Folk in South Yorkshire

Folk Calendar lists 24 sessions, 17 dances, 15 folk club nights, 6 morris practices and 2 customs at 26 venues in South Yorkshire. Sheffield has the most, with 42. Saturday is the busiest night, with 14 of the regular listings.

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Tuesday 1 December to Thursday 31 December

Wednesday 2 December

Wed 2 Dec 19:30 22:00
Session

Nether Edge Folk Club

Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed

Friday 4 December

Fri 4 Dec 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

The Hunch at Beehive Folk Club

Harthill Village Hall, Harthill, South Yorkshire

Saturday 5 December

Sat 5 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Arbrevyn at Wild Traditions

The Gathering Ground, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Wednesday 9 December New moon

Wed 9 Dec 19:30 22:00
Session

Nether Edge Folk Club

Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed

Thursday 10 December

Thu 10 Dec 20:30 23:30

Folk club night

Phil Pipe at Crookes Folk Club

The Princess Royal, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Saturday 12 December

Sat 12 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Raising the Rafters

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

Wednesday 16 December

Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

The Hunters at Nether Edge Folk Club

Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Friday 18 December

Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Jackie Oates and John Spiers at HepworthLIVE

Hepworth Village Hall, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire

Saturday 19 December

Sat 19 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

The Riff Raff at Raising the Rafters Folk Club

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

Sunday 20 December

Sun 20 Dec 13:30 16:30
Session

Pennine Folk Club

Stocksmoor Village Hall, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Wednesday 23 December

Wed 23 Dec 19:30 22:00
Session

Nether Edge Folk Club

Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed

Thursday 24 December Cold Moon

Wednesday 30 December

Wed 30 Dec 19:30 22:00
Session

Nether Edge Folk Club

Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed

Everything listed in South Yorkshire

Sessions 24

Barnsley Folk & Acoustic Night Barnsley · Monthly, 2nd Tuesday at 20:00
Barnsley Folk Club Barnsley · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 20:00
First Friday Folk Chapeltown · Monthly, 1st Friday at 20:00
Singers’ Corner Crookes · Monthly, 3rd Thursday at 19:30
Kelham Island Tavern Songs and Tunes Session Kelham Island · Monthly, 4th Sunday at 19:30
Sheffield Steady Tunes Kelham Island · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 19:00
Gardeners Rest Anything Goes (2nd Wednesday) Neepsend · Monthly, 2nd Wednesday at 19:45
Gardeners Rest Anything Goes (Last Wednesday) Neepsend · Monthly, last Wednesday at 20:00
Sheffield Old Time Session Neepsend · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 20:00
Sheffield Sacred Harp Third Wednesdays Neepsend · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 19:00
CeilidhSoc Term Time Tunes Sheffield · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Dog & Partridge Americana Session Sheffield · Monthly, last Thursday at 20:00
Dog & Partridge Sunday Acoustic Session Sheffield · Every Sunday at 19:00
Dog & Partridge Trad Irish Session Sheffield · Every Monday at 20:00
Fagan’s Friday Session Sheffield · Every Friday at 21:00
Fagan’s Monday Session Sheffield · Every Monday at 21:00
Fagan’s Saturday Afternoon Session Sheffield · Every Saturday at 14:00
Fagan’s Saturday Evening Session Sheffield · Every Saturday at 20:30
Fagan’s Tuesday Irish Session Sheffield · Every Tuesday at 21:00
Nether Edge Folk Club Sheffield · Every Wednesday at 19:30
Sheffield Sacred Harp First Mondays Sheffield · Monthly, 1st Monday at 19:00
The Celtic Sessions Sheffield · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Thursday at 20:00
On the Back Porch Jam Walkley · Monthly, 3rd Thursday at 19:30
Raising the Rafters Wath-upon-Dearne · Monthly, 2nd Saturday at 19:30

Dances 17

Bal with Naragonia Sheffield · Sunday 6 December 2026 at 17:00
Ceilidh for South Yorkshire Climate Alliance Sheffield · Sunday 29 November 2026 at 19:00
CeilidhSoc Ceilidh Sheffield · Saturday 31 October 2026 at 20:00
CeilidhSoc Ceilidh Sheffield · Saturday 7 November 2026 at 20:00
CeilidhSoc Ceilidh Sheffield · Saturday 21 November 2026 at 20:00
CeilidhSoc Ceilidh Sheffield · Saturday 12 December 2026 at 20:00
Contra Dance with Will Mentor Sheffield · Saturday 15 May 2027 at 19:30
Family Ceilidh Sheffield · Saturday 14 November 2026 at 15:00
Family Ceilidh Sheffield · Saturday 13 March 2027
Family Ceilidh Sheffield · Saturday 15 May 2027
Gothic Masquerade Ceilidh Sheffield · Sunday 25 October 2026 at 20:00
Hekety’s 30th Birthday Ceilidh Sheffield · Saturday 9 January 2027 at 20:00
Home Grown Ceilidh Sheffield · Sunday 18 April 2027
Home Grown Ceilidh Sheffield · Sunday 20 June 2027
Home Grown Ceilidh for the Samaritans Sheffield · Sunday 31 January 2027 at 18:30
Sheffield Eurosession Sheffield · Second Thursday of the month at 20:00
Ten Years of Powerhouse Sheffield · Friday 9 April 2027

Folk club nights 15

Tina McKevitt and Matt Hegarty at Crookes Folk Club Thursday 22 October 2026 at 20:30
Nancy Kerr and James Fagan at Nether Edge Folk Club Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 19:30
Granny’s Attic at Beehive Folk Club Friday 6 November 2026 at 19:45
Rachel Newton at Wild Traditions Saturday 7 November 2026 at 19:30
The Domino Effect at Raising the Rafters Folk Club Saturday 14 November 2026 at 20:00
The Hunch at Beehive Folk Club Friday 4 December 2026 at 19:45
Arbrevyn at Wild Traditions Saturday 5 December 2026 at 19:30
Phil Pipe at Crookes Folk Club Thursday 10 December 2026 at 20:30
The Hunters at Nether Edge Folk Club Wednesday 16 December 2026 at 19:30
The Riff Raff at Raising the Rafters Folk Club Saturday 19 December 2026 at 20:00
Gemma Khawaja at Wild Traditions Saturday 13 February 2027 at 19:30
Jez Lowe at Beehive Folk Club Friday 5 March 2027 at 19:45
Fay Hield at Wild Traditions Saturday 6 March 2027 at 19:30
Lester Simpson & Nigel Corbett at Beehive Folk Club Friday 2 April 2027 at 19:45
Janice Burns and Jon Doran at Wild Traditions Saturday 3 April 2027 at 19:30

Morris practices 6

Silkstone Greens practice Dodworth · Every Thursday at 20:00
Harthill Morris practice Harthill · Every Thursday, October to April at 19:45
Five Rivers Morris practice Sheffield · Every Thursday, September to April at 20:00
Handsworth Traditional Sword Dancers practice Sheffield · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Sheffield City Morris practice Sheffield · Every Monday at 19:30
Wath Morris practice Wath upon Dearne · Every Tuesday, September to April at 19:30

Customs 2

Grenoside Sword Dance Grenoside · Every year on 26 December, or the Monday after when that is a Sunday, from 11:00
Handsworth Sword Dance Sheffield · Every year on 26 December, or the Monday after when that is a Sunday, 11:00 to 16:00

Towns in South Yorkshire

Sheffield (42)
Harthill (5)
Neepsend (4)
Wath upon Dearne (4)
Barnsley (2)
Kelham Island (2)
Chapeltown (1)
Crookes (1)
Dodworth (1)
Grenoside (1)
Walkley (1)

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