morris practice

Fritchley Village Hall, Fritchley, Derbyshire
Thu 25 Feb 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Black Annis practice

Church of the Martyrs Community Hall, Leicester, Leicestershire
Thu 25 Feb 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Uttoxeter Heart of Oak Morris Dancers practice

Uttoxeter United Reformed Church, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
Thu 25 Feb 20:00 22:00
Session

Godiva Sessions

The Humber, Coventry, West Midlands
Thu 25 Feb 20:30 22:00
Morris Practice

Bakanalia Border Morris practice

Glenfield Scout Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire
Thu 25 Feb 20:30 23:00
Session

Selly Park Tavern Irish Session

The Selly Park Tavern, Selly Park, West Midlands
- Mixed
- Irish

Friday 26 February

Fri 26 Feb 19:40 22:30
Session

Second Time Around Folk Club

Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Fri 26 Feb 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Jockey Morris practice

Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham, West Midlands
- The Morris Ring
Fri 26 Feb 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Ray Baguley & The Bentones at Bingham Folk Club

Bingham Rugby Club Pavilion, Bingham, Nottinghamshire

Sunday 28 February

Sun 28 Feb 14:00 16:00
Session

Old Crown Slow Irish Session

The Old Crown, Digbeth, West Midlands
Sun 28 Feb 14:00 16:00
Session

The Humber Sunday Acoustic Session

The Humber, Coventry, West Midlands
- Mixed
Sun 28 Feb 15:00 17:00
Session

Lion Irish Session

The Lion at Basford, Basford, Nottinghamshire
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 28 Feb 16:00 18:00
Session

Old Crown Irish Session

The Old Crown, Digbeth, West Midlands
Sun 28 Feb 18:45 21:15
Morris Practice

Mortimer’s Morris practice

St John’s Church Community Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Sun 28 Feb 19:00 21:00
Morris Practice

Way of the Wyrd practice

Thorpe Acre Church Hall, Loughborough, Leicestershire
- Border
- The Morris Federation
Sun 28 Feb 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

McGoldrick, McCusker and Doyle at Folk at the Meadows

Meadows CC (Belper Meadows Cricket Club Pavilion), Belper, Derbyshire

Everything listed in Leicestershire

Dances 8

Mumpers Festive Frolics Kegworth · Saturday 19 December 2026 at 19:30
Red Fox Ceilidhs Christmas Ceilidh Leicester · Saturday 12 December 2026 at 20:00
Red Fox Ceilidhs Spring Ceilidh Leicester · Saturday 6 March 2027 at 20:00
Red Fox Ceilidhs Summer Ceilidh Leicester · Saturday 8 May 2027 at 20:00
Red Fox Ceilidhs Winter Ceilidh Leicester · Saturday 16 January 2027 at 20:00
Govannen Ceilidh Melton Mowbray · Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:00
Loughborough Folk Dance Club Woodhouse · Monday 23 November 2026 at 19:30
Loughborough Folk Dance Club Woodhouse · Monday 14 December 2026 at 19:30

Morris practices 5

Bakanalia Border Morris practice Glenfield · Every Thursday at 20:30
Black Annis practice Leicester · Every Thursday at 20:00
Way of the Wyrd practice Loughborough · Every Sunday at 19:00
Pennyroyal Garland Dancers practice Measham · Every Wednesday, September to May at 20:00
Anstey Royale Chalfont practice Quorn · Every Tuesday at 19:30

Folk club nights 3

Tom McConville at Grand Union Folk Club Monday 23 November 2026 at 20:00
Hicks and Goulbourn and Craig Sunderland at Scrag End Folk Club Moira · Sunday 6 December 2026 at 19:30
Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham and Well Seasoned Mummers at Grand Union Folk Club Monday 14 December 2026 at 20:00

Customs 2

Loughborough Fair Loughborough · Every year on the first Wednesday on or after 7 November, for 4 days, all day
Hallaton Hare Pie Scramble and Bottle Kicking Hallaton · Every year on Easter Monday, from 13:45

Sessions 2

Scrag End Folk Club Singaround Albert Village · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 20:00
Grand Union Folk Club Singaround Sileby · Monthly, 2nd Monday at 20:00

Towns in Leicestershire

Leicester (5)
Sileby (3)
Loughborough (2)
Woodhouse (2)
Albert Village (1)
Glenfield (1)
Hallaton (1)
Kegworth (1)
Measham (1)
Melton Mowbray (1)
Moira (1)
Quorn (1)

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