MAY DAY 1st May 2026 – Sometimes considered the traditional start of the Morris dancing season, many sides can be found out and about at the crack of dawn weilding sticks and waving handkerchiefs in orderv to Dance up the Sun. Follow the link to find a list of many who will be out and about but also check for local evebts. https://themorrisring.org/traditional-morris-events/traditional-morris-events-may-day-may-bank-holiday

The Bradford on Avon Green Man Festival – Should have been Sat 9th May 2026 but due to various reasons the BoA Green Man Festival is no more but on that date there will be Morris dancing through the day.–unfortunately a victim of its own success. Details can be found here: https://boagreenmanfest.org/welcome/

Chippenham Folk Festival  22nd – 25th May 2026  Absolutely fabulous weekend of all things folk https://www.chippfolk.co.uk/

Wessex Folk Festival 30th-31st May 2026   https://www.wessexfolkfestival.com/

Vale of Evesham Morris Festival 19th- 21st June 2026   https://nationalmorrisweekend.co.uk/

Romsey Beggars Fair 11^th July 2026 https://www.beggarsfair.org.uk/

Warwick Folk Festival 23rd-26th July 2026  https://warwickfolkfestival.co.uk/

Swanage Folk Festival 11th-13th September 2026 https://swanagefolkfestival.com/

Sidmouth Folk Festival 31st July-7th August 2026 https://sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/

Traditional Morris Events: Summer (Courtesy of The Morris Ring) The summer months’ events on this page are arranged, as far as is possible, by date order. 

June

• Thaxted MM :  29 May to 31 May – Annual and Original Morris Meeting [The 99th Thaxted Weekend of Dance 2026 – NOW FULLPicture above is massed Morris at a Thaxted meeting].
• Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers : Saturday nearest June 19th. Election of the Mayor of Ock Street and Morris dancing, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
• Taunton Deane MM :  21st June – 4:45am (sunrise) Dance Up the Sun: Seven Sisters, Cothelstone Hill, The Quantock Hills.

July

• Ambleside Rushbearing(link is external):  First Saturday in July – Ambleside, Cumbria.
• Winster Wakes(link is external):  Saturday following the Sunday after St John Baptist’s Day, June 24th, usually 1st Saturday in July – Morris Dancing, Winster Derbyshire, Winster Morris Men can be seen around the village from 2pm ’till around 9pm.
• Lyme Morris Day 2026 11th July https://www.facebook.com/LymeMorris

August

• Taunton Deane MM :  First Week of August (Tuesday of Sidmouth Folk Festival) – Seafront at Sidmouth (8pm)
• Sidmouth Folk Week(link is external) :  Far too many sides to list individually – First Week of August (Sunday of Sidmouth Folk Festival) – Massed dancing along seafront at Sidmouth (from 11am)
• Grasmere Rushbearing(link is external) :  Saturday nearest St Oswald’s day (5th August) – Grasmere, Cumbria.
• Saddleworth MM :  Saddleworth Rushcart. Held on the 2nd weekend after the 12th August.
• Shakespeare Morris Day of Dance & Ring Meeting 15 August 2026Why not come join Shakespeare Morris in Stratford-upon-Avon on Saturday 15th August 2026 from 10am – 4pm for our spectacular Day of Dance which is in its third year!

September

•  Winchester MM :  1st Saturday in September.  Walking Tour of Winchester
• Abbots Bromley Horn Dance(link is external) :  Monday after 1st Sunday after September 4th. Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire – check date here(link is external).

October

• Morris Ring 18-30 – Weekend of dance Portsmouth https://themorrisring.org/event/2026/oct/morris-18-30-annual-weekend-portsmouth
• Fools and Beasts Annual Unconvention – 2026, Does what it says on the tin!! The group of dancersthat usually inform you, add an extra slice of entertainment and keeps everything ticking over….NOT! As usual follow the link https://www.foolsandbeasts.org/

Please click on this link to find a full list of events which are Morris related throught the year….https://themorrisring.org/events/traditional-morris-events