The Inter Varsity Folk Dance Festival

The next IVFDF 2013 will be held on 1st - 3rd of March in Sheffield. IVFDF stands for 'Inter Varsity Folk Dance Festival' it is an exciting and dynamic festival held at a different university each year. IVFDF has been running since 1951 and is the country's longest continually running folk festival.

The Festival is particularly aimed at students, but it is open to everyone and caters for a wide range of ages and interests with numerous ceilidhs and workshops covering a wide range of dance styles - Scottish Country, Highland, Morris, Rapper Sword, Irish, and Playford are typical examples, with plenty of more exotic workshops varying from year to year.

IVFDF is a non-stop weekend based (fairly broadly) around traditional forms of music and dance. In 2013 for the record breaking 8th time it will be hosted by Sheffield.