Presenting the 23nd Annual Cave Run Storytelling Festival September 29 & 30 2023, in Partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, Daniel Boone National Forest.

2023 Cave Run Storytelling Festival Information:


Join America’s most beloved storytellers in a beautiful mountain lakeside setting surrounded by a vibrant palette of fall colors. These talented artists will take you away to other times and places through the art of storytelling. Stories are told in large tents on the shore of Cave Run Lake at Twin Knobs Recreation Area in the Daniel Boone National Forest, located eight miles west of Morehead, Kentucky.

Sponsored by:

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marketing/advertising funding provided by Morehead-Rowan County Tourism

Interested in becoming a 2023 festival sponsor? Click below to download the Sponsorship Packet.

Sponsorship Packet

Volunteer Information:

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Essential Information

• Special rates are available for school groups on Thursday and Friday. School information, including the registration form, is mailed in early August and available on the festival web site.
• Storytelling performances begin at 9:45 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
• Gates open at 8:30 a.m. • Friday and Saturday evening performances begin at 7:00 p.m, gates will close at 7:45 p.m. • Ghost stories take place at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday evening. 
• Saturday Evening: This will be a busy evening of stories, please plan to arrive early. Parking will be limited, it is recommended to carpool
• Family camping is available at Twin Knobs Recreation Area Campground, adjacent to the festival area.
• The festival area is handicapped accessible.
• Food vendors and a sales tent offering storyteller merchandise and festival souvenirs are available throughout the festival.

General Public Advance Registration

Register by September 14th and SAVE! Two ways to pre-register:

1. Purchase festival tickets online at www.caverunstoryfest.org
OR
2. Fill out advance registration form, enclose check payable to Cave Run Storytelling Festival, and mail to Cave Run Storytelling Festival, P.O. Box 1364 Morehead, KY 40351.

For School Registration, click here.

Getting There

Twin Knobs Recreation Area
Exit 133 from I-64, Drive 8.4 miles south on Hwy 801

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