Experience an ancient tradition that lives on in modern times.

We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing meaningful opportunities for an underserved audience to engage with the voices of Appalachia through hearing stories and attending workshops that will enable them to develop a cultural intelligence through the arts of listening and speaking.

The 10th-anniversary Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival

was held in person on April 12-13, 2024.

If you missed it, you can still watch it online! The event was recorded to enable online viewing through May 18.

Our featured tellers for the 2024 festival were:

Click on their names to learn more about them:

• Len Cabral

• Nestor Gomez

• Michael Reno Harrell

• Megan Hicks

• Anne Rutherford

  We also showcased the talents of these wonderful voices from across the Southeast!

• Josie Bailey

• Lona Bartlett

• Amanda Lawrence

• Gwendolyn Napier

• Nancy Pheasant

• Andy Russell

• Cayce Terrell

Tickets: In-person attendee ticket sales have closed. Online viewing tickets are $10 per household. Students/teachers, individuals with disabilities, and low-income individuals can view the festival online for free.

Tickets for online viewing can be reserved via Eventbrite through May 18: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-georgia-mountain-storytelling-festival-online-access-tickets-882969996027.

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.

Teacher’s Guide: Whether you’re planning to bring students to the festival or share the festival with them online, we hope you’ll take a look at our festival guide for teachers. It includes information about the storytellers, storytelling activities to use with students, and other resources. Click here for the guide.

For more information on our organization and this year's festival, email us at info@gamountainstoryfest.org.