Halsway Harvest Weekend 2026

Halsway Harvest Weekend, hosted by Rob Dawson, is a long-running dance event for experienced dancers doing mainly Playford-style dances, but with a few contras and squares.

Live music is supplied by the band Dampier’s Round (Peter and Moira Gutteridge).

This year’s guest caller will be Jane Thomas who will call the Friday and Saturday evening dances together with workshops of more challenging dances on Saturday morning and a “challenge” workshop on Saturday afternoon.

Additional workshops on Saturday and Sunday mornings will be taken by Rob Dawson, Frances Oates and Brian Stanton.

The weekend finishes with a “Repeats” dance on Sunday afternoon which includes the most popular dances chosen from those done over the weekend. The weekend finishes with a cream tea.

For those staying on Sunday evening there is a Ceilidh where anybody can call a dance (to recorded music), tell a story, play an instrument, sing a song or do a recitation. Contact Rob Dawson ([email protected]) for an application form.

Sunday night B&B is also available.