Devoted to the Study of Folklore and Tradition

• Start date: 9th Jul 2019
• End date: 6th Jul 2020
• Royal Mail

New postage stamps celebrate some of the amazing traditions in the UK, from the ancient Abbots Bromley horn dance to the more recent Burning the Clocks of Brighton....

• Start date: 26th Jul 2019
• End date: 28th Jul 2019
• Waterperry House & Gardens

In our outdoor amphitheatre this summer will be an exciting new production of Purcell's The Fairy Queen. Directed by innovative director Ruth Mariner, and led from the harpsichord by William Cole, this production explores the folklore origins of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Nights dream. A unique glimpse into the beauty and majesty of the fairy world, this production weaves a thrilli...

• Start date: 24th Aug 2019
• End date: 25th Aug 2019
• Björnunda, Sweden

Kulning is an old voice technique used in Swedish and Norwegian summer farms long ago. It was a way for calling the cattle and communicating with other people over long distances. You use a very high, strong and powerful voice when you Kular, and in a quiet forest it can be heard for kilometers. Everyone can find their own powerful voice, so no special singing voice is needed in lea...

• Start date: 26th Aug 2019
• End date: 27th Aug 2019
• Dubai, UAE

We extend a warm welcome to our 6th International Conference on Medicinal Practices: Herbal, Holistic and Traditional to be held from August 26-27, 2019 Dubai, UAE. Medicinal Practices 2019 aims to host leading educational scientists, researchers, and research college students to exchange their reports and research results about all components of Medicinal Practices. We invite...

• Start date: 31st Aug 2019
• End date: 1st Sep 2019
• Jeremy Harte, Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey KT17 1UF

Costume in Legend and Tradition: CALL FOR PAPERS 31st August– 1st September 2019 at Blackburn Museum, BB1 7AJ, UK "What have we here, hempen hampen? St. Martin has cut the feather cloak of the swanwife into an ale-conner’s breeches. Tell her to buy me a cambric shirt and tie a knot in the handkerchief. We will stitch together green gowns and drowned men’s jerseys, wooden...

• Start date: 16th Oct 2019
• End date: 19th Oct 2019
• Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor

The American Folklore Society's 131st annual meeting will be held October 16-19, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland. The theme for the meeting is "Community Driven." You can’t stop the people of Baltimore, Maryland, from expressing the enduring traditions that define this City of Neighborhoods, where community-based efforts drive culture, spark change...

• Start date: 17th Oct 2019
• End date: 17th Oct 2019
• Iglesia de San Antonio en Tocumen, Ciudad de Panamá

Es la celebración del V aniversario de Fundación de la primera Asociación de Directores e Instructores Folklóricos de Panamá Este (ADIFPE), reconocido por el Gobierno de la República de Panamá, cuya fecha de inicio es el 17 de octubre de 2014. El norte que tiene la Sociedad de Folklore, es la linea que hemos marcado en nuestro pais. Como asociación impulsando, promoviendo nu...

• Start date: 16th Nov 2019
• End date: 17th Nov 2019
• Cecil Sharp House

"The British Isles have a rich history of step dancing of many forms and in many contexts some of which are relatively well known and others largely lost. It is a history which goes back many centuries and links with traditions in other parts of the world. The aim of the conference is to further our knowledge and understanding, and to stimulate debate. The conference will be of inte...