Manchester Balfolk

04/05/2026

The date of our May session has changed: now on Tuesday 26th, starting 7pm as usual.
(From June we are back to 3rd Tuesday of the month.)

15/04/2026

On April *21st* try the slangpolska, a gentle playful dance from Sweden.
Workshop 7-8, dances til 9.

(Photo: a gavotte d'Aven with Isaac Montagu aka floatingcello)

09/01/2026

We're back baby! French folk dance for all levels with LIVE MUSIC, no ticket or dance partner required. On the 3rd Tuesday of the month, starting Jan 20th.
See you there
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07/01/2026

In 2026 we're dancing the 3rd Tuesday of each month! Come join us for slinky mazurkas, breezy circle dances, Welsh cider, tasty pizza and live tunes!

11/12/2025

Festivities! We earned this in 1 minute, as is traditional

11/12/2025

Water bottle left after tonight's festivities

19/10/2025

Hi folkies, if you've seen the first instalment of our mailing list you'll know that we have moved sessions indoors for the winters to Sandbar Withington

And we have final dates confirmed for 2025:
30th October
27th November
11th December

We want to impress Sandbar with a roomfull of joy and live music, so if you have a tune or song for dancing to, please bring your instrument and join the scratch session!

The programme as usual:
7pm, beginner-friendly workshop
8pm til late, social & scratch session

How to follow us
Quick links to all our info on linktr.ee/mcrbalfolk
Or you can go direct to source,
http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/mcr-balfolk
Or join our mailing list,
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10/10/2025

Manchester Balfolk is moving inside for the winter. Next social at Sandbar Withington, with a parquet floor and tasty pizza. Bring your dancing shoes!

10/09/2025

Check out Blowzabella's workshop and bal over in Holmfirth

23/07/2025