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NEW Monday 25 August 2025 7.30pm - Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band - Scoriton Country Show, Scoriton, nr Buckfastleigh
Dance into the night in the marquee. Entry £5, U16s free. Full details www.scoritoncountryshow.com. The show also includes the Valiant Mummers and the Ashburton Community Folk Orchestra.

NEW Saturday 30 August 2025 2pm-5pm - Ceilidh with Banned from the Moor - Princetown Community Centre, Tavistock Road PL20 6QE
Join one of the most popular ceilidh bands on Dartmoor for a fantastic afternoon of live music and dancing with a traditional ceilidh to help celebrate the festival! This event is suitable for the whole family so dust off your dancing shoes and we'll see you there! Adult £15, child £7.50. Details https://www.dartmooroutdoorfestival.co.uk/store/p81/ceilidh.html#/.

NEW Friday 26 September 2025 9pm - Club Ceilidh Launch! - Cafe Momus, 14-17 Manor St., Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1 1TL
Club Ceilidh comes to Plymouth. 18 and over. Brand new Ceilidh Club night hosted by the Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band with invited special guests. Details www.wegottickets.com/event/661359.

NEW Saturday 4 October 2025 6pm - Legendary Ceilidh in a Real Barn with Spinach for Norman - Beechleigh Farm, Furzeleigh Lane, Hennock, Bovey Tracey, TQ13 9LU
We've had 3 years of sell out successes with nearly 500 people each year having a brilliant evening dancing, eating, drinking and laughing in our real barn... don't delay buying tickets as numbers are limited! All proceeds support the Hennock Community Primary School PTFA. Tickets: www.pta-events.co.uk/hennock.

NEW Saturday 18 October 2025 7.30pm - Ceilidh with Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band - The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road, Ivybridge PL21 0SZ (map)
Part of the City of Plymouth Pipe Band's 50th anniversary celebrations. Ceilidh and mini concert event. Details
www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk.

NEW Friday 31 October 2025 8pm - Club Ceilidh with Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band - Cafe Momus, 14-17 Manor St., Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1 1TL
Club Ceilidh hosted by Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band with invited special guests. 18 and over. Details www.ceilidhnetwork.com/public-ceilidhs.

NEW Saturday 22 November 2025 8pm - Ceilidh with Rejig - Lustleigh Village Hall TQ13 9TA
Back by popular demand! Re-Jig features former members of the legendary Jiggery Pipery: Tony Bayliss - cittern & guitar, Carl Allerfeldt - fiddle, Louis Bingham (caller) - mandolin, James Dumbleton - bodhran. Details/tickets £12 adv www.ticketsource.co.uk/aquara.

NEW Friday 28 November 2025 8pm - Club Ceilidh with Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band - Cafe Momus, 14-17 Manor St., Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1 1TL
Club Ceilidh hosted by Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band with invited special guests. 18 and over. Details www.ceilidhnetwork.com/public-ceilidhs.

NEW Friday 19 December 2025 8pm - Club Ceilidh Christmas with Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band - Cafe Momus, 14-17 Manor St., Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1 1TL
Club Ceilidh hosted by Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band with invited special guests. 18 and over. Details www.ceilidhnetwork.com/public-ceilidhs.

NEW Saturday 27 December 2025 - Twixt Christmas and New Year Céilidh with The Offshoot Band - South Brent Village Hall, Station Approach TQ10 9AQ (map)
details tba The annual ‘Twixt and Between’ ceilidh with The Offshoot Band (from ‘Spinach for Norman’). http://southbrentfolk.org.uk. https://www.facebook.com/SouthBrentFolk.

tbc Saturday 28 February 2026 7pm - Plymouth Morris 54th Annual Ceilidh - Woolwell Community Centre, Darklake Lane, Roborough, Plymouth PL6 7TR
With Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band. details tbc/tba

Exeter Ceilidhs...
Exeter Ceilidhs is a series of ceilidhs (barn dances) held on Saturdays 8pm to 11pm at the Kenn Centre, Exeter Road, Kennford, Exeter EX6 7UE. BYO water / alcohol. £8 - £15 (voluntary pricing); U16, £4 / U10, free. See www.exeterceilidhs.net for full details of pricing, band descriptions etc.
The individual dates will also appear on the Diary and Ceilidhs pages on www.harbertonfolk.co.uk:

2024/2025
28th Sept Crazy Goat Traditional Music [NB one-off change of venue, Clyst St Mary Village Hall, EX5 1AA]
19th Oct American Contra (click for details)
26th Oct Slack ma Girdle
30th Nov Spinach for Norman
28th Dec Barnstormers: Twixmas Ceilidh!
18th Jan American Contra (click for details)
25th Jan Dartmoor Pixies
22nd Feb Phoenix
22nd Mar American Contra (click for details)
29th Mar Amber Fire
26th Apr Flash Co (www.flash-co.co.uk)
31st May Skermish
28th Jun Crowdy Kit

Ceilidh Network gives details of various events, including some within Harberton Folk's coverage area:
www.ceilidhnetwork.com/public-ceilidhs.

NEW UPDATED Cancelled

Other local ceilidh bands
Red Shed (www.redshed.co)
Stepcote Hill (FB).

Ceilidhs/dances further afield

EFDSS Folk Dance Calendar www.efdss.org/calendar-events (set up in 2022)

Webfeet

www.webfeet.org National ceilidh listings

Set and Turn Single www.setandturnsingle.org.uk Listings website for folk dancers [national, includes ceilidhs]
Mr Red's Mid West www.cresby.com Venue lists, dance dates & festivals in Gloucestershire and adjacent counties

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Cancelled Saturday 17 October 2020 7.30pm - Autumn Céilidh with The Mooncoin Ceilidh Band - South Brent Village Hall, Station Approach TQ10 9AQ (map)
details tba www.southbrentfolk.org.uk. One of a number of events organised throughout the year by South Brent Folk to support folk music in the South Brent area.

Cancelled Sunday 27 December 2019 7.30pm - Twixt Christmas and New Year Céilidh with Buttoned Up - South Brent Village Hall, Station Approach TQ10 9AQ (map)
details tba www.southbrentfolk.org.uk. One of a number of events organised throughout the year by South Brent Folk to support folk music in the South Brent area.

UPDATED Plymouth Theatre Royal is Touring Barn Dances across Devon and Cornwall from 22 July to 11 August (2023)
For the very first time, the Theatre Royal is producing and touring barn dances - fun, family-friendly events featuring the Freedom Fields Ceilidh Band - to the following locations (remaining dates):
• Launceston Town Hall - Saturday 22 July - 6pm
• Sparkwell Village Hall - Tuesday 25 July - 6pm
• Calstock Hall - Thursday 27 July - 6pm
• Tavistock Town Hall - Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 July - 6pm
• Pensilva Millennium House - Thursday 3 August - 6pm
• Totnes Civic Hall - Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 August - 6pm
Sold out • Ivybridge Rugby Club - Friday 11 August - 6pm
Details, bookings etc. www.theatreroyal.com/barn-dances-2023.