• May 2 - 4 2008
  Moor & Coast Festival - Whitby
  Festival of traditional music, song, dance & arts with a range of events at venues around the town.
  Contact: Glen Rogers
  Telephone: 01947 820408 / 604747
  Email: moorcoast@yahoo.com
  Website: http://www.moorandcoast.co.uk/
  
  
• May 2 - 4 2008
  Wath-Upon-Dearne Festival
  Based around the Montgomery Hall and the Sandygate Hotel, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
  Wath Festival, 61 Avenue Road, Wath-Upon-Dearne, S63 7AG
  Telephone: 0114 245 7454
  Email: wath2007@hotmail.co.uk
  Website: http://www.syfolk.co.uk/wath/
  
  
• May 9th - 11th 2008
  Holmfirth Festival of Folk
  A weekend of music, dance and fun based in the Market Hall, Civic Hall, CragRats, pubs and streets of Holmfirth. Ticket enquiries to Holmfirth Tourist Information Centre Tel: 01484 222444 E-mail: holmfirth.tic@kirklees.gov.uk.
  Contact: Sheila Sutton
  Contact address: The Nook, Victoria Square, Holmfirth HD9 1DA
  Telephone: 07841 6463011
  Email:holmfirthfolk@btinternet.com
  Website:holmfirthfestivaloffolk.co.uk/
  
  
• May 10th 2008
  Saltaire Day of Dance
  A t the Victoria Hall & other venues, Saltaire. There will be 55 workshops during the day, a Family Ceilidh (5-7pm) and an Evening Event (8-11.30pm) including SIX dance events on one ticket.
  Contact: Denise Craghill
  Telephone: 01274 730795
  Email: denise@yorkshirecnd.org.uk
  Website: http://www.dayofdance.co.uk/
  
  
• May 14th - 17th. 2008
  Brigg Fiddle Fest
  The Angel Ballroom, Brigg, North Lincolnshire.
  Concerts, street entertainment, workshops, young people's concert, busking competition with prizes.
  Contact: Carol Dawson
  Telephone: 01469 530661
  Email: caroldawson897@btinternet.com
  Website: http://www.briggfiddlefestival.org
  
  
• May 16th -18th 2008
  Shepley Spring Festival
  Shepley Spring Festival is an exciting new festival bringing you the very best of traditional music and dance from some of the country's top folk artists and a host of newcomers. Based on a greenfield site in Shepley village in the heart of the Yorkshire Pennines, there will be concerts, dances, workshops and sessions and a full programme of youth and children's activities.
  Contact: James McKinlay
  Contact address: PO Box 645 Scissett HUDDERSFIELD HD8 8WR
  Telephone: 01484 604704
  Email: info@shepleyspringfestival.com
  Website: www.shepleyspringfestival.com
  
  
• May 23 - 26 2008
  Cleethorpes Folk Festival
  3½ days of the best of Folk music song and dance
  Contact: Cleethorpes Folk Festival
  Contact Address: P.O. Box 437 Grimsby DN32 0WW
  Telephone: 01472 322094 & tel / fax 01507 462045
  Email: info@cleethorpesfolkfestival.org.uk
  Website: http://www.cleethorpesfolkfestival.org.uk



• May 23 - 26 2008
  Ryedale Folk Weekend - Hutton Le Hole
  Guests include Dave Goulder, Maeve Mackinnon, Richard Grainger & Chris Parkinson, Flossie, Wendy Arrowsmith, Ewan MacPherson, Les Cameron & Barbara Helen
  Workshops - Songwriting, Dry Stone Walling,Melodeon,Guitar First heat of the KFA Song of the Year Competition
  Ticket £25 the weekend includes admission to Ryedale Folk Museum 01287 660060
  Contact: Richard Grainger
  Klondike Folk Arts, The Old Post Office, Commondale, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 2HG
  Telephone: 01287 660200
  Email: richard-grainger@tiscali.co.uk
  Website:http://www.myspace.com/festivalonthemoor



• May 23 - 26 2008
  International Sword Spectacular - York
  The world's biggest festival of traditional sword dancing, with groups from Europe and USA joining hundreds of UK longsword and rapper sides. Includes street performers; workshops; seminars; ceilidhs and procession.
  Contact: Vince Rutland
  37 Church View, Brompton, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL6 2QX
  Telephone: 01609 780536
  Email: vince@svrutland.orangehome.co.uk
  Website: http://www.swordspectacular.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
  
  
• May 31st - June 1st 2008
  City Of York Folk Day
  Concerts, session, singaround and folk club from noon until midnight in three rooms at the Black Swan (Peasholme Green) and a marquee stage outside.
  Contact: Roland Walls
  Email: rolandwalls@yahoo.co.uk
  Website: http://www.bsfc.org.uk/
  

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• July 4 - 6 2008
  Cleckheaton Folk Festival
  The Festival includes concerts, singarounds, music sessions, workshops, meets, dance sides and street entertainment in venues throughout the town.
  Contact: Geoff Pickles
  7 Listerdale, Littletown, Liversedge WF15 6EN
  Telephone: 01924 404346
  Email: info@cleckheatonfolkfestival.org
  Website: http://www.cleckheatonfolkfestival.org/
  
  
• July 11 - 13 2008
  Clogfest!
  Clog dancers from all over England gather in Skipton to perform their distinctive regional styles of dance. Massed performance at canal basin 2.30 on Saturday 7th. Dancers perform in the grounds of Skipton Castle from noon - 3pm on Sunday 8th (usual admission charges apply).
  Contact: Paul Hudson
  Telephone: 01282 868040
  Email: paul@clogfest.org
  Website: http://www.clogfest.org/
  
  
• July 11 - 13 2008
  Birdsedge Village Festival
  Village Hall and School Fields. Arts events; folk music and dance; stalls and sideshows. Music marquee in afternoon and ticketed main event on Saturday evening.
  Contact: Jacey Bedford
  10 Park Head, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD8 8XW
  Telephone: 01484 606230
  Email: artisan@artisan-harmony.com
  Website: http://www.birdsedge.co.uk/
  
  
• July 18th - 20th 2008
  Seafest Scarborough
  International Maritime Festival, Guests include;-There Be Pirates, Tom & Barbara Brown, Richard Grainger & The Pirates of Mercy, Endeavour Shantymen, Men of Staithes, Monkeys Fist, Angerinos KFA Sea Song Competition and many more....
  Contact: Richard Grainger
  Klondike Folk Arts, The Old Post Office, Commondale, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 2HG
  Telephone: 01287 660200
  Email: richard-grainger@tiscali.co.uk
  Website: http://www.myspace.com/seafest-scarborough
  
  
• July 18 - 20 2008
  Saddleworth Folk Festival
  Annual Folk Festival at Uppermill on the Yorks, Lancs boarder, Concerts, Ceilidhs, Singarounds, Workshops and Sessions at venues around the town.
  Contact: Jan Shevlin
  Telephone: 01706 844657
  Email: info@safra.org.uk
  Website: http://www.safra.org.uk/
  

• August 8 - 10 2008
  Bradfield Traditional Music Festival
  Edgemount Farm, Lumb Lane, High Bradfield, Sheffield S6 6LJ.
  Singers and musicians from the continuing English tradition, plus dancing and pub sessions.
  Contact: Mark Davies
  Telephone: 0114 285 1479
  Mobile: 0785 0475067
  Email: edeophone@aol.com
  
  
• August 8 - 10 2008
  Saltburn Folk Festival
  Contact: John Taylor
  57 Marske Road, Saltburn, Cleveland, TS12 1PN
  Telephone: 01287 622623
  Website: http://www.saltburnfolkfestival.ukforum.com/
  
  
• August 8 - 17 2008
  Knaresborough Festival of Entertainment and Visual Arts
  Wide range of events including folk, jazz, street entertainers, theatre, workshops and more.
  Contact: 'feva', Knaresborough House, Knaresborough HG5 0HW
  Website: http://www.feva.info/
  
  
• August 16 - 22
  Whitby Folk Week
  The famous Whitby Folk Week. Approx. 600 events on offer, ranging from public dance displays to major dances and concerts. Full programme of workshops in most folk related topics / instruments / types of dance, both at beginner and higher level. Extensive children's programme.
  General Enquiries: PO Box 44, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9YP
  Telephone 01757 608600
  Email: info@folkwhitby.co.uk
  Tickets: PO Box 137, Queensbury, Bradford, BD13 1WS
  Telephone 01757 608600
  Email: tickets@whitbyfolk.co.uk
  Website: http://www.folkwhitby.co.uk/
  
  
• August 17 - 23 2008
  Ethno England 2008 (Whitby)
  International Folk Music Camp for 15 - 25 year olds. A week of workshops and events for a gathering of young musicians, singers and dancers from around the world.
  Email: ethnoengland@aol.com
  Website: http://www.smith4.karoo.net/
  
  

• August 29 - 31 2008
  The Festival on the Moor - Osmotherly
  Guests include Steve Dawes & Helen Pitt, Mawkin, Richard Grainger & Chris Parkinson,
  A-Drift, Joyce & Danny Mcleod KFA New Song Competition and many more......
  Tickets tba 01287 660060
  Contact: Richard Grainger
  Klondike Folk Arts, The Old Post Office, Commondale, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 2HG
  Telephone: 01287 660200
  Email: richard-grainger@tiscali.co.uk
  Website:http://www.myspace.com/festivalonthemoor

• September 6 - 7 2008
  Hull Sea Fever Festival
  Hull, East Yorkshire: weekend following August bank holiday.
  Sea Festival with national and international performers and shantymen.
  Contact: Shanty Jack
  "The Anchorage" 16 The Kingsway, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire DN35 8QU
  Telephone: 01472 696757 / 07970 651293
  Email: shantyjack@anchorage.f9.co.uk
  Website: http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/events/seafever.php
  Hull Tourist information
  Tel (01482) 223559
  Email: tourist.information@hullcc.gov.uk
  
  
• September 6 - 7 2008
  York Traditional Dance Festival
  Dancing on the Saturday is in Parliament Street, St Sampson's Square and Kings Square with the finale starting at around 15.30pm on St Sampson's Square. On the Sunday it is in St Sampson's Square and Kings Square.
  Contact: Joanne Weller
  Telephone: 01904 552273
  Email: joanne.weller@york.gov.uk
  
  
• September 18 - 21 2008
  Otley Black Sheep Folk Festival
  All around the town of Otley, West Yorkshire.
  Contact: Steve Fairholm
  PO Box 55, Otley, West Yorkshire LS21 1XP
  Telephone: 01943 464858
  Email: OtleyFF@hotmail.com
  Website: http://otleyfolkfestival.com/
  

• October 3 - 5 2008
  Ingleton Folk Weekend
  Ingleton, North Yorkshire:
  Concerts, sessions, workshops, street performers.
  Information: Ingleton TIC, Community Centre, Ingleton, via Carnforth, North Yorkshire LA6 3HG
  Telephone: 015242 41049
  Email: ingletonfolk@gmail.com
  Website: http://www.ingletonfolk.co.uk/
  
  
• October 4th
  Saltaire Autumn Day of Dance
  A t the Victoria Hall & other venues, Saltaire. There will be 55 workshops during the day, a Family Ceilidh (5-7pm) and an Evening Event (8-11.30pm) including SIX dance events on one ticket.
  Contact: Denise Craghill
  Telephone: 01274 730795
  Email: denise@yorkshirecnd.org.uk
  Website: http://www.dayofdance.co.uk/
  
  
• October 17 - 19 2008
  Musicport - Bridlington Spa
  World music festival
  Contact: Musicport
  16 Skinner Street
  Whitby
  North Yorkshire
  England
  YO21 3AJ
  Telephone: 0845 373 2760
  Website: http://www.musicportfestival.com/
  
  

• October (Dates for 2008 not yet available)
  Sheffield Folk Festival
  Concerts, ceilidhs, sessions, singarounds, workshops and dance displays centred on Kelham Island Industrial Museum and surrounding music pubs in Central Sheffield.
  Email: info@sheffieldfolkfestival.org
  Website: http://sheffieldfolkfestival.org/
  
  
• October 25 - 26 2008
  Staithes Maritime Weekend
  Endeavour Shantymen, Richard Grainger, Men of Staithes and more.....
  Final of the KFA Song Competition.
  Contact: Richard Grainger
  Captain Cook Festival ,The Old Post Office, Commondale, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 2HG
  Telephone: 01287 660200
  Email: richard-grainger@tiscali.co.uk
  Website: http://www.myspace.com/captaincookfestival
  
  
• October (Dates for 2008 not yet available)
  Langsett Hunter's Moon Weekend
  Langsett, between Holmfirth and Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
  The Langsett Fox Dance is performed on the Saturday night nearest the Hunter's Moon - the full moon that falls between 7 October and 4 November.
  Fax: 0870 131 6897
  Email: reynard@mr-fox.org.uk
  Website: http://www.mr-fox.org.uk/

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• March (Dates for 2009 not yet available)
  Doncaster Folk Festival
  Including - concerts, traditional dance, ceilidh, workshops, sessions and singarounds. It all happens at the Ukrainian Club, Beckett Road, Doncaster.
  Telephone: 01302 367302
  Email:jdsbuz@aol.com
  Website:http://www.angelfire.com/planet/doncasterfolk/




• March (Dates for 2009 not yet available)
  Barnsley Easter Singaround
  At the Keel Inn (Nr. Asda). Easter singaround and Music sessions from 7.00 p.m. Friday with Sunday afternoon guests Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner.
  Contact: Ray Padgett
  Telephone: 01226 284927
  Email: padgettray@yahoo.co.uk
  Website:http://www.sandlizard.f9.co.uk/barnsleyfolk/