Susan C.
10/8/2011
"Once upon a time ...." Just returned from the 39th annual National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN - a weekend listening to fairy tales and folk tales -- imaginary stories, ghost...
International Storytelling Center
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116 W Main St
Jonesborough, TN 37659
The International Storytelling Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of people around the world through the arts of storytelling. The Center’s campus includes the 14,000 square foot Mary B. Martin Storytelling Hall, surrounded by a three-acre park. The Hall includes a state of the art performance theater, Gift Shop and additional rooms available for rent for weddings, receptions, business meetings and seminars. ISC’s flagship event, the National Storytelling Festival occurs annually during the first weekend of every October, it is the oldest and most prestigious event of its kind in the world, and ignited the modern day storytelling revival in America. Programming at the center also includes the renowned teller-in-residence (TIR) series, which boasts a 26 week lineup of nationally-known storytellers in Jonesborough, Tennessee—the storytelling capital of the world.
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Howard L.
11/30/2025
Me and my wife recently visited the storytelling Center in downtown Jonesborough while we were visiting shops throughout the city. We only visited the bookstore , not the rest of the building. The...
Mary B.
10/10/2010
Our fourth trip (first attended in 2002) to the National Story Telling Festival, annually held the first weekend in October, in Jonesborough TN was great! While you can visit the Storytelling...
Theresa C.
3/7/2009
I have an aunt that lives in Greenville, and every year to tells my sister and I was have to come see the storytelling festival. Finally, about 5 years ago we did. We couldn't come during the...
Brian S.
2/3/2016
My letter to the unpatriotic folks of Jonesborough: Hello. We visited for the first time this past weekend because we had always heard nice things about Jonesborough. The town seemed delightful,...
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