October 18 to November 14, 2025

2025 American Folklore Society Annual Meeting

Call For Proposals Now Open

Step 1: Proposal Registration (1 minute, no fee)
Step 2: Submit Your Proposal (10 minutes or less, no fee)
The Call for Proposals will close April 1, 2025.

The American Folklore Society will gather for its 137th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, from October 18 to 21, 2025. The Virtual Meeting sessions will take place November 12-14, 2025.

AFS is excited to engage partners before and after this year’s meeting in Atlanta from the Oral History Association, Society of Ethnomusicology, and the National Association of Black Storytellers. Stay tuned for more information as collaborations unfold.

The theme for this year's meeting is Restoring and ReStorying: Missing Stories and Moving Forward.

Call For Proposals Now Open

Projected Timeline For Presenters

Feb 12- April 1: Submissions Open
You may edit proposals thru April 1

Late April or Early May: Conference Registration Opens

Early May: Notification of Acceptance to all Presenters
Upon acceptance, proposal edits are enabled thru July

Early June: Preliminary Schedule available for Presenters

Early August: Print Program presentation content deadline

Photo Credits

Banner Image: Chuck Koeler, courtesy, Creative Commons.

Additional Images: Josh Weilepp, courtesy American Folklore Society.

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Location

Hybrid event

Crowne Plaza Atlanta Midtown – Atlanta, GA

590 West Peachtree Street Northwest Atlanta, GA United States, 30308

Registration period

February 11, 2025 - 00:00 until April 1, 2025 - 23:59

Submission period

February 11, 2025 - 11:00 until April 1, 2025 - 23:59

Contact us

If you have any questions, please contact annualmeeting@afsnet.org .