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A storytelling festival is an event that features local, regional and/or nationally known oral storytellers. Each storyteller will have a scheduled amount of time to share a story (or stories) with an audience.
The Toronto International Storytelling Festival celebrates oral storytelling with traditional stories, personal true stories, poetry and so much more. The Festival promotes the sharing of values and cultures that connect us together.
It is one of the world’s largest and oldest urban celebrations of live storytelling, oral traditions, and cultural diversity. We’ve pioneered grassroots storytelling in the community, and especially the importance of storytelling as a way to build intercultural and inter-generational bridges.
October 3-5, 2025, the International Storytelling Center will celebrate its 52nd annual National Storytelling Festival, considered the most prestigious storytelling event in the country.
Over the years thousands of people have taken our courses, taken part in our workshops, attended our programs, and even more have come to the Toronto Storytelling Festival — enjoying stories told by local, national, and international storytellers.
A Short History of the National Storytelling Festival. Since its launch in 1973, the National Storytelling Festival has been America’s foremost storytelling showcase, and nurturing and nourishing the storytelling revival in the United States and all over the world.
St. John’s Storytelling hosts monthly events and an annual festival, bringing storytellers from across NL, Canada and internationally to St. John's, NL.
