Previous Folklore Society Events
Online Talk: The Art of English Dialect Literature
27 January 2026 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker: Alex Broadhead
The Art of English Dialect Literature A Folklore Society Online Talk by Alex Broadhead (University...Online Talk: The Mystery of Changelings: Origins, Geography and Nature
13 January 2026 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker: Simon Young
The Mystery of Changelings: Origins, Geography and Nature A Folklore Society Online Talk by Simon Young...Online Talk: The Hooden Horse of Kent
16 December 2025 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker: James Frost
The Hooden Horse of Kent A Folklore Society Online Talk by James Frost Tuesday 16 December 2025,...Online Talk: On Social Life and Stories: Traditional Tale-Telling in 1970s Rural Iceland
1 December 2025 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker: Rosemary Power
On Social Life and Stories: Traditional Tale-Telling in 1970s Rural Iceland A Folklore Society Online...The Katharine Briggs Lecture and Book Award 2025
11 November 2025 18:00
The Folklore Society’s Katharine Briggs Lecture and Book Award 2025 will take place on Tuesday...CALL FOR PAPERS: 'Folklore on the Move' The Folklore Society’s Annual Conference 2026
5 November 2025 - 14 December 2025
CALL FOR PAPERS – ‘Folklore on the Move’ The Folklore Society’s Annual Conference...CANCELLED Online Talk: Sally the Seal, Roboto, and Other Traditional Helper Figures in Family Life
4 November 2025 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker: Simon Gall
Sally the Seal, Roboto, and Other Traditional Helper Figures in Family Life A Folklore Society online...Online Talk: The Legend, Lore and Spirit of the Water Horse: From Ancient Myth to Celtic Folklore
4 November 2025 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker: Stephen Miller
The Legend, Lore and Spirit of the Water Horse: From Ancient Myth to Celtic Folklore A Folklore Society...Revisiting Oral Narrative: Anthropology, Folklore and History
23 October 2025 10:00 - 17:00
‘Revisiting Oral Narrative: Anthropology, Folklore and History’ Ninth ‘Folklore and...