Haddo Snow Ball

          The Haddo Snow Ball is our Formal, Annual, Hamper Ball held  on the first or second Saturday of the year.

The dances are mainly Scottish Country Reels and Ceilidh style with set and individual dances.  

We have a first class caller for the dances and one of the best dance bands.

If you are a returning customer you can book your or your group's place at the 2026 Haddo Snow Ball now.

Bookings will be open to all on Monday 28th October.

CLICK HERE to book your places. 

Timings:

• Saturday 10th January 2026

• 7.00pm free welcome drink with a prompt start at 7.15pm

•  Dancing will commence at 9.00 with a short interval at 10.15 for the raffle.

• The evening will finish around midnight.

Important:

• Bring your own food, drinks, glasses, dishes and cutlery.

• There will not be a bar. Please bring your own beverages and glasses.

• You will be welcomed with a glass of Prosecco or a non-alcoholic equivalent

• Tables will be set for you with napkins. 

• Jugs of hot water and of cold water will be provided for your tea, coffee etc. 

• The evening is a fundraiser for the Haddo House Choral and Operatic Society and to that end there will be a raffle on the night with 5 ticket strips costing £5.00. Please remember to bring lots of cash money for the raffle. The fabulous prizes will be on display on arrival at the venue.

• We intend to have all the tables and seating on the dance floor again with only the band on the stage.  This gives plenty of room to dance but a maximum of 100 attendees.

• We will let you know which tables you or your group have been allocated soon after bookings close.

Dance Programme:

If you click on Information at the top right of the page you will see a link to Dance Programme. It also shows the timings for the event. 

Dance Practices:

Prior to the 2024 and 2025  events we held a very popular and fun practice evenings to give those who wished an opportunity to learn some of the dances that they were not fully up to speed with, or even had not done before.  This was very successful so we will repeat it again this year.  The dates are:  Tuesdays 9th and 16th December2025 and 6th January 2026.  They will be held  in Oldmeldrum Town Hall, AB51 0AA,  7.30pm to 9.00pm.  To assist your planning , we intend to have a different set of dances each evening and if time permits we may do some requests.

9th December will concentrate on Dashing White Sergeant, Deil Amang the Tailors, Hamilton House & Postie’s Jig.  Others if time permits.

16th December will concentrate on Reel of the 51st, The Duke of Perth, Britannia Two Step, Others as required.

6th January will concentrate on Mairi’s Wedding, Pride of Erin Waltz and Eightsome Reel, Others as required.

Cost of these sessions will be the minimum required to cover expenses possibly £2 to £3 per person.

Please let us know how many of you intend to attend each practice.  Click Here. 

Bad Weather or other Emergency:

National Trust Scotland will cancel the event if their staff cannot safely get to Haddo House.  If this happens we will post the information on this web page and email those who have bought tickets.  If there is a chance of bad weather, please advise your group to check this website, before travelling to the event. 

Other Information:

To book go to https://pci.jotform.com/form/62903970050351 

For any questions or comments please email: info@haddosnowball.co.uk

For further information on HHCOS please go to : https://hhcos.org.uk/   Details of their Concerts can also be found there.

Updated as of the 11th October 2025