The 23rd of April is St George's Day in England; St George is the patron saint of England and of a few other places as well - see this Wikipedia page for more information about the legendary dragon slayer.
This list is captures most of our member clubs' advertised performances, some of which are being held on the Saturday either side - 19th & 26th April. (If we've missed yours, please contact the webeditor [at] themorrisring.org (webeditor)).
- Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers : St George's Day - evening tour, Abingdon town centre
- Anstey MM : St George's Day - 7.45 pm The Queen's Head, Main St, Heather LE67 2 QP with Pennyroyal Garland Dancers
- Ashdown Forest MM : St George's Day - 7:00pm Queen's Arms, Cowden Pound TN8 5NP
- Bathampton MM : St George's Day - 7:30 pm Nunney Market Place BA11 4LY; 8:45pm Witham Friary The Seymour Arms BA11 5HF
- Bourne River Morris : Saturday April 26th - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm St George’s bash on Poole Quay BH15 1HJ, with several of our local teams. We’ve ordered our usual good weather, keeping our fingers crossed that it stays fair. We’ll be by the Fish Shambles starting between 11:30 and 12:00. We’re usually easy to find.
- Chester City Morris Men and Kinnerton Morris : St George's Day - in Chester 7.00 pm The Cross, The High Cross, Chester and 8.00 pm The Albion Inn, Park St, Chester CH1 1RQ
- Campden Morris Dancers : St George's Day - 7:15 pm at the church is kick off for dancing then 7:30 pm at The George Inn, 1 High St, Lower Brailes, Banbury OX15 5HN
- Datchet Border Morris : St Georges Day - 8:00 pm The Happy Man, Englefield Green TW20 0QS
- East Suffolk MM : St Georges Day - 7:30 pm at The Dove, 76, Helen's Street, Ipswich IP4 2LH
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Etcetera MM : St George's Day - 5:30 pm The Old Anchor, 188 High Street, Cheshunt, EN8 0AY
Saturday April 26th - 2:00 pm St. George’s Family Fun Day Grundy Park, Cheshunt; 3:00 pm St. George’s Day Street Party The Wonder, Batley Road, Enfield, EN2 0JG -
Ewell St Mary's MM : St George's Day - City of London tour staring at Leadenhall Market
11:00am The Lamb Tavern; 11:25am The New Moon; 11:50am The Bunch of Grapes Lime Street; 12:20am The Railway Tavern Liverpool Street; 12:50 St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate Churchyard; 1:30pm Leadenhall Market; 2.30pm The Royal Oak Tabard Street, The Borough. - Gloucestershire Morris St George's Day - Carpenter's Arms Miserden GL6 7JA with Miserden Morris
- Icknield Way MM : St George's Day - 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm The King & Queen, Longcot Shrivenham Rd Longcot Faringdon Oxfordshire SN7 7TL
- The Traditional Ilmington MM : St George's Day - Every year The Ilmington Morris Men celebrate St George’s Day. Again, they return to the village of Lower Brailes, in the evening, to dance at the Church of St George and The George Hotel to be joined by guests; this year - Hereburgh Morris with others to be confirmed. There is a service ‘for all’ commencing at 6.30pm in the Church of St George, a Songs of Praise to celebrate our Patron Saint. The evenings proceedings will commence with dancing at The George Hotel from 7.30 pm with a brief stand at the church around 7.15pm – revelry will continue thereafter at the George Hotel, with our guest dancers, mummers & singers. Red roses to be worn.
- Leicester Morris : Saturday 26th April - St George’s Festival - 12 noon in Orton Square, Leicester for Leicester’s St George’s Day Celebrations
- Mersey Morris : St George's Day - 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Liverpool Museum L3 1DG
- Northampton Morris Dancers : St George's Day - The Boat, St Bruerne NN12 7SB, from 7:00 pm as guests of Rose and Castle MM TO BE CONFIRMED
- Oxford Folk Weekend : Saturday and Sunday 19th - 20th - Morris and Rapper at multiple locations across the city. The lineup in previous years has included the Ashmolean Museum and the iconic 18th century Radcliffe Camera. Over 30 teams signed up thus far.
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Rose & Castle Morris : St George's Day - 7:00 pm The Boat, St Bruerne NN12 7SB, with several excellent guest sides
Saturday 26 April St George's celebration Northampton Market square 11.30 am and 12.30 pm -
Rutland Morris : St George's Day - 6.30pm The Golden Fleece,18 Sheep Market, Stamford PE9 2RB;
7.30pm The Green Dragon, 29 Scotgate, Stamford PE9 2YQ; The Millstone Bridge St, Ryhall, Stamford PE9 4HH (dance only) - Shakespeare Morris :Saturday 26th April - Shakespeare's Birthday 10:30 - 4:00pm - Lunch at 12 noon One Elm 1 Guild St, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6QZ TO BE CONFIRMED
- Kingston Spring Grove Morris : St George's Day - To Be Advised
- Wessex MM : St. George's Day - Richard M's St George's Day Tour- starting 7:00 pm at The White Lion Inn, Broadwindsor DT8 3QD
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Westminster Morris Dancers : St George's Day - 7.30 for 7.45pm The Admiralty, 66 Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DS; 9.00pm Ship and Shovell, 1-3, Craven Passage, WC2N 5PH - with our guests Belles of London City and Thaxted Morris Men.
Though not for St George ...
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Adderbury Morris 50th Anniversary Day of Dance : Saturday April 26th
(Traditionally on the Saturday closest to April 26th which happens to be the birthday of Janet Heatley Blunt and is the actual Saturday this year).10.30 am The Old Wheatsheaf; 11.00 am The Red Lion; 11.30 am The Coach and Horses; 12.00 am The Bell;
1:00 pm Lunch; 2.00 pm Flowers in the Church Yard; 2.15 pm The Dog and Partridge; 2.45 pm The White Hart; 3.15 pm Manor Road/Le Hall Place; 4.00 pm The Bell
The three Adderbury sides will be joined at 16.00 by special guests Hammersmith Morris Men, Windsor Morris & Kirtlington Morris. -
JMO Day of Dance 2025 hosted by Adlington Morris Men - Saturday 26th April Stockport -
From 10am – 5pm, visitors will experience a fusion of tradition and energy, with traditional Morris jigs, high-energy folk jam sessions, impromptu dance-offs and lively street performances at key locations including the Underbanks, Merseyway, Prince’s Street, Suffragette Square and Market Place. Rounding off the day in true folk-style, there will also be an unmissable free Ceilidh at St Mary’s Church, featuring a live folk band, pop-up craft beer bar and delicious street food.