Folk in Wales

Folk Calendar lists 31 sessions, 29 customs, 14 folk club nights and 6 morris practices at 65 venues in Wales. Newport has the most, with 14. Thursday is the busiest night, with 14 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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Sessions 31

Aberystwyth Folk Club Aberystwyth · Monthly, 3rd Tuesday at 19:30
Last Tuesday Sing Bassaleg · Monthly, last Tuesday at 20:30
Welsh, Breton, Scandi and French Session Bethesda · Monthly, 3rd Thursday at 20:00
Sesiwn Werin Betws-y-Coed Betws-y-Coed · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 15:00
Brecon Folk and More Club Brecon · Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 19:30
Canu Cymraeg a Gwerin Caernarfon · Every Monday at 19:00
Caerdydd Galician Session Cardiff · Monthly, 1st Thursday at 20:30
Noson Lawen: Folk in the Bar Cardiff · Every Tuesday at 19:00
Sesiwn Caerdydd Cardiff · Every Monday at 20:00
Temple Bar Irish Session Cardiff · Every Wednesday at 21:00
Sesiwn #3 Cefn Cribwr · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 19:30
Conwy Folk Club Singers’ Night Conwy · Every Monday at 19:00
Cwmdu Folk Night Cwmdu · Monthly, 1st Friday at 19:30
Sesiwn Werin Dolgellau Dolgellau · Monthly, 3rd Saturday at 16:30
Fishguard Session Fishguard · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Sesiwn Conwy Folk Llandudno Junction · Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 18:00
Sesiwn Gymreig Llanferres Llanferres · Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 19:30
Sesiwn Werin Old New Inn Llanfyllin · Monthly, 2nd Wednesday at 19:30
Llangors Session Llangors · Monthly, 1st Friday at 19:30
Llanidloes Sunday Session Llanidloes · Every Sunday at 20:00
Llyswen Session Llyswen · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 15:00
Wynnstay Session Machynlleth · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Friday at 20:00
Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night Newport · Every Thursday at 20:30
Newport Folk Club Open Night Newport · Every Thursday at 20:00
Valley Folk Club Open Afternoon Pontardawe · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 14:00
Llantrisant Folk Club Song and Music Night Pontyclun · Every Wednesday at 20:30
Rhyl Folk Club Singers’ Night Rhyl · Monthly, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Friday at 19:30
Sesiwn Rowen Rowen · Monthly, last Saturday at 20:00
Ruthin AllStyles Singers’ Night Ruthin · Every Thursday at 20:00
White Hart Folk Night St Dogmaels · Monthly, last Thursday at 19:00
Wrexham Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night Wrexham · Monthly, 1st Thursday at 20:00

Customs 29

St Davids Cathedral Plygain St Davids · Every year on the second Friday in December, from 19:00
St Fagans Mari Lwyd and Hunting of the Wren Cardiff · Every year on the second Saturday in December, for 2 days, from 11:00
Pontrobert Christmas Morning Plygain Pontrobert · Every year on 25 December, from 06:00
Nos Galan Road Races Mountain Ash · Every year on 31 December, from 15:30
Llanwrtyd Wells Mari Lwyd Llanwrtyd Wells · Every year on 31 December, from 22:00
Llanfihangel Tor y Mynydd Mari Lwyd Llanfihangel Tor y Mynydd · Every year on 6 January, all day
Dinas Mawddwy Plygain on Twelfth Night Dinas Mawddwy · Every year on 6 January, from 19:00
Gower Wassail and Mari Lwyd Swansea · Every year on the second Saturday in January, for 2 days, all day
Plygain at St Teilo’s Church, St Fagans Cardiff · Every year on the second Sunday in January, from 14:00
Hen Galan in Cwm Gwaun Pontfaen · Every year on 13 January, all day
Mallwyd Plygain on Hen Galan Mallwyd · Every year on 13 January, from 19:00
Aberystwyth Mari Lwyd for Hen Galan Aberystwyth · Every year on the first Friday on or after 13 January, from 18:30
Caerleon Mari Lwyd for Hen Galan Caerleon · Every year on the first Saturday on or after 11 January, from 18:30
Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd Chepstow · Every year on the first Saturday on or after 18 January, 12:30 to 18:00
Aberystwyth Santes Dwynwen Parade Aberystwyth · Every year on the first Saturday on or after 21 January, from 14:00
The Great St Davids Pancake Race St Davids · Every year on Shrove Tuesday, from 16:30
Aberystwyth St David’s Day Parade (Parêd Gŵyl Dewi) Aberystwyth · Every year on the first Saturday on or after 26 February, all day
St Davids Day Dragon Parade, St Davids St Davids · Every year on the first Saturday on or after 26 February, all day
Carmarthen St David’s Day Parade Carmarthen · Every year on the first Saturday on or after 26 February, from 11:00
St David’s Day Pilgrimage and Blessing of the City, St Davids St Davids · Every year on 1 March, all day
Wrexham St David’s Day Parade Wrexham · Every year on 1 March, all day
St David’s Day Parade, Cardiff Cardiff · Every year on 1 March, from 12:00
Conwy Seed Fair Conwy · Every year on 26 March, 09:00 to 16:00
Barley Saturday, Cardigan Cardigan · Every year on the last Saturday in April, from 12:00
Holywell National Pilgrimage to St Winefride’s Well Holywell · Every year on the first Sunday on or after 22 June, from 14:30
Cilgerran Coracle Races Cilgerran · Every year on the first Saturday on or after 20 August, from 14:00
Neath Fair Neath · Every year on the second Wednesday in September, for 4 days, 09:00 to 22:00
Conwy Honey Fair Conwy · Every year on 13 September, or the Saturday before when that is a Sunday, 09:00 to 16:00
Pembroke St Michaelmas Fair Pembroke · Every year on the second Thursday in October, for 3 days, all day

Folk club nights 14

Karen Pfeiffer and Paul Walker at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Thursday 29 October 2026 at 20:30
Wynford Jones, Geoff Cripps and Blessed Crow at Newport Folk Club Caerleon · Friday 6 November 2026 at 19:00
Fiddlebop at Valley Folk Club Sunday 15 November 2026 at 14:00
Nastee Chapel at Conwy Folk Club Monday 16 November 2026 at 19:00
The Time Bandits at Wrexham Folk & Acoustic Club Thursday 19 November 2026 at 20:00
Dana Robinson at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Thursday 19 November 2026 at 20:30
Charlie Dore and Julian Littman at Newport Folk Club Thursday 26 November 2026 at 20:00
Anthony John Clarke at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Thursday 3 December 2026 at 20:30
Darwish and Mary at Conwy Folk Club Monday 14 December 2026 at 19:00
The Dilly Boys at Valley Folk Club Sunday 20 December 2026 at 14:00
Winter Wilson at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Thursday 14 January 2027 at 20:30
John Watterson at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Thursday 25 February 2027 at 20:30
Dave Gibb at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Thursday 11 March 2027 at 20:30
Jez Lowe at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Thursday 22 April 2027 at 20:30

Morris practices 6

Carreg Las practice Abergwili · Every Thursday at 19:30
Gwerinwyr Gwent practice Bassaleg · Every Thursday at 20:00
Cadi Ha Morris practice Bethel · Every Thursday at 20:00
Cardiff Morris practice Cardiff · Every Tuesday, September to April at 19:30
Isca Morris practice Pontypool · Every Wednesday, September to April at 20:00
Sweyn’s Ey Morris and Sword Dancers practice Swansea · Every Thursday, September to April at 19:30

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