Texas Storytelling Festival - MARCH

March 4-7, 2027

Everyone loves a good story, and the 42st Texas Storytelling Festival offers just the right story for everyone. This year's event will be March 4-7, 2027, at the Denton Civic Center (321 E. McKinney St., Denton, TX 76201), with additional concerts, workshops, and events held at the nearby Emily Fowler Library and Denton Woman's Club.

Stories do more than entertain—they connect us to each other. Together, we can all understand and relate through accounts of joy and sorrow, loss and hilarity. Hear ghost stories, Texas tales, a liars contest, sacred stories, a story slam, and so much more. In addition, participants can attend workshops to hone their own storytelling skills.

Meet some of the past featured tellers:

Lyn Ford is a fourth-generation, nationally recognized storyteller and teaching artist who shares from the narratives of her Affrilachian family traditions.

Liz Weir, a storyteller and writer from Northern Ireland, is well known for her traditional stories rich in culture and lore.

Alton Takiyama-Chung, a Japanese-Korean storyteller, tells legends of Hawaii, the Japanese American Experience of WWII, and Asian folktales.

Joel ben Izzy is a storyteller, a writer and a story consultant for leaders and organizations who has traveled the world telling and teaching storytelling.

A weekend pass includes 60 storytellers, 5 storytelling concerts with the featured tellers, 13 storytelling events (Ghost Tales, Liars Contest, and more), 3 story swaps, 1 story slam, 1 poetry slam, 11 workshops, 3 music concerts, 4 youth activities, and 26 hours of storytelling in all!

There will be American Sign Language interpreters at select storytelling events, including Thursday evening's Ghost Stories and Sunday morning's Sacred Tales.

For more festival information go to https://festival.tejasstorytelling.com. You can also contact the Tejas Storytelling Association at tsa@tejasstorytelling.com or (940) 380-9320.