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JAN 22, 2026.
Florida Storytelling Festival 2026 – Mount Dora, Florida
Held from January 22–25, 2026, at the historic Lakeside Inn in Mount Dora, Florida, the 42nd Annual Florida Storytelling Festival brought together storytellers and audiences from across the country to celebrate the timeless art of oral storytelling.
The festival featured captivating performances, interactive workshops, story swaps, and community gatherings that highlighted the power of stories to entertain, educate, and inspire. This year’s distinguished featured tellers included Megan Wells, Michael Reno Harrell, George Otieno (Fishmonger Stories), Mij Byram, and Janel Woodland, each sharing unique voices and traditions that connected people across cultures and generations.
The Florida Storytelling Festival continues to serve as a vibrant platform for preserving storytelling traditions while fostering creativity, community, and meaningful human connection through the spoken word.
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MAY 30, 2025
8th Annual Africa Day Celebration – Houston, Texas
The African diaspora community in Houston came together to celebrate the 8th Annual Africa Day, a vibrant event that showcased the richness and diversity of African culture. The celebration featured traditional food, music, dance performances, storytelling, and inspiring speeches, creating an atmosphere of unity and cultural pride.
The event attracted a distinguished audience, including political leaders, ambassadors, law enforcement officials, fire department representatives, business leaders, and community members from across the region. This year’s celebration was held in honor of the late Congressman Sylvester Turner, one of the visionary founders of Houston Africa Day, recognizing his lasting contributions to promoting African heritage and strengthening community ties.
Watch some of the videos from that Event below:
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A.ENGLISH STORIES
Stories that speak, inspire, and stay with you.
Every story carries a voice, a journey, and a piece of someone’s world. In this collection, you’ll discover stories shared in English—stories of courage, hope, challenges, transformation, community, and everyday experiences that deserve to be heard.
Take a moment to listen. You may discover a perspective you’ve never considered, a journey that feels surprisingly familiar, or a voice that stays with you long after the video ends.
B.Local Languages Stories
Hear the stories in the voices and languages that carry them best.
A story is more than the words we use to tell it. It carries our memories, our culture, our emotions, and the unique ways we understand the world. In this collection, storytellers share their experiences in the languages closest to their hearts — the languages spoken at home, in our communities, and across generations.
From powerful personal journeys to stories of culture, resilience, family, and community, these voices bring you closer to experiences that might otherwise remain unheard.
Don’t just read the story. Hear it in the storyteller’s own voice.
Because sometimes, the language of a story is part of the story itself.