Folk in North Yorkshire

Folk Calendar lists 30 sessions, 10 folk club nights, 10 morris practices, 4 dances and 3 customs at 50 venues in North Yorkshire. Harrogate has the most, with 10. Wednesday is the busiest night, with 12 of the regular listings.

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Tuesday 1 December to Thursday 31 December

Friday 4 December

Fri 4 Dec 19:00 22:00
Session

Norwich Folk Club Song Session

Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk
- Mixed
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 4 Dec 19:30 23:00
Session

Tamworth Folk Club Floor Spots Night

The Tamworth Tap, Tamworth, Staffordshire
- Mixed
Fri 4 Dec 19:30 22:30
Session

Folk Acoustic & Blues Aylesbury Sing-around

Fairford Leys Centre, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
- Mixed
Fri 4 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Martin Simpson at St Edith Folk

Otford Memorial Hall, Otford, Kent
Fri 4 Dec 19:40 22:30
Session

Second Time Around Folk Club

Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Fri 4 Dec 19:45 21:45
Session

Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night

Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders
- Mixed
- Scottish
Fri 4 Dec 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Pete Morton at The Milkmaid Folk Club

Risbygate Sports Club, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Fri 4 Dec 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

The Hunch at Beehive Folk Club

Harthill Village Hall, Harthill, South Yorkshire
Fri 4 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

New Crystal Folk Club

Hill and Cakemore Liberal Club, Halesowen, West Midlands
- Song
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 4 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Bacca Pipes Singers Night

Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire
- Song
- English
Fri 4 Dec 20:00 22:30
Session

Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Fri 4 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Richard and Jess Arrowsmith at Black Diamond Folk Club

The Jewellers Arms, Birmingham, West Midlands
Fri 4 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Tripple at Stonehaven Folk Club

Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
Fri 4 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Magpie Lane at The Song Loft

The Beechey Room, The York House Centre, Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire
Fri 4 Dec 20:15 22:15
Session

Oxford Folk Club Open Night

Marston Royal British Legion, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed

Saturday 5 December

Sat 5 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Arbrevyn at Wild Traditions

The Gathering Ground, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Sunday 6 December

Sun 6 Dec 14:00 16:00
Session

Valley Folk Club Open Afternoon

Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot
- Mixed
Sun 6 Dec 18:00 21:00

Folk club night

Milton Hide and Cheer Up Mollys at Bluebell Roots

Arlington Village Hall, Polegate

Maintained
Sun 6 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

South Shields Folk Club

South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30
Session

Bude Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Falcon Hotel, Bude, Cornwall
- Mixed
- English
Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Winter Wonderband at NettlehamLive

Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincolnshire
Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Hicks and Goulbourn and Craig Sunderland at Scrag End Folk Club

The Railway Inn, Moira, Leicestershire
Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

St Agnes Fountain at Hitchin Folk Club

The Cricket Pavilion, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Amit Dattani and Steph Saunders at Walthamstow Folk Club

Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London, Greater London
Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Owen Spafford, Will Allen and Ben Filmer-Sankey at Dulwich Folk

The Castle, London, Greater London
Sun 6 Dec 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Jim Causley & Miranda Sykes at Folk on the Moor

Moorland Hotel, Wotter, Devon
Sun 6 Dec 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Jackie Oates & John Spiers at TwickFolk

The Cabbage Patch Pub (Patchworks), Twickenham, Greater London
Sun 6 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Anthony John Clarke at Forest Folk Club

Orepool Inn, Coleford, Gloucestershire
Sun 6 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Tim Edey at Readifolk

Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire
Sun 6 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Broadwood Morris at Horsham Folk Club

The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex
Sun 6 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Steve & Mary-Anne Hindley at Grimsby Folk Club

The Old Clee Social Club, Grimsby, Lincolnshire

Monday 7 December

Mon 7 Dec 19:00 22:00
Session

Conwy Folk Club Singers’ Night

Conwy Comrades Sports and Social Club, Conwy, Conwy

Maintained
- Mixed
- Welsh
Mon 7 Dec 19:00 22:00

Folk club night

Six Days at Bingley First Monday Folk

Bingley Arts Centre, Bingley, West Yorkshire
Mon 7 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Stockton Folk Club

The Moline Cross, Norton Cricket Club, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
Mon 7 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Guesthouse Singers Session

The Guesthouse, Southport, Merseyside
- Song
Mon 7 Dec 19:30 22:00
Session

Mansfield Folk and Acoustic Club

Forest Town Arena, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
- Mixed
Mon 7 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Tim Edey at Warwick Folk Club

The Old Fourpenny Shop Hotel, Warwick, Warwickshire
Mon 7 Dec 19:30 22:00
Session

Saltburn Folk Club Singaround

Saltburn House, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire
- Song
- English
Mon 7 Dec 19:30 22:30
Session

Forest Folk Singaround

The North Boarhunt Village Hall & Social Club, North Boarhunt, Hampshire
- Mixed
- English
Mon 7 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Jackie Oates & John Spiers at Nettlebed Folk Club

The Village Club, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
Mon 7 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Doves Vagaries at Tonbridge Folk Club

Ye Olde Chequers Inn, Tonbridge, Kent
Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Folk at the Grove

The Grove Inn, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Bridge Folk Club

The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Song
- Singaround
Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Herga at the Castle

The Castle, Harrow, Greater London
Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Cambridge Folk Club Round the Room Session

The Golden Hind, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Mixed
- English
Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

White Horse Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night

The “C” Club, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Mixed
- English
Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:30
Session

Runcorn Folk Club Singers’ Night

Runcorn Golf Club, Runcorn, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Mon 7 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Bruce Davies at Glenfarg Folk Club

Gateside Memorial Hall, Gateside, Fife
Mon 7 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Winter Wonderband at Colchester Folk Club

Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, Essex
Mon 7 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Elizabeth & Jameson at The Cellar Upstairs

The Alpaca, London, Greater London
Mon 7 Dec 20:15 23:00
Session

Chichester Folk Song Club Singaround

The Chichester Inn, Chichester, West Sussex
- Song
- English

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Everything listed in North Yorkshire

Sessions 30

Burneston Wednesday Singaround Burneston · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Red Dog Acoustic and Folk Night Cloughton · Every Monday at 20:00
Tiger Afternoon Singaround Easington · Monthly, 2nd Tuesday at 13:30
Exelby Daylight Folk Club Exelby · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Thursday at 13:00
Half Moon Instrumental Folk Fellbeck · Monthly, 2nd Wednesday at 20:00
Half Moon Singaround Fellbeck · Monthly, 3rd Thursday at 19:00
Filey Folk Night Filey · Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 20:00
Americana Guisborough Acoustic Session Guisborough · Monthly, 1st Tuesday at 19:30
Americana Guisborough Brewery Singaround Guisborough · Monthly, 1st Friday at 19:00
Greyhound Singaround Hackforth · Monthly, 2nd Thursday at 20:00
Green Dragon Singaround Hardraw · Every Wednesday at 20:30
Afternoon Tune Session Harrogate · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 14:00
Harrogate Folk Club Night Harrogate · Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 19:30
Office Ale House Tunes Session Harrogate · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 13:00
Tap & Spile Tunes Session Harrogate · Every Tuesday at 20:00
The Woodlands Singaround Harrogate · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Sunday at 19:00
Hudswell First Monday Singaround Hudswell · Monthly, 1st Monday at 19:00
Killinghall Tunes Session Killinghall · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 19:30
Kirkby Malzeard Tunes Session Kirkby Malzeard · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 19:00
White Hart Singaround Mickleby · Every Saturday at 19:00
Old Royal George Singaround Morton-on-Swale · Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 20:00
Cutty Wren Singers and Musicians Night Redcar · Every other Tuesday at 19:45
Folk at the Black Lion Richmond · Monthly, 1st Tuesday at 19:30
Richmond Acoustic Singaround Richmond · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 19:30
Bay Folk Club Robin Hood's Bay · Every Friday at 20:00
Saltburn Folk Club Singaround Saltburn-by-the-Sea · Every Monday at 19:30
Nags Head Sessions Scalby · Every Saturday at 14:00
Merchant Folk Session Scarborough · Every Monday at 19:00
Black Swan Norby Singaround Thirsk · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 19:00
Folk at Little Three Thirsk · Monthly, 3rd Tuesday at 19:00

Folk club nights 10

Sam Carter at Harrogate Folk Club Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 19:30
Holly Taymar at Black Swan Folk Club Thursday 19 November 2026 at 20:00
Gaelforce and Sue Conroy at Saltburn Folk Club Saltburn-by-the-Sea · Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:30
Jez Lowe at Cutty Wren Folk Club Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 19:45
Bob Fox at Black Swan Folk Club Thursday 26 November 2026 at 20:00
Edwina Hayes at Ripon Wilfrid’s Folk Club Friday 27 November 2026 at 19:30
St Agnes Fountain at Black Swan Folk Club York · Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 20:00
Janice Burns & Jon Doran at Black Swan Folk Club Thursday 10 December 2026 at 20:00
The Jon Palmer Band at Harrogate Folk Club Wednesday 16 December 2026 at 19:30
The Hunch at The Lake District Folk & Acoustic Club Staveley · Saturday 19 December 2026 at 20:00

Morris practices 10

Ripon City Morris Dancers practice Bishop Monkton · Every Monday at 19:45
Harlequin North West Morris practice Cleasby · Every Tuesday, September to July at 19:30
Richmond on Swale Morris practice Cleasby · Every Thursday at 20:00
Flagcrackers of Craven practice Farnhill · Every Wednesday at 19:30
Betty Lupton’s Ladle Laikers practice Harrogate · Every Wednesday at 19:45
Flag and Bone Gang practice Harrogate · Every Sunday at 20:00
Pateley Longsword practice Ripon · Every Thursday at 20:00
Acorn Morris practice York · Every Wednesday, September to May at 20:00
Ebor Morris practice York · Every Monday, September to April at 20:30
The Minster Strays practice York · Every Monday, September to May at 19:30

Dances 4

Harrogate Contra Harrogate · Saturday 24 April 2027 at 19:30
Tees Valley Ceilidhs Low Worsall · Third Friday of the month, September to June at 19:30
Ceilidh with The New Fox Band York · Friday 2 April 2027 at 19:00
York Ceilidh Club York · Third Sunday of the month, September to July at 19:30

Customs 3

Goathland Plough Stots Day of Dance Goathland · Every year on the first Saturday on or after 13 January, 09:30 to 16:00
Masham Sheep Fair Masham · Every year on the last Saturday in September, for 2 days, from 10:00
Yarm Fair Yarm · Every year on the third Thursday in October, for 3 days, 18:00 to 22:00

Towns in North Yorkshire

Harrogate (10)
York (9)
Cleasby (2)
Fellbeck (2)
Guisborough (2)
Redcar (2)
Richmond (2)
Ripon (2)
Saltburn-by-the-Sea (2)
Thirsk (2)
Bishop Monkton (1)
Burneston (1)
Cloughton (1)
Easington (1)
Exelby (1)
Farnhill (1)
Filey (1)
Goathland (1)
Hackforth (1)
Hardraw (1)
Hudswell (1)
Killinghall (1)
Kirkby Malzeard (1)
Low Worsall (1)
Masham (1)
Mickleby (1)
Morton-on-Swale (1)
Robin Hood's Bay (1)
Scalby (1)
Scarborough (1)
Staveley (1)
Yarm (1)

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