From the festival’s website:
”Join us for this five-day storytelling event. Sandbar Storytelling Festival provides exciting performances and compelling chronicles amidst the breathtaking beauty of Winona, MN. Come celebrate and preserve the power and pleasure of our varied cultural traditions and human experiences. Help us promote the art of storytelling for all ages. The public festival includes food, workshops, concerts, and — of course — storytelling at Saint Mary’s University. Multiple other events are also planned for Winona schools, universities, and other venues throughout Winona.”
Now in its third year, the Sandbar Storytelling Festival brings some of the finest professional storytellers in the country to enchant audiences with their unique individual styles of spinning a yarn. The 2026 festival will feature Dovie Thomason, Rev. Robert B. Jones, Sr., Lyn Ford, and Jasmin Cardenas, plus Daniel Morden from the U.K. and Minnesota’s own Kevin Kling.
Find the full schedule and purchase tickets at https://sandbarstorytellingfestival.org/