Join us for the 45th Annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival!!!

The festival will feature a diverse lineup of nationally renowned storytellers at a variety of venues throughout the St. Louis region, as well as programs for all ages.

Schedule of Events:

November 13, 2024

8:00 am - 9:00 pm: Work and Leisure Campfire - Storyteller: Marissa Brooks

November 14, 2024

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Mirowitz Center Travel Stories - Storyteller: Errol McLendon
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Missouri History Museum Thursday Nights at the Museum - Key Bistro; cash bar and food
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Missouri History Museum Voices of America - Emcee: Nestor Gomez Storytellers: Claire Hennessy, Adam Booth, Jasmin Cardenas, and Simon Brooks

November 15, 2024

11:00 am - 11:45 am: Saint Louis Art Museum Rhythms and Folklore of Africa - Storyteller: Kenya Ajanaku
05:00 pm - 06:00 pm: Saint Louis Art Museum Access for All Free Fridays - Cash bar and food
06:00 pm - 07:00 pm: Saint Louis Art Museum Global Narratives' - Emcee: Nestor Gomez - Storytellers: Charlotte Blake Alston, Alton Chung and Justin Perez

November 16, 2024

08:30 am - 10:00 am: Clark Family Branch - Event Room A and B Workshop: From the Page to the Stage - Breathing Life into Characters' - Presenter: Alton Chung
09:00 am - 09:45 am: Clark Family Branch - Event Room D Cuentos From the Americas - Storyteller: Jasmin Cardenas
10:00 am - 10:30 am: Break
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Clark Family Branch - Event Room C A Kaleidoscope of Stories - Emcee: Shani Womack Storytellers: Errol McLendon, Kenya Ajanaku, Jia Lian Yang and Shani Womack"
11:30 am - 12:00 pm: Clark Family Branch - Post Event Space Lobby Meet and Greet - Errol McLendon, Kenya Ajanaku, Jia Lian Yang and Shani Womack
12:00 pm - 02:00 pm: Lunch Break
02:00 pm - 04:00 pm: Clark Family Branch - Event Room C 2024 Storytelling Grand Showcase' Emcee: Nestor Gomez. Storytellers: Adam Booth, Charlotte Blake Alston, Justin Perez, Simon Brooks, Jasmin Cardenas, Alton Chung, and Claire Hennessy
04:00 pm - 04:30 pm: Clark Family Branch - Post Event Space Lobby Meet and Greet' - Adam Booth, Charlotte Blake Alston, Justin Perez, Simon Brooks, Jasmin Cardenas, Alton Chung, Claire Hennessy, Nestor Gomez

November 17, 2024

10:00 am - 11:30 am: Clark Family Branch - Event Room A and B Workshop: Beginner Storytelling'- Presenter: Nestor Gomez
11:30 am - 01:00 pm: Lunch Break
01:00 pm - 02:30 pm: Clark Family Branch - Event Room C Your Story on Stage - Presenter: The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
03:00 pm - 04:30 pm: Clark Family Branch - Event Room D - Will the Real Son of Bach Please Stand Up? - Presenter: - Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center - Orchestrating Diversity

November 18, 2024

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm: Florissant Valley Branch African Folktales - Storytellers: Bobby Norfolk and Kenya Ajanaku

November 19, 2024

10:00 am - 11:00 am: Meramec Valley Branch Workshop: Developing and Telling Personal and Family Stories - Presenter: Angela J. Williams
10:00 am - 10:45 am: Oak Bend Branch Leapin' Lizards - Presenter: Bobby Norfolk
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm: Thornhill Branch Workshop: Developing and Telling Personal and Family Stories - Presenter: Angela J. Williams
06:00 pm - 08:00 pm: Clark Family Branch - Event Room D - A Night of Stories and Art - Presenter: Creative Wisdom Students

November 20, 2024

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Clark Family Branch - Creative Lab Imaginative Landscapes: Storytelling with Green Screen
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm: Jamestown Bluffs Branch Creatures of Myth and Legend - Presenter: World Bird Sanctuary
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm: Grant's View Branch Traditional Indigenous Stories - Storytellers: Maria Hussman and Suzanne Jones

November 21, 2024

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm: VIRTUAL Virtual Program: Writing about Place and Home' - Presenter: Delia Rainey

November 22, 2024

11:00 am - 11:45 am: Rock Road Branch Leapin' Lizards - Presenter: Bobby Norfolk

November 23, 2024

10:00 am - 10:45 am: Samuel C. Sachs Branch Creatures of Myth and Legend - Presenter: World Bird Sanctuary

Date: November 13 - 23, 2024

Location: Saint Louis County Library,

1640 S Lindbergh Blvd,

St. Louis, MO 63131

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