| Dance Diary here (PDF) |
It is very adviseable under current conditions to contact the organisers before travelling to a dance to ensure it is still on.
| Date | Band | Location | Contact | website | Cost | Other info | Spare | Dance type | Distance | Time | Map | SatNav | |
| 23-May-26 | Ceilidh timetable | Sadlers Mead, Chippenham SN15 3PA | Folk Dance timetable | Chippenham Folk Festival | Sports Hall dances | FESTIVAL some CONTRA | map | ///sourcing.chilling.secure | |||||
| 24-May-26 | Ceilidh timetable | Sadlers Mead, Chippenham SN15 3PA | Folk Dance timetable | Chippenham Folk Festival | Sports Hall dances | FESTIVAL some CONTRA | map | ///sourcing.chilling.secure | |||||
| 25-May-26 | Ceilidh timetable | Sadlers Mead, Chippenham SN15 3PA | Folk Dance timetable | Chippenham Folk Festival | Sports Hall dances | FESTIVAL some CONTRA | map | ///sourcing.chilling.secure | |||||
| 26-May-26 | Scottish Ceilidh | Cornerstone Baptist Church Hall, South Parade, LS6 3LF | eventbrite | £6.00 | 7.30 - 9.30 pm. RSCDS monthly Scottish Ceilidh. | map | ///await.atomic.also | ||||||
| 27-May-26 | St. Mary's Social Club, Melton Street, Batley, WF17 8PT | website | £4.00 | 7.30 - 10.00 pm. Yorkshire Mixtures Folk Dance Club | CLUB | map | ///sofa.given.fines | ||||||
| 28-May-26 | Janet Porter & The Polka Dots | Charter Club, Pasture Road, Goole, DN14 6HE | 07939 032224 | £5.00 | 1.30 - 3.30 pm. GOOLE DOCKSIDE BARN DANCE every Thursday | map | ///revolts.soonest.cookie | ||||||
| 30-May-26 | Captain Bullhead | All Hallows’ Church, 24 Regent Terrace, Leeds, LS6 1NP | eventbrite | £12 - £16.50 | 7.30 - 9.30 pm. Doors 7.00 pm. A Wheely Good Ceilidh to raise money for Leeds Bike Mill. Tickets will not be available on the door. | map | ///people.scuba.mile | ||||||
| 30-May-26 | No Bad Ideas & Malcolm Jowett | The Stoneyard Centre, 43 St Andrew's St, Cambridge, CB2 3AR | website | £10.00 | 8.00 - 11.00 pm. Contrabridge, a new contra dance series in central Cambridge | CONTRA | 167.0 | 199 | map | ///votes.today.chase | |||
| 1-Jun-26 | Augmented Chords | Oatlands Mount Club, 1 Coronation Avenue, Harrogate, HG2 8BY | Contact Bob Carter. 01423 863 433 / 07833 548952 | website | £3.00 | 8.00 - 10.30 pm. Heatherdene FDC. | map | ///drape.bulb.descended | |||||
| 2-Jun-26 | Polka Dots | Headingley Parish Hall, St Michael's Road, Leeds, LS6 3AW | 07939 032224 | £4.00 | 7.30 - 9.30 pm ,,, New Contra Dance Leeds | First Tuesday | CONTRA | map | ///cans.intelligible.tone | ||||
| 3-Jun-26 | St. Mary's Social Club, Melton Street, Batley, WF17 8PT | website | £4.00 | 7.30 - 10.00 pm. Yorkshire Mixtures Folk Dance Club | CLUB | map | ///sofa.given.fines | ||||||
| 4-Jun-26 | Janet Porter & The Polka Dots | Charter Club, Pasture Road, Goole, DN14 6HE | 07939 032224 | £5.00 | 1.30 - 3.30 pm. GOOLE DOCKSIDE BARN DANCE every Thursday | map | ///revolts.soonest.cookie | ||||||
| 4-Jun-26 | TBC & John Warin | Trinity Church Hall, Rawdon, LS19 6AS | 07505 640 812 | website | £3.00 | 8.15 - 10.30 pm. Leeds Ceilidh club. First Thursday this month only. | Note change of date for this month only | CLUB | map | ///later.ever.heap | |||
| 5-Jun-26 | The Barber Band & Patrick Rose | The Jubilee Centre, Mosley Avenue, Bury, BL9 6NJ | £10.00 | 7.30 - 10.30 pm. Bury Folk Dance Club with Age UK. Ticket only. | map | ///strike.fuels.crisis | |||||||
| 5-Jun-26 | Jack Kanutin & Box of Frogs | Greig Hall, Alcester, B49 6AD (near Stratford on Avon). | 07864 926 561 | website | £10.00 | 7.45 - 10.45 pm. Alcester Contra. | CONTRA | map | 52.218368, -1.867493 | ||||
| 6-Jun-26 | Shirley Dixon (music and caller) | Horton Bank Methodist Church, 891 Great Horton Road, Bradford, BD7 4AQ | FREE | 2 - 6.15pm. Dance in memory of Keith McDermott and Liz | map | ///tunnel.bottom.caller | |||||||
| 10-Jun-26 | St. Mary's Social Club, Melton Street, Batley, WF17 8PT | website | £4.00 | 7.30 - 10.00 pm. Yorkshire Mixtures Folk Dance Club | CLUB | map | ///sofa.given.fines | ||||||
| 11-Jun-26 | Janet Porter & The Polka Dots | Charter Club, Pasture Road, Goole, DN14 6HE | 07939 032224 | £5.00 | 1.30 - 3.30 pm. GOOLE DOCKSIDE BARN DANCE every Thursday | map | ///revolts.soonest.cookie | ||||||
| 13-Jun-26 | Mark Elvins & Bearded Dragons | C# House 2, Regent's Park Rd, London NW1 7AY | 01628 633 962 | website | £17.00 | 8.00 - 11.00 pm. London Barn Dance. | CONTRA | ///unique.pull.legal | |||||
| 14-Jun-26 | Rhodri Davies & Box of Frogs | Jurgens Centre, 91 Harvest Rd., Englefield Green, Egham. TW20 0QR | website | 2.30 - 5.30 pm. Ashford Folk Dancers. | CONTRA | ///cycles.fault.ropes | |||||||
| 14-Jun-26 | Well Dressed Band & Jane Gleaves | Broomhall Centre, Broomspring Lane, Sheffield, S10 2FD | well dressed band.org | 7.00 pm Home Grown ceilidh ,, in aid of Reclaim our Moors | map | ///purple.eggs.glee | |||||||
| 15-Jun-26 | Batty Moss Band | Oatlands Mount Club, 1 Coronation Avenue, Harrogate, HG2 8BY | Contact Bob Carter. 01423 863 433 / 07833 548952 | website | £3.00 | 8.00 - 10.30 pm. Heatherdene FDC. | map | ///drape.bulb.descended | |||||
| 17-Jun-26 | St. Mary's Social Club, Melton Street, Batley, WF17 8PT | website | £4.00 | 7.30 - 10.00 pm. Yorkshire Mixtures Folk Dance Club | CLUB | map | ///sofa.given.fines | ||||||
| 18-Jun-26 | Janet Porter & The Polka Dots | Charter Club, Pasture Road, Goole, DN14 6HE | 07939 032224 | £5.00 | 1.30 - 3.30 pm. GOOLE DOCKSIDE BARN DANCE every Thursday | map | ///revolts.soonest.cookie | ||||||
| 19-Jun-26 | Programme | King Edward School and Sports Centre, King's Hill Road, Lichfield WS14 9DE | website | 50th Lichfield Folk Festival | FESTIVAL some CONTRA | map | ///good.fund.people | ||||||
| 19-Jun-26 | The Blue Hat Ceilidh Band | Worsall Village Hall, Church Lane, Worsall, TS15 9QB | 07866 827333 | £8.00 | 7.30 - 10.30 pm. Tees Valley Ceilidhs | map | ///leopard.surprised.passing | ||||||
| 19-Jun-26 | Relentless & Cate Haynes | C# House 2, Regent's Park Rd, London NW1 7AY | website | £15.00 | 8.00 - 11.00 pm. Knees Up Ceilidhs. | map | ///unique.pull.legal | ||||||
| 20-Jun-26 | Programme | King Edward School and Sports Centre, King's Hill Road, Lichfield WS14 9DE | website | 50th Lichfield Folk Festival | FESTIVAL some CONTRA | map | ///good.fund.people | ||||||
| 21-Jun-26 | Programme | King Edward School and Sports Centre, King's Hill Road, Lichfield WS14 9DE | website | 50th Lichfield Folk Festival | FESTIVAL some CONTRA | map | ///good.fund.people | ||||||
| 21-Jun-26 | The Polka Dots & main caller Ros | St Aelred's Church Hall, Fifth Avenue, Tang Hall, York, YO31 0PN | 01904 624216 (Ros) | website | £5.00 | 7.30 -10.00 pm. Includes refreshments. York Ceilidh Club. | CLUB | map | ///merit.fight.ants | ||||
| 24-Jun-26 | St. Mary's Social Club, Melton Street, Batley, WF17 8PT | website | £4.00 | 7.30 - 10.00 pm. Yorkshire Mixtures Folk Dance Club | CLUB | map | ///sofa.given.fines | ||||||
| 25-Jun-26 | Janet Porter & The Polka Dots | Charter Club, Pasture Road, Goole, DN14 6HE | 07939 032224 | £5.00 | 1.30 - 3.30 pm. GOOLE DOCKSIDE BARN DANCE every Thursday | map | ///revolts.soonest.cookie | ||||||
| 26-Jun-26 | Captain Bullhead | 3 Sheaf Street, Leeds, LS10 1HD | eventbrite | £10.00 | 7.30 pm. The Attic Ceilidh Club | map | ///pump.sung.shut | ||||||
| 26-Jun-26 | Mark Elvins & Bluejay | Faithspace, Redcliffe Methodist Church, Prewett St, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6PB | website | £15.00 | 8.00 - 11.00 pm. Bristol Contra | CONTRA | ///firms.today.finely | ||||||
| 27-Jun-26 | Peter Barnard & the Dales Dance Band | Buckden Village Institute, Buckden, Near Skipton, BD23 5JA | 01756 761155 | website | £10.00 | 3.00 - 5.30 pm. Buckden Gala Dance | map | ///spectacle.assure.dribble | |||||
| 27-Jun-26 | Nozzy & Charlotte Rich-Griffin | The Stoneyard Centre, 43 St Andrew's St, Cambridge, CB2 3AR | website | £10.00 | 8.00 - 11.00 pm. Contrabridge, a new contra dance series in central Cambridge | CONTRA | map | ///votes.today.chase | |||||
| 28-Jun-26 | Beneath The Clock | Addingham Memorial Hall near Ilkley, LS29 0PD | website | £5.00 | 7.00 - 9.00 pm. Addingham Ceilidh Club. 4th Sunday this month only | Note change of date for this month only | CLUB | map | ///grudges.spreading.villas | ||||
| 29-Jun-26 | Hot Tap Band | Oatlands Mount Club, 1 Coronation Avenue, Harrogate, HG2 8BY | Contact Bob Carter. 01423 863 433 / 07833 548952 | website | £3.00 | 8.00 - 10.30 pm. Heatherdene FDC. | map | ///drape.bulb.descended |
| 1-Jul-26 | St. Mary's Social Club, Melton Street, Batley, WF17 8PT | website | £4.00 | 7.30 - 10.00 pm. Yorkshire Mixtures Folk Dance Club | CLUB | map | ///sofa.given.fines | ||||||
| 2-Jul-26 | Janet Porter & The Polka Dots | Charter Club, Pasture Road, Goole, DN14 6HE | 07939 032224 | £5.00 | 1.30 - 3.30 pm. GOOLE DOCKSIDE BARN DANCE every Thursday | map | ///revolts.soonest.cookie | ||||||
| 3-Jul-26 | Lynne Render, Liam Binley & Fran Bulpit, Philip Rowe and Dave Yeomans | Drax Sports & Social Club, Main Road, Drax, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8PJ | website | Yorkshire Folk Dance Weekend | FESTIVAL some CONTRA |
53.7 | 66 | map | 53.729207, -0.994251 | ||||
| 4-Jul-26 | Lynne Render, Liam Binley & Fran Bulpit, Philip Rowe and Dave Yeomans | Drax Sports & Social Club, Main Road, Drax, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8PJ | website | Yorkshire Folk Dance Weekend | FESTIVAL some CONTRA |
53.7 | 66 | map | 53.729207, -0.994251 | ||||
| 5-Jul-26 | Lynne Render, Liam Binley & Fran Bulpit, Philip Rowe and Dave Yeomans | Drax Sports & Social Club, Main Road, Drax, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8PJ | website | Yorkshire Folk Dance Weekend | FESTIVAL some CONTRA |
53.7 | 66 | map | 53.729207, -0.994251 | ||||
| 7-Jul-26 | Polka Dots | Headingley Parish Hall, St Michael's Road, Leeds, LS6 3AW | 07939 032224 | £4.00 | 7.30 - 9.30 pm ,,, New Contra Dance Leeds | First Tuesday | CONTRA | map | ///cans.intelligible.tone | ||||
| 8-Jul-26 | St. Mary's Social Club, Melton Street, Batley, WF17 8PT | website | £4.00 | 7.30 - 10.00 pm. Yorkshire Mixtures Folk Dance Club | CLUB | map | ///sofa.given.fines | ||||||
| 9-Jul-26 | Janet Porter & The Polka Dots | Charter Club, Pasture Road, Goole, DN14 6HE | 07939 032224 | £5.00 | 1.30 - 3.30 pm. GOOLE DOCKSIDE BARN DANCE every Thursday | map | ///revolts.soonest.cookie | ||||||
| 9-Jul-26 | TBC & John Warin | Trinity Church Hall, Rawdon, LS19 6AS | 07505 640 812 | website | £3.00 | 8.15 - 10.30 pm. Leeds Ceilidh club. Every second Thursday. | CLUB | map | ///later.ever.heap | ||||
| 11-Jul-26 | Geoff Cubitt & Linda Game Band | C# House 2, Regent's Park Rd, London NW1 7AY | 01628 633 962 | website | £17.00 | 8.00 - 11.00 pm. London Barn Dance. | CONTRA | ///unique.pull.legal | |||||
| 12-Jul-26 | Geoff Cubitt & The Linda Game Band | Jurgens Centre, 91 Harvest Rd., Englefield Green, Egham. TW20 0QR | website | 2.30 - 5.30 pm. Ashford Folk Dancers. | CONTRA | ///cycles.fault.ropes | |||||||
| 15-Jul-26 | St. Mary's Social Club, Melton Street, Batley, WF17 8PT | website | £4.00 | 7.30 - 10.00 pm. Yorkshire Mixtures Folk Dance Club | CLUB | map | ///sofa.given.fines | ||||||
| 16-Jul-26 | Janet Porter & The Polka Dots | Charter Club, Pasture Road, Goole, DN14 6HE | 07939 032224 | £5.00 | 1.30 - 3.30 pm. GOOLE DOCKSIDE BARN DANCE every Thursday | map | ///revolts.soonest.cookie | ||||||
| 18-Jul-26 | Portland Duo & Josh and Lauren Catlin | Woodborough Village Hall, Lingwood Lane, Woodborough, Nottingham, NG146DX | website | 7.30 - 11.00 pm. Nottingham FDG. | 85.6 | 124 | map | ///charted.passing.spouting | |||||
| 19-Jul-26 | Beneath The Clock | Addingham Memorial Hall near Ilkley, LS29 0PD | website | £5.00 | 7.00 - 9.30 pm. Addingham Ceilidh Club. | CLUB | map | ///grudges.spreading.villas | |||||
| 19-Jul-26 | The Polka Dots & main caller Ros | St Aelred's Church Hall, Fifth Avenue, Tang Hall, York, YO31 0PN | 01904 624216 (Ros) | website | £5.00 | 7.30 -10.00 pm. Includes refreshments. York Ceilidh Club. | CLUB | map | ///merit.fight.ants | ||||
| 23-Jul-26 | Janet Porter & The Polka Dots | Charter Club, Pasture Road, Goole, DN14 6HE | 07939 032224 | £5.00 | 1.30 - 3.30 pm. GOOLE DOCKSIDE BARN DANCE every Thursday | map | ///revolts.soonest.cookie | ||||||
| 30-Jul-26 | Janet Porter & The Polka Dots | Charter Club, Pasture Road, Goole, DN14 6HE | 07939 032224 | £5.00 | 1.30 - 3.30 pm. GOOLE DOCKSIDE BARN DANCE every Thursday | map | ///revolts.soonest.cookie | ||||||
| 31-Jul-26 | Captain Bullhead | 3 Sheaf Street, Leeds, LS10 1HD | eventbrite | £10.00 | 7.30 pm. The Attic Ceilidh Club | map | ///pump.sung.shut | ||||||
| 31-Jul-26 | Sidmouth | website | 72nd Sidmouth Folk Festival | FESTIVAL some CONTRA | 285 | 300 | map | ||||||
| 1-Aug-26 | Sidmouth | website | 72nd Sidmouth Folk Festival | FESTIVAL some CONTRA | 285 | 300 | map | ||||||
| 2-Aug-26 | Sidmouth | website | 72nd Sidmouth Folk Festival | FESTIVAL some CONTRA | 285 | 300 | map | ||||||
| 3-Aug-26 | Sidmouth | website | 72nd Sidmouth Folk Festival | FESTIVAL some CONTRA | 285 | 300 | map | ||||||
| 4-Aug-26 | Polka Dots | Headingley Parish Hall, St Michael's Road, Leeds, LS6 3AW | 07939 032224 | £4.00 | 7.30 - 9.30 pm ,,, New Contra Dance Leeds | First Tuesday | CONTRA | map | ///cans.intelligible.tone | ||||
| 4-Aug-26 | Sidmouth | website | 72nd Sidmouth Folk Festival | FESTIVAL some CONTRA | 285 | 300 | map | ||||||
| 5-Aug-26 | Sidmouth | website | 72nd Sidmouth Folk Festival | FESTIVAL some CONTRA | 285 | 300 | map | ||||||
| 6-Aug-26 | Sidmouth | website | 72nd Sidmouth Folk Festival | FESTIVAL some CONTRA | 285 | 300 | map | ||||||
| 7-Aug-26 | Sidmouth | website | 72nd Sidmouth Folk Festival | FESTIVAL some CONTRA | 285 | 300 | map | ||||||
| 13-Aug-26 | TBC & John Warin | Trinity Church Hall, Rawdon, LS19 6AS | 07505 640 812 | website | £3.00 | 8.15 - 10.30 pm. Leeds Ceilidh club. Every second Thursday. | CLUB | map | ///later.ever.heap | ||||
| 22-Aug-26 | Whitby | website | 59th Whitby Folk Week | FESTIVAL CONTRA | ///issue.resonated.yard | ||||||||
| 23-Aug-26 | Whitby | website | 59th Whitby Folk Week | FESTIVAL CONTRA | ///issue.resonated.yard | ||||||||
| 24-Aug-26 | Whitby | website | 59th Whitby Folk Week | FESTIVAL CONTRA | ///issue.resonated.yard | ||||||||
| 25-Aug-26 | Whitby | website | 59th Whitby Folk Week | FESTIVAL CONTRA | ///issue.resonated.yard | ||||||||
| 26-Aug-26 | Whitby | website | 59th Whitby Folk Week | FESTIVAL CONTRA | ///issue.resonated.yard | ||||||||
| 27-Aug-26 | Whitby | website | 59th Whitby Folk Week | FESTIVAL CONTRA | ///issue.resonated.yard | ||||||||
| 28-Aug-26 | Whitby | website | 59th Whitby Folk Week | FESTIVAL CONTRA | ///issue.resonated.yard | ||||||||
| 4-Sep-26 | Liam Binley & Bearded Dragons | Greig Hall, Alcester, B49 6AD (near Stratford on Avon). | 07864 926 561 | website | £10.00 | 7.45 - 10.45 pm. Alcester Contra. | CONTRA | map | 52.218368, -1.867493 | ||||
| 10-Sep-26 | TBC & John Warin | Trinity Church Hall, Rawdon, LS19 6AS | 07505 640 812 | website | £3.00 | 8.15 - 10.30 pm. Leeds Ceilidh club. Every second Thursday. | CLUB | map | ///later.ever.heap | ||||
| 12-Sep-26 | Benjamin Rowe and Adam Rich-Griffin & Charlotte Rich-Griffin | St Aelred's Church Hall, Harrogate HG2 7BE | website | £10.00 | 7.30 pm. Harrogate Contra | CONTRA | map | ///once.reap.rope | |||||
| 12-Sep-26 | Nicola Scott & Stomping Ground | C# House 2, Regent's Park Rd, London NW1 7AY | 01628 633 962 | website | £17.00 | 8.00 - 11.00 pm. London Barn Dance. | CONTRA | ///unique.pull.legal | |||||
| 13-Sep-26 | Nicola Scott & Box of Frogs | Jurgens Centre, 91 Harvest Rd., Englefield Green, Egham. TW20 0QR | website | 2.30 - 5.30 pm. Ashford Folk Dancers. | CONTRA | ///cycles.fault.ropes | |||||||
| 18-Sep-26 | Cleveland Bays & Ian Appleyard | Worsall Village Hall, Church Lane, Worsall, TS15 9QB | 07866 827333 | £8.00 | 7.30 - 10.30 pm. Tees Valley Ceilidhs | map | ///leopard.surprised.passing | ||||||
| 20-Sep-26 | The Polka Dots & main caller Ros | St Aelred's Church Hall, Fifth Avenue, Tang Hall, York, YO31 0PN | 01904 624216 (Ros) | website | £5.00 | 7.30 -10.00 pm. Includes refreshments. York Ceilidh Club. | CLUB | map | ///merit.fight.ants | ||||
| 26-Sep-26 | band TBC & Rachel Shapiro Wallace | The Stoneyard Centre, 43 St Andrew's St, Cambridge, CB2 3AR | website | £10.00 | 8.00 - 11.00 pm. Contrabridge, a new contra dance series in central Cambridge | CONTRA | 167.0 | 199 | map | ///votes.today.chase | |||
| 2-Oct-26 | Seth Tepfer & Katrina Killey & Sail Away Ladies ,,, Mostly from USA | Greig Hall, Alcester, B49 6AD (near Stratford on Avon). | 07864 926 561 | website | £10.00 | 7.45 - 10.45 pm. Alcester Contra. | CONTRA | map | 52.218368, -1.867493 | ||||
| 3-Oct-26 | Seth Tepfer & Sail Away Ladies | St Chads Hall, Otley Road, Leeds, LS16 5JT | Richard 07989 618550 | website | £14.00 | 7.30 - 11.00 pm. Bar. The organisers often lose money running this community event, so please consider adding a donation. Additional donations help us to pay the musicians, caller, and hall costs. | Leeds Contra Special | CONTRA | 18.2 | 46 | map | ///beard.ruby.nights | |
| 4-Oct-26 | Seth Tepfer & Stomping Ground | St.Paul's Parish Hall, Scotforth Rd, Lancaster LA1 4ST | website | 1.30 pm. At St Paul’s not in the upstairs room, use the main hall. Lancaster Contra | CONTRA | 59.8 | 78 | map | ///angel.message.flattery | ||||
| 4-Oct-26 | Well Dressed Band | Broomhall Centre, Broomspring Lane, Sheffield, S10 2FD | well dressed band.org | 7.00 pm Home Grown ceilidh ,, in aid of 'Mums in need' | map | ///purple.eggs.glee | |||||||
| 5-Oct-26 | Seth Tepfer & Sail Away Ladies | Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, TA4 4BD | 01984 618274 | whats on | Halsway Autumn American Contra Dance Week | CONTRA | 255.0 | 270 | map | ///mopped.mixing.auctioned | |||
| 6-Oct-26 | Seth Tepfer & Sail Away Ladies | Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, TA4 4BD | 01984 618274 | whats on | Halsway Autumn American Contra Dance Week | CONTRA | 255.0 | 270 | map | ///mopped.mixing.auctioned | |||
| 7-Oct-26 | Seth Tepfer & Sail Away Ladies | Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, TA4 4BD | 01984 618274 | whats on | Halsway Autumn American Contra Dance Week | CONTRA | 255.0 | 270 | map | ///mopped.mixing.auctioned | |||
| 8-Oct-26 | TBC & John Warin | Trinity Church Hall, Rawdon, LS19 6AS | 07505 640 812 | website | £3.00 | 8.15 - 10.30 pm. Leeds Ceilidh club. Every second Thursday. | CLUB | map | ///later.ever.heap | ||||
| 8-Oct-26 | Seth Tepfer & Sail Away Ladies | Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, TA4 4BD | 01984 618274 | whats on | Halsway Autumn American Contra Dance Week | CONTRA | 255.0 | 270 | map | ///mopped.mixing.auctioned | |||
| 9-Oct-26 | Bearded Dragons | Hathersage Memorial Hall, Oddfellows Rd, Hathersage, Hope Valley, S32 1DU | website | Electric Folk Dance Party | map | ///advantage.migrate.confined | |||||||
| 10-Oct-26 | Seth Tepfer & Sail Away Ladies | C# House 2, Regent's Park Rd, London NW1 7AY | 01628 633 962 | website | £17.00 | 8.00 - 11.00 pm. London Barn Dance. | CONTRA | ///unique.pull.legal | |||||
| 10-Oct-26 | Bearded Dragons | Hathersage Memorial Hall, Oddfellows Rd, Hathersage, Hope Valley, S32 1DU | website | Electric Folk Dance Party | map | ///advantage.migrate.confined | |||||||
| 11-Oct-26 | Seth Tepfer & Sail Away Ladies | Jurgens Centre, 91 Harvest Rd., Englefield Green, Egham. TW20 0QR | website | 2.30 - 5.30 pm. Ashford Folk Dancers. | CONTRA | ///cycles.fault.ropes | |||||||
| 11-Oct-26 | Bearded Dragons | Hathersage Memorial Hall, Oddfellows Rd, Hathersage, Hope Valley, S32 1DU | website | Electric Folk Dance Party | map | ///advantage.migrate.confined | |||||||
| 16-Oct-26 | Paul Young | Worsall Village Hall, Church Lane, Worsall, TS15 9QB | £8.00 | 7.30 - 10.30 pm. Tees Valley Ceilidhs | map | ///leopard.surprised.passing | |||||||
| 18-Oct-26 | The Polka Dots & main caller Ros | St Aelred's Church Hall, Fifth Avenue, Tang Hall, York, YO31 0PN | 01904 624216 (Ros) | website | £5.00 | 7.30 -10.00 pm. Includes refreshments. York Ceilidh Club. | CLUB | map | ///merit.fight.ants | ||||
| 24-Oct-26 | Geoff Cubitt & Box Of Frogs | St Peters Parish Centre, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 4EA | Neil 0161 494 1582 | website | £12.00 | 7.30 - 11.00 pm. Hawk Green FDC | 42.0 | 70 | map | ///calm.bliss.danger | |||
| 31-Oct-26 | Lynne Render & Contrasaurus | St Chads Hall, Otley Road, Leeds, LS16 5JT | Richard 07989 618550 | website | £14.00 | 7.30 - 11.00 pm. Bar. The organisers often lose money running this community event, so please consider adding a donation. Additional donations help us to pay the musicians, caller, and hall costs. | Leeds Contra Special | CONTRA | 18.2 | 46 | map | ///beard.ruby.nights | |
| 31-Oct-26 | band TBC & Charlie Turner | The Stoneyard Centre, 43 St Andrew's St, Cambridge, CB2 3AR | website | £10.00 | 8.00 - 11.00 pm. Contrabridge, a new contra dance series in central Cambridge | CONTRA | 167.0 | 199 | map | ///votes.today.chase | |||
| 6-Nov-26 | Lynne Render & Contrasaurus | Greig Hall, Alcester, B49 6AD (near Stratford on Avon). | 07864 926 561 | website | £10.00 | 7.45 - 10.45 pm. Alcester Contra. | CONTRA | map | 52.218368, -1.867493 | ||||
| 8-Nov-26 | Ivan Aitken & Box of Frogs | Jurgens Centre, 91 Harvest Rd., Englefield Green, Egham. TW20 0QR | website | 2.30 - 5.30 pm. Ashford Folk Dancers. | CONTRA | ///cycles.fault.ropes | |||||||
| 12-Nov-26 | TBC & John Warin | Trinity Church Hall, Rawdon, LS19 6AS | 07505 640 812 | website | £3.00 | 8.15 - 10.30 pm. Leeds Ceilidh club. Every second Thursday. | CLUB | map | ///later.ever.heap | ||||
| 14-Nov-26 | Daisy Black & Box of Frogs | Woodborough Village Hall, Lingwood Lane, Woodborough, Nottingham, NG146DX | website | £10.00 | 2.00 - 5.30 pm. Nottingham FDG. | 85.6 | 124 | map | ///charted.passing.spouting | ||||
| 14-Nov-26 | Daisy Black & Box of Frogs | Woodborough Village Hall, Lingwood Lane, Woodborough, Nottingham, NG146DX | website | 2.00 - 5.30 pm. Nottingham FDG. | 85.6 | 124 | map | ///charted.passing.spouting | |||||
| 14-Nov-26 | Well Dressed Band | Broomhall Centre, Broomspring Lane, Sheffield, S10 2FD | well dressed band.org | 3.00 pm Family ceilidh | map | ///purple.eggs.glee | |||||||
| 14-Nov-26 | Charlie Turner & Nozzy | C# House 2, Regent's Park Rd, London NW1 7AY | 01628 633 962 | website | £17.00 | 8.00 - 11.00 pm. London Barn Dance. | CONTRA | ///unique.pull.legal | |||||
| 15-Nov-26 | The Polka Dots & main caller Ros | St Aelred's Church Hall, Fifth Avenue, Tang Hall, York, YO31 0PN | 01904 624216 (Ros) | website | £5.00 | 7.30 -10.00 pm. Includes refreshments. York Ceilidh Club. | CLUB | map | ///merit.fight.ants | ||||
| 20-Nov-26 | The Blue Hat Ceilidh Band | Worsall Village Hall, Church Lane, Worsall, TS15 9QB | £8.00 | 7.30 - 10.30 pm. Tees Valley Ceilidhs | map | ///leopard.surprised.passing | |||||||
| 28-Nov-26 | Geoff Cubitt & Philip and Joshua Rowe | St Chads Hall, Otley Road, Leeds, LS16 5JT | Richard 07989 618550 | website | £14.00 | 7.30 - 11.00 pm. Bar. The organisers often lose money running this community event, so please consider adding a donation. Additional donations help us to pay the musicians, caller, and hall costs. | Leeds Contra Special | CONTRA | 18.2 | 46 | map | ///beard.ruby.nights | |
| 28-Nov-26 | Trip Hazard & Sam Tetley Smith | The Stoneyard Centre, 43 St Andrew's St, Cambridge, CB2 3AR | website | £10.00 | 8.00 - 11.00 pm. Contrabridge, a new contra dance series in central Cambridge | CONTRA | 167.0 | 199 | map | ///votes.today.chase | |||
| 29-Nov-26 | Well Dressed Band | Broomhall Centre, Broomspring Lane, Sheffield, S10 2FD | well dressed band.org | 7.00 pm Home Grown ceilidh ,, in aid of Folk Factory | map | ///purple.eggs.glee | |||||||
| 10-Dec-26 | TBC & John Warin | Trinity Church Hall, Rawdon, LS19 6AS | 07505 640 812 | website | £3.00 | 8.15 - 10.30 pm. Leeds Ceilidh club. Every second Thursday. | CLUB | map | ///later.ever.heap | ||||
| 12-Dec-26 | Adam Hughes & Fiddlechicks | C# House 2, Regent's Park Rd, London NW1 7AY | 01628 633 962 | website | £17.00 | 8.00 - 11.00 pm. London Barn Dance. | CONTRA | ///unique.pull.legal | |||||
| 13-Dec-26 | Charlie Turner & The Linda Game Band | Jurgens Centre, 91 Harvest Rd., Englefield Green, Egham. TW20 0QR | website | 2.30 - 5.30 pm. Ashford Folk Dancers. | CONTRA | ///cycles.fault.ropes | |||||||
| 20-Dec-26 | The Polka Dots & main caller Ros | St Aelred's Church Hall, Fifth Avenue, Tang Hall, York, YO31 0PN | 01904 624216 (Ros) | website | £5.00 | 7.30 -10.00 pm. Includes refreshments. York Ceilidh Club. | CLUB | map | ///merit.fight.ants |
| 8-Jan-27 | Rhodri Davies & Vertical Expression | Greig Hall, Alcester, B49 6AD (near Stratford on Avon). | 07864 926 561 | website | £10.00 | 7.45 - 10.45 pm. Alcester Contra. | CONTRA | map | 52.218368, -1.867493 | ||||
| 23-Jan-27 | Ali Messer, Linda Game & Cis Hinkle ,,, plus more | Hotel Sol Torremolinos Don Marco | website | £1,159.00 | 7th Annual Winter Folk Dancing Festival | CONTRA | map | ||||||
| 24-Jan-27 | Ali Messer, Linda Game & Cis Hinkle ,,, plus more | Hotel Sol Torremolinos Don Marco | website | £1,159.00 | 7th Annual Winter Folk Dancing Festival | CONTRA | map | ||||||
| 25-Jan-27 | Ali Messer, Linda Game & Cis Hinkle ,,, plus more | Hotel Sol Torremolinos Don Marco | website | £1,159.00 | 7th Annual Winter Folk Dancing Festival | CONTRA | map | ||||||
| 26-Jan-27 | Ali Messer, Linda Game & Cis Hinkle ,,, plus more | Hotel Sol Torremolinos Don Marco | website | £1,159.00 | 7th Annual Winter Folk Dancing Festival | CONTRA | map | ||||||
| 27-Jan-27 | Ali Messer, Linda Game & Cis Hinkle ,,, plus more | Hotel Sol Torremolinos Don Marco | website | £1,159.00 | 7th Annual Winter Folk Dancing Festival | CONTRA | map | ||||||
| 28-Jan-27 | Ali Messer, Linda Game & Cis Hinkle ,,, plus more | Hotel Sol Torremolinos Don Marco | website | £1,159.00 | 7th Annual Winter Folk Dancing Festival | CONTRA | map | ||||||
| 29-Jan-27 | Ali Messer, Linda Game & Cis Hinkle ,,, plus more | Hotel Sol Torremolinos Don Marco | website | £1,159.00 | 7th Annual Winter Folk Dancing Festival | CONTRA | map | ||||||
| 30-Jan-27 | Ali Messer, Linda Game & Cis Hinkle ,,, plus more | Hotel Sol Torremolinos Don Marco | website | £1,159.00 | 7th Annual Winter Folk Dancing Festival | CONTRA | map | ||||||
| 31-Jan-27 | Ali Messer, Linda Game & Cis Hinkle ,,, plus more | Hotel Sol Torremolinos Don Marco | website | £1,159.00 | 7th Annual Winter Folk Dancing Festival | CONTRA | map | ||||||
| 1-Feb-27 | Ali Messer, Linda Game & Cis Hinkle ,,, plus more | Hotel Sol Torremolinos Don Marco | website | £1,159.00 | 7th Annual Winter Folk Dancing Festival | CONTRA | map | ||||||
| 5-Feb-27 | Nicola Scott & King Kontra String Band | Greig Hall, Alcester, B49 6AD (near Stratford on Avon). | 07864 926 561 | website | £10.00 | 7.45 - 10.45 pm. Alcester Contra. | CONTRA | map | 52.218368, -1.867493 | ||||
| 5-Mar-27 | Geoff Cubitt & Willpower | Greig Hall, Alcester, B49 6AD (near Stratford on Avon). | 07864 926 561 | website | £10.00 | 7.45 - 10.45 pm. Alcester Contra. | CONTRA | map | 52.218368, -1.867493 | ||||
| 2-Apr-27 | Mark Elvins & Nozzy | Greig Hall, Alcester, B49 6AD (near Stratford on Avon). | 07864 926 561 | website | £10.00 | 7.45 - 10.45 pm. Alcester Contra. | CONTRA | map | 52.218368, -1.867493 | ||||
| 7-Apr-27 | Wild Asparagus & George Marshall and Lisa Greenleaf | King’s School, Ely | website | $1,700.00 | 7.30 - 10.30 pm. 10th Contra Holiday in Medieval England | CONTRA | |||||||
| 8-Apr-27 | Wild Asparagus & George Marshall and Lisa Greenleaf | King’s School, Ely | website | $1,700.00 | 7.30 - 10.30 pm. 10th Contra Holiday in Medieval England | CONTRA | |||||||
| 9-Apr-27 | Wild Asparagus & George Marshall and Lisa Greenleaf | King’s School, Ely | website | $1,700.00 | 7.30 - 10.30 pm. 10th Contra Holiday in Medieval England | CONTRA | |||||||
| 10-Apr-27 | Wild Asparagus & George Marshall and Lisa Greenleaf | King’s School, Ely | website | $1,700.00 | 7.30 - 10.30 pm. 10th Contra Holiday in Medieval England. Open dance evening, must register, no drop ins, £20….. 4.00 - 5.30 pm. “Squares and Odds” dance session, with Lisa Greenleaf and Wild Asparagus | CONTRA | |||||||
| 11-Apr-27 | The Linda Game Band & Charlie Turner | King’s School, Ely | website | $1,700.00 | 7.30 - 10.30 pm. 10th Contra Holiday in Medieval England | CONTRA | |||||||
| 12-Apr-27 | Wild Asparagus & George Marshall and Lisa Greenleaf | King’s School, Ely | website | $1,700.00 | 7.30 - 10.30 pm. 10th Contra Holiday in Medieval England | CONTRA | |||||||
| 13-Apr-27 | Wild Asparagus & George Marshall and Lisa Greenleaf | King’s School, Ely | website | $1,700.00 | 7.30 - 10.30 pm. 10th Contra Holiday in Medieval England. Open dance evening, must register, no drop ins, £15. | CONTRA | |||||||
| 24-Apr-27 | Band & caller TBC | St Aelred's Church Hall, Harrogate HG2 7BE | website | £10.00 | 7.30 pm. Harrogate Contra | CONTRA | map | ///once.reap.rope | |||||
| 14-May-27 | Will Mentor & Audrey Leigh Jaber and Ali Messer | Greig Hall, Alcester, B49 6AD (near Stratford on Avon). | 07864 926 561 | website | £10.00 | 7.45 - 10.45 pm. Alcester Contra. | CONTRA | map | 52.218368, -1.867493 | ||||
| 17-May-27 | Will Mentor & Audrey Knuth and Ali Messer | Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, TA4 4BD | 01984 618274 | whats on | Halsway Spring American Contra Dance Week | CONTRA | map | ///mopped.mixing.auctioned | |||||
| 18-May-27 | Will Mentor & Audrey Knuth and Ali Messer | Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, TA4 4BD | 01984 618274 | whats on | Halsway Spring American Contra Dance Week | CONTRA | map | ///mopped.mixing.auctioned | |||||
| 19-May-27 | Will Mentor & Audrey Knuth and Ali Messer | Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, TA4 4BD | 01984 618274 | whats on | Halsway Spring American Contra Dance Week | CONTRA | map | ///mopped.mixing.auctioned | |||||
| 20-May-27 | Will Mentor & Audrey Knuth and Ali Messer | Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, TA4 4BD | 01984 618274 | whats on | Halsway Spring American Contra Dance Week | CONTRA | map | ///mopped.mixing.auctioned | |||||
| 4-Jun-27 | Naomi Tiley & Box of Frogs | Greig Hall, Alcester, B49 6AD (near Stratford on Avon). | 07864 926 561 | website | £10.00 | 7.45 - 10.45 pm. Alcester Contra. | date TBC | CONTRA | map | 52.218368, -1.867493 | |||
| 3-Sep-27 | Liam Binley & Matt Norman, Paul Hutchinson and Vic Smith | Greig Hall, Alcester, B49 6AD (near Stratford on Avon). | 07864 926 561 | website | £10.00 | 7.45 - 10.45 pm. Alcester Contra. | CONTRA | map | 52.218368, -1.867493 | ||||
| 11-Sep-27 | Band & caller TBC | St Aelred's Church Hall, Harrogate HG2 7BE | website | £10.00 | 7.30 pm. Harrogate Contra | CONTRA | map | ///once.reap.rope | |||||
| 8-Oct-27 | caller tba & Contrasaurus | Greig Hall, Alcester, B49 6AD (near Stratford on Avon). | 07864 926 561 | website | £10.00 | 7.45 - 10.45 pm. Alcester Contra. | CONTRA | map | 52.218368, -1.867493 | ||||
| 12-Nov-27 | Lynne Render & Contrary Faeries | Greig Hall, Alcester, B49 6AD (near Stratford on Avon). | 07864 926 561 | website | £10.00 | 7.45 - 10.45 pm. Alcester Contra. | date TBC | CONTRA | map | 52.218368, -1.867493 |
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