

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Lunchtime Talk: The National Folklore Survey for England
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 01:45 pm
- **Event Description**: Find out about the folkloric stories, beliefs, and customs of people living in England today.  
 
How many people believe in ghosts? Salute a magpie? Observe summer solstice? Perhaps you have a story you tell about the landmark in your area, or about that strange flying object you couldn’t explain.  

The National Folklore Survey for England explores the beliefs and customs of people living in England today. Join the survey project leads and researchers, David Clarke, Sophie Parkes-Nield and Diane Rodgers as they share some of the findings that have been revealed so far – and what this might mean for us as a nation.  

The National Folklore Survey for England began in January 2025. It is funded by the AHRC and led by Sheffield Hallam University, the University of Hertfordshire and Chapman University, California. Find out more at nationalfolkloresurvey.co.uk 

This talk forms part of the programme of events complementing the exhibition Gathering Landscapes which opens at Weston Park Museum on 27 November 2025, until 1 November 2026. 

Suggested donation £5 – Please donate if you're able and help keep your museums open and available for everyone to enjoy.
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- **Event Categories**: nonprofit, exhibitions, health-wellness, summer-solstice
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 43

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/lunchtime-talk-the-national-folklore-survey-for-england/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=sheffield-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Sheffield
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Weston Park Museum
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- **full address**: Weston Park Museum, Western Bank,Sheffield, United Kingdom

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- **organizer**: Sheffield Museums (https://allevents.in/org/sheffield-museums/20315171)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Weston Park Museum, Western Bank,Sheffield, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Sheffield Museums
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** nonprofit, exhibitions, health-wellness, summer-solstice
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Lunchtime Talk: The National Folklore Survey for England ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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