Folk Lore Kent’s Mayhem Fair

12pm to 7pm

Folk Lore Kent’s Mayhem fair will open at midday in Dane John Gardens, with a lively procession featuring the floral May Giant, Morris dancers with their musicians, and a herd of attention‑seeking hooden beasts.

Join us for entertainment throughout the afternoon, with maypole dance workshops, live music on the bandstand, Morris dancing, ‘wyrd folk’ DJ tunes, raucous folk theatre and hooden horse walkabouts and visit our pop-up exhibition in the Big Top marquee.

Programme as follows:

• 12pm Procession and opening of the Mayhem fair
• 12.30pm ‘Street Dance the Maypole’ workshop with Folk Dance Remixed
• 1pm Morris dancing by the fountain
• 1.30pm Trudgepig Folk Theatre perform George and the Dragon
• 2pm Morris dancing by the fountain
• 2.30pm ‘Street Dance the Maypole’ workshop with Folk Dance Remixed
• 3pm Live music in the bandstand with folk-rock band Green Diesel
• 3.45pm Morris dancing mass stand and Beast Herding walkabout performance with Trudgepig Folk Theatre
• 4.30pm ‘Street Dance the Maypole’ workshop with Folk Dance Remixed
• 5pm Live music in the bandstand with exuberant trad-folk quartet Goblin Band
• 6pm Matt Pringle DJ plays his closing set of ‘Wyrd Folk’ vinyl

Folk Lore Kent celebrates the stories, places, customs and creative communal weirdness of Kent. Come along to the Dane John Gardens to find out more!

The event is part of Canterbury Unlocked, a city-wide celebration