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Waterloo Ceilidhs - Christmas Special

Waterloo Ceilidhs - Christmas Special

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About This Event

The Waterloo Ceilidhs Christmas Special takes place at St John's Waterloo in London on 4 December 2026, commencing at 7pm. This seasonal event features a programme of traditional music and dance, performed by various local musicians and dancers. The ceilidh is an opportunity to experience Scotland's rich cultural heritage in an informal and social setting. The evening promises to be a lively and entertaining celebration of the festive season.

Join us for a wonderful evening of dancing at St John's Waterloo with our Christmas Ceilidh, welcoming back the amazing band Banter.

www.banter.band

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 roots are firmly in the traditional English genre, but who enjoy stretching the limits.

Formed in 2015, they realised that a common love for the living traditions of English song and dance music was at their core and began to pursue it’s evolution, bringing in flavours from a wider palette of musical influences.

They have gained a reputation for being powerfully unique in the English traditional music genre. Their popularity has placed them in great demand to perform at many of the UK’s largest festivals including: Glastonbury, Cambridge Folk Festival, Broadstairs Folk Week, Sidmouth Folk Festival, Whitby Folk Week, Folk East, Oxford Folk Week, Wickham Festival, Gate To Southwell Festival and Towersey Festival as well as internationally at European festivals such as Rudolstadt (Germany) and Costa festivals in Portugal and Ibiza.

This is a fun and inclusive evening of music and dancing. No experience necessary - all the dances are carefully explained. Come with friends or by yourself - it's a great way to meet new people. Bar provided.

Waterloo Ceilidhs is a leading ceilidh series at St John's Church, opposite Waterloo station. Featuring some of the country's top ceilidh bands and callers, we bring inclusive and high-energy ceilidhs to the London music scene.

Tickets

We want to keep our prices affordable, whilst showcasing the country's top ceilidh bands in this wonderful venue in Central London. There are three price options:

- standard admission

- you can choose to pay a bit more to help us get this ceilidh series of the ground and safeguard future events

- concessions. This option is subsidised and designed for students or people without a regular, full-time, salaried income.

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Waterloo Ceilidhs - Christmas Special takes place on Friday, 4 December 2026 at 19:00.

Waterloo Ceilidhs - Christmas Special is held at St John's Waterloo in London.

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