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Special Events

In addition to main stage performances, other special events will be presented during the Festival weekend. You won’t want to miss them!  View the 2012 Festival Schedule of Events 

Stay up late and enjoy two nights of rollicking, grown-up fun at the ever-popular Midnight Cabaret.

Brave the Ghost Story Concerts with two different collections of frightening tales served up beneath the nighttime sky during open-air performances which are always a Festival favorite.   

Hear a specially-invited showcase of storytellers new to the National Storytelling Festival stage at a revered festival custom, Exchange Place.

Join the fun of the National Storytelling Festival Story Slam! where the teller is you!

Take part in a Festival tradition at the Swappin’ Ground. Here, anyone can tell a tale—and many do.  You can even share a story of your own, just be sure to register ahead of time at Festival headquarters.

Swappin' Ground

Swappin’ Ground

Swappin' Ground tradition in Storytelling Park.

Exchange Place

Exchange Place

Diverse American storytelling.

Ghost Stories

Ghost Stories

Frightening tales beneath the nighttime sky.

Midnight Cabaret, credit Mary Silver, The Epoch Times

Midnight Cabaret

Two nights of rollicking, grown-up fun!

Marketplace Sign

Marketplace

Visit the National Storytelling Festival’s official store.

Old School, New Rules

Story Slam!

Five-minute story told by YOU!