Folk in Oxfordshire

Folk Calendar lists 42 sessions, 20 folk club nights, 9 dances, 8 morris practices and 5 customs at 45 venues in Oxfordshire. Oxford has the most, with 22. Monday is the busiest night, with 13 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 Oxfordshire

Sessions 42

Abingdon Irish Session Abingdon · Monthly, 2nd Tuesday at 19:30
Abingdon Song Session Abingdon · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 14:30
Bell Folk Circle Session Adderbury · 8 specific dates at 20:30
The Bell Inn Traditional Folk Session Adderbury · Monthly, 5th Tuesday at 20:30
Chinnor Session and Workshop Chinnor · Monthly, 2nd Wednesday at 14:00
Chinnor Third Wednesday Session Chinnor · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 20:00
Chinnor Very Slow Session Chinnor · Monthly, 4th Wednesday at 14:00
Chippy Folk & Acoustic Club Chipping Norton · Monthly, 2nd Monday at 19:45
Didcot Irish Session Didcot · Monthly, 1st Tuesday at 20:00
Informal English Session Ducklington · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 20:00
East Hagbourne English and Irish Session East Hagbourne · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 20:00
Eight Bells Song and Tune Session Eaton · Every Tuesday at 19:45
Session in Eynsham Eynsham · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 20:00
Catherine Wheel Irish Session Goring-on-Thames · Monthly, 4th Tuesday at 20:00
Grove Slow Session Grove · Monthly, 2nd Sunday at 14:30
Long Wittenham Song Session Long Wittenham · Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 14:00
Mostly English Tunes Session Milton · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 20:00
Aunty Shanty Oxford · Monthly, 1st Monday at 20:00
Bastard English Session Oxford · Monthly, 2nd Friday at 20:00
Half Moon English Session Oxford · Monthly, last Monday at 20:00
Half Moon Euro Session Oxford · Monthly, 3rd Monday at 20:00
Half Moon Irish Session Oxford · Every Sunday at 20:00
Half Moon Sing Around Oxford · Monthly, 2nd Monday at 20:00
Isis Irish Session Oxford · Monthly, 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Tuesday at 20:00
Old Time and Bluegrass Session Oxford · Monthly, 3rd Monday at 20:00
Oxford Blue Open Session Oxford · Monthly, 3rd Thursday at 19:30
Oxford Folk Club Open Night Oxford · Every other Friday at 20:15
Oxford Sacred Harp Singing Oxford · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 19:30
Oxford Slow Celtic Session Oxford · Monthly, 5th Sunday at 16:00
Oxford Slow Session Oxford · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 16:00
Oxford Sunday Social Folk Session Oxford · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 16:30
QOFF, the Queer Open Friendly Folk Session Oxford · Monthly, 2nd Saturday at 12:00
Royal Blenheim Fourth Friday Session Oxford · Monthly, last Friday at 20:00
Sunday at Gulp Fiction Oxford · Monthly, 2nd Sunday at 13:00
Boat Inn Music Session Thrupp · Monthly, 1st Monday at 20:00
Bluegrass and Old Time Appalachian Session Wallingford · Monthly, 2nd Tuesday at 20:00
Come All Ye Session, Wallingford Wallingford · Monthly, 4th Thursday at 20:00
Wallingford Irish Session Wallingford · Monthly, 2nd Thursday at 20:00
Wantage Folk Session Wantage · Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 19:00
The Oxford Scottish Session Wolvercote · Monthly, 4th Friday at 20:00
White Hart Shanty Session Wolvercote · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 20:00
Come All Ye Session, Woodcote Woodcote · Monthly, 1st Monday at 20:00

Folk club nights 20

Chris Leslie at Banbury Folk Club Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 20:00
Track Dogs at Wychwood Folk Club Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:30
Peter Knight’s Gigspanner at Nettlebed Folk Club Monday 23 November 2026 at 19:30
Canutes Plastic Army at Banbury Folk Club Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 20:00
Megan Henwood & Steve Knightley at Nettlebed Folk Club Monday 30 November 2026 at 19:30
Lauren South at Banbury Folk Club Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 20:00
Jackie Oates & John Spiers at Nettlebed Folk Club Monday 7 December 2026 at 19:30
Jack Blackman at Banbury Folk Club Wednesday 9 December 2026 at 20:00
St Agnes Fountain at Nettlebed Folk Club Monday 14 December 2026 at 19:30
Gerry Colvin at Banbury Folk Club Wednesday 16 December 2026 at 20:00
Johnny Coppin at Wychwood Folk Club Saturday 19 December 2026 at 19:30
Julie July Quartet at Wychwood Folk Club Saturday 16 January 2027 at 19:30
The Lost Notes at Wychwood Folk Club Saturday 6 February 2027 at 19:30
Maddy Prior & Peter Knight at Nettlebed Folk Club Tuesday 16 February 2027 at 19:30
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman at Nettlebed Folk Club Monday 1 March 2027 at 19:30
Gary Fletcher Band at Wychwood Folk Club Saturday 6 March 2027 at 19:30
McGoldrick, McCusker and Doyle at Nettlebed Folk Club Monday 15 March 2027 at 19:30
Scott Doonican at Banbury Folk Club Wednesday 24 March 2027 at 20:00
The Rosie Hood Band and Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer at Wychwood Folk Club Saturday 17 April 2027 at 19:30
Spiers & Boden at Nettlebed Folk Club Monday 19 April 2027 at 19:30

Dances 9

Christmas Ceilidh Grove · Saturday 5 December 2026 at 20:00
Folk for MS Ceilidh Grove · Saturday 12 June 2027 at 20:00
Spring Ceilidh Grove · Saturday 3 April 2027 at 20:00
Winter Ceilidh Grove · Saturday 30 January 2027 at 20:00
Oxfolk Ceilidh Kennington · Second Saturday of the month, October to May at 20:00
Oxford Contra Kennington · Saturday 28 November 2026 at 19:30
Oxford Contra Kennington · Saturday 16 January 2027 at 19:30
Oxford Contra Kennington · Saturday 20 March 2027 at 19:30
Bal Miniscule Oxford · Fourth Sunday of the month at 14:00

Morris practices 8

Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers practice Abingdon · Every other Thursday, October to April at 20:00
Icknield Way Morris Men practice Denchworth · Every Wednesday, September to April at 19:30
Kirtlington Morris practice Kirtlington · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Masons Apron Morris practice Long Hanborough · Every Monday, September to April at 20:00
Oxford City Morris Men practice Oxford · Every Wednesday, September to April at 19:30
Oxford University Morris practice Oxford · Every Wednesday, September to May at 19:40
Wolvercote Morris practice Oxford · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Towersey Horseshoes Morris practice Towersey · Every Wednesday, September to May at 19:30

Customs 5

Headington Quarry Boxing Day Mummers Headington Quarry · Every year on 26 December, 11:15 to 14:15
Oxford May Morning Oxford · Every year on 1 May, from 06:00
Abingdon Michaelmas Fair Abingdon · Every year on the first Monday on or after 3 October, for 2 days, 12:00 to 23:00
Abingdon Runaway Fair Abingdon · Every year on the first Monday on or after 10 October, all day
Banbury Michaelmas Fair Banbury · Every year on the first Wednesday on or after 12 October, for 4 days, all day

Towns in Oxfordshire

Oxford (22)
Nettlebed (8)
Banbury (7)
Ascott-under-Wychwood (6)
Abingdon (5)
Grove (5)
Kennington (4)
Chinnor (3)
Wallingford (3)
Adderbury (2)
Wolvercote (2)
Chipping Norton (1)
Denchworth (1)
Didcot (1)
Ducklington (1)
East Hagbourne (1)
Eaton (1)
Eynsham (1)
Goring-on-Thames (1)
Headington Quarry (1)
Kirtlington (1)
Long Hanborough (1)
Long Wittenham (1)
Milton (1)
Thrupp (1)
Towersey (1)
Wantage (1)
Woodcote (1)

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