Scottish International Storytelling Festival 21-31 October www.tracscotland.org

Edinburgh, Lothian Hosted by the storytellers of Scotland, artists gather to guide festival-goers through the labyrinths of change and weave new narratives for a re-imagined earth. The festival demonstrates how the traditional art of storytelling is more vital than ever today in connecting people everywhere, across cultures, places and generations through performance, workshops, talks and children’s events.