Fort Langley Ceilidh

A ceilidh (say “kay-lee”) is the Gaelic word for a gathering with music, and in Fort Langley it means one Thursday a month when the hall at the old church on Glover Road fills up with neighbours, a few fiddles and guitars, and a kettle on. Five things worth knowing before you go.

1. It has been going for 18 seasons

The church counts the 2026–27 run as the ceilidh’s 18th season, and says the hall has been regularly full for 17 years, with a two-year gap for COVID. A 2023 Advance Times piece dates the restart to October 2022 and describes the event as it was then and still is: traditional and mixed-genre tunes from local volunteers, followed by a light Maritime-style lunch of biscuits with jam, tea and coffee included. The church calls it an outreach and community-building ministry rather than a concert series, which is about the right expectation.

2. The performers are your neighbours

Everyone on stage is a volunteer. The church says its performers come “from near and far,” and the newspaper listing describes the evening as Maritime-style music with local performers. Expect a run of short sets rather than a headliner.

3. Third Thursday, doors at 6:30

That is the standing pattern in the community calendar: third Thursday of the month, doors 6:30pm, no ceilidh in December. The church’s own notice describes it as monthly from September through June and gave September 17, 2026 as the season opener; October’s was a Halloween ceilidh on October 15. If the pattern holds, the next ones fall on November 19, January 21 (traditionally the Robbie Burns night) and so on through June. We confirm each date before it goes on our events list, so check there or with the church office.

4. Ten dollars, cash, for the building

Admission is $10 at the door and the money goes to maintaining St. Andrew’s, which the church says has stood on Glover Road since 1885 and is the oldest church in continuous use in BC. The 2023 article notes the price rose from $5 to $10 that year and that parking is free.

5. There is an Aldergrove cousin

Out east, the Aldergrove OAP Hall at 3015 273 Street hosts “Music and Friends, a Ceilidh Celebration” on a Friday evening from 7 to 9pm, with tea, coffee, treats and a 50/50 draw; the calendar listing gives admission as $10 for ages 14 and up, tickets at the door. The listing does not name a date, so we have not put it on the events list yet.

Nearby

The same hall hosts the Valley Bluegrass Music Society on Fridays. For music lessons, the Langley Community Music School; for the village itself, our Fort Langley guide.

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