Previous Folklore Society Events
Online Talk: Lily-of-the-valley Customs: A Window on France
5 May 2026 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker: Cozette Griffin-Kremer
Lily-of the-valley Customs: A Window on France A Folklore Society online talk by Cozette Griffin-Kremer Tuesday...Online Talk: Picturing The Dead: Spirit Photography c.1860-1940
21 April 2026 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker: Helen Frisby
Picturing the Dead: Spirit Photography c.1860-1940 A Folklore Society online talk by Helen Frisby Tuesday...Online Talk: Macbeth: The Fairy Tale?
7 April 2026 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker: Tom Barnes
Macbeth: The Fairy Tale? A Folklore Society online talk by Tom Barnes Tuesday 7 April 2026 19:00-20:30 Macbeth...Online Talk: Early findings from The National Folklore Survey for England
24 March 2026 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker: David Clarke; Sophie Parkes-Nield and Diane A. Rodgers
The recent revival of popular interest in folklore, from calendar customs to folk horror...CANCELLED: Online Talk: Fairy Tales, Papua New Guinea, an Idiosyncratic Approach
10 March 2026 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker: Viktor Wynd
Viktor Wynd will discuss his idiosyncratic approach to performing and understanding fairy tales, his...Online talk: Folklore in the Computer Age
24 February 2026 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker: George Monger
Inspired by the sight of grandsons sitting in the same room each individually playing games on their...Online Talk: How Early Twentieth-Century Modernity Gave Avebury Its Folklore
10 February 2026 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker: Niamh Lawlor
How Early Twentieth-Century Modernity Gave Avebury Its Folklore A Folklore Society online talk...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...