- Williams Storytelling Festival - http://williams.huensd.k12.ca.us/html/story.htm
Oxnard, California, USA. Annual schoolwide festival at Williams School.
- Sharing the Fire Storytelling Conference - http://www.lanes.org/stf.html
Presented by the League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling every March in the Boston area. Over fifty conferences, story swaps, and keynotes.
- Yukon International Storytelling Festival - http://www.yukonstory.com/
Since 1988, the festival has brought native and non-native storytellers from around the world to Canada's Yukon. Festival dates May 30-June 3, 2001.
- George West Storyfest - http://www.georgeweststoryfest.org
Family oriented, free festival featuring storytelling, cowboy poetry, music, history reenactments, and craft demonstrations. Weekend of the first Saturday in November. George West, Texas.
- Cracker Storytelling Festival - http://crackerstorytellingfestival.freeservers.com/
Annual autumn festival at Homeland Heritage Park, Homeland, Florida. October 7-8, 2005.
- Stories by the Sea - http://www.olaweb.org/csd/stories.html
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 - http://www.graz.tales.org/
Annual storytelling festival held in Graz, Austria. Storytellers from 12 countries. May 2-22, 2005.
- Tellabration! - http://www.tellabration.org/
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 - http://www.festivalattheedge.org
Much Wenlock, Shropshire, UK. Annual weekend festival of storytelling, music, poetry and related arts, held each July.
- Three Apples Storytelling Festival - http://www.threeapples.org/
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 - http://festival-conte.qc.ca
Bi-annual Montreal Intercultural Storytelling Festival. Tales and tellers from Canada and Ireland. October 21-30, 2005.
- Bay Area Storytelling Festival - http://www.bayareastorytelling.org
San Francisco Bay Area's annual weekend of storytelling held in Kennedy Grove Regional Park, El Sobrante, California.
- Féile Scealaíochth Chléire - http://indigo.ie/~stories/index.htm
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.
- Winter Tales - http://www.artscouncilokc.com/wintertales/
Arts Council of Oklahoma presents its annual celebration of storytelling. Oklahoma City February
- Connecticut Storytelling Festival - http://www.connstorycenter.org/festival.html
Annual gathering of storytellers at Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut, USA. April 29, 30 and May 1, 2005.
- Montana Story Telling Roundup - http://russell.visitmt.com/categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=9256&SiteID=10
Montana's only annual storytelling festival, held each April. Cut Bank, Montana, USA.
- Once Upon A Story - http://home.socal.rr.com/raydavis/
Great entertainment by the nation's best storytellers, every October, in San Juan Capistrano, California.
- S.O.M.O.S Taos Storytelling Festival - http://www.somostaos.org
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 - http://www.caverunstoryfest.org/
Annual festival held on the shore of Cave Run Lake in the Daniel Boone National Forest located eight miles west of Morehead, Kentucky. 2004 festival is Sept 24-25.
- Forest Storytelling Festival - http://www.dancingleaves.com/storypeople/index.html
The Story People of Clallam County invite storytellers from around the world to Port Angeles, Washington. October 15 - 17, 2004
- Ananda Storytelling Festival - http://www.upliftingstories.org
Annual Festival in the scenic Sierra Nevada foothills near Nevada City, California, listen to uplifting, dramatic & humorous stories for the whole family. Date varies. May 28-29,2004
- De Bouche à Oreille - http://www.festivaldeconte.com
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 - http://arts-mariposa.org/storytelling.html
Annual production of the Mariposa Arts council, held near Yosemite National Park, California. March 11-13,2005.
- National Storytelling Festival - http://www.storytellingcenter.com/festival/festival.htm
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.
- L.A.U.G.H.S. Festival - http://www.laughsfestival.org/
Loudoun's Annual Unforgettable Gigantic Hilarious Storyfest. Theraputic laughter from Sterling, Virginia.
- Three Rivers Story Telling Festival - http://home.comcast.net/~3rstf/index.html
Official site of an annual weekend-long storytelling festival in Pittsburgh, PA, hosted by Northland Public Library.
- Hoosier Storytelling Festival - http://www.storytellingarts.org/festivaltemp.html
National and regional storytellers perform outdoors in Indianapolis, Indiana, October 12-15, 2005.
- Fray Day - http://fray.com/events/
The Fray Web site presents an annual artfest and storytelling open mic at different spots around the globe.
- Ocoee Story Fest - http://tntellers.org/osf/
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 - http://www.multcolib.org/events/tales/
Annual event of the Multnomah County Library, Portland, Oregon. Nov 18-20, 2004.
- Stitching Stars Storytelling Festival - http://www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us/events/specialevents/stitching.html
The Fourth Annual Stitching Stars Storytelling Festival Saturday January 15, 2005
- Corn Island Storytelling Festival - http://www.cornislandstorytellingfestival.org/
Second oldest storytelling festival in America. Louisville, Kentucky. 3rd weekend of September.
- Riverway Storytelling Festival - http://www.riverwaystorytellingfestival.org/
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 - http://www.northlands.net/conference/conference.htm
Presenting storytelling workshops and performances since 1983. Serves storytellers and storytelling enthusiasts in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan.
- Minnesota Storytelling Festival - http://www.minnesotastorytellingfestival.com
Music, folk tales, and personal stories. First weekend of March. Austin, Minnesota.
- Detroit Storytelling Festival - http://www.DetroitStorytelling.com
The Detroit Story League began meeting in 1912 and has held an annual festival since 1988. September 16-17, 2005
- Once Upon a Thames - http://www.stmarysstorytelling.org/
St. Marys Storytelling Festival, an outdoor festival held on the Friday and Saturday after Labor Day in St. Marys, Ontario. September 9-10, 2005
- L.A.N.E.S. Calendar of Festivals - http://www.lanes.org/calendar/new_england_festivals.html
Contact information for storytelling festivals presented in New England and beyond.
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