Directory: Arts: Performing Arts: Storytelling: Festivals (51)
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Féile Scealaíochth Chléire - The Cape Clear International Storytelling Festival takes place annually each September, on the southernmost of Ireland's islands. Stories in Irish and English for children and adults, discussions, swaps, workshops for aspiring seanachies, puppets, and music.Williams Storytelling Festival - Oxnard, California, USA. Annual schoolwide festival at Williams School.
Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival - Tampa, Florida, USA. Annual Festival features professional and youth storytellers.
Glistening Waters Storytelling Festival - Masterton, New Zealand. October 25-28, 2004.
Timpanogos Storytelling Festival - One of the largest storytelling festivals in the West. Held in August each year. Orem, Utah, USA.
Yukon International Storytelling Festival - Since 1988, the summertime festival in Whitehorse has brought native and non-native storytellers from around the world to Canada's Yukon. Includes location map, schedule, and information about the performers.
George West Storyfest - Family oriented, free festival featuring storytelling, cowboy poetry, music, history reenactments, and craft demonstrations. Weekend of the first Saturday in November. George West, Texas.
Stories by the Sea - Celebrating the rich storytelling traditions of our multicultural world, from Oregon's Kalapuya/Coos tribe to West Africa. Newport, Oregon. Sept 17-19, 2004.
Tales of Graz - Annual storytelling festival held in Graz, Austria. Storytellers from 12 countries. May 2-22, 2005.
Tellabration! - An international night of storytelling held each November on the Saturday before Thanksgiving(in USA)! Check listings for an event near you.
Festival at the Edge - Much Wenlock, Shropshire, UK. Annual weekend festival of storytelling, music, poetry and related arts, held each July.
Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival - Usually held the first weekend after Memorial day each year in McCook, Nebraska.
Riverbend Storytelling Festival - West Bend, Wisconsin. October 9, 2004
Rocky Mountain Storytelling Festival - Celebration of story, ballad, and folksong held each August. Palmer Lake, Colorado.
Three Apples Storytelling Festival - One of the nation’s largest and oldest storytelling festivals, held annually in the scenic New England town of Harvard, Massachusetts.
Festival de conte du Québec - Bi-annual Montreal Intercultural Storytelling Festival. Tales and tellers from Canada and Ireland. October 21-30, 2005.
Bay Area Storytelling Festival - San Francisco Bay Area's annual weekend of storytelling held in Kennedy Grove Regional Park, El Sobrante, California.
Squatty Pines Storytelling Festival - Whitehouse, Texas. March 4-6, 2005
Storyfest: Storytelling, Spirituality and Pilgrimage Travel - Storytelling art and craft by Robert and Kelly Vilhelm. Festivals, seminars, tours (Wales, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Hawaii, New Mexico), apprenticeship in sacred storytelling.
St. Louis Storytelling Festival - St. Louis, Missouri, USA. "Sparks by the River: Legacy of a Journey" May 3-6, 2006.
Connecticut Storytelling Festival - Annual gathering of storytellers at Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut, USA. April 29, 30 and May 1, 2005.
Montana Story Telling Roundup - Montana's only annual storytelling festival, held each April. Cut Bank, Montana, USA.
S.O.M.O.S Taos Storytelling Festival - Two days of storytelling by recognized national and regional tellers. Stories from the Native American and Hispanic traditions,ghost tales as well as stories for children and families.
Cave Run Storytelling Festival - Annual festival held on the shore of Cave Run Lake in the Daniel Boone National Forest located eight miles west of Morehead, Kentucky. 2006 festival is September 29-30.
Forest Storytelling Festival - The Story People of Clallam County invite storytellers from around the world to Port Angeles, Washington. October 15 - 17, 2004
Ananda Storytelling Festival - Annual festival in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Nevada City, California, listen to uplifting, dramatic and humorous stories for the whole family. Date varies.
De Bouche à Oreille - French Storytelling Festival held each spring in Montréal, Québec. Tellers from Québec and other provinces of Canada. Babel Fish (altavista.com) translates the title as "Festival of tale Of Mouth with Ear".
Mariposa Storytelling Festival - Annual production of the Mariposa Arts council, held near Yosemite National Park, California. March 11-13,2005.
Indian Canyon Indian Storytelling Festival - Sponsored by the Costanoan Ohlone Indian Canyon Resource. Hollister, California.
National Storytelling Festival - Despite the name, this is an international gathering of storytellers and listeners held annually on the first weekend in October in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Over two dozen tellers entertain thousands of festival-goers in multiple circus style tents scattered through out this historic community.
Three Rivers Story Telling Festival - Official site of an annual weekend-long storytelling festival in Pittsburgh, PA, hosted by Northland Public Library.
Haunting in the Hills Storytelling Festival - National Park Service hosts this annual event at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee.
Fray Day - The Fray Web site presents an annual artfest and storytelling open mic at different spots around the globe.
Ocoee Story Fest - An annual festival begun in 1996, OSF brings world class tellers to Cleveland, TN. Joint production of the Cleveland Storytelling Guild and Cleveland State Community College.
Tapestry of Tales - Annual event of the Multnomah County Library, Portland, Oregon.
Corn Island Storytelling Festival - Second oldest storytelling festival in America. Louisville, Kentucky. 3rd weekend of September.
Riverway Storytelling Festival - Uplifting and provocative -- a week of storytelling for all ages in Albany, New York each April. Includes family storytelling, ghost stories, stories for adults, story swaps and workshops. Featuring national storytellers.
Northlands Annual Conference - Presenting storytelling workshops and performances since 1983. Serves storytellers and storytelling enthusiasts in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan.
Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival - Chicago area festival, site includes schedule, teller profiles, links, and event history. Geneva, IL
Signifyin' and Testifyin' Storytelling Festival - Annual fall festival held in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Presented by the Black Storytellers Alliance.
Detroit Storytelling Festival - The Detroit Story League began meeting in 1912 and has held an annual festival since 1988. September 16-17, 2005
Once Upon a Thames - St. Marys Storytelling Festival, an outdoor festival held on the Friday and Saturday after Labor Day in St. Marys, Ontario. September 9-10, 2005
Australian National Storytelling Conference/Festival - Storytelling on the Edge, 29 September - 2 October, 2005, Perth, Western Australia.
L.A.N.E.S. Calendar of Festivals - Contact information for storytelling festivals presented in New England and beyond.
Illinois Storytelling Festival - Third weekend of September. Spring Grove, Illinois, USA.
Pierpont South Dakota Storytelling Festival - Aug 12th – 14th 2005. Schedule of events, and list of performers.
Hoosier Storytelling Festival - National and regional storytellers perform outdoors in Indianapolis, Indiana, October 12-15, 2005.
Sharing the Fire Storytelling Conference 2006 - Presented by the League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling every March in the Boston area. Over fifty conferences, story swaps, and keynotes.
Mokena StoryFolk Festival - Storytelling and folk music festival in Mokena, Illinois.
Ocala Storytelling Festival - Two days of stories by national, regional and local storytellers. Annual event.
Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival - Annual festival held the first weekend after Labor day in historic Chillicothe, Ohio.
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