The 11th ANNUAL Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival was held in person on April 4-5, 2025, and shared online too.
Our featured tellers for the 2025 festival were:
We also showcased these wonderful voices from across the Southeast!
Festival Program: Click here for a PDF of the event program, which includes bios of the tellers, a full event schedule, descriptions of the sessions, information about our sponsors, and more.
Wrap-up Report: Click here for a PDF of the festival wrap-up report.
The 2025 Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival was funded in part by grants from the Nora Roberts Foundation and from the Georgia Council for the Arts and South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. Thank you to these grantors and to the following business sponsors for supporting us: The Ridges Resort on Lake Chatuge, The City of Young Harris, The City of Hiawassee, The Lake Chatuge Chamber of Commerce, Dawsonville Walmart Supercenter #3974, Blue Ridge Mountain EMC, The Cherokee County Arts Council, Jacky Jones Ford of Hayesville, Sparkle & Shine Detailing, Blairsville Martial Arts Academy, Aviator Cafe, Hawg Wild BBQ and Catfish House, United Community (Blairsville), Trailful Outdoor Co., Rick Andrews of Century 21 Black Bear Realty, Ridgetop Homes, Hiawassee Animal Hospital, Goin' Postal, ClearView Optical, Peach State Federal Credit Union, Crane Creek Vineyards, Sage Wax Boutique, Blairsville Printing, Logan Turnpike Mill, North Georgia Family Medicine, Edward Jones (Hayesville, NC), Blue Ridge Olive Oil, Body Sense, and Jo Ellen Thornton of Century 21 Black Bear Realty. Thank you, too, to the many individual donors who made the festival possible. We’re grateful for your generosity!
Nathan Baerreis, our festival photographer, captured these moments from the 2025 festival. Please contact us if you are interested in using any of the images.
