The Joint Morris Organisations National Day of Dance
Every year the three national Morris Organisations (The Morris Ring, The Morris Federation and Open Morris) hold a combined day of dance organised by a side from one of three organisations in turn.
The 2024 Day of Dance will be held in Stockport on April 26th, hosted by Adlington Morris Men on behalf of The Morris Ring. Here’s a message from the hosts, and details to sign up!
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Joint Morris Organisations’ Day of Dance
Stockport
Saturday 26th April 2025
We are proud to announce that the Joint Morris Organisations’ Day of Dance 2025 will be held on Saturday 26th April in Stockport.
Adlington Morris Men are already hard at work organising what’s promising to be the biggest and best JMO yet. The local council, shops and businesses are all pulling together to organise a full day and evening of events, and your side is invited to be part of it!
From Morris-themed family craft activities to folky fringe events, the whole of the town centre will be filled with the sound of bells throughout the day, before giving way to an absolutely free ceilidh afterparty with live band, pop-up craft beer bar and street food stalls – with ticket priority given to you!
With pubs already talking about how they can get involved (Morris Ale, anyone?) and more and more people wanting in on the action, Stockport 2025 is shaping up to be a JMO not to be missed.
We’re handily located on major railway routes and three motorways, so getting here couldn’t be easier. There are plenty of hotels in the area if you want to make a proper weekend of it (and we’re working to arrange discounts on rooms too!)
We’ve also got a few surprises (and more freebies!) up our sleeves too.
We’re expecting a lot of interest, but it only takes a couple of minutes to register your side – just follow this link to sign up (before December 31st, please).
We’ll be in touch with registered sides with more details, but if you want to get in touch please email jmo2025@adlingtonmorrismen.com
If you’re travelling from further afield, you might want to make a weekend of it – we’ve arranged a number of accommodation options, including hotels at discounted rates, camping/motorhome pitches, and are offering low-cost indoor camping. You can give us details of your plans when you register, and we’ll then be in touch with the relevant information.
Here’s to 2025 in Stockport!
Adlington Morris Men
Previous National Days of Dance
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- 2023 Exeter – hosted by Beltane Border on behalf of Open Morris
- 2022 Liverpool – hosted on behalf of The Morris Ring
- 2019 Manchester – hosted by Medlock Rapper on behalf The Morris Federation
- 2018 Peterborough – hosted by Crosskey Clog on behalf of Open Morris
- 2017 Leicester – hosted by Leicester Morris Men on behalf of The Morris Ring
- 2016 York – hosted by Minster Strays on behalf of The Morris Federation
- 2015 Bristol – hosted by Rag Morris on behalf of Open Morris