--- title: "The Annual Folk & Food Festival Ceilidh | Assembly Festival 2026" meta: "og:description": "Returning to the Folk & Food Festival after last years incredible success, Fruin Ceildh Band will once more lead the adoring dishevelled masses in traditional dance in the beautiful Palais du Variete. If last years knees up was anything to go by then this is the hottest ticket of the summer, and we mean that literally. So gather your pals and come along for a night of dance and joy that only the Canadian Barn Dance can conjure." "og:title": "The Annual Folk & Food Festival Ceilidh | Assembly Festival 2026" "twitter:description": "Returning to the Folk & Food Festival after last years incredible success, Fruin Ceildh Band will once more lead the adoring dishevelled masses in traditional dance in the beautiful Palais du Variete. If last years knees up was anything to go by then this is the hottest ticket of the summer, and we mean that literally. So gather your pals and come along for a night of dance and joy that only the Canadian Barn Dance can conjure." "twitter:title": "The Annual Folk & Food Festival Ceilidh | Assembly Festival 2026" description: "Returning to the Folk & Food Festival after last years incredible success, Fruin Ceildh Band will once more lead the adoring dishevelled masses in traditional dance in the beautiful Palais du Variete. If last years knees up was anything to go by then this is the hottest ticket of the summer, and we mean that literally. So gather your pals and come along for a night of dance and joy that only the Canadian Barn Dance can conjure." --- # The Annual Folk & Food Festival Ceilidh [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![The Annual Folk & Food Festival Ceilidh](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2F9af5913b-d60d-4d94-adc8-a121d36bb148?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # The Annual Folk & Food Festival Ceilidh Returning to the Folk & Food Festival after last years incredible success, **Fruin Ceildh Band** will once more lead the adoring dishevelled masses in traditional dance in the beautiful Palais du Variete. If last years knees up was anything to go by then this is the hottest ticket of the summer, and we mean that literally. So gather your pals and come along for a night of dance and joy that only the Canadian Barn Dance can conjure. 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