People often are powerless, alone, afraid; this is because someone else is telling their story for them: 'You are stupid. You are ugly. You are undesirable. You are useless.' Through storytelling, you can recognize your real story.
Joe Bruchac
Storytelling festivals and community events by State. Use the drop-down menu above to select your state and see what's happening in your area!
Info: (518) 383-4620
Six days celebrating the art of storytelling! 23 great storytelling events: 13 concerts for all ages, workshops for educators and storytelling aficionados, student performances and school performances.
http://www.riverwaystorytellingfestival.org/
To celebrate the Iditarod, the Storyteller's Guild of Anchorage annually presents a storytelling program about dogs, mushers, and life on the trail.
http://www.storytellersguildofanchorage.org
California Indian Storytelling Festival
11/18/2006-11/18/2006
The Festival will bring together Native storytellers from throughout California, with special guests from Hawaii. The Festival program includes storytelling performances, panel discussions, and other presentations on indigenous oral traditions, folklore and storytelling.
Info: 510-793-8208
http://www.cistory.org/
Network of Biblical Storytellers Festival Gatherin
8/2/2006-8/3/2006
The Network of Biblical Storytellers' Annual Gathering 2006 will feature storytelling of traditional biblical stories told by professional storyteller Bailey Phelps from Colorado. Themes for the year include the coversion of Saul.
Info: 1-800-355-NOBS
http://www.nobs.org/
Southern Order of Storytellers' Winter Festival
1/26/2006-1/29/2006
The Southern Order of Storytellers, presents its annual Winter Storytelling Festival at the KSU Center at Kennesaw State University. Two days of storytelling with thirty-four storytellers with special sessions for families and children and youthful tellers. Workshops for teachers and anyone interested in storytelling and a workshop especially for youthful tellers. Rex Ellis is the featured teller.
Info: 404 329 9950
http://www.southernorderofstorytellers.com/
Cracker Storytelling Festival
10/12/2007-10/13/2007
863 534-0131
This annual festival is held during the autumn of the year at the Homeland Heritage Park in Homeland, Florida, nestled in the heart of Polk County. This gem of a place preserves the past and comes to life during this festival, presenting the laughter, drama, teachings and morals of the area's first settlers. With a mixture of old Cracker tales, African-American fables and Native American legends, the threads of story are woven into the tapestry of wonder. http://www.geocities.com/c
Ninth Annual Storytelling Festival and Tellabratio
11/12/2007-11/17/2007
360-714-9631
Celebrate a week of storytelling with student and professional storytellers with the Bellingham Storytellers Guild
Festival Producers:
Doug Banner: Phone: 360-714-9631 E-mail: bhamstoryguild@clearwire.net
Rosemary Vohs: Phone: 360-650-6446 E-mail: Rosemary.Vohs@wwu.edu
Bay Area Storytelling Festival
5/20/2007-5/21/2007
Outstanding storytellers from around the country and around the state visit the Bay Area each Spring to spin yarns and share stories. Settle in and listen as they bring to life tales old and new: folk tales, family stories, fables, recollections, ghost stories, tall tales, fairy tales, and classic stories from many different cultures.
Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area
El Sobrante, California
