World Storytelling Cafe

22/04/2026

StoryBridge - Connecting through Stories

22/04/2026

We are proud to partner with Sheehans Storytelling Cottage & Kerry Writers Museum in this great project.

Omar Belaarej our Storyteller in Residence collaborated with Story From Seeds - Maria Gillen to build this Story Bridge across time & space. Last year Omar went to the Listowel Storytelling Festival in Kerry & this year Maria is back in World Storytelling Café.

They are now also joined by Jim Brule so that the Story Bridge extends now to the USA as well.

Join us at the World Storytelling Café Wednesday 22 April at 6pm to hear stories that connect us & a discussion about what that means.

18/04/2026

Global Storyround Keep the light burning hosted by Evita and John

18/04/2026

🗯️Global Storyround ‘Keep the Light burning – Livestream✨

📅 Saturday 18 April 2026
⏰ 10AM UK | 10AM Morocco
💻 Online Event – Live on Zoom

🔗 Join us: www.worldstorytellingcafe.com

17/04/2026

📖✨ Anthony Galvin-Healy at World Storytelling Café

A wonderful storytelling session filled with creativity, humor, and engaging moments.

Thank you to Anthony and to our audience for making this event truly special.
We look forward to seeing you again soon 🤍

17/04/2026

🗯️Despina Ariou tells stories for children – Livestream✨

📅 Friday 17 April 2026
⏰ 6PM UK | 6PM Morocco
💻 Online Event – Live on Zoom

🔗 Join us: www.worldstorytellingcafe.com

17/04/2026

Despina Ario tell stories for children

17/04/2026

Traditional tales with a zany twist

17/04/2026

✨ Stories with a twist!

Join Anthony Galvin-Healy for a lively and playful storytelling session 📖

🗓 Friday 17 | 🕓 4 PM
📍 World Storytelling Café
🎟 Free Entry

Don’t miss it 🔥

15/04/2026

Thank you H.E. Dr. Lachen Mahraoui for your continued support for our National Heritage of Story. Thank you also to our partners at Sheehans Storytelling Cottage & Kerry Writers Museum for the deepening & strengthening of these story bonds.

We are looking forward to welcoming Story From Seeds - Maria Gillen back to Morocco for what has now become her annual visit ☺️🙏

H.E. Dr Lahcen Mahraoui, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Ireland, met today at the Embassy premises with Ms Maria Gillen, a fourth-generation Irish storyteller, ahead of her visit to Morocco from 18 April to 25 May as part of Story Bridge. This initiative is organised by the World Storytelling Café in Marrakech and Sheehan’s Storytelling Cottage, as a follow-up project to the Marrakech International Storytelling Festival held in January 2025.

This remarkable festival recently set a Guinness World Record for the longest storytelling performance, reaching 80 hours and 32 minutes.

The Story Bridge programme will include a visit to the Atlas Mountains for special storytelling sessions centred on Irish tales, as well as a residency at the World Storytelling Café in Marrakech.

The meeting provided a valuable opportunity to explore the rich storytelling traditions of Morocco and Ireland, and to discuss how oral heritage can serve as a powerful bridge for deeper cultural exchange and stronger people-to-people connections between the two nations.