Put down those plastic brooms and come have a real Hallowe’en celebration at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Sunday 27th October, and bring the Scottish International Storytelling Festival to a spectacular close with fire dancing, ghost tours, guising, spooky stories and a fairy tale fashion show. Fancy dress is encouraged! The festivities begin at 6pm … Continued

Dr David Livingstone spent 30 years in Africa spreading the word of Christianity, denouncing slavery, introducing new forms of health care and education, improving trade links and discovering previously unknown natural wonders. Livingstone was one of the first westerners to journey across Africa and was the first recorded European to discover Mosi oa Tunya (Victoria … Continued

View all events   About the Storytellers You’ve probably heard of John Rae, David Livingstone, John Muir and Mary Slessor, but do you know what they discovered or the impacts they made across the globe? Did you know that Mary Slessor saved numerous new-born babies from being executed in Nigeria? Did you know that John Rae … Continued

On Tuesday 29 October, storyteller Tim Porteus is taking our Tell-a-Story Day campaign to the extreme. Tim will be telling stories from 9am to 9pm, to raise money for the Young Storytellers of Scotland, and you could feature in the story. Tim will take his listeners on a journey through Scotland, telling tales of legends, historical … Continued

Uncovering Scotland’s Global Legacy: Friday 18 – Sunday 27 October 2013 The Scottish International Storytelling Festival represents the best in Scotland’s culture internationally. The 2013 programme Once Upon a Journey, launched today (Friday 6 September) by Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, is inspired by travellers, explorers, nomads, pilgrims and voyagers … Continued