*Wiki Loves Folklore is back for 2026!* It’s time again for Wiki Loves Folklore! <https://wikilovesfolklore.org/>. This Wiki Loves campaign is primarily a photographic competition dedicated to all things connected to living or intangible cultural heritage, including but not limited to festivals, traditions, rituals, material culture, dances, cuisine, clothing, games, or daily life routine. *It runs from the 1st February to 31st March*, and all entries go towards the international competition.
We have three competitions running this year - Scotland <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2026_in_Scotland>, Wales <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2026_in_Wales>, and England <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2026_in_England>. The Irish competition, supported by Wikimedia Community Ireland, can be found here. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2026_in_Ireland> So whether you’d like to show how the May Queen, the Cailleach, or Mari Lwyd appears in the UK, or you’re a fan of festivals, foraging or folklore, then this might be the area of Wiki for you. This competition has a wide brief, and takes in a huge range of living heritage - everything from sword dancing to cheese making, and curry to clothing. Dig through your old photos or get out there and capture new ones! - Scottish competition <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2026_in_Scotland> - Welsh competition <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2026_in_Wales> - English competition <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2026_in_England> - Irish competition <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2026_in_Ireland> - supported by Wikimedia Community Ireland In 2024 the UK ratified the 2003 UNESCO Convention on the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, and since then Wikimedia UK has been in conversation with DCMS about their work in this area, including the consultation on the process to establish inventories of living heritage across the UK, <https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/2003-unesco-convention-for-the-safeguarding-of-the-intangible-cultural-heritage/outcome/2003-unesco-convention-for-the-safeguarding-of-the-intangible-cultural-heritage-consultation-response> how information from the inventories could be made as open as possible, and how it could be incorporated into the Wikimedia projects including Wikidata, taking inspiration from how this has been done in other countries. We also recently presented an information session with DCMS on Open Knowledge and Open Licencing: Enabling Ethical Sharing as part of their programme of work supporting the now-open call for submissions to the inventories. <https://www.gov.uk/government/news/from-cheese-rolling-to-bagpiping-uk-launches-search-for-traditions-that-define-our-communities> If you’re interested in finding out more about how living heritage is reflected on the Wikimedia projects, we highly recommend taking a look at the Wiki Loves Living Heritage project on Metawiki <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Living_Heritage>, and in particular the guidelines on Ethical Sharing <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Living_Heritage/Ethical_sharing> . *Gemma Coleman **(**jeh-mah KOHLmen <https://namedrop.io/gemmacoleman>)* nhw/hi *|* they/she Cydgysylltydd Rhaglen Cymru (ac Ieithoedd) *|* Wales (and languages) Programme Coordinator *07803 505173* *Sign up for our Wales newsletter / Cofrestru am ein cylchlythyr <https://mailchi.mp/84ee2173a768/wales-mailing-list-rhestr-e-bost-cymru>* Wikimedia UK - https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafan <https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafan> Fy nyddiau gwaith arferol yw dydd Mawrth i ddydd Iau *|* My usual working days are Tuesdays to Thursdays <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikimedia.org.uk&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9kb25hdGUud2lraW1lZGlhLm9yZy51ay8=&i=Njc4ODY4NzU1MjIxNzc2NGI0MGMyNzUx&t=eXYvNzYxZ3I5ZzlXdTJPNHB5WjFaT3B6NmEwRENjQVJuNGZHMDRuODI1WT0=&h=355bb5c8339e463cad4b8650b1f3dd0d&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVbHWJeG47eUEa4cyL61CbXm66L8ziY8ITXWL9dY4Kpf7Q> *Wikimedia UK* <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikimedia.org.uk&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93aWtpbWVkaWEub3JnLnVrLw==&i=Njc4ODY4NzU1MjIxNzc2NGI0MGMyNzUx&t=SDlQQmJvenpXczJ1Y2U5TlBtdElGb1VLTHcvNTYrb2Z4NEFtZTFKaDl4TT0=&h=355bb5c8339e463cad4b8650b1f3dd0d&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVbHWJeG47eUEa4cyL61CbXm66L8ziY8ITXWL9dY4Kpf7Q> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. 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