Texas Storytelling Festival Schedule

Mark Your Calendars for the 2027 Texas Storytelling Festival! March 4-7, 2027, in Denton, Texas.
Please visit festival.tejasstorytelling.com for additional event information.

Festival Locations

Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney Street
Denton, TX
*Service animals only, no pets.

Some concerts, workshops, and events are held at:
Emily Fowler Library
502 Oakland Street
Denton, TX (across the parking lot from the Denton Woman’s Club)

Denton Woman’s Club
610 Oakland Street
Denton, TX (across the parking lot from the Emily Fowler Library)

Parking is free at all locations

Festival Tickets

A weekend pass includes:

60 storytellers
5 storytelling concerts with the featured tellers
13 storytelling events (Ghost Tales, Liars Contest, …)
3 story swaps
1 story slam
1 poetry slam
11 workshops
3 music concerts
4 youth activities
26 hours of storytelling

Schedule

Based on the festival's consistent year-to-year format, here's what the schedule pattern typically looks like (specific 2027 programming, times, and featured tellers had not yet been announced at the time of this writing):

Thursday, March 4
Evening – Ghost Stories event (ASL interpreted) FREE

Friday, March 5
Morning – Welcome Storytelling Concert
Morning – Texas Folklore Society showcase
Late morning – Featured Tellers concert (ASL)
Midday – Story Swap Early afternoon – Two Chairs Talking / Tellers of the Long Form
Late afternoon – Rising Stars showcase Evening – Featured Tellers concert (ASL)

Saturday, March 6
Morning – Youth Storytelling Concert
Morning – Poetry Slam FREE
Late morning – Featured Tellers concert (ASL)
Late morning – Story Slam FREE Midday – Story Swap
Early afternoon – Liars Contest
Early afternoon – Featured Guild Concert
Afternoon – Fringe / special teller showcase
Afternoon – Story Swap Evening – Featured Tellers concert (ASL)