University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026

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Organised by the Traditional Song Forum with the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, the Broadside Day is a conference for people interested in street literature in all its fascinating aspects, held at...

From Pig Latin to Punch Buggy, kids have long used nonsensical language, gestures and games to carve out cultures of their own.

A lad is convinced a model of the Queen Mary will be his for Christmas.

In und um Sheffield treffen sich die Menschen zur Weihnachtszeit in den Pubs, um gemeinsam zu singen. Gesungen wird traditionelles Liedgut aus der Region, das auf andere Weise von Weihnachten erzählt.

Ongoing petition of importance for business and organizational historians

Lore and Lunch is an online monthly reading and discussion group led by members of the Contemporary Folklore Research Centre. Everyone is welcome: You don't have to be a centre member, no formal quali...

University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026

In the 1930s, an English folklorist and a French theatre director, made individual journeys in search of authentic performance

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss this ubiquitous mythical creature.

A 3p rise in free school meals funding is

Hafdís Huld's lullabies captivated Iceland and made music history

Charities broadly welcome the plans, saying they hope it is a sign of more to come.

A fully funded Collaborative doctoral studentship between the National Maritime Museum and Royal College of Art from October 2025, under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships scheme.

ISFNR 2026 Reykjavík – Nature(s) in Narrative. We welcome you to the 2026 interim ISFNR conference in Reykjavík, Iceland, June 13th to 16th

Sheila Dillon investigates how school food has evolved and how it inspires what we eat now

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Join us for this free, full-day conference to discuss the past, present and future of the UK School Meals Service.

On Scandinavian legends and folk beliefs about changelings from court records, customs and rites, and memorates

Thousands of parents will be able to access 30 minutes of morning childcare from Tuesday.

Faced with rising food costs and delivery fees approaching $400,000 a year, Lauren Weyand decided this spring that it was time for her North Carolina school district to invest in another walk-in freez...

A biennial award for non-print media publications (film, podcast, website, TV/radio broadcast, CD/DVD, etc.) about folklore

You share your memories of old favourites like jam roly-poly and the foods that made you 'gag'.

School dinners and their nutrition has changed over time. The first recorded school dinners were in Munich, Germany in 1790.