Marketplace & the Storytelling Center Gift Shop

Thursday, 1:00 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The best place to shop for storytelling books, tapes, videos, resources, and souvenirs is the Festival Marketplace. You'll find selections from every featured teller as well as past favorites plus the latest storytelling releases. Take home a special item that will tell the tale of your festival experience!

The Marketplace is located in the Storytelling Park across the footbridge from the food court corridor.

The Storytelling Center Gift Shop

Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The International Storytelling Center Gift Shop is located in the heart of historic Jonesborough and offers a unique selection of storytelling books, journals, tapes, and CDs. Puppets and children's stories adorn the shop in myriad displays. The Center shop also offers one-of-a-kind handmade crafts that are a part of the very fiber of the mountains—featuring baskets, quilts, weaving, jewelry, corn shuck dolls, wood and paper products, fabric and pottery, homemade honey and jellies, and Christmas ornaments.

Don't forget to pick up a keepsake of your trip to the National Storytelling Festival from our line of souvenir items! Shop for blankets, hand puppets, books, candles, mugs and L. Bryant Pottery. All at the International Storytelling Center.