Lukol Directory: Arts: Performing Arts: Storytelling: Festivals

Tapestry of Tales
Annual event of the Multnomah County Library, Portland, Oregon.
http://www.multcolib.org/events/tales/

Kansas Storytelling Festival
Held in April each year. Downs, KS
http://www.downsks.net/storytelling.htm

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.
http://www.caverunstoryfest.org/

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.
http://www.somostaos.org

Festival at the Edge
Annual weekend festival of storytelling, music, poetry and related arts held each July in Much Wenlock, Shropshire. Monthly storytelling club and programme of residential storytelling workshops
http://www.festivalattheedge.org/

Hoosier Storytelling Festival
National and regional storytellers perform outdoors in Indianapolis, Indiana, October 12-15, 2005.
http://www.storytellingarts.org/festival.h...

Rocky Mountain Storytelling Festival
Celebration of story, ballad, and folksong held each August. Palmer Lake, Colorado.
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~jbowles/RMSF.h...

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.
http://www.olaweb.org/csd/stories.html

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
http://www.stmarysstorytelling.org/

St. Louis Storytelling Festival
St. Louis, Missouri, USA. "Sparks by the River: Legacy of a Journey" May 3-6, 2006.
http://www.umsl.edu/~conted/storyfes/

Williams Storytelling Festival
Oxnard, California, USA. Annual schoolwide festival at Williams School.
http://williams.huensd.k12.ca.us/html/stor...

Ocala Storytelling Festival
Two days of stories by national, regional and local storytellers. Annual event.
http://www.ocalastorytellingfestival.com

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.
http://www.riverwaystorytellingfestival.or...

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.
http://tntellers.org/osf/

Detroit Storytelling Festival
The Detroit Story League began meeting in 1912 and has held an annual festival since 1988. September 16-17, 2005
http://www.detroitstorytelling.com/

Corn Island Storytelling Festival
Second oldest storytelling festival in America. Louisville, Kentucky. 3rd weekend of September.
http://www.cornislandstorytellingfestival....

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".
http://www.festivaldeconte.com/

Signifyin' and Testifyin' Storytelling Festival
Annual fall festival held in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Presented by the Black Storytellers Alliance.
http://blackstorytellers.com/index.html

Cracker Storytelling Festival
Annual autumn festival at Homeland Heritage Park, Homeland, Florida. October 7-8, 2005.
http://crackerstorytellingfestival.freeser...

Fray Day
The Fray Web site presents an annual artfest and storytelling open mic at different spots around the globe.
http://fray.com/events/

L.A.N.E.S. Calendar of Festivals
Contact information for storytelling festivals presented in New England and beyond.
http://www.lanes.org/calendar/new_england_...

Stitching Stars Storytelling Festival
The Fourth Annual Stitching Stars Storytelling Festival Saturday January 15, 2005
http://www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us/events/...

Mariposa Storytelling Festival
Annual production of the Mariposa Arts council, held near Yosemite National Park, California. March 11-13,2005.
http://arts-mariposa.org/storytelling.html

Riverbend Storytelling Festival
Annual story telling festival.
http://www.riverbendstorytelling.org/

Fox Valley Folklore Society
A comprehensive listing of Chicago area folk music, folk dance and storytelling event and resource information.
http://members.aol.com/fvfolk/

Festival de conte du Québec
Bi-annual Montreal Intercultural Storytelling Festival. Tales and tellers from Canada and Ireland. October 21-30, 2005.
http://festival-conte.qc.ca/

Forest Storytelling Festival
The Story People of Clallam County invite storytellers from around the world to Port Angeles, Washington. October 15 - 17, 2004
http://www.dancingleaves.com/storypeople/i...

Connecticut Storytelling Festival
Annual gathering of storytellers at Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut, USA. April 29, 30 and May 1, 2005.
http://www.connstorycenter.org/festival.ht...

Northlands Annual Conference
Presenting storytelling workshops and performances since 1983. Serves storytellers and storytelling enthusiasts in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan.
http://www.northlands.net/conference/confe...

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.
http://www.storyfest.com/

Three Apples Storytelling Festival
Annual weekend of stories held in September. Includes a schedule, profiles of storytellers, and information about donations.
http://www.threeapples.org/

Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival
Tampa, Florida, USA. Annual Festival features professional and youth storytellers.
http://www.tampastory.org/

Mokena StoryFolk Festival
Storytelling and folk music festival in Mokena, Illinois.
http://my.enom.com/7099/page99.htm

Graz erzählt - Das Erzählkunstfestival
Das weltgrößte Erzählkunstfestival wird jedes Jahr zu Pfingsten in der steirischen Landeshauptstadt von Folke Tegetthoff organisiert und präsentiert die besten Geschichtenerzähler der Welt.
http://www.graz.tales.org/

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.
http://www.upliftingstories.org/

Pierpont South Dakota Storytelling Festival
Aug 12th – 14th 2005. Schedule of events, and list of performers.
http://www.nemsi-books.net/Pierpont_sd1.ht...

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.
http://www.georgeweststoryfest.org/

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.
http://www.storytellingcenter.com/festival...

Indian Canyon Indian Storytelling Festival
Sponsored by the Costanoan Ohlone Indian Canyon Resource. Hollister, California.
http://www.indiancanyonvillage.org/7th_ind...

Timpanogos Storytelling Festival
One of the largest storytelling festivals in the West. Held in August each year. Orem, Utah, USA.
http://www.timpfest.org/

Three Rivers Story Telling Festival
Official site of an annual weekend-long storytelling festival in Pittsburgh, PA, hosted by Northland Public Library.
http://home.comcast.net/~3rstf/index.html

Illinois Storytelling, Inc.
Focuses on public awareness of the art, practice and value of oral storytelling. Provides support and networking and provides information regarding the art, storytellers, and events. Sponsors the annual Illinois Storytelling Festival.
http://www.storytelling.org/

Haunting in the Hills Storytelling Festival
National Park Service hosts this annual event at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee.
http://www.nps.gov/biso/pphtml/eventdetail...

Bay Area Storytelling Festival
San Francisco Bay Area's annual weekend of storytelling held in Kennedy Grove Regional Park. Descriptions of the festival, profiles of the previous year's storytellers, related links, and email contacts.
http://www.bayareastorytelling.org/

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.
http://www.yukonstory.com/

Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival
Usually held the first weekend after Memorial day each year in McCook, Nebraska.
http://www.buffalocommons.org/

Australian National Storytelling Conference/Festival
Storytelling on the Edge, 29 September - 2 October, 2005, Perth, Western Australia.
http://www.australianstorytelling.org.au/f...

Montana Story Telling Roundup
Montana's only annual storytelling festival, held each April. Cut Bank, Montana, USA.
http://russell.visitmt.com/categories/more...

Squatty Pines Storytelling Festival
Whitehouse, Texas. March 4-6, 2005
http://www.easttexastellers.homestead.com/...

Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival
Annual festival held the first weekend after Labor day in historic Chillicothe, Ohio.
http://www.sostoryfest.com

Glistening Waters Storytelling Festival
Masterton, New Zealand. October 25-28, 2004.
http://wairarapa.co.nz/storytellers/

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.
http://www.lanes.org/stf/sharing_the_fire....

Tellabration!
An international night of storytelling held each November on the Saturday before Thanksgiving(in USA)! Check listings for an event near you.
http://www.tellabration.org/


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