2024
WASSAILS
Sunday 14th January from 4pm
Victoria Park and Community Orchard, Ashford TN23 4QA
Saturday 3rd February from 4.30pm
Canterbury Cider, Bilting Grange Farm, Ashford TN25 4HA
Saturday 30th March from 10am
Faversham Spring/Easter fair in Preston Street
Saturday 20th April
St George’s Day celebration in Swanley
Wednesday 1st May
Dance up the Sun at Wye Crown (Nature Reserve car park) at 5.20am
Followed by dancing at local Wye station 6:30am-7am, then, after breakfast: 10am at Dobbies Garden Centre, Ashford; 11am at Montfort Manor Care home; 12.30pm Perry Court Farm; 8pm The Blacksmith’s Arms, Willesborough
Saturday 4th May
Rochester Sweeps festival
Monday 6th May
Whitstable May Day Jack in the Green
Sunday 19th May
Faversham Transport Festival
Saturday 25th May from 12 noon
Kingsnorth Country Fayre, Ashford TN23 3EF
Saturday 1st June and Sunday 2nd June
WEEKEND OF DANCE
Our BIG event this Summer is EKM’s annual Weekend of Dance in Folkestone (various spots The British Lion, Harbour Arm, Sunny Sands, bottom of Old High Street and Folca) on Saturday and at the Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-le-Ferne on Sunday
Saturday 8th June from 11.00 to 1pm
Dancing in Canterbury with the Hospice session band fundraising for the hospices
Friday 5th July
Kent County Show, Detling
Saturday 20th July
Joining Dead Horse and Broomdashers at the Day of Dance in Whitstable
1st to 4th August
Wickham Music Festival
Saturday 10th August
Broadstairs Folk Festival
Monday 26th August
Fete at The Five Bells, East Brabourne
Saturday 14th September
Hop Hoodening in Canterbury Cathedral, starting with a procession in the precincts at 10:50am and service followed by dancing in the precincts and around the city
Saturday 5th October
Tenterden Folk Festival
Sunday 6th October
Apple Fayre at Perry Court farm
You can see our past events on our Facebook page. Don’t worry, you don’t need to join Facebook to view them.
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On WEDNESDAY EVENINGS in 2024, you will find us at the following pubs:
1st May
Blacksmith’s Arms, Willesborough
8th May
The Fox, Temple Ewell
15th May
The Old Yew Tree Inn, West Bere
22nd May
The Bell, Shepherdswell
29th May
The White Horse, Chilham
5th June
The Chequers, Doddington
12th June
The Royal Oak, River
19th June
The Shepherd and Crook, Burmarsh
26th June
The Flying Horse, Boughton Aluph
3rd July
The Walnut Tree, Aldington
10th July
The King’s Head, Deal
17 July
The Red Lion, Hernehill
24 July
The Jackdaw, Denton
31 July
The Woolpack, Warehorne
7 August
The Three Horseshoes, Staple Street
14 August
The Blue Anchor, Brabourne Lees
21 August
The Drum, Stanford North (just off Stone Street)
28 August
The Rose & Crown, Munday Bois (near Pluckley)
Our annual MOOT [ie: AGM] will be held on Wednesday 11 September and practices will resume on Wednesday 18 September – 8pm at Mersham Village Hall.