Joint Morris Organisations’ Day of Dance 2023 (Exeter)

The Joint Morris Organisations (JMO) National Day of Dance is a collaborative event organised in turn by one of the three morris organisations in the UK – The Morris Federation, The Morris Ring, and Open Morris. The day of dance is a celebration of morris and traditional dancing held annually at a different location around the UK.
In 2023 the day of dance is on Saturday 22nd April 2023 in Exeter, hosted by Beltane Border Morris on behalf of Open Morris.
Bookings closed on 14th March. There may be spare places – click on the name of the event for more info.
Morris Federation Day of Dance and AGM 2022 (Darlington)

The Morris Federation and Black Diamond Mixed Cotswold Morris extend a warm welcome to all members of The Morris Federation to join us in a day of dance in Darlington on Saturday 24th September 2022, followed by The Morris Federation’s AGM at 4.30pm (4pm sign-in) and a ceilidh. Also dancing on the Sunday for those who wish. Click on the name of the event for more info and to book a place for your team,
Morris Federation Day of Dance and AGM 2023 (Shropshire)

The Morris Federation and Shropshire Bedlams and Martha Rhoden’s Tuppenny Dish extend a warm welcome to all members of The Morris Federation to join us in a day of dance in Shropshire on Saturday 30th September 2023, followed by The Morris Federation’s AGM at 4.30pm (4pm sign-in) and a ceilidh with John Kirkpatrick’s Kirkophany. Join us for a day or a full weekend. Click on the name of the event for more info.
Joint Morris Organisations’ Virtual Day of Dance 2021 (LIVE on Zoom)

The ‘virtual’ JMO Day of Dance will be on Saturday 24th April 2021 – online over Zoom. There will be 2 streams with separate Zoom links: In the ‘Virtual Pub’ 10:00-15:00 Morris Music Sessions. In the ‘Virtual Dance Tent’ 10:00-16:00 Dance Workshops then 16:00-17:00 Massed Dancing. Click on the link below for more info and to book a place, and you will be sent the Zoom links to access both streams.
Dancing on a swing bridge

Our attention has just be drawn to The Morris Federation’s day of dance and AGM in 2017 in Hull. Eric Brady says: “A unique feature of the 2017 Morris Federation’s […]
Joint Morris Organisations’ Day of Dance 2022 (Liverpool)

The Joint Morris Organisations (JMO) National Day of Dance is a collaborative event organised in turn by one of the three morris organisations in the UK – The Morris Federation, The Morris Ring, and Open Morris. The day of dance is a celebration of morris and traditional dancing held annually at a different location around the UK.
This year it is on Saturday 9th April 2022 in Liverpool City Centre hosted by The Morris Ring in the North West. Click on the name of the event for more info, to book a place for your team, and to see which teams are booked.
Joint Morris Organisations’ Day of Dance 2020 – #nogoJMO

As a result of Coronavirus Covid 19, running the JMO DoD in Liverpool in 2020 became impractical, so the decision was made to postpone the event until Saturday 17th April 2021. See the video of the teams who would have attended or look for team photos and videos of the virtual event by searching for #nogoJMO
Morris Federation Day of Dance and AGM 2019

The Morris Federation and Kinfauns Step Dancers extend a warm welcome to all members of The Morris Federation to join us in a day of dance in Perth, Scotland on […]
Joint Morris Organisations’ Day of Dance 2019

The Joint Morris Organisations’ Day of Dance will take place on Saturday 30th March 2019 in Manchester, hosted by Medlock Rapper on behalf of The Morris Federation. The day […]
Dancing for Maud Karpeles

Dancing for Maud Karpeles – a day of dance in 2017 to celebrate the life of Maud Karpeles (1885-1976) and recognise her work in folk dance and song collection as well as her contribution as organiser and arts animator supreme