Oxfolk ceilidhs

High energy dancing to LIVE traditional music in Oxfordshire

What is a ceilidh?

A ceilidh is an evening of high-energy dancing, similar to barn dancing or country dancing. The music is always live and loud and dancing is often fast and furious. Oxfolk plays host to many of the best ceilidh bands on the English folk scene and there will always be an excellent caller to guide you through the dances.

When we’re at Kennington Village Centre, there's a bar with reasonably priced beer, cider, wine and soft drinks.

What's on

2024

Melobo

Pete North

Callers’ Development Day [workshop]

3Sticks

Lisa Heywood

The Warleggan Village Band

Hannah Moore

Folk Weekend Ceilidh

Family + SEN Ceilidh

Out of Hand

Various callers

Blowzabella

Check back for news of more dates in the future

Covid-19 Safety Guidance

We know that we need to keep everyone who wants to come to our dances as safe as possible. Our safety guidance for everyone attending is this:

How much?

These are our standard prices for ceilidhs in Kennington. Prices may be different for co-promoted events and at Folk Weekend Oxford.

Tickets are available in advance. Please contact us directly about paying in cash and/or on the door.

Standard
£14 on the door, or £13 in advance
Concessions (eg unwaged, low income, students, pensioners) - we don't ask for proof of concession: if you can't afford to pay the standard price, you are eligible for a concession, no questions asked.
£9 on the door, or £8.50 in advance
Children (5-16)
£3
Under 5s
free
Carer
free

Where

When we are not on Zoom, we are usually at

Kennington Village Centre Kennington Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PG
  • Kennington Village Centre is opposite The Tandem Pub in the centre of the village.
  • The nearest train station is Oxford.
  • The City 35 bus run every half hour to and from central Oxford.

Social

Oxfolk on twitter

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A night out with friends

An Oxfolk ceilidh is a sociable and friendly night out, with live music, dancing, entertainment and a licensed bar. The original meaning of “ceilidh” is party and that’s exactly why people have brought their birthdays, family gatherings and even a hen night to Oxfolk.

Hen night
Rapt hen party watches half-time entertainment

So, what ever the occasion: works night out, club social event, birthday party, anniversary, hen night or stag night, family get together, Oxfolk has the perfect, friendly, party atmosphere. And you won’t get better value for money anywhere else in Oxford.

Get in touch to find out about group discounts

Packed dance floor
Packed dance floor

Privacy notice for Oxfolk Ceilidhs

Oxfolk Ceilidhs takes your privacy seriously. We are a “controller” of the personal information that you provide to us and this privacy notice sets out how, why and for how long we will use your personal data, as well as who it is shared with. It also explains your legal rights as a data subject and how to exercise them.

What we need from you

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If you contact us to purchase or reserve tickets for an event we will need to keep and use your personal information to administer your order

Why we need your personal information – lawful basis: legitimate interest

If you are a caller, musician or other performer who is performing at one of our events we may use your name in publicity material, including websites and social media.

Who we share your personal information with

Third party suppliers with access to personal data

Oxfolk Ceilidhs may use third party suppliers to provide services. These suppliers may process personal data on our behalf as “processors” and are subject to contractual conditions to only process that personal information under our instructions, and to protect it.

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You have a right to

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