THE OLD NORTH STATE STORYTELLING FESTIVAL @ THE CARY THEATER 

122 East Chatham Street, Cary, NC 

Friday and Saturday 

November 6 - 7, 2026

  • Join us for our two-day Festival to experience the power of live storytelling.

  • Acclaimed storytellers will present hours of stories and music to entertain and warm your heart.

  • Four Showcase performances over Friday and Saturday

  • ALL tellers perform DIFFERENT stories for EACH Showcase

  • All performances are family-friendly

  • Presented by The Town of Cary and the North Carolina Storytelling Guild

TICKETS Not yet on sale

Featuring

Mo Reynolds

Rev. Robert B Jones

Charlotte Blake-Alston

Andy Russell

Naomi Faw, Emcee

Here's what featured storyteller Tim Lowry said about the 2025 Old North State Storytelling Festival:

"The NCSG once again set a high standard for organizational excellence. The attention to detail and professionalism is much appreciated and helps to elevate our art form in the minds of presenters, granting agencies, and the ticket-buying public. It’s fine to have a one-off success, but the NCSG has shown deep commitment over several decades with one triumph leading to another, and that ain’t nothing to sneeze at!"

Watch this video trailer for our SOLD OUT 2025 Festival!

“Storytelling is magic. It transforms life into legend, and strangers into kindred spirits.”