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Membership org for those studying and advancing folklore and cultural traditions around the world.

10/28/2026

Come remember, create, and add to the memorial space for Dolly Parton, Our Lady of the Great Smoky Mountains. Join us in the Windsor Hallway on the first floor of the conference hotel (Wednesday morning through Friday afternoon).

10/28/2026

Registration opens up bright and early so you can check in before morning panels begin! Stop by to say hi to Gwynneth, member of the Annual Meeting Production Team and Ph.D. Candidate, Folklore, Indiana University.

Registration is open 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and from 7:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. on Friday.

10/27/2026

⛰️Welcome to Asheville! Opening ceremonies begin tonight for the 138th Annual Meeting!

🗓️ Opening ceremonies take place starting at 5:00 p.m. ET.

📷Tag us and using to share moments and memories with colleagues throughout the next few days.

10/25/2026

New York Folklore is seeking an experienced and community-focused administrator to serve as Executive Director for the Schenectady-based, state-wide organization. New York Folklore (AKA New York Folklore Society) supports folk and traditional artists and organizations, showcases traditional arts and culture of New York State, connects traditional artists and communities to a network of artists and tradition bearers, produces publications and programs, and builds community-based skills and expertise for greater appreciation of New York’s diverse communities and heritages.

Annual salary range: $72,000-$75,000

Deadline: Monday, January 4, 2027

Learn more on the AFS Career Center: https://jobs.afsnet.org/job/executive-director/86601512/

10/16/2026

The JAF team is excited for these issues, not only for their important contributions to our field, but for how they speak to this rapidly changing moment in teaching, scholarship, and society at large. You can access pre-print versions of the first issue now on the AFS website

10/06/2026

AFS is excited to share with you a number of off-site events and excursions to enlighten and entertain you during your time in Asheville and Western North Carolina. Thanks to your friends and colleagues, both those on the Local Organizing Committee and those with other ties to, interests in, and experiences in the area, we have a range of activities scheduled for your time in the area.

Learn more about and register for these events and excursions at: https://americanfolkloresociety.org/register-now-for-the-2026-annual-meeting-excursions/

10/05/2026

Attention, graduate students! The AFS Fellows are currently taking names for registration for the Breakfast with a Fellow event, which will take place at the 2026 annual meeting on Thursday, October 29, from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. in Top of the Plaza.

This event allows for students to sit down at a table and have meaningful discussions with established folklorists. This year’s Fellows are:
Guha Shankar, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Marilyn White, retired professor at Kean University and former president of the American Folklore Society
Mary Hufford, program director of the Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network (LiKEN) and former president of the AFS Fellows
Ian Brodie, professor at Cape Breton University and former president of the Folklore Studies Association of Canada
Norma Elia Cantú, professor at Trinity University in San Antonio and former president of the American Folklore Society

To register, please respond to Stephen Winick, [email protected], by October 20 with the subject line “Breakfast with a Fellow,” and your top three choices of fellows to sit with in descending order.

10/02/2026

This year, the Annual Meeting will be held at the Renaissance Asheville Downtown Hotel, where our largest room block will be located and where most of our conference sessions will be located. You must book by Monday, October 5 to receive AFS’ negotiated rate.

Learn more about reserving your rooms in the AFS hotel block at: https://americanfolkloresociety.org/the-hotel-reservation-block-for-the-2026-annual-meeting-in-asheville-is-now-open/

09/29/2026

New in JAF: A Global Quarterly / The Journal of American Folklore!

08/28/2026

Folklorist Hasan M. El-Shamy died peacefully on August 16, 2026 in Bloomington, Indiana. He was eighty-eight.

Address

Indiana University, Classroom-Office Building, 800 East Third Street
Bloomington, IN
47405

Telephone

+18128562333

Website

http://americanfolkloresociety.org/

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