Whitewater Storytelling Festival

Description

Celebrate the art of storytelling at this magical festival at Cravath Lakefront Park featuring stories through arts & crafts, tellers, musicians, and food! This is a FREE family-friendly event.

Event at a Glance:

9a-1p: Kid’s Activities, Stories, Music
1-2p & 5-6p: Live Music
2-5p: All Ages Storytelling & Vendor Market
6-8p: Campfire Stories
**Food Trucks available for lunch & dinner (some may hang out all day)**

Special thanks to our Annual Sponsors: Hamilton House B&B, First Citizens State Bank, and Nelson's Bus Service as well as our Event Sponsors: Fort Community Credit Union, Generac, and Culver's!

Full Schedule here:

~Children’s Stories & Activities~

9-9:45a – Music, Movement, & Instrument Petting Zoo with Circle of Song Music Therapy, LLC
10-10:30a – Coral Conant Gilles
10:30-11a – Pine cone bird feeder kids craft by Kim Adams
11-11:30a – Andreas Transø
11:30-12p – Kids activity & time with Monty the Mammoth by the Ice Age Trail Alliance
12-12:30p – Musical Stories with Nazario Chickpeazio
12:30-1p – UW-Whitewater's Chancellor King

~All Ages Storytelling & Live Music~

1-1:45p – Live music by Nazario Chickpeazio (genres range from Bluegrass, to Spanish guitar, & Tibetan Ceremonial music) **Featuring puppeteering by Eowyn
2-2:30p – Coral Conant Gilles
2:45-3:15p – Jitesh Jaggi
3:30-4p – Elizabeth Matson
4:15-4:45p – Sarah Beth Nelson
5p-5:45p – Live music with Cead Mile Failte (traditional Irish tunes & story songs)

~Campfire Stories with S’mores~

6-6:30p – Karen Wendt
6:30-7p – Doug Way
7-7:30p – Aria Wagner
7:30-8p – Chad Mitchell Johnstone

~Food Trucks & Vendor Market~

11-2p – Lunch Food Vendors: Aunt Mable’s Hot Sandwiches & Sweet Treats, Pupusas by La Preferida, Sarah’s Sweet Treats, Lady Vs Sno-Cones & Snacks

2-5p – Artisan Market – Storytelling through art and food:

BaristaCats Cafe
Kristie’s Creative Kitchen
Studio 84
Jackie’s Small Batch Bakery
ReVamp Nutrition
Kit’s Knits
Owl Be There
Author, Danielle Lincoln Hanna
Heather’s Tailoring & Custom Sewing

5-8p – Dinner Food Vendors: Pupusas by La Preferida & Sarah’s Sweet Treats

Learn more about the storytellers and vendors here: www.whitewaterchamber.com/whitewater-storytelling-festival/