Folk in North Yorkshire

Folk Calendar lists 30 sessions, 10 morris practices, 9 folk club nights, 4 dances and 3 customs at 50 venues in North Yorkshire. Harrogate has the most, with 9. Wednesday is the busiest night, with 12 of the regular listings.

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Friday 13 November to Thursday 31 December

Thursday 10 December

Thu 10 Dec 19:30 22:30
Session

Hungry Horse Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Whitby Club, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Thu 10 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Bryony Griffith and Alice Jones at Topic Folk Club

The Castle, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Thu 10 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Jez Lowe and Gary Stewart’s ‘Graceland’ at Wetherby Folk Club

The Engine Shed, Wetherby, West Yorkshire
Thu 10 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Falkirk Folk Club Singers’ Night

St Francis Xavier Hall, Falkirk, Falkirk
- Mixed
- Scottish
Thu 10 Dec 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Anthony John Clarke at Darlington Folk Acoustic Club

Rolling Mills Club, Darlington, County Durham
Thu 10 Dec 19:45 22:30
Session

Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night

Cotswold Club, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
- Mixed
Thu 10 Dec 19:45 21:45
Session

Bowes Park Folk Club Open Mic

Mum’s Bistro, London, Greater London
- Mixed
Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:45
Session

Orpington Folk Club

Farnborough Social Club, Orpington, Greater London
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Newport Folk Club Open Night

Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Newport, Newport
- Song
- Listeners Welcome
Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Louth Folk Club

Louth Jazz Club, Louth, Lincolnshire
- Song
Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Clydesdale Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Elphinstone Hotel, Biggar, South Lanarkshire
- Mixed
- Scottish
Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Gabriel Moreno and the Quivering Poets at Bromsgrove Folk Club

Catshill Club, Catshill, Worcestershire
Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Janice Burns & Jon Doran at Black Swan Folk Club

Black Swan Inn, York, North Yorkshire
Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

John Hegley at Islington Folk Club

The Brewhouse & Kitchen, London, Greater London
Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:15
Session

Maidenhead Folk Club Singers’ Night

Elizabeth House, Cookham, Berkshire
- Mixed
Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

DnA, Colin Frid, Why Not, The Larks, Aliphi and Mark Dellar at The Acoustic Club

South Mill Arts Centre, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Florence Sommerville at Soho Folk and Blues

Cuts, London, Greater London
Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

Stockport Acoustic Folk Club

The Midland, Stockport, Greater Manchester
- Mixed
Thu 10 Dec 20:30 23:00
Session

Nitten Folk Club Singaround

Dean Tavern, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

Lymm Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Spread Eagle, Lymm, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night

Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport
- Mixed
- Welsh
Thu 10 Dec 20:30 23:30

Folk club night

Phil Pipe at Crookes Folk Club

The Princess Royal, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Thu 10 Dec 21:30 23:30
Session

Chorlton Folk Club

South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

Friday 11 December

Fri 11 Dec 19:00 22:00
Session

Norwich Folk Club Song Session

Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk
- Mixed
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 11 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Rhyl Folk Club Singers’ Night

Ffordd Las Community Centre, Rhyl, Denbighshire
- Mixed
Fri 11 Dec 19:40 22:40

Folk club night

The Wilderness Yet at Second Time Around Folk Club

Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Fri 11 Dec 19:45 21:45
Session

Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night

Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders
- Mixed
- Scottish
Fri 11 Dec 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Narthen at Potteries Folk Club

Fenton Town Hall, Fenton, Staffordshire
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

New Crystal Folk Club

Hill and Cakemore Liberal Club, Halesowen, West Midlands
- Song
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Bacca Pipes Singers Night

Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire
- Song
- English
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:30
Session

Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Stonehaven Folk Club Singers’ Night

Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
- Mixed
- Scottish
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Janice Burns & Jon Doran at Burton Folk Club

Marston’s Social Club, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Orchard Family at Bodmin Folk Club

St Petroc’s Parish Centre, Bodmin, Cornwall
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Urban Folk Quartet at Greenbank Folk Club

St Anne’s Church, Bristol, Bristol
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

The KelBilly Stomp Skiffle Revue at The Song Loft

The Beechey Room, The York House Centre, Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Martha Khan and Gabriel Bath at Watford Folk Club

Watford Ex-Services and Social Club, Watford, Hertfordshire
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

John Kirkpatrick at North Shropshire Folk

Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Whitchurch, Shropshire
Fri 11 Dec 20:30 23:30

Folk club night

Kim Lowings and The Greenwood at The Woodman Folk Club

Ashwood Marina, Kingswinford, West Midlands

Saturday 12 December

Sat 12 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Raising the Rafters

The Saint James Rooms, Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire
- Mixed

Sunday 13 December

Sun 13 Dec 19:00 22:00

Folk club night

Benji Kirkpatrick at Severn Folk Club

Reabrook Sports & Social Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Sun 13 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

The Wilsons at South Shields Folk Club

South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Sun 13 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Mark Dowding at Bothy Folk Club

The Guesthouse, Southport, Merseyside
Sun 13 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Terry Hiscock and Tim Mellor at Black Fen Folk Club

NCI Centre, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Sun 13 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

King John’s Traditional Mummers at Woolston and Bursledon Folk Club

Bursledon Village Hall, Bursledon, Hampshire
Sun 13 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Robb Johnson and the Xmas Irregulars at Walthamstow Folk Club

Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London, Greater London
Sun 13 Dec 20:00 22:30
Session

Readifolk Singers’ Night

Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire
- Song
- English
Sun 13 Dec 20:00 22:30
Session

Horsham Folk Club Open Floor

The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex
- Mixed
- 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

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

Folk club nights 9

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

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 (9)
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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