Society for Storytelling

World Storytelling Day

World Storytelling Day

World Storytelling Day (March 20th) is a global celebration of the art of oral storytelling. It is celebrated every year on the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere, the first day of autumn equinox in the southern. On World Storytelling Day, as many people as possible tell and listen to stories in as many languages and at as many places as possible, during the same day and night.

How do you host a World Storytelling Day event? Easy! Your local storytelling group, festival, committee, or even an individual storyteller, can simply plan an event for March 20th, and promote it as part of World Storytelling Day. The theme for 2008 is “DREAMS.” Dream big, and let everyone know about your plans!

For more information on World Storytelling Day, you can visit the event website at: http://www.freewebs.com/worldstorytellingday.  The site has a forum for discussion on event issues, photos from past events, and a link to join the international email discussion list. Also on the site is a copy of the World Storytelling Day logo, which you can use for free to promote your events. If you have an event happening on (or around) March 20th which you want to promote to the world, you can email webmaster Dale Jarvis in lovely St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, at .

And if you are in the UK don’t forget to put it on the Society for Storytelling Diary.