Concerts and Dance at The Sarah Thorne Theatre

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The Sarah Thorne Theatre

Put on your Dancing Shoes!Folk Week are bringing you a week full of opportunities to swing your partner, click your clogs and Cajun two-step.Our Dance Venue at the Sarah Thorne Theatre is situated halfway between the festival campsite and the top of the town.  Many festival goers will remember when this venue was the venue for all Folk Week concerts for the whole festival.Our on-site bar is open during the day and evenings, run by our wonderful volunteer workforce.  This is a super place to chill out, meet up with friends, listen to the music and get a well deserved beverage.  All profits go to Folk Week.If you buy a Festival or Festival Lite ticket all our dance events are included in the price.Parking can be found nearby in the St Peters Road Car park. The Sarah Thorne Theatre Event Tickets

Events at this venue

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  • Threepenny Bit Ceilidh (Caller John Brown)

    Concerts and Dance at The Sarah Thorne Theatre Fordoun Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Hampshire-based Threepenny Bit use traditional dance music as the jumping-off point for their adventures in sound, with the eight members' patchwork of influences sewn into the lining of every tune. Their bold arrangements move between light and shade, intimacy and bombast, but always with compelling rhythm and harmony at the core. No idea is off […]

  • Frog on a Bike Ceilidh (Caller Ollie Simmons)

    Concerts and Dance at The Sarah Thorne Theatre Fordoun Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    One of Cambridgeshire’s premier English ceilidh bands, the ever-busy Frog on a Bike has been an established and hugely popular name on the professional East Anglian ceilidh scene for over 30 years. A staple also of the wider English ceilidh circuit, Frog on a Bike play some of the UK’s biggest folk festivals every year. […]

  • Barb Jungr Bob Dylan Show

    Concerts and Dance at The Sarah Thorne Theatre Fordoun Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Barb Jungr brings her internationally acclaimed interpretations of the songs of Bob Dylan to the stage in a show that has earned widespread critical praise. A three-time winner of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Jungr is recognised as one of the foremost interpreters of song in the UK and beyond, celebrated for her ability to uncover new emotional […]

  • Banter Fancy Dress Ceilidh (Caller Fee Lock)

    Concerts and Dance at The Sarah Thorne Theatre Fordoun Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Get your Woodland Fairie costumes out and join in the fun with Banter at this wonderfully silly Ceilidh! Banter are: Simon Care on melodeon & concertina, Nina Zella on keyboards & vocals, Tim Walker on drums, percussion, brass, guitar, bass & vocals and Mark Jolley on bass, fiddle, guitar & vocals. Four fine musicians whose […]

  • For the love of the Violin – Celebrating Ian Cutler – Concert

    Concerts and Dance at The Sarah Thorne Theatre Fordoun Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    A special Broadstairs Folk Week event bringing friends together for a fiddle on a Monday night. Featuring Chan Reid (rising folk fiddler and competition winner), Graham Knibbs (highly regarded accompanist and session musician), Gemma Gayner (dynamic performer and respected tutor), Matthew English (sought-after multi-instrumentalist and ensemble player), and Krista Bubble (award-winning fiddler and festival favourite). […]

  • Jack’s Night Ceilidh with CHIMERA with caller Polly Stirzaker

    Concerts and Dance at The Sarah Thorne Theatre Fordoun Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    An evening to celebrate one of the founders of the festival, Jack Hamilton. Cheers Jack! Manchester’s favourite folk monster, Chimera are known for their infectious energy and driving tunes that […]

  • Gentle Ceilidh with Krista Bubble & The Wood Urchins

    Concerts and Dance at The Sarah Thorne Theatre Fordoun Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Join us for a relaxed, Dementia Friendly Ceilidh with gentle moves and inclusive calling.  Krista and the Band are known for their fun, accessible performances with SEN schools and community groups, […]

  • Seaglass Ceilidh Band (Caller Sheena Masson)

    Concerts and Dance at The Sarah Thorne Theatre Fordoun Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    SEAGLASS ' is a the brand new brainchild of Jenny Newman & Andy Glass. (3sticks/Folk Camps Party Band/Solstice). They are joined by musicians from Banter,Torus and Ocular. It’s ceilidh meets […]

  • Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer CEILIDH (Caller Annie Bolt)

    Concerts and Dance at The Sarah Thorne Theatre Fordoun Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer and they are two of the most versatile musicians on the dance circuit today. They are equally at home whether it’s medieval dance, Playford, Regency […]

  • Workshop Show & Lottery Draw

    Concerts and Dance at The Sarah Thorne Theatre Fordoun Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Join us for the workshop show and lottery draw, celebrating participants from across the week in a final shared performance. Come and support friends, family, and fellow performers as they […]

  • Tautas Roks Ceilidh Band (Caller Hayden Coates)

    Concerts and Dance at The Sarah Thorne Theatre Fordoun Road, Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom

    Tautas Roks are one of the UK’s top ceilidh bands, blending traditional folk with driving rhythms and big, dance-floor-filling energy. Last seen at Broadstairs Folk Week in 2017, they return […]