Join us for two days of family-friendly fun! We'll have storytelling, workshops, a quilt display, and more. You can enjoy the festival in person or online!

Schedule of Events:

8:30AM: Registration opens in Big Springs (runs all day)

Red Banks Room

9:00AM-10:00AM: Storytelling: Nestor Gomez

10:15AM-11:15AM: Storytelling: Megan Hicks

11:30AM–12:30PM: Storytelling: Len Cabral

LUNCH BREAK 12:30PM–1:45PM

1:45PM-2:45PM: Storytelling: Anne Rutherford

3:00-4:00PM: Storytelling: Michael Reno Harrell

4:00PM: GMSF 10th Anniversary Party
(outdoors on the patio, weather permitting)

DINNER BREAK UNTIL 6:30PM

6:30PM-7:45PM: Showcase of Regional Tellers: Josie Bailey, Lona Bartlett, Gwendolyn Napier, Andy Russell, and Cayce Terrell

8:00PM: Olio with featured tellers: Len Cabral, Anne Rutherford, Nestor Gomez, Megan Hicks, and Michael Reno Harrell

Blue Ridge Room

All day: workshops, storytelling, and quilt display

9:00AM-10:00AM: Workshop: Tom Lawrence
Storytelling with Rhythm and Tone

10:15AM-11:15AM: Workshop: Lona Bartlett

11:30AM–12:30PM: Storytelling (local history)

LUNCH BREAK 12:30PM–1:45PM

1:45PM-2:45PM: Storytelling: Josie Bailey, Lona Bartlett, and Cayce Terrell
Storiesfor our youngest listeners (and the young-at-heart)

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