Kansas Storytelling

Kansas Storytelling The Kansas Storytelling Festival takes place annually in Downs Kansas the fourth weekend of April. Be prepared for laughs. Be prepared for fun.

The festival offers small town hospitality with world class storytelling talent. The 27th annual Kansas Storytelling Festival will be September 17-18, 2021, Downs, Ks. After canceling the 2020 Festival and postponing this spring’s festival, you won't want to miss a single story in this celebration of stories! Tim Lowry, the Sweet Tea Commentator, will entertain in Southern gentleman’s style with r

egional folktales, historical facts, and personal narratives. Dan Keding returns to Kansas with tales and ballads from around the world, accompanied by guitar, banjo, and even spoons! Adam Booth’s original stories blend traditional mountain folklore, music, and an awareness of contemporary Appalachia. New voices to the Kansas Festival stage are Regi Carpenter and Anne Rutherford. Regi’s stories uplift people as they are reminded of the tremendous impact each individual has within their circle, and Anne delights audiences with funny, touching performances that include tales of personal adventure, folklore, and prize-winning lies. The Festival’s annual attractions of Kansas Legends, a Tall Tale Contest with a traveling trophy, and Young Storytellers will be on stage too. These artists will be entertaining the audiences all weekend in an atmosphere of hometown hospitality. But most importantly, come and be a part of it all. We'll have the welcome mat out.

Thank you to all who made the Kansas Storytelling Festival a success! Especially our headliners Greg Victors, Geraldine ...
04/27/2026

Thank you to all who made the Kansas Storytelling Festival a success! Especially our headliners Greg Victors, Geraldine Buckley, Ingrid Nixon, Reverend Robert B. Jones, and Kevin Kling.

04/26/2026

Good night Kansas Storytelling Festival. Another year has come and gone. We had a great time of stories and community. Now onward to the 33rd annual Kansas Storytelling Festival April 23 and 24th, 2027… but first sleep.  More pictures and stories will come of this great weekend.… But I say again, first sleep. Thank you all for joining us, every teller, every listener, everyone. 

We have a new name to add to the shovel! Congratulations to Larry Brown the winner of the Kansas Storytelling Festival T...
04/25/2026

We have a new name to add to the shovel! Congratulations to Larry Brown the winner of the Kansas Storytelling Festival Tall Tale Competition. Thank you to all of our competitors. It was a great night of “Tall Tales”.

Kevin Kling is as funny as ever! You can hear him give an Olio this evening. He will be giving a workshop tomorrow mor...
04/24/2026

Kevin Kling is as funny as ever! You can hear him give an Olio this evening. He will be giving a workshop tomorrow morning and two presentations in the afternoon.

Greg Victors, the Wichita War Dancer, was a big hit with the kids today! He will be presenting "The DRUM-The Heartbeat ...
04/24/2026

Greg Victors, the Wichita War Dancer, was a big hit with the kids today! He will be presenting "The DRUM-The Heartbeat of the Ponca People" at 11 a.m. Saturday and "Dancing for the Creator-Mental, Physical and Spiritual Healing" at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Eugene Cameron, Sherry Knouf and Jim Lee presented the "Legends" today which will be repeated Saturday at the Senior Cen...
04/24/2026

Eugene Cameron, Sherry Knouf and Jim Lee presented the "Legends" today which will be repeated Saturday at the Senior Center at 11 a.m. Eugene Cameron presented the "Trail of Tears, Sherry Knouf "Alma Ise Lindley," and Jim Lee "Potter West Kenyon."

Some of the quilts on display for the festival. The sun came out today and the weather is perfect. Full house for the ...
04/24/2026

Some of the quilts on display for the festival. The sun came out today and the weather is perfect. Full house for the opening of the Festival.

04/24/2026

Free button giveaway!! Don’t have a button yet for the Storytelling festival? Be the first to comment on this post and win two all weekend buttons. Buttons are valid for all shows today and tomorrow.

The 32nd an annual Kansas Storytelling Festival is here! Registration is open now and our first show will begin at 1:30!
04/24/2026

The 32nd an annual Kansas Storytelling Festival is here! Registration is open now and our first show will begin at 1:30!

Some photos from the dinner and public reception this evening in Memorial Hall.
04/24/2026

Some photos from the dinner and public reception this evening in Memorial Hall.

Let the fun begin!
04/24/2026

Let the fun begin!

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