Regular folk music events in and around London. Contact us to have your event listed here.
Most clubs remain closed. Check with organisers before travelling.
| Mon | 1st, 3rd and 5th monthly | EALING FOLK DANCE CLUB St Barnabas’s Church Hall Pitshanger Lane W5 1QG 020 8360 6226 |
| Mon | 1st and 3rd monthly | FOLK IN THE CELLAR MAP Studio Cafe 46 Grafton Rd NW5 3DU Nigel |
| Mon | 1st and 3rd monthly | TONBRIDGE FOLK CLUB The Beer Seller 64 High Street, Tonbridge TN9 1EH 01892 822945 Roger |
| Mon | 2nd monthly (8:30 – 10:30) | COLINDALE FOLK CLUB The Chandos Arms 31 Colindale Avenue NW9 5DS 020 8200 0032 (venue) |
| Mon | 3rd monthly | CAJUN JAMMERS The Adelaide 57 Park Road, Teddington TW11 0AU 01322 340910 Patrick Hogan |
| Mon | First monthly | FOREST HILL BLUEGRASS The Foresters (All Inn One) 53 Perry Vale, Forest Hill SE23 2NE 020 8291 4170 Dave Marshall |
| Mon | Fortnightly | CHIPPING BARNET FOLK DANCE CLUB Church House Wood Street, Barnet EN5 4BW 020 8360 6226 |
| Mon | Last monthly | DULWICH (Session) Tune session hosted by Larkin the Woods at The Crown and Greyhound 73 Dulwich Village SE21 7BJ 07710 327 624 – please text Amanda |
| Mon | Weekly | CROYDON FOLK CLUB folk club at Ruskin House 23 Coombe Rd, Croydon CR0 1BD 0792 889 8111 |
| Mon | Weekly | HERGA AT THE CASTLE singers club at The Castle 30 West Street, Harrow HA1 3EF 01923 264536 Tim Brooks |
| Mon | Weekly (except bank holidays) (7:30 – 10:30pm) | WALTHAM ABBEY FOLK CLUB The Sun Inn 21 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey EN9 1ER 07444 177257 Dave Part |
| Tue | 2nd and 4th monthly | ORPINGTON FOLK AND BLUES CLUB Orpington Liberal Club 7 Station Road, Orpington BR6 0RZ 07515 486379 John Edwards |
| Tue | 3rd monthly | LEWES (Concertinas Anonymous) See Lewes Saturday |
| Tue | Weekly | BLACKHEATH (Folk Club) The British Oak Old Dover Road Blackheath SE3 |
| Tue | Weekly | DARTFORD FOLK CLUB Dartford Working Mens Club (Rear Lounge), 40 Essex Road, Dartford, Kent DA1 2 AU |
| Tue | Weekly (18:30 – check term times with venue) | EFDSS (Morris) Drop in classes in morris dance at Cecil Sharp House 2 Regents Park Road NW1 7AY 020 7485 2206 |
| Tue | Weekly (8:30 – 11:15pm) | HOLLOWAY ROAD (Irish) Irish music session for experienced players with Mick O’Connor at The Lamb 54 Holloway Road N7 8JL 020 7609 0253 venue |
| Tue | Weekly | HOY AT ANCHOR Royal British Legion 7 – 9 Northview Drive, Westcliff SS0 9NG 01702 715111 Tony |
| Tue | Weekly | SHARPS folk club at Cecil Sharp House 2 Regents Park Road NW1 7AY |
| Tue | Weekly (10am-noon) | WINCHMORE FOLK DANCE CLUB (Tue) Winchmore Hill United Reformed Church Hall 77 Compton Road N21 3NU 020 8360 6226 Gillian |
| Wed | 1st and 3rd monthly may vary (from 19:45) | PINNER FOLK AND BLUES CLUB Sing-around Style Folk and Blues at Pinner Village Hall car park off Chapel Lane, Pinner HA5 1AA 07774416696 Barry Bond |
| Wed | 2nd monthly | KENTISH TOWN (Storytelling) NW5 2RX 99 Torriano Avenue, NW5 2RX |
| Wed | 3rd monthly (may vary please check website) | HIGHGATE (Music Hall) Lissenden Players at Highgate Literary and Scientific Society 11 South Grove, Pond Square N6 6BS 020 8674 0526 |
| Wed | First montly | HOLLOWAY ROAD (Informal bluegrass) Informal open bluegrass session at The Lamb 54 Holloway Road N7 8JL |
| Wed | Last monthly | HACKNEY DOWNS (Starry Starry Nights) Acoustic music night at The Star by Hackney Downs 25 Queensdown Road E5 8NN 020 7458 4481 venue |
| Wed | Weekly | FOLK MOB Blackheath Rugby Club Kidbrook Lane Eltham SE9 6TE 07809 095237 |
| Wed | Weekly (7:30-10:00pm) | PRIMROSE HILL (folk dance) English Folk Dance at Primrose Hill Community Centre 29 Hopkinsons Pl NW1 8TN |
| Wed | Weekly | ROMFORD HAVERFOLK The Golden Lion 2 High Street, Romford RM1 1HR 07905 654380 or 07980 370536 Mark or Ali |
| Wed | Weekly (8:30pm) | ST ALBANS (Robin Hood) session at The Robin Hood 126 Victoria St AL1 3TG 01727 852111 Alison Macfarlane |
| Thu | 1st monthly | LEYTONSTONE FOLK St John’s church hall 829-837 High Road, Leytonstone E11 1HH |
| Thu | 2nd monthly | BOROUGH FOLKLORE South East London Folklore Society talks at The Old Kings Head King’s Head Yard, 45-49 Borough High Street SE1 1NA George Hoyle |
| Thu | 2nd monthly | BOWES PARK FOLK CLUB Folk club at Mum’s Bistro 143 Myddleton Road N22 8NG 07774 147296 |
| Thu | 2nd monthly | CROYDON (session) traditional music and song session at The Oval Tavern 131 Oval Road, Croydon CR0 6BR Carol Whinnom |
| Thu | First and third monthly (7.30-10pm) | WIMBLEDON (Session) English tune session at The Sultan 78 Norman Road, Wimbledon SW19 1BT Jason Tilbrook |
| Thu | Last monthly | UXBRIDGE FOLK CLUB The RNA Club 388a Long Lane, Hillingdon UB10 9PG 07985 018317 Peter Slavid |
| Thu | Weekly | CROUCH END (Railway) Irish music session at The Railway Tavern 23 Crouch End Hill N8 8DH |
| Thu | Weekly (19:30 – check term times with venue) | EFDSS (Country dance) Drop in classes in English country dance at Cecil Sharp House 2 Regents Park Road NW1 7AY 020 7485 2206 |
| Thu | Weekly | HOLLOWAY ROAD (Singalong) Pub piano singalong at The Lamb 54 Holloway Road N7 8JL |
| Thu | Weekly | ISLINGTON (Irish set dancing) Unity Hall 277a Upper Street N1 2TZ 07939 269983 Carlotta |
| Thu | Weekly | ISLINGTON FOLK CLUB Brewhouse & Kitchen 2a Corsica Street N5 1JJ 020 8360 8610 Bernard Puckett |
| Thu | Weekly | LOUGHTON Loughton Club 8 Station Road, Loughton IG10 4NX 078 9274 5665 Carol |
| Thu | Weekly | NEW CROSS (Open mic) Open mic night at Telegraph at The Earl of Derby 87 Dennett’s Road SE14 5LW |
| Thu | Weekly | NEWINGTON GREEN (Folkaround) Folkaround at The Alma 59 Newington Green Road N1 4QU Colin Chambers |
| Thu | Weekly | ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Farnborough Social Club 6 Pleasant View Pl, via Farrow Fields, Farnborough, Orpington BR6 7BL 020 8325 6513 Ted Handley |
| Thu | Weekly | TWICKENHAM (Irish session) The Prince Albert 54 Hounslow Road TW2 7EX Mick Bailey |
| Fri | 1st monthly | HIGHGATE (Ceili) Irish Ceili at St Joseph’s Parish Centre Highgate Hill N19 5NE |
| Fri | 2nd monthly | KALAMAZOO KLUB The Kings Head 2 Crouch End Hill N8 8AA 0208 341 0716 |
| Fri | 2nd monthly (not July or August) | ON BOUGE Heath Street Baptist Church Hall 84 Heath Street NW1 1DN 07940 269223 Chris Shaw |
| Fri | 3rd monthly | KNEES UP Cecil Sharp House 2 Regents Park Road NW1 7AY 020 8986 8834 Mary Panton |
| Fri | Last monthly | MERTON (Irish) Irish music session at South London Irish Association Club 138-140 Hartfield Road, Merton SW19 3TG 020 8543 0608 |
| Fri | Last monthly | THE GOOSE IS OUT (Concerts) The Ivy House Stuart Road SE15 3BE |
| Fri | See diary | FILE GUMBO Cajun dance club at Cecil Sharp House 2 Regents Park Road NW1 7AY 020 8367 2439 Tim Rutherford |
| Fri | See diary | GUILDFORD The Music Institute folk club at The Guildford Institute Ward Street, Guildford GU1 4LH 01483 871443 |
| Fri | Weekly (from 9PM) | CAMDEN TOWN (Irish) Irish music session at The Golden Lion 52 St Thomas’s Road, (corner of Plimsoll Road) NW1 0TH 020 7354 2869 |
| Fri | Weekly | CHISWICK (Session) Irish music session at Connolly’s 450 Chiswick High Road W4 5TF 020 8994 3980 |
| Fri | Weekly (beginners 5pm, main session 6 – 8) | HAMMERSMITH (Session) Irish music session at The Irish Cultural Centre 5 Black’s Road W6 9DT |
| Sat | 1st monthly | TOOTING (Folk Club) The Gorringe Park 29 London Road SW17 9JR 0795 1163434 Alex MacDonald |
| Sat | 2nd and 4th monthly | BARNSBURY (Irish) Irish music session at The Hemingford Arms 158 Hemingford Road N1 1DF |
| Sat | 2nd monthly | LONDON BARN DANCE Cecil Sharp House 2 Regents Park Road NW1 7AY 01628 633962 Andrew or Jane |
| Sat | 2nd monthly | WINCHMORE FOLK DANCE CLUB (Sat) Trinity Church Hall Church Street, Enfield EN2 6AN 020 8360 6226 Gillian |
| Sat | Fortnightly (11am-2pm) | CAMBERWELL (Scottish Session) United Reformed Church Hall Love Walk SE5 8AE |
| Sat | Last monthly (2pm-5pm) | HARRISON (Singaround) The Harrison 28 Harrison Street WC1H 8JF |
| Sat | Weekly | CELLAR UPSTAIRS Calthorpe Arms 252 Grays Inn Road WC1X 8JR 020 7281 7700 Sheila Miller |
| Sat | Weekly (4pm – 6pm) | HOXTON (Saturday Session) Irish music session at Howl at the Moon 178 Hoxton St N1 5LH Nigel Stevens |
| Sat | Weekly (7-10pm) | KILBURN (Saturday Session) Irish music session at The Sir Colin Campbell 264-266 Kilburn High Road NW6 2BY 020 7693 5443 |
| Sat | Weekly | LEWES SATURDAY Elephant and Castle White Hill, Lewes, Sussex BN7 2DJ 01273 476757 Valmai |
| Sun | 1st and 3rd monthly (from 7:30) | CROYDON (Ukes) Ukulele jam session at The Green Dragon (Upstairs Bar) 60 High Street, Croydon CR0 1NA Carol Whinnom |
| Sun | 1st monthly (2:30pm) | BOROUGH MUSIC SESSIONS The Royal Oak 44 Tabard Street SE1 4JU Martin Nail |
| Sun | 1st monthly (2-6pm) | CAMDEN TOWN (Set Dance) Set dancing at London Irish Centre 50-52 Camden Square NW1 9XB 020 7916 2222 |
| Sun | 1st monthly | DULWICH FOLK The Castle 280 Crystal Palace Road SE22 9JH 079 5778 9180 Peter Greig |
| Sun | 2nd monthly (limited winter season only – see diary, 3PM) | ABBOTS LANGLEY Abbots Langley Community Centre Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley, Herts WD5 0AP 01923 264536 Tim Brooks |
| Sun | 2nd monthly (from 7:00pm) | BRIXTON (Windmill Session) hosted by No Frills Band at The Windmill 22 Blenheim Gardens, Brixton Hill SW2 5BZ |
| Sun | 2nd monthly | THE GOOSE IS OUT (Singaround) The Ivy House Stuart Road SE15 3BE |
| Sun | 3rd monthly | ACOUSTIC ELEPHANT Electric Elephant Cafe 186a Crampton Street SE17 3AE George Hoyle |
| Sun | 3rd monthly (film 1pm: music from 2pm) | BOROUGH (Klezmer) The Ship 68 Borough Road SE1 1DX |
| Sun | 3rd monthly (lunchtime) | BOROUGH SHANTY SESSION The Horseshoe Inn 26 Melior Street SE1 3QP 07534 029702 Gary |
| Sun | 3rd monthly (7 – 10:30) | HOUNSLOW (Open Mic) hosted by Elaine Samuels at The Cross Lances 236 Hanworth Rd, Hounslow TW3 3TU |
| Sun | Last monthly (2:30 – 5:00 not July or August) | BRICKFOLK Singaround at The Bricklayers Arms Waterman Street, Putney SW15 1DD 07720 420384 Jeff |
| Sun | Last monthly | HOLLOWAY ROAD (Bluegrass) Bluegrass/old timey session at The Lamb 54 Holloway Road N7 8JL |
| Sun | Weekly except last monthly | HOLLOWAY ROAD Folk music session at The Lamb 54 Holloway Road N7 8JL Tommie |
| Sun | Weekly (5pm – 7pm) | HOXTON (Sunday Session) Irish music session at Howl at the Moon 178 Hoxton St N1 5LH Nigel Stevens |
| Sun | Weekly (8.30pm-late) | KILBURN (Sunday session) Irish music session at The Sir Colin Campbell 264-266 Kilburn High Road NW6 2BY |
| Sun | Weekly | RUSKIN HOUSE Ruskin House 23 Coombe Road, Croydon CR0 1BD 01737 553493 Gary |
| Sun | Weekly (check diary – may be affected by events at the stadium) | TWICKENHAM (Twickfolk) folk club at The Cabbage Patch 67 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SZ |
| Sun | Weekly | WILLESDEN (Irish session) Bar 117 117 High Road NW10 2SL Mick Bailey |
| Sun | Weekly | WOOD GREEN (Session) Irish music session at PH O’Connors 239 High Road N22 8HF 020 8888 6413 |
| Sun | Weekly | TOOTING (Ramble Inn) Irish Music Session at The Ramble Inn 223 Mitcham Rd SW17 9JG 020 8767 4040 Venue |
| Varies | See diary (7:45pm, doors 7pm) | ASHFORD Revelation St Mary St Mary the Virgin, The Churchyard, Ashford, Kent TN23 1QG |
| Varies | See diary | AYLESBURY (Limelight) folk club and concerts at the Limelight Theatre Queens Park, Aylesbury HP21 7RT 01296 431 272 / 424 332 Box Office / Enquiries: |
| Varies | See diary | BARBICAN The Barbican Centre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS 020 7638 8891 Box Office |
| Varies | See diary | BETHNAL GREEN (St John) St John on Bethnal Green 200 Cambridge Heath Road E2 9PA Contact promoters direct |
| Varies | See diary (7:30 – 10:30) | CARSHALTON VILLAGE CEILIDHS Cryer Arts Centre 39 High Street, Carshalton SM5 3BB |
| Varies | See diary | CECIL SHARP HOUSE independently promoted one off events 2 Regents Park Road NW1 7AY |
| Varies | See diary | CFA Chiltern Folk Association Dances Various Metroland venues 01628 486845 |
| Varies | See diary | CROYDON (Oval Tavern) Concerts at The Oval Tavern 131 Oval Road, Croydon CR0 6BR Carol Whinnom |
| Varies | See diary | EFDSS Cecil Sharp House 2 Regents Park Road NW1 7AY 020 7485 2206 |
| Varies | See diary | FOLK@ASH Ash Village Hall Ash Road TN15 7HB |
| Varies | See diary | FOLK ON MONDAY promotes events are various venues around London, not just on Mondays |
| Varies | See diary | GREEN NOTE Green Note Cafe 106 Parkway NW1 7AN 0207 485 9899 |
| Varies | See diary | GREENWOODSIDE Promotes events at various venues around London |
| Varies | See diary | HARRISON The Harrison Bar 28 Harrison Street WC1H 8JF |
| Varies | See diary | IRISH CULTURAL CENTRE 5 Black’s Road, Hammersmith W6 9DT |
| Varies | See diary | KINGS CROSS (Jamboree) Jamboree 6 St Chads Place WC1X 9HH |
| Varies | See diary | KINGS PLACE Kings Place 90 York Way N1 9AG 020 7520 1490 box office |
| Varies | See diary (All day events) | LEWES WORKSHOPS Elephant and Castle White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ 01273 476757 Valmai |
| Varies | See diary (Doors: 6:30 Start 7:30) | LEYTONSTONE ST JOHN St John the Baptist High Rd E11 1HH |
| Varies | See diary | LOST HORIZONS (Kings Cross) The Harrison 28 Harrison Street WC1H 8JF Paul Knight |
| Varies | See diary | LOST HORIZONS (Leytonstone) Leyton Technical 265 High Road, Leyton E10 5QN 01923 779332 Paul Knight |
| Varies | See diary | MARGATE Rosslyn Court 62 Sweyn Road CT9 2DD 07902140248 Morag Butler |
| Varies | See diary | NEST COLLECTIVE promotes events at various venues around London |
| Varies | See diary | NEW ROOTS EVENTS Promotes events at various venues around London |
| Varies | See diary | SLAUGHTERED LAMB The Slaughtered Lamb 34-35 Great Sutton St EC1V 0DX |
| Varies | See diary | SOUTH BANK CENTRE See individual listings for hall name Belvedere Road SE1 8XX 020 7960 4200 |
| Varies | See diary | ST ALBANS (Concerts) Maltings Arts Theatre The Maltings, St Albans AL1 3HL 0333 666 3366 (box office) |
| Varies | See diary | STANLEY ARTS Stanley Arts 12 South Norwood Hill, South Norwood SE25 6AB 0203 287 9901 Venue |
| Varies | See diary (start times vary) | UNION CHAPEL Union Chapel Compton Terrace N1 2UN |
| Varies | See diary (Doors: 6:30 Start 7:30) | WALTHAMSTOW ST MARY’S St Mary’s Church, Church End, Walthamstow Village E17 9RJ |
| Varies | See diary | WALTON ON THAMES Concerts at Riverhouse Arts Centre Manor Road, Walton on Thames KT12 2PF 01932 253354 Box Office |
| Varies | Weekly (7-11pm June to September only) | DALSTON (Woodburner) Woodburner Music at Eastern Curve Garden 13 Dalston Lane E8 3DF |