Description:The horn dance is an annual event which takes place on the first Monday after the first Sunday after the 4th of September. The tradition is believed to date back to 1226 when it was part of a three day event celebrating St. Bartholomew's Day (24th August), although the earliest documentary evidence dates from the mid-18th century.
The Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers pictured outside the Vicarage, wearing new costumes provided by the Vicar, Mr Stuart Berkeley by public subscription.
There are usually 11 performers. Six dancers dressed in green jackets, breeches and green stockings, three wearing white painted reindeer horns, the other three, black horns. In addition there are the Fool, the Hobby-horse, Maid Marion, a cross-bow bearer (often a small boy), and a melodeon player. Holding the largest set of horns in the middle of the group is the Leader of the dancers, William Adey.