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.
2025
Sun 5 Jan 2025 – 3pm – Wassail at Irvine Road Community Orchard – Colchester – Confirmed
https://mapcarta.com/W733995835
Sun 2 Mar 2025 – 11pm – Let’s Dance (Angela Ripon inspired events) Colchester, FirstSite (out front) CO1 1JH, Essex– We decide to support this event. Could be good chnace to see and chat to us. Are usual practice time ut we will be in full kit.
23 Mar 2025 – Wickford – Meadowcroft Garden Centre SS11 7QU , Essex. 11:00 AM start – Confirmed
23 Mar 2025 – Battlesbridge Antique Centre- Muggeridge Farm, 5 Maltings Rd, Battlesbridge, Wickford SS11 7RF Essex
Follows on from Meadowcroft Garden Centre.
5 Apr 2025, Sat – Halesworth Day of Dance, Suffolk. Guests of Oxblood Molly – Confirmed
https://www.facebook.com/halesworthdayofdance
25 Apr 2025 Fri – Minories E.A. Folklore Society – Colchester – Provisional – Cancelled
2 May 2025 Fri – 2pm –Wivenhoe – Colchester – Confirmed
4 May 2025 Sun – Rochester Sweeps Festival – Kent – Confirmed
Start dancing 10:30 at The Eagle, 124 High St, Rochester ME1 1JT
https://www.medway.gov.uk/sweepsfestival)
5 May, (Bank Holiday) Mon Hastings, East Sussex, Jack in the Green – Very Provisional
17 May 2025 – Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk – Day of Dance – Guests of Green Dragon – Confirmed
https://www.facebook.com/events/28732497863030463
10:15 Meet up at Arc Shoppign Center / Apex Theatre
10:30 Procession fromArc/Apex, DS1 – IP33 3FA – Second following Green Dragon
11:10 Charter square Arc.Apex – DS1 – IP33 3FA – With Danegeld, Pretty Grim, Green Dragon
Lunch while others dance 12:10
13:10 Nr McDonalds – DS4 – IP33 1DX – With Danegeld, Bakanalia, Pretty Grim.
14:10 St Johns Street DS4 – IP33 1SQ – With Danegeld, Bakanalia, Pretty Grim.
15:10 Nr McDonalds – DS4 – IP33 1DX – With Danegeld, Ouse Morris, Green Dragon, Milkmade Molly
16:00 Charter square arc.Apex – DS1 – IP33 3FA – Mass Dance
Pub Kings Arm beer garden – 23 Brentgovel St, – IP33 1EB. Noodle from Muzos
DS- Dance spot on their map.
1 Jun 2025 , Sun – Stowmarket Story Telling Festival, Suffolk – Confrimed – 11:00-11:30am and 12:30-1pm
https://eastanglianstorytellingfestival.co.uk/index.html
Meet 10:30am and dance 11:00am 12:30pm
14 Jun 2025 , Sat – Boudicca Morris Day of Dance – Hadleigh, Suffolk – Confirmed
https://www.facebook.com/events/1331836831327638
21 Jun 2025, Sat – Hawkedon Suffolk – Summer Solstice – Guests of Little Egypt Morris – Evening event 7pm Confirmed
Dancing start at 7pm so arrive from 6:30pm ish. Queens Head, Rede Rd, Hawkedon, Bury Saint Edmunds IP29 4NN.
22 Jun 2025 , Sun – Mount Bures Flower Festival – CO8 5AW – Essex – Day event – Confirmed
12:00pm (Start Dancing) St John the Baptist Church, Hall Rd, Mount Bures, Bures CO8 5AR
2:00pm Thatchers Pub, Hall Rd, Bures CO8 5AT
(http://www.mount-bures.co.uk/)
29 Jun 2025, Sun – West Mersea social BBQ – Confrmed
11am to 2pm?
5-6 July 2025 , Sat, Sun – Sheringham Norfolk – Potty Festival – Confirmed – Will be there for weekend
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100070183060626
SATURDAY
Leave Esplande at 10am for Procession. Sat
10:30 Town Clock – Green Dragon(Roar), leicester Morris
11:30 Mr Fifty (MIddle Staion Road) – Black anis, Pretty Grim.
2pm Tyneside (South End Stion Road past Tesco) – LIttle Egypt , T’owd Man Border
3:15pm – Sitting Room (Church Street, Side road fromTown Clock)- Boudicca, Loose Women
SUNDAY
10:30am Robin Hood (station Road Near Town Clock) – Black Pig, Red Cuthebert, Motley Morris,
11:45 Co-op St (MIddle High Street) – Red Cuhbert, Holt Ridge Morris, Black Pig
12:45 – All to Arena
19 Jul 2025, Sat – Colchester City Carnival , Essex – Confirmed
Processsion starts from Sir Isaac’s Walk / Eld Lane, Colchester CO1 1JJ 12:45 pm. Meet up from noon.
We are tenth in order behind Bangladeshi Womens Association Essex Ahead of Colchester India Asociation.
Route 12:45 Head Street, Church Street, and the Jumbo and North Hill turn right and turn left immediately to High Street
We may then busk outside Firstsite when the procession ends / activities happen. Or maybe lower Castle park where the event finished with a Fun Fair.
24 Jul 2025, Thu – Wivenhoe , Essex – Confirmed 2:30pm?
3 Aug 2025 , Sub Wickham Folk Festival Hampshire – Confirmed
https://www.facebook.com/events/1555243505153899?post_id=1559241751420741&view=permalinki
12.00 – 12.45
Stage1: Clerical Error. East Kent Morris
Stage2: Wickham Morris. Madder Mill Molly
12.45 – 1.30
Stage 1: Hook Eagle Morris, Mafficking Morris
Stage2: Powderkegs, Anniemation, Moonshine Morris
2.15- 3.00
Stage1: Powderkegs Madder, Mill Molly
Stage2: Clerical Error, Hook Eagle Morris
3.00- 3.45
Stage1: Anniemation, Wickham Morris
Stage2: East Kent Morris, Mafficking Morris, Moonshine Morris
3.45 – 4.30
Stage1: Hook Eagle Morris, Madder MillMorris
Stage2: Powderkegs, Clerical Error
4.30 – 5.15
Stage1: Mafficking Morris, Anniemation
Stage2: Wickham Morris, East Kent Morris, Moonshine Morris
7 Sep 2025 , Sun – Art on the Prom Festival Felixstow, Suffolk – Promonade – Confirmed
Arriving 10:30 am to busk 11 till 2 ishs with Rising Larks Morris.
Sea side of the Spa pavillion, Undercliff Rd W, Felixstowe IP11 2DX.
14 Sep 2025, Sun – Museum of Power – Hertiage Weekend – Maldon , Essex – Confirmed
Hatfield Rd, Langford, Maldon CM9 6QA
Arrive 11am.
Days Theme: Aritecture
https://www.museumofpower.org.uk/event/heritage-weekend-2
11:30am = 12:30 Display dancing & then brief join in workshop
Lunch
13:30 = 1430 hrs Display dancing & then brief join in workshop
20 Sep 2025, Sat – Dartford , Kent – Day of Dance – CANCELLED
CANCELLED: Event still HAPPENING. But we are not going. Last minute problems with numbers.
on Guest of Kent Korker and Por Scratings Morris.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1749313015357484
Gather back Iceland from 10am and dance variosu spoits till 4pm. Details pending.
47-49 High St, Dartford DA1 1DJ
27 Sep 2025, Sat – Stowmarket, Suffolk – Day of Dance – Confirmed
10:30 Meet up at Royal Oak – 43 Ipswich St, Stowmarket IP14 1AH
11:00 – 11:45 Royal Oak (Garden) – Haughley Hoofers, Hoxon Hundred. – 43 Ipswich St, Stowmarket IP14 1AH
12:00-12:45 – Kelly’s Cabs(Pavement in front) – Rumburgh, Boudicca – 24 Ipswich St, Stowmarket IP14 1AD
Lunch
2:00-2:45 – Queens Head Car Park – Little Egypt, Haughley Hoofers – Station Rd W, Stowmarket IP14 1EF
3:00-3:45 – 1 Meadow Centre (Asda Plaza Precinct) – Colchester Morris, Littel Egypt – Unit 5, Meadow Centre, Stowmarket IP14 1DE
4:00 – Final ,in turns, Dance – Market Place – 7 Market Pl, Stowmarket IP14 1DY
19 Oct, Sun – Dance Workshop, East Bergholt, Essex – Confirmed
Old Hall, Rectory Hill, East Bergholt, CO7 6TG
09:30 am Possible dance outside St Mary the Virgin Church as par of the bell ringing celebration
10:15am – 1530pm Workshop
Danegeld teach us Dance, We teach them Saddleworth.
Possible dance out before/after
25 Oct 2025, Sat – Stamford – Linconshire, Confirmed
Guests of Pig Dyke Molly 🙂
https://www.facebook.com/PigDyke
Updated schedule 21/10/2025
10:30am Gather at the Milestone Inn, 1 All Saints Stret, PE9 2PA
11:00-11:45am – Milestone Inn, 1 All Saints Stret, PE9 2PA. With New St George Morris
12:00 – 12:45pm, Boot Chemists, 66 High Street, PE9 2AW – With Pig Dyke
Lunch
2:00 – 2:45 Jolly Brewer, Foundry Road, PE9 2PP. With Bakanalia Morris
3:00-3:00pm all groups dance at Jolly Brewer.
3:30pm Tea 🙂 Previosus quoted as Blonde Beet cafe, 7 St Pauls Street, PE9 2BE at 3:30pm, dogs welcome.
Nearest car park is Town Meadows (15 Bath Row, Stamford PE9 2QU) £4 or thereabouts for the day.
15 Nov 2025, Sat – Woodbridge, Suffolk – Am – Confirmed
Children in need
Woodbridge 15th Changed from 22nd!
22 Nov 2025, Sat – Colchester Arts Center , Frock Swap Essex- AM – 10:30am Morning – Confirmed – DOUBLE DANCE OUT
Church St, Colchester CO1 1NF
https://colchesterartscentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173652718
(Free event)
Dancers: AT(Squire), HD, MM, DM, HP, + 2 Dangeld special guests 🙂
Musicans: J, LH + Dangeld special guest
Starts 10:30. think bit relaxed but we dance aroudn this.
22 Nov 2025, Sat – Colchester Christmas Lights On ,Essex- PM – Confirmed – DOUBLE DANCE OUT
Balkerne Gate, Colchester CO1 1PT
https://www.visitcolchester.com/event/colchester-christmas-light-switch-on-2025/245461101
Dancers: PF(squire), MM, PH, HD, DM, AT
Musicians: CH, LH, JM
Christmas it up please. Ther’ll be laterns and music so we may be marhcing waving or have to dance to what they have.
Hopefully we can dance infront Firstsite
4:30 Gather Mercury theater
5:15pm Parades start, we are 30 of 31 in parade. Expecetd to take 45 minutes. Down High Street to Firstsite.
30 Nov, Sat – Copford Place, Colchester Essex – Confirmed – Not open to public.
Residential Care Home, New Copford Place, London Rd, Copford, Colchester CO6 1YR.
Dancers(7): MK, HS, JS, MS, LM, PF, MM(till11)
Musicains: CH.
Planned dances: Tingley/ Cotton reels/ Rope walk/ Jacks rant for 4/ Newtown/ Gisburn/ 17th
9:45am Gather.
10am- 11:45 Dancing for residence and someone specifically special:)
14 Dec 2025, Sun – Christmas Party – 2pm – 7pm – Stratford St Mary,Essex – Not Open Event
Stratford st Mary Institute Hall, CO7 6JU
Not kit, bring food drink, instruments. May be singing and dancing. Games? We can make it what want to.
2026
4 Jan 2026, Sun – Wassail Orchard – 3pm-4:30pm – Irvine Road, Shrub End, Colchester, Essex – Confrimed
Commuity Orchard Irvine Road, Shrub End, Colchester. Down side road between no 25 and 23.
Dancers(8): MM, MS, PH, JS, DL,PF,AT, IM
Musicala: CH, JD, LH
25 Jan 2026 Sat – Mid Minter Feast at the Flag- Wivenhoe, Essex
28 Mar 2026- Sat Halesworth, Suffolk
21 Jun 2026, Sun – Hawkedon Suffolk – Summer Solstice – Guests of Little Egypt Morris – Evening event 7pm Confirmed Invite