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Storytelling festivals bring storytellers from near and far together for a day or weekend of live performances.

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• 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.

• Beyond The Border

  http://www.beyondtheborder.com/
  A celebration of the world’s oral traditions, held every other year at St Donats Castle on the South Wales coast. It also promotes storytelling events throughout the year in Wales and elsewhere in the UK.

• 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. September.

• Connecticut Storytelling Festival

  http://www.connstorycenter.org/festival.htm
  Annual gathering (April) of storytellers at Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut, USA.

• Cracker Storytelling Festival

  http://www.crackerstorytellingfestival.com/
  Annual autumn festival (October) at Homeland Heritage Park, Homeland, Florida featuring Florida performers.

• Féile Scealaíochth Chléire

  http://www.capeclearstorytelling.com/
  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.

• 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.

• Festival de conte du Québec

  http://www.festival-conte.qc.ca/
  Bi-annual Montreal Intercultural Storytelling Festival. Tales and tellers from Canada and Ireland. October.

• Four Corners Storytelling Festival

  http://www.infoway.org/storytelling/
  National and local storytellers of all ages participate in this annual two-day festival. Farmington, New Mexico. October.

• Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival

  http://foxvalleyfolk.com/
  Chicago area festival. Schedule, teller profiles, links, and event history. Geneva, Illinois. September.

• Fray Day

  http://fray.com/events/
  Hosts annual artfests and storytelling open mics at different spots around the globe.

• 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.

• Haunting in the Hills Storytelling Festival

  http://www.nps.gov/biso/planyourvisit/storytelling.htm
  National Park Service hosts this annual event at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee.

• Illinois Storytelling Festival

  http://www.storytelling.org/
  Third weekend of September. Spring Grove, Illinois, USA.

• Indian Canyon Indian Storytelling Festival

  http://www.indiancanyonvillage.org/7th_indian_storytelling_festival.htm
  Sponsored by the Costanoan Ohlone Indian Canyon Resource. Hollister, California.

• Kansas Storytelling Festival

  http://www.kansasstorytelling.com/
  Held in April each year. Evening concerts and many separate sessions of stories, workshops and music. Downs, Kansas.

• La Crosse Storytelling Festival

  http://www.lacrossestoryfest.com/
  Annual storytelling festival (since 2003) in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. September.

• Mariposa Storytelling Festival

  http://www.mariposaartscouncil.org/mariposa-storytelling-festival/
  Annual production of the Mariposa Arts council, held near Yosemite National Park, California. March.

• National Storytelling Festival

  http://www.storytellingcenter.net/festival/
  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 festivalgoers in circus style tents.

• Ojai Storytelling Festival

  http://www.ojaistoryfest.org/
  Annual storytelling Festival held each May in Ojai, California. Schedule, tellers, archives, photos.

• 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.

• Sierra Storytelling Festival

  http://www.sierrastorytellingfestival.org/
  Annual storytelling festival (July) held in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada near Nevada City, California. Schedule, tellers, ticket info.

• Signifyin' and Testifyin' Storytelling Festival

  http://www.blackstorytellers.com/
  Annual fall festival held in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Presented by the Black Storytellers Alliance.

• Slieve Bloom Storytelling Festival

  http://www.slievebloom.ie/index.php?mact=CompanyDirectory,cntnt01,details,0&cntnt01category=Events&cntnt01cd_origpage=60&cntnt01companyid=111&cntnt01categoryid=23&cntnt01returnid=60
  A weekend of Tall tales, myths, legends, music, song and fun in Great houses and Castles in the Heart of Ireland. Mid-October.

• Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival

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

• Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival

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

• Tapestry of Tales

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

• 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.

• The Storytelling Festival of Carolina

  http://www.storytellingfestivalofcarolina.org/
  Tellers, schedule, and info for this annual Tale Telling and Yarn Spinning weekend in Laurinburg, South Carolina.

• Timpanogos Storytelling Festival

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

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