Trials, Tenacity, & Tender Mercies

October 4 @ 10:00 am11:00 am

Yoga in the Park

Jimmy Neil Smith Park

Deborah Byrd is an RYT200 certified yoga instructor whose main practice and training are in vinyasa, yin, and hatha styles. Her interest in yoga has been threaded through the last […]

Swappin Grounds

Oak Hill School Sabin Drive, Jonesborough

Friday, 12:30–6 PM  Saturday, 9–12 PM & 3 PM–6 PM  Sunday, 12:30 PM–2:30PM   At the first National Storytelling Festival in 1973, a handful of storytellers gathered around the courthouse in […]

The Long Road Home with Kevin Kling

Jackson Theatre

Kevin Kling takes us on a modern-day journey through the mythic and wonderfully strange territory of being human. A series of misadventures, unexpected transformations, encounters with heroes and peculiar creatures […]

$20

A Memoir of 9/11 with Chief (ret.) Joseph Pfeifer

Jackson Theatre

As part of the National Storytelling Festival's acclaimed Legacy Series, the International Storytelling Center is honored to welcome retired FDNY Battalion Chief Joseph Pfeifer for two special appearances commemorating the […]

$20

Schoolhouse Stories

Oak Hill School Sabin Drive, Jonesborough

Enjoy stories from these amazing tellers, especially for ages 6–10. Then, weather permitting, play some old-time games like students 100 years ago. 12-12:30 Stories with Jennifer Armstrong 1-1:30 Stories with […]

Campfireball: Storytelling in Reverse

International Storytelling Center 100 West Main St, Jonesborough

Free with Festival swatch. Seating is first-come, first-served.  Award-winning storyteller, performer, and producer Corey Howard creates an immersive storytelling experience built entirely around the audience. Every show is crafted in […]

Swappin Grounds

Oak Hill School Sabin Drive, Jonesborough

Friday, 12:30–6 PM  Saturday, 9–12 PM & 3 PM–6 PM  Sunday, 12:30 PM–2:30PM   At the first National Storytelling Festival in 1973, a handful of storytellers gathered around the courthouse in […]

Wine and Beer Garden

International Storytelling Center 100 West Main St, Jonesborough

Relax in the Afternoon at the Festival's Wine and Beer Garden, featuring a selection of wines and craft beers available for purchase.  While you're here, get a souvenir stemless wine […]

Story Slam

Creekside Tent 100 E Main St, Jonesborough

Join the fun as these Story Slam tellers compete for the best 5-minute story! Content suitable for a general audience ages 12 and up.   2026 Participants:  Liubov Ananeva  Renay Daigle  […]

Ghost Stories

Mill Spring Park 104 Spring Street, Jonesborough

A long-standing Festival tradition, two nights of terror await you in these open-air ghost story concerts. Award-winning storytellers Tim Lowry and Connie Regan-Blake have appeared at festivals and theatres across […]

$10