Annual Summit & Festival

Enjoy the 2027 Story Crossroads Summit & Festival for engaging virtual workshops and free, live performances in libraries, a park, and schools—spotlighting youth and community tellers alongside professional story artists.

Coming May 1 & 3-5, 2027 – more dates possible depending on our library partners!

Schedule so far…
Date/Time – MDT (UTC -6)Activity
Saturday, May 1, 2027
9:00-10:30 AM

Noon-1:30 PM

3:00-4:30 PM
Three Different Virtual Workshops to learn the craft of storytelling
Monday, May 3, 2027
6:00-7:30 PM
An Evening of Stories
Murray City Library
Tuesday, May 4, 2027
9:30-10:20 AM

10:30-11:20 AM

11:30 AM-12:20 PM
Performances
Pavilion 2, Murray City Park
Field Trip Day – open to all
Tuesday, May 4, 2027
6:30-8:00 PM
An Evening of Stories
American Fork Library
Wednesday, May 5, 2027
6:30-8:00 PM
An Evening of Stories
Pleasant Grove Library

Kristin Pedemonti, Chetter Galloway and many more TBA

Summit & Festival Access Options

In-Person Performances (Libraries/Park)

  • FREE – only need to get yourself there!

Individual Workshop Tickets

  • $25 – On-demand recording of that workshop and/or virtual-live attendance

Summit Pass (All 3 Workshops)

  • $65 – Live access to all 3 workshops + on-demand recordings + 8 additional performance recordings (3 from libraries, 3 from park, 2 virtual premieres)

Registration comes live soon – check back

Here’s a glimpse of what to expect drawn from the 2026 Summit & Festival with new glimpses of the 2027 coming soon.

In-Person Locations

Murray City Library – 166 E. 5300 S., Murray, UT 84107

Murray City Park – 495 E. 5300 S., Murray, UT 84107

American Fork Library – 64 S. 100 E., American Fork, UT 84003

Pleasant Grove Library – 30 E. Center St., Pleasant Grove, UT 84062

Thanks to funding from National Endowment for the Arts; Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) of Salt Lake County; Creative West; Utah Division of Arts and Museums; City of Murray; Salt Lake City Arts Council; Utah Storytelling Guild; Murray City Library; Pleasant Grove Library; American Fork Library and people like you.