Saturday 31 May 2025
Bal Folk favourites, Pirlouette play a lovely repertoire of French bourrées, mazurkas, Scottish and Breton social circle dances,
in their Lille region, and further afield like BoomBal, Het Lindeboom, Cassel Cornemuses and other summer festivals.
They last came to play with us in 2019, introducing the ingenious Branle de la Fosse au Loup...
You'll have a fabulous evening with lovely people...
in their Lille region, and further afield like BoomBal, Het Lindeboom, Cassel Cornemuses and other summer festivals.
They last came to play with us in 2019, introducing the ingenious Branle de la Fosse au Loup...
You'll have a fabulous evening with lovely people...
Patcham Memorial Hall
3 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8XR
Fabulous polished wooden ballroom floor, just perfect for French dancing!
Wear flat-soled shoes, trainers are not recommended, and no stiletto shoes please.
Accessible entrance and facilities, seating and refreshments.
See below for a map & transport advice
3 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8XR
Fabulous polished wooden ballroom floor, just perfect for French dancing!
Wear flat-soled shoes, trainers are not recommended, and no stiletto shoes please.
Accessible entrance and facilities, seating and refreshments.
See below for a map & transport advice
Doors open 7.30 for 8pm start.
Our House band Jeudi Matin warms up then our Guest Band plays for two long dancing spots,
with other local musicians in the interval...
Our House band Jeudi Matin warms up then our Guest Band plays for two long dancing spots,
with other local musicians in the interval...
As we don't have a licensed bar, please bring your own drinks and a glass - the Co-op shop is just up the road.
If you would like to eat with us first, we sit down at 6.30 - please bring buffet-style food to share, your own plate & cutlery.
We offer free ordinary tea and coffee.
2025
Saturday 12 July Bastil'Bal for la Fête Nationale
Saturday 27 September Sunset in Provence
Saturday 25 October
We celebrate 20 years of DF Bals @ Patcham !
Peut Qu' Manquer (from Amiens)
we'll do something on the Sunday afternoon too... watch this space...
We've found earliest DF@Patcham photos from 2004/5 but if you have any others, please let us have a copy!
Saturday 29 Nov Ca Ribote (from Brittany)
Saturday 27 Dec Bal de Noël
Saturday 12 July Bastil'Bal for la Fête Nationale
Saturday 27 September Sunset in Provence
Saturday 25 October
We celebrate 20 years of DF Bals @ Patcham !
Peut Qu' Manquer (from Amiens)
we'll do something on the Sunday afternoon too... watch this space...
We've found earliest DF@Patcham photos from 2004/5 but if you have any others, please let us have a copy!
Saturday 29 Nov Ca Ribote (from Brittany)
Saturday 27 Dec Bal de Noël
Patcham Memorial Hall
3 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8XR
We're just off the A23 as you enter Brighton, near the junction with A27.
Old London Rd is at the entrance to Patcham Village, near the Miller & Carter / Harvester pub.
The Hall is about halfway down, next to Downsview College (the old school building) and the Peace Gardens.
Public transport: B&H bus 5A stops at the Hall, or the 5 stop at Carden Avenue. Metrobus 272 & 17 stop at Ridgeway Ave, The Big Lemon 52 at the Coop. Preston Park railway station is 15 mins walk south.
3 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8XR
We're just off the A23 as you enter Brighton, near the junction with A27.
Old London Rd is at the entrance to Patcham Village, near the Miller & Carter / Harvester pub.
The Hall is about halfway down, next to Downsview College (the old school building) and the Peace Gardens.
Public transport: B&H bus 5A stops at the Hall, or the 5 stop at Carden Avenue. Metrobus 272 & 17 stop at Ridgeway Ave, The Big Lemon 52 at the Coop. Preston Park railway station is 15 mins walk south.
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Other French and European music and dance sessions nearby
2nd Sunday 3-6pm in Shoreham by Sea
French/Euro acoustic music session (Maxine, Bill & Jim) at the Crabtree pub, Buckingham Rd, Shoreham by Sea BN43 5UA with a small space for dancing. https://www.facebook.com/groups/crabtreefrenchsession
3rd Sundays 1-5pm in Kent: 20 April, 18 May, 15 June
Our sister club Les Batons at Hollingbourne, Kent: afternoon French & Breton dance session, with a guest and local musicians Hollingbourne Village Hall. ME17 1TR - shared buffet and £7 cash on the door - https://www.lesbatons.org/
2nd Sunday 3-6pm in Shoreham by Sea
French/Euro acoustic music session (Maxine, Bill & Jim) at the Crabtree pub, Buckingham Rd, Shoreham by Sea BN43 5UA with a small space for dancing. https://www.facebook.com/groups/crabtreefrenchsession
3rd Sundays 1-5pm in Kent: 20 April, 18 May, 15 June
Our sister club Les Batons at Hollingbourne, Kent: afternoon French & Breton dance session, with a guest and local musicians Hollingbourne Village Hall. ME17 1TR - shared buffet and £7 cash on the door - https://www.lesbatons.org/
For more UK French dance & music clubs and dance groups & festivals in France click on the blue links on the left!
