27th April: Tell a Story Day

People of all ages are encouraged to share all kinds of stories on Tell a Story Day. Whether it’s read from a book, one from your imagination, or an actual story from a childhood memory, April 27th is the day to gather friends and family and share those stories.

The celebration encourages every generation to tell stories. That includes the youngest storytellers to the most experienced. Gather grandparents and children together to swap tales. Pick a topic and let the tales spin. Bring favorite books or well-remembered fables to tell. Spending time telling stories with family, friends, and loved ones is a time for all to learn from each other, remember, and grow closer together.

Tell a Story Day is celebrated in the United States of America, Scotland, and the United Kingdom. The aim of the day to get participants to tell, sharing, and listening to each other’s stories. It is a celebration of the art of oral storytelling in all of its many forms, whether it be fiction or non-fiction, a tall tale, or folklore. The stories may be told from memory or from a book. Events can be held in community centers, churches, homes, and gardens, hospitals, libraries, schools, or more unusual venues!