Glasgow’s biennial Contemporary and Community Storytelling Festival brings together an exciting range of events, offering something for everyone.

This year, several of our events are being held as part of Glasgow 2026 Festival providing an opportunity to bring people together in celebration of the culture and creativity of communities around the Commonwealth and to explore the Commonwealth’s complex history and impact.

We will kick off our festivities on our home turf with the amazing Pollok Kite Fest on Sunday 24th May. Pollok Hill will be a sea of colour with arts & crafts, performance and, of course, kites!

Join us at our new festival home, The Boardwalk, from 3rd – 6th June as we explore our central theme, Voices of Change, through a rich and diverse programme of performance from acclaimed international storytellers premiering new work in Scotland, award winning homegrown talent and exciting new emerging voices in storytelling.

As always, we are proud to present community performances, screenings and exhibitions from both our local neighbourhood of Pollok and groups across Scotland, who are at the heart of our work.

This year, VSF26 proudly welcomes back our Storytelling Symposium! This day long series of workshops, talks and roundtable discussions explores how storytelling can support change – strategically, culturally and personally.

And if you can’t get to Glasgow, we will be taking over the Guid Crack Club in Edinburgh on Friday 29th May, bringing West Coast hijinks to the capital.

We can’t wait to welcome you to #VSF26

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