Traditional Morris Events: Christmas

Events Diary


25/05/12	Cotswold Olympic Morris Meeting, hosted by Chipping Campden MM
8/06/12	Annual Thaxted meeting, hosted by Thaxted MM
30/06/12	Dancing With Will - JMO Day of Dance Stratford upon Avon
13/07/12	Letchworth MM 90th Anniversary Meeting
24/08/12	The Saddleworth Rushcart 2012
31/08/12	Hartley MM 60th Anniversary Morris Meeting
2/11/12	The Annual Fools and Beasts Unconvention 2012
2/03/13	ARM Hosted by Whitchurch (TBC)
5/04/13	The Inaugural Adelaide Ring Meeting
31/05/13	Annual Thaxted meeting, hosted by Thaxted MM

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Traditional Morris Events: Christmas

This is the time-of-year for many Guisers and Mumming Plays. Tracking the many performances is difficult! Two recommended ways are to look for past folk play performances, or search the Master Mummers performance index.

November, December, Christmas

Greensleeves MM: 2nd Saturday in November. London - Dancing before and after the Lord Mayor's procession - see their website for details of times & locations.
Original Welsh Border Morris: Last Saturday before Christmas. Tour of Worcestershire - including White Ladies Aston, Pershore, Upton-upon-Severn and Evesham, check their website for full details.
Taunton Deane MM: Last Saturday before Christmas - Borday Day - Walking Tour of Taunton Town Centre 11am onwards.

Note that Boxing Day and St Stephen's day are not always the same day! If Christmas Day is a Saturday, then modern practice has a holiday on the Monday, and is called Boxing Day. St Stephen's Day - December 26th - is always the day after Christmas Day. You are advised to check the relevant website to confirm the date for all the events listed for Boxing Day.

Boxing Day - St Stephen's Day - 26th December

St. George from Keynsham Mummers

Ashdown Forest MM: The Hatch, Colemans Hatch (1.00pm)
Blackheath MM: 12.30pm - Princess of Wales on Blackheath; 1.45pm - The Crown, Blackheath Village; 3.00pm - The Hare & Billet, Blackheath.
Bristol MM: Keynsham Mummers Play - Keynsham Town Centre, 11.30am, The New Inn, 12.00 noon. [The picture on the right shows Keynsham's St George].
Ewell St. Mary's MM: Tour of Ewell village, starting 12.00 noon at the Green Man and ending with the mummer's play at Upper Mill (3.00pm).
Flamborough Sword Dancers: Flamborough, Humberside.
Green Man's Morris of Birmingham: The Fox and Hounds, Shenstone, Staffs 12.00 noon, Lichfield tradition dances, Sword dancing and Mummers.
Greensleeves MM: Rose and Crown, Wimbledon Village, 12.15pm; The Hand in Hand, Wimbledon Common, 1.15pm.
Grenoside Sword Dancers: Grenoside, Sheffield. The Old Harrow on Main St. where guest teams are invited and the Grenoside dance is performed twice on Boxing Day morning.
Handsworth Sword Dancers: Handsworth, Sheffield. 11:15am at Market Square, Woodhouse; 12:00 noon at Handsworth in front of St. Mary's Church.
Hartley MM: The Black Horse, Stansted (12.00 noon), The Rose and Crown, Wrotham (1.15pm) - including Mummers Play.
Mendip MM: The Plough Inn, Wrington - 12.00 noon; The Plough Inn, Congresbury - 1.00pm.
Moulton MM: 11.00am to Noon on Stocks Hill, Moulton, Northamptonshire. Local Mummers Play and Morris Dancing.
Old Glory Molly Dancers: The Cutty Wren Ceremony on the evening of St. Stephen's Day at Middleton. Torchlight procession (arrives at the Bell Inn at 9.00pm), followed by dance & song.
Redcar Sword Dancers: Greatham, near Hartlepool, Co Durham. 12.00 noon at Greatham, Hospital Gates. Sword Dance and Play. A unique event, this could be the only example of a longsword dance and it's play still being performed together.
Thames Valley MM: 11.30am until 3.30pm. Claygate village (Surrey), The Swan (now in Esher), The Foley Arms, The Hare and Hounds (where the new squire dances-in), The Winning Horse and The Griffin.
Woodside MM: 12.30pm - The Cricketers, Sarratt Green.