# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 'There is no spring without St George': England's patron saint in folk culture at home and abroad
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: St George's day (23 April) is only rarely observed in modern England, but it is a very important feast day in many parts of Europe as it marks the turning of the seasons. This illustrated lecture will examine the origins of the legend of St George and the dragon, and place his English cult in the context of evidence for beliefs about nature, agriculture and the arrival of spring.

Dr Sam Riches is a cultural historian with a special interest in pseudo-historical saints, gender and monsters. She has studied the cult of St George for the past thirty years and has published two books - St George: Hero, Martyr and Myth (Sutton, 2000/2005) and St George: a Saint for All (Reaktion, 2015). A new edition of her first book was published by the History Press in 2025. Sam has made a radical reappraisal of the iconography of the saint with a dragon and has uncovered a broad range of understandings of this complex and sometimes controversial figure. 

Booking essential. £6.00 per person including refreshments and a free pass to visit the museum (you will receive your free pass on arrival to be used within 30 days). Doors open 6.40pm for a 7pm start.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/clitheroe/there-is-no-spring-without-st-george-englands-patron-saint-in-folk-culture-at-home-and-abroad/200029737298031
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 32

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www6.apps.lancashire.gov.uk/w/webpage/event-details?eventid=3194639&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=clitheroe-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Clitheroe
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Clitheroe Castle Museum
- **lat**: 53.8702
- **long**: -2.3931
- **full address**: Clitheroe Castle Museum, Clitheroe, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Lancashire Museums (https://allevents.in/org/lancashire-museums/19551369)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Clitheroe Castle Museum, Clitheroe, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Lancashire Museums
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 'There is no spring without St George': England's patron saint in folk culture at home and abroad ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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