Longsword Programme
2026
April
Sat 25
All day
Marsden Cuckoo Festival
Follow this link for more information: Marsden Cuckoo Festival.May
Fri 1
05.25 am
Dancing the May in at dawn
Every year we dance the May in at Dawn:Location : Rye Field Lane West, Halifax HX4 0EB
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We meet about 5.15 am ready to dance as the sun rises. If you're looking for an excuse to get up early, come and watch us.
Sat 2
10.00 - 16.00
Todmorden Folk Festival
Follow this link for more information about Todmorden Folk Festival to find out where and when we'll be dancing:Todmorden Folk Festival
Sun 3
14.00 - 16.00
Spaw Sunday - Cragg Vale
Every year Ryburn Longsword joins the good folk of Cragg Vale to walk from the Hinchliffe Arms to the Spaw - a spring which in Victorian times was an important source of health and happiness. We do a couple of Longsword dances, enjoy the community picnic, and then repair to the Robin Hood for a few more dances and further refreshments.
14.00: Hinchliffe Arms, Church Bank Ln, Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge HX7 5TA
15.30 approx: Robin Hood Inn, Cragg Rd, Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge HX7 5SQ
Sat 23
All day
Ripponden Food and Drink Festival
We will be dancing at the Ripponden Food and Drink Festival during the day at the Old Bridge Inn, Ripponden. Further details to come.
We hope you will come and watch us sometime during the year. We’ll keep this page updated with additions and updates.