FGLS holds regular conferences. The previous ones have been as follows:
I. Meeting: 1994, Manchester
II. Meeting: 1996, York
III. Meeting: 1999, Canterbury
IV. Meeting: 2000, Manchester
V. Meeting: 2003, London (Joint conference with the Society for Germanic Linguistics (SGL))
VI. Meeting: 2005, Cambridge
VII. Meeting: 2007, Nottingham
VIII. Meeting: 2009, Banff, Alberta (Joint conference with SHEL and SGL)
IX. Meeting: 2010, Gregynog, Wales
X. Meeting: 2012, Sheffield
XI. Meeting: 2014, Cambridge (Jan 9-11; Joint conference with SGL)
Previous conferences have received financial support from the from the Goethe-Institut, the Swiss Consulate, the Tiarks Fund and other funds located at the relevant host institutions.
The next joint conference with the Society of Germanic Linguistics is expected to take place in Cambridge in 2014.