The Texas Storytelling Festival, one of the premier annual storytelling events in North America, is a generous sponsor of SAM’s StoryFest 2026. If you’d like to escape the lingering winter in Minnesota, consider a trip to Denton, Texas in mid-March.
Festival Details
41st Annual Texas Storytelling Festival
March 12 – 15, 2026
Denton Civic Center, Denton, Texas
https://festival.tejasstorytelling.com/
Festival Trailer - https://youtu.be/nZK9X7oylVE
Everyone loves a good story!
Hear personal stories, ghost stories, a liars contest, sacred tales, fringe, long form, youth activities, a story slam, poetry slam, music, and so much more. In addition, participants can attend workshops to hone their own storytelling skills.
Festival Tickets
Single event tickets are $15
A weekend pass includes:
● 60 storytellers
● 18 storytelling events
● 11 workshops
There will be stories galore!
· Ghost Stories
· Texas Tales
· Liars Contest
· Sacred Tales
· Fringe
· Long Form
· Story Slam
· Poetry Slam
· Music
· Workshops
· Youth Activities
· Social Hours
· Story Swap
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.
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.
Alton Takiyama-Chung, a Japanese-Korean storyteller, tells legends of Hawaii, the Japanese American Experience of WWII, and Asian folktales.
Thank you to our sponsors:
City of Denton, Denton Benefit League, National Endowment for the Arts, Tejas Storytelling Association, Commission on the Arts, Texas Folklore Society, Recycled Books, Records, and Cd’s, Judy and J.B. Keith, and Betsy Mosier
Schedule, bios and registration information - https://festival.tejasstorytelling.com/
tsa@tejasstorytelling.com
(940) 380-9320