Non-Folklore Society events, notices and calls for papers
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15 May 2026 - 31 December 2026
Wonder Tales: Critical and Creative Approaches Cristina Bacchilega (University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa), Veronica Schanoes (Queens College, City University of New York), Elena Sottilotta (University... Read more14 June 2026 - 26 October 2026, Royal College of Music Museum, Prince Consort Road, SW7 2BS
Shared Airs: Our Thriving Folk Musics explores the co-creation of musical culture within rich folk music traditions. It interweaves the stories of people and instruments, delving into the diversity... Read more21 July 2026 - 31 October 2026, Derby, 14–16 May 2027
Dracula Returns A.D.2027 is a conference and celebration marking the 103rd anniversary of Dracula’s licensed stage appearance in Derby, organised by The Derby Dracula Enterprise, the community interest... Read more15 September 2026 - 11 January 2027, Cecil Sharp House, London NW1 7AY
A major exhibition of Melvyn Robinson’s Hill Drawings, inspired by the South Yorkshire landscape of his childhood. Bringing together paintings, poetry and folk songs, the exhibition explores landscape,... Read more27 September 2026 - 15 November 2026, Chelsea Physic Garden, 66 Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London SW3 4HS
The exhibition explores early modern medicine and folklore through the lens of the pioneering female Victorian botanist Anne Pratt whose accessible publications helped introduce the study of plants to... Read more6 October 2026 - 17 October 2026, 251 – 253 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6HY
Folklore, Myths & Legends curated by @venetiahigginsThis October, Folklore, Myths & Legends brings together 36 contemporary artists and over 175 artworks inspired by the stories, symbols and traditions... Read more17 October 2026 , Merton Arts Space (Wimbledon Library, 35 Wimbledon Hill Road, London, SW19 7NB)
From Morris dancing to the Notting Hill Carnival, broadcaster and writer Zakia Sewell explores folk rituals, myths and traditions throughout the British isles. Uncovering a Britain beyond familiar ancient... Read more6 November 2026 , Harwich Arts and Heritage Centre
Folklore can feel like the opposite of digital technologies: it is traditional while technologies like artificial intelligence are innovative. But can humans and AI tell stories together? Does AI have... Read more8 November 2026 - 9 November 2026, Drayton Arms Theatre, 153 Old Brompton Road, London, SW5 0LJ
A Festival celebrating the life and work of Montague Rhodes James, the classic British ghost story writer and scholar. Regular elements include scholarly and literary symposia, and creative and performance... Read more21 November 2026 , Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4R
The Haunted Landscape, an annual dive into magic, ghosts and folklore, entertains the Great God Pan with Professor Ronald Hutton and Sara Hannant, meets fairies new and old with Francis Young and Jo Hickey-Hall,... Read more26 November 2026 , Cloisters, University of Chichester
“Hark to the Music”: Problematising Gender Motifs in the Singing of Folk Songs in Cinema Claire Rakich Thursday 26 November, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Cloisters, University of Chichester, Bishop Otter... Read more