Dance Out Calendar
Please double check event is happening before travelling if specifically to see us
We usually post on Facebook the week before for an upcoming event and any last minute cancellations.
Some events can go in at short notice. Especially if we switch our practice to Colchester’s Firstsite as informal dance out when the weather is good.
2026
4 Jan 2026, Sun – Wassail Orchard – 3pm-4:30pm – Irvine Road, Shrub End, Colchester, Essex – Confirmed
If want singing please arive 2:30pm.
Commuity Orchard Irvine Road, Shrub End, Colchester. CO3 3TP. Down side road between no 25 and 23.
Dancers(8): MM, MS, PH, JS, DL,PF(Squire),AT, IM
Musicians: CH, JD, LH, PD?
28 Mar 2026- Sat Halesworth Day of Dance , Suffolk – Confirmed
https://www.facebook.com/halesworthdayofdance
https://www.facebook.com/groups/723315307753389/permalink/26056489420675962
Dancers: JS, PH, BP, MS, DL,MG, PF, HD, MK.
Musicians: GW, LH, JP, CH, JD, RB.
- 10:30am Meeet up – Market Square
- 11:00am Welcome and Massed Dances – Market Square
- 11:25 am Procession
- Dance Schedule 11:50 – 16:00
- 11:50am Tap Room (Bridge): Belchamp, Chelmsford, Leading Lights
- 12:40pm White Hart: Green Dragon, Kemp’s Men
- Lunch
- 14:20pm White Hart: Hoxon Hundred, Pretty Grim, Granat Blue
- 15:10pm Market Square: Sonya’s Academy, Belchamp, Fenstanton
- 12:40pm Music Session, White Swan
- 14:20pm Ukulele Busk,
- 4:15pm Tea and Cake with the East Suffolk Community Orchestra, St Mary’s Church
- 7:00pm The Ceilidh, Rifle Hall
2 April, 2026. Thu, Women’s Group at St John’s – Colchester, Essex, Dancing at 7pm Sharp CANCELLED 1 Apr
19 April 2026 Sun, Blacksmiths Arms, Little Clacton, Essex Lunch Time
26 April 2026 Sun, Hundon Day of Dance, Sudbury, Suffolk with Belchamp Morris – Confirmed
12pm- 4:30pm Rose and Crown, North St, Hundon, Sudbury CO10 8ED
Upcoming Events
Parking spaces at the village hall.
30th April 2026 , Thu Wivenhoe Friendly club 30th. Essex – Confirmed
Meet at 2.30 pm St Marys Church High St, Wivenhoe CO7 9BD
To dance at 3pm-4pm
Possible dance at Quay after
13 Jun 2026, Sun – Hadleigh Day of Dance, Suffolk – Guests Boudica Morris – 10am till 6pm- Confirmed
Dancers: PF PH HD MS MM BP DL JS AT
Musicians: GW LH JP JD PW(Special guest)
10am Meet up Market Square.
Full Scedule:
21 Jun 2026, Sun – Hawkedon Suffolk – Summer Solstice – Guests of Little Egypt Morris – Evening event 7pm Confirmed Invite
Dancers: MS HD PF BP MM AT JS MK
Musicians: PD GW JD CH JD JP
26 June 2026, Fri, Clacton Girl Guides Essex 5:15pm – 6:15.
Dancers: JS BP HD DL AT
Musicians: CH JD JP
Arrive: 4:45pm
27 June 2026, Sat Colchester Morris ‘s Centenary Celebrations, Colchester.
Dancers: DL HD BP MS MM PF JS PH MK AT
Musicians: CH JP JD LH
We are helping to celebrate Colchester Morris Centenary at their Dance Out day around Colchester with 14 sides in total. We all start at 10 and tour the city in two groups.
Our group:
9:30pm Gather Culver square.
10:00am Dance – Culver square
11:00am Mercury Theatre
12:00pm Firstsite
Lunch
01:45pm Nicolas Square
2:45 Castle Square
All Sides
3:50pm Holly Trees House(park side) to Band Stand Procession
4:00pm Mass Dance.
4:40pm Collapse/beer/ more beer
4 and 5 July 2026, Sheringham Potty Festival, Norfolk, All Day
Dancers: MM MS JS MK DL HD PF(Sat only)
Musicians: CH JD PD(Sun only)
Saturday 4 July
10:00am Procession from Essplanade to clock – Start: NR26 8LY
10:30am -11:30 – High Street / Co-Operative St – NR26 8DT -With Northampton Morris, Manor Hill Mosrris, HoxonHundred.
11:45am – 12:45pm – Sitting Room – Church Street / August Street – NR26 8LA – With Bakanailia Border Morris, Golden Hare Morris, Lecthworth Morris
Lunch (Other things on)
2:00pm-3:00pm – Tesco – NR26 8RS – With Young Miscellany, Wicket Brood, Morris Men of Little Egypt.
3:15-4:15pm Town Clock – 49 High St – NR26 8DS – With Wicket Brood, Lectchworth Morris, Young Miscellany
Sunday 5 July
10L30-11:30 – Town Clock – 49 High St – NR26 8DS – With Iron Spring Morris, Ewell St marys Morris Men, Danegeld Morris, Ely & L:ittleport Morris
11:45-12:45 – Two Life Boats – 2 High St – NR26 8JR – With G&G Morris, Boudicca Border Morris, Pig Dyke Morris, Rutland Morris
12:45pm – Back to Arena for all to do a dance. – 4 Lifeboat Plain – NR26 8BG
11 or 12 July 2026, Ely Folk Festival, Cambridgeshire. Day
Event on BUT WE ARE NOT going – Number issues. Our friends at Danegeld are there so worth a trip.
Dancers: MM PF MS JS HD BP AT MK( Sun only)
Musicians: GW RB JP CH(Sat only)
18 July 2026, Sat. Colchester Carnival. Day
https://www.facebook.com/CDCN.org.uk
Dancers: MS MM BP PF JS HD PH AT DL
Musicians: CH RB JD JP GW LH
25 July 2026, Sat. Felixtornival / Felixstowe Carnival. Day
Our participation is OFF for this. We’d need a float! Oops!
Dancers: MS PH JS MM BP DL
Musicians: CH LH GW JD JP
5 Aug 2026, Sun. Tendering Stroke Services Essex 12:15-1:15
Dancers: DL MM HD PH JS BP ?MS
Musicians: GW +?friends JD LH CH RB JP
16 Aug 2026, Sun. Romney Marsh, Kent
Dancers: MS BP PH JS PF HD MM AT
Musicians: PD RB ?GW
19 Sept 2026, Headingham , Suffolk
Dancers: MS HD BP PH MM JS DL
Musicians: PD RB LH JD
19 Sept 2026, Stowmarket Day Dance, Suffolk
Dancers: MM MS JS DL BP HD
Musicians: CH JD JP PD RB