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Day of Morris Dancing in Totnes, Saturday 13 September 2025

Dartington Morris are again planning to host an annual Day of Morris Dancing in Totnes, on Saturday 13 September 2025.

Here's a printable A4 poster - feel free to print and display!

The full schedule for the day is now available as a printable A4 PDF document.

We will be joined by guest Morris sides from the Open Morris, Morris Federation, and Morris Ring, from Devon, Cornwall and Essex.

We will start at 10:30am and finishing at around 4:15pm, with a variety of Morris dance styles on display around the town centre.

The following fourteen sides have confirmed that they will be joining us:

  • Belles of London City from London (Cotswold)
  • Beltane Border Morris (Border)
  • Glory of the West (Cotswold)
  • Lodestone Border Morris
  • Newton Bushel (Cotswold)
  • Old Town Twelves
  • Otter Morris (Border)
  • Plymouth Clog (North-West Clog dancers)
  • Plymouth Morris (Cotswold)
  • Thaxted Morris from Essex (Cotswold)
  • The WAD from Cornwall
  • Trigg Morris from Cornwall (Cotswold)
  • Tywardreath Morris from Cornwall (Cotswold)

together with the host side, Dartington Morris.

Dancing will take place at various locations in the town (space permitting), including the Plains, Vire Island, St Mary's church, Guildhall and Rotherfold. We will visit the Bay Horse Inn, the King William IV and the day will finish on the Plains, centred on the Dartmouth Inn. 

There is expected to be music and song aplenty at our pub stops!

If you need any further information, please email Martin the Bagman.

Event calendar

2025
Date Title
Tue 16 Dec 7:45pm Totnes Christmas Market (2)
Fri 26 Dec 12:00pm Boxing Day in Totnes
2026
Date Title
Thu 1 Jan 1:00pm New Year's Day at Hope Cove
Sat 24 Jan 4:00pm Littlehempston Wassail
Sat 18 Apr King John weekend
Fri 1 May 5:30am May Day morning
Fri 8 May 8:00pm Totnes Town Tour
Sat 30 May Exeter Morris Day of Dance
Sat 20 Jun Teignmouth Folk Festival
Sat 1 Aug 11:00am Sidmouth Folk Festival
Sat 14 Nov Dartington Autumn Ale
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