Tradition Diary

Events for the diary will be updated regularly.
Please check beforehand that an event is still happening - although we do our best to update the information, we cannot be held responsible if details change or events are canelled

If you would like your event to appear in our diary please e-mail the details including the date/s, exact location (inc. county/state) contact address & phone number, website and e-mail address to:
paul@salmonp56.fsnet.co.uk

January

February

March

DATE	EVENT
JANUARY	Back to top
2nd weekend in Jan	Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England. Contact: Coral Cornell Tel: 01733 204348 Email: strawbear@hotmail.co.uk www.strawbear.org.uk/
FEBRUARY	Back to top
1st Saturday in Feb	Chipping Norton Folk Festival Norton Theatre, Chipping Norton, Oxon, England Contact: Maycroft, Bourne Lane, Hook Norton Nr Banbury, Oxon, OX15 5PF Tel: 07814 841404. Email: chippingnortonfolk@hotmail.com
2nd weekend in Feb	Cheltenham Folk Festival Cheltenham, Glos, England Contact:Box Office Enquiries, Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square, Cheltenham, Glos GL50 1QA Tel: 01242 227978. Email: boxoffice@cheltenham.gov.uk
February	Sway Pancake Race Sway Manor Hotel, village Centre, Sway, Lymington, Hampshire, England Tel: 01590 683402. Email: nurses.cottage@lineone.net
February	Shrovetide Fair and Pancake Races Guildhall, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Tel: 01543 250011. Email: enquireis@lichfield.gov.uk
MARCH	Back to top
APRIL	Back to top
April	Green Wood weekend Bore Place Nr Sevenoaks, Kent Contact John Waller, Underwoodsmans Tel: 01892 660165 (evenings) www.underwoodsman.co.uk
May Day Bank Holiday weekend	Rochester Sweeps Festival Rochester, Kent, England Write to : Medway Visitor Information Centre, 95 High Street, Rochester,Kent ME1 1LX Telephone : 01634 843666 Fax: 01634 847891 Minicom : 01634 333111 Email : visitor.centre@medway.gov.uk
May Day Bank Holiday weekend	Minehead Hobby Horse Minehead, Somerset, England Tel: Minehead Tourist Office 01643 702624
MAY	Back to top
1 May	Padstow 'obby 'oss Padstow, Cornwall Tourist Information, The Red Brick Building, North Quay, Padstow PL28 8AF, UK Tel: 01841 533449 E-mail: padstowtic@visit.org.uk
4 - 6 May	Moor & Coast Festival Whitby, North Yorkshire Contact: Glen Rogers, 9 Windsor Terrace, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 1ET Tel: 01947 820408/604747 E-mail: moorcoast@yahoo.com www.moorandcoast.co.uk
8th May Unless 8th May falls on a Sunday or a Monday, in which case it is held on the Saturday of the proceeding week.	Helston Flora Day Helston, Cornwall, UK
May	Watercress Festival (at the start of National Watercress Week) Alresford, Hampshire www.watercress.co.uk/festival/index.shtml
JUNE	Back to top
June	Suffolk Folk Festival Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Email: paul@traditionmagazine.com http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/SuffolkFolkFestival/
June	Ipswich Riverside Folk and Maritime Festival The Steamboat Tavern, Ipswich, Suffolk, England Tel: 01473 601902 Email: enquiries@irfmf.org.uk http://www.irfmf.org.uk/
June	The Ongar Folk Festival Ongar, Essex, England Email: ongarfolkfestival@ongar.org.uk www.ongar.org.uk
June	Togfest Milton Keynes Tel : 01908 313413 Email : Website : www.togfest.org
June	Leigh Folk Festival Leigh on Sea, Essex, England Tel : 01702 472022 Email : info-05@leighfolkfestival.co.uk Website : www.leighfolkfestival.co.uk
June	Teignmouth Midsummer Festival 8 Sweetbriar Lane, Holcombe, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 0JZ UK Tel : 01626 866395 Email : info@teignmouthfolk.co.uk Website : www.teignmouthfolk.co.uk
JULY	Back to top
July	Ely Folk Weekend Ely, Cambridgeshire, England Tel: 01353 664706 Email: info@elyfolk.co.uk Box office Email: boxoffice@elyfolk.co.uk. http://www.elyfolk.co.uk/
July	Tewkesbury Medieval Festival Lincoln Green Lane, Tewkesbury, England Between the council offices and Tewkesbury Park Hotel
July	Two Rivers Folk Festival Chepstow, Wales www.tworiversfolkfestival.com
July	East Anglian Medieval Fayre Rougham Airfield, next to the A14 to the East of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Email: david.smith34@ntlworld.com
AUGUST	Back to top
3 - 5August	Eastbourne Lammas Festival Eastbourne, East Sussex The Eastbourne Lammas Festival Committee, 14 Bath Road Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 4UA E-mail: info@lammasfest.org www.lammasfest.org
August	Sidmouth International Folk Festival Sidmouth, Devon, England PO Box 296, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3XU Box Office tel: 01629 760123 Fax: 01629 760777 E-mail: info@sidmouthfestival.com www.sidmouthfestival.com/50th/index.html
August	Broadstairs Folk Week Broadstairs, Kent. Jane de Rose, Pierremont Hall, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1JX, England Tel: 01843 604080. Fax: 01843 866048. Email: info@folk-week.demon.co.uk www.broadstairsfolkweek.com/
August	Whitby Folk Week Whitby, North Yorkshire. Malcolm Storey, PO Box 44, Selby, N Yorkshire, YO8 9YP. Tel: 01757 708424. Fax: 01757 708424. Email: wfw@box44selby.freeserve.co.uk
August	Cornwall Folk Festival Wadebridge, Cornwall, UK. Festival Office Tel: 01736 850630 Email: nialltimmins@tesco.net www.cornwallfolkfestival.co.uk
August	England's Medieval Festival Herstmonceaux Castle, East Sussex, UK. Information and tickets Tel: 020 8416 0398 www.englandsmedievalfestival.com
August	Military Odyssey Kent County Showground. Contact Deborah or Gary Howard Tel: 01892 730 830 Email: militaryodyssey@aol.com www.military-odyssey.fsnet.co.uk
SEPTEMBER	Back to top
September	Faversham Hop Festival Faversham, Kent, England Contact Christine Heathfield - Events Co-ordinator: Tel: 01795 585616 Email: christineheathfield@swale.gov.uk
September	Fylde Folk Festival Marine Hall, Fleetwood, Lancashire, England Tickets Tel: 01772 683027 Information Tel: 01253 872317 Email: alanbell@fylde-folk-fest.demon.co.uk
September	Bromyard Folk Festival Bromyard, Herefordshire, England Tel: 01885 490323 Email: info@bromyard-folk-festival.org.uk www.bromyard-folk-festival.org.uk
September	Railway Legend and Tradition A conference for The Folkore Society Bristol Folk House, 40a Park Street, Bristol BS1 5JG Tickets (£15 for Saturday, £20 for Sat/ Sun) available from the Folklore Society, The Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB Tel: 020 7862 8562/ 020 7862 8564 Email: susanvass@hotmail.com www.folklore-society.com
OCTOBER	Back to top
October	Tenterden Folk Festival nr Ashford, Kent. Alan Castle, Tenterden Folk Festival, 15 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HA. Tel: 01233 626805. Email: tff@folkspots.btinternet.com
NOVEMBER	Back to top
5th - Bonfire Night	Lewes Bonfire Celebrations Lewes, Kent www.lewesbonfirecouncil.org.uk
DECEMBER	Back to top
St Stephen's Day	Cutty Wren The Bell inn, Middleton, Suffolk Old Glory Molly Dancers www.old-glory.co.uk
26th Boxing Day	Padstow Mummers Day Padstow, Cornwall Tourist Information, The Red Brick Building, North Quay, Padstow PL28 8AF, UK Tel: 01841 533449 E-mail: padstowtic@visit.org.uk
Regular monthly and weekly events	Back to top
Weekly - Tuesday	Greenwich Traditional Musicians Co-operative Every Tuesday at 9pm The Cricketers, 22 King William Walk, London SE10, England We welcome all comers. The beer is good, the company and music fabulous (mostly anyway!). We specialise in Traditional English Folk tunes and the odd song. www.greentrad.org.uk
Monthly - 2nd Monday	Bluegrass / Irish etc Session Hosts - The Bluegrass Brothers. The Black Horse, Nassington, Nr Wansford, Peterborough, England Second Monday of every month Tel: 07802 808934
Monthly - 3rd Wednesday	Kier Hardie Ceilidhs Keir Hardie Hall, Norwich, England 3rd Wednesday of the month, 8.00 - 11.00pm Tel: Paul 01502 712160 www.reeldance.org
Monthly - last Thursday	Teignmouth Folk Club Devon Arms Hotel, Northumberland Place, Teignmouth, Devon, England Last Thursday of the month - 8.00 pm Tel: Hugh Diamond 01626 778033

Please check beforehand that an event is still happening - although we do our best to update the information, we cannot be held responsible if details change or events are canelled.

If you would like your event to appear in our diary please e-mail the details including the date/s, exact location (inc. county/state) contact address & phone number, website and email address to:
paul@salmonp56.fsnet.co.uk