National Story Telling Week 2026

Date: 2nd February – 9th February
Time: Multiple
Location: Online
Cost: Free

National Storytelling Week 2026 is a celebration of oral storytelling, reading and writing for pleasure. At a time when young people’s writing and reading enjoyment levels are at their lowest, National Storytelling Week has never been more important.

The theme for National Storytelling Week 2026 is Soundtrack your story. Everyone has their own musical story – whether it’s in the songs we love and the music we dance to, through British Sign Language and the rhythms we feel, the soundscapes of everyday life, or the soundtracks we hear in films and games. Music connects us to words. It helps us express who we are and how we see the world.

We’re proud to support National Storytelling Week in partnership with the NHS Early Language Support for Every Child and the Chat Play Read initiative.

Find resources and more information here.