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29 Oct
through
Connecting Students and Communities via Bryan/College Station Folklore
01 Nov
2025
What's On
Wednesday October 29
FOLKTALE WRESTLING
Thursday October 30
SONGS and TALES
Friday October 31
BRYAN GHOST WALK
Saturday November 01
FOLKLORE CONFERENCE
Saturday November 02
CLOSING PERFORMANCE
Wednesday October 29 - Folktale Wrestling
7pm - 9pm
LAAH Courtyard, LAAH TAMU Campus, College Station, TX
Free Entry
Students of Texas A&M work with Lions Pride Sports Entertainment professional wrestlers to bring you an exciting night of local and glocal folklore creative interpretation in the form of wrestling matches, costumes, puppets, and more!
Thursday October 30 - Songs and Tales
7pm - 9pm
The Icehouse, Bryan, TX
Free Entry
Students from Texas A&M University will teem up with local music artists Ultraviolet for an unforgettable evening of seasonal song and storytelling...
Friday October 31 - Downtown Bryan Ghost Walk
7pm - 9pm
Downtown Bryan (starting at the Carnegie Library)
Free Entry
All the local haunted spots will be revealed, complete with detailed narratives, multimedia enhancement, and theatrical reenactments. Walk with us through a night of shivers, spookiness, and things that go bump in the night!
Saturday November 01
9am - 5pm
LAAH 453 Conference Room (lunch served to registered attendees)
Free Registration
The Lorefest Folktale Conference is an academic outlet for anyone interested in presenting research or discussing creative works related to local/glocal folklore. We are extremely proud to host keynote speaker, Sandy Stone for the event, an amazing opportunity for students of TAMU and the local BCS communities!
Saturday November 01 - Lorefest Final Performance
7pm - 9pm
Black Box Theatre, LAAH, TAMU Campus
Free Entry
The culmination of Lorefest 2025 will take place after the folktale conference, featuring a performance that brings together all the aspects of the festival and celebrates the community and rich folk culture in the Bryan/College Station area.
A reception for the week's events will be held in the lobby of LAAH prior to the performance.
About Lorefest
Lorefest is a community-building project bringing together local BCS residents and TAMU students through an exploration of Texas and Glocal folklore.
Lorefest is made possible in part with a City of Bryan Arts and Tourism Development Grant, a RESI Co-Sponsorship, funding from the Center for Digital Humanities, support from the PVFA Performance and Visual Studies Program, support from the TAMU Communications and Journalism Department, the TAMU Department of English, and TAMIDS Funding.
Special thanks to The Frame Gallery, The Parker-Astin Gallery, and Destination Bryan
For more information, please contact info@lorefest.com