You can make a difference!
Donate
As an EVENT SPONSOR, you can support the community while promoting your business or organization. Donations are tax-deductible; we are a 501c3 organization. Please consider donating to support the festival's community outreach programs. We give free festival tickets to students 18 and under and their teachers, individuals with low income, and individuals with disabilities. Additionally, the festival offers free therapeutic storytelling workshops to help people who have experienced trauma.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE EVENT SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:
Epic:$2500 or more Legend:$1000-$2499 Myth:$500-$999
Tall Tale:$200-$499 Folktale:$100-$199 Fable:up to $99
This is what your event sponsorship can do:
$20 helps cover the cost for a student, teacher, individual with low income, or individual with a disability to attend the festival in person or view it online
$50 helps to provide large-print and Braille copies of the event program for attendees
$100 helps to pay for sign language interpreters for the festival
$250 or more helps to bring top-notch storytellers to the festival to teach and delight
Donations made on or before 2/1/26 will be recognized in the event program.
As an ENDOWMENT FUND DONOR, you can help the festival live on! The festival has established an Endowment Fund with the sole purpose of building resources for the future. By helping us grow this Fund, you can ensure that the festival will be able to bring the powerful, joyful art of story to the beautiful North Georgia Mountains for years to come.
If you would prefer to donate by check, please mail your donation to:
Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival
440 Butternut Creek Road
Blairsville, GA 30512
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING?
We're a volunteer-run organization and would love to have you join us. We could use your help with spreading the word about the festival, setting up/breaking down the annual quilt display, registering festival visitors, checking swatches at the door, staffing the marketplace table, and many other jobs. If you'd like to volunteer, send us a message using the form below, call Amanda Lawrence at 706-897-8941, or CLICK HERE to go directly to a Google form where you can select a job/shift for the 2026 festival.