Buxton Day of Dance 2024 – Sat 20th July 10.30 – 16.30.
Buxton Day of Dance, organised by Chapel-en-le-Frith Morris, is an annual feature of Buxton Festival Fringe A feast of traditional dancing from around the country. The streets of Buxton will be filled with the music, colour, passion, energy and humour that the Morris brings. Over 150 dancers and musicians from 16 different Morris sides. Dancing starts at 10.30 and continues throughout the day at various venues (incl Market Place, The Slopes, Pavilion Gardens, Spring Gardens, Opera House forecourt et al) concluding with a mass display at the bottom of The Slopes from 3.30pm.
More information will be added about Buxton Day of Dance 2024 as we get nearer the date.
In the meantime, you can see below all the dance sides who took part (and got very wet) at Buxton DoD 2023. Click on an image and it will take you to further information about the dancers and where they are from.
Why not try our Day of Dance Wordsearch.
Can you find all the dance groups who attended?
For photo/video memories of Buxton Days of Dance visit our Facebook page or click the following links:
videos from Buxton DoD 2018 (courtesy of Stewart Ward)
Buxton Days of Dance 2012,2013, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023 (courtesy of Bill Rich)
Buxton Day of Dance 2023 (courtesy of Karen Dore)
photos (courtesy of Wytchwood Morris)
videos on our You Tube page
Buxton Day of Dance is part of Buxton Festival Fringe