dance all day, every day with ceilidhs and dances throughout the town
Sidmouth has a great range of fun, energetic ceilidhs programmed across the festival, with some brilliant bands lighting up the dancefloors at The Bulverton, Blackmore Marquee and The Anchor.
bands confirmed so far for 2025 include..
Banter ● Bellows & Bows ● Diatonics ● Lasair ● Relentless ● Stepcote Hill ● The Barber Band ● The Gloworms ● Whapweasel
Callers include Gordon Potts, Annie Bolt, Fee Lock, Barry Goodman, Nancy Potts, with more to follow.
Bars at Blackmore and Bulverton will be serving a range of beers from local breweries – Branscombe, Exeter, Hanlons and Powerkeg – cider from Sandford plus zero and low alcohol beers, cider, spirits, wine and soft drinks.
Special thanks to the Anchor Inn, hosting two ceilidhs a day alongside their outdoor bar with a huge range of local beers and lagers, and the Blackmore / Bulverton Volunteer Bars for keeping dancers lubricated!
Like dance? – check out our other programme strands for display dance events & workshops, LNEs, folk dance and even more dance workshops from Bhanga to Zulu!
Caller Listings Key
A variety of teaching and calling styles are used at dances and dance workshops. The calling/teaching style of an event is indicated in the event descriptions using a code: (P), (G) or (A):
(P) indicates that an event will be called without using role terms, emphasizing positional patterns, flow, and relationships between dancers (e.g. neighbour, opposite, people facing the windows).
(G) indicates that an event will be called using gendered role terms, in addition to positional descriptors.
(A) indicates that an event will be called using alternative ungendered role terms (e.g. lead/follow or larks/robins), in addition to positional descriptors.