Festivals (Subscribe)
Links
Ananda Storytelling Festival
http://www.upliftingstories.org/
Annual festival in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Nevada City, California, listen to uplifting, dramatic and humorous stories for the whole family. Date varies.
Australian National Storytelling Conference/Festival
http://www.australianstorytelling.org.au/festival/
Storytelling on the Edge, 29 September - 2 October, 2005, Perth, Western Australia.
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.
Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival
http://www.buffalocommons.org/
Usually held the first weekend after Memorial day each year in McCook, Nebraska.
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. 2006 festival is September 29-30.
Corn Island Storytelling Festival
http://www.cornislandstorytellingfestival.org/
Second oldest storytelling festival in America. Louisville, Kentucky. 3rd weekend of September.
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".
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.
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
Bi-annual Montreal Intercultural Storytelling Festival. Tales and tellers from Canada and Ireland. October 21-30, 2005.
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
Fray Day
The Fray Web site presents an annual artfest and storytelling open mic 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.
Glistening Waters Storytelling Festival
http://wairarapa.co.nz/storytellers/
Masterton, New Zealand. October 25-28, 2004.
Haunting in the Hills Storytelling Festival
http://www.nps.gov/biso/pphtml/eventdetail11246.html
National Park Service hosts this annual event at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee.

