Sandbar Storytelling Festival Schedule of Events 2025

Tuesday, Oct. 7

5:30 p.m., “Pizza & Bil” featuring Bil Lepp at Blue Heron Coffeehouse (reserved ticket required)

Wednesday, Oct. 8

8 p.m., “Tales & Ales featuring Josh Goforth” at Two Fathoms Brewery (free event, limited seating)

Thursday, Oct. 9

9 p.m., “Tales & Ales featuring Don White” at No Name Bar (free event, limited seating)

Friday, Oct. 10

1 p.m., Katie Knutson, Dovie Thomason, and Elizabeth Ellis at the Historic Masonic Theater of Winona (free event)
7 p.m., “TGIF: Tales for the End of the Week” featuring SSF25 Storytellers at Saint Mary’s University Page Theater (ticket or pass required)

Saturday, Oct. 11

10 a.m., Bil Lepp and Josh Goforth at Saint Mary’s University Page Theater (ticket or pass required)
10 a.m., Storytelling featuring Rev. Robert Jones, Sr. and the Winona’s Little Warriors Drumline at the Winona Public Library (free event for families, suitable for children)
Noon, Lunch (food available at the tent)
1 p.m., Elizabeth Ellis, Don White, Dovie Thomason, and Rev. Robert Jones, Sr. at Saint Mary’s University Page Theater (ticket or pass required)
5 p.m., Dinner (food trucks by the tent)
7 p.m., “Tales Tall & True?” featuring SSF25 Storytellers at Saint Mary’s University Page Theater (ticket or pass required)

Sunday, Oct. 12

10 a.m., Bil Lepp at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, located at Wesley United Methodist Church (free event)
2 p.m., Don White at the First Congregational Church of Winona (free-will offering at the door)

Sunday, Oct. 12 – Monday, Oct. 13

Storytelling Intensive for intermediate and advanced storytellers at Alverna Center (application and registration fee required)

Admission Prices for Ticketed Events and Passes

“Pizza with Bil” (reservation required with limited seating) $50 general
“TGIF: Tales for the End of the Week” (6 tellers) $25 general | $5 students*
Saturday Morning Ticket (Bil and Josh) $10 general | $5 students*
Saturday Afternoon Ticket (Elizabeth, Don, Dovie, and Rev. Jones) $20 general | $5 students*
“Tales Tall & True?” (6 tellers) $25 general | $5 students*
Saturday Full-Day Pass – morning, afternoon, and night $50 general | $10 students*
Two-Day Festival Pass – Friday night and all-day Saturday $70 | $10 students*

*Student prices are for ages 11 – 18 and college students with a valid ID