河南省寶豐縣的馬街書(shū)(shū)會(huì)(huì )又稱(chēng)“十三馬街書(shū)(shū)會(huì)(huì )”,是全國(guó)曲藝行當(dāng)?shù)慕灰资?huì)(huì )。每年農(nóng)歷正月十三到十五為書(shū)(shū)會(huì)(huì )的會(huì)(huì )期,十三為書(shū)(shū)會(huì)(huì )正日。書(shū)(shū)會(huì)(huì )在寶豐縣城南7公里處楊莊鎮(zhèn)馬街村北應(yīng)河岸邊舉行,屆時(shí)(shí)來(lái)(lái)自河南省和外省市的說(shuō)(shuō)書(shū)(shū)藝人負(fù)鼓攜琴,匯集于此,說(shuō)(shuō)書(shū)(shū)亮藝,河南墜子、道情、曲子、琴書(shū)(shū)等曲種應(yīng)有盡有,規(guī)模壯觀(guān),形成全國(guó)民間藝術(shù)(shù)的奇?zhèn)ゾ坝^(guān)。
馬街書(shū)(shū)會(huì)(huì )歷史久遠(yuǎn),其起始年代已難確考。據(jù)史料推斷,它最早可能出現(xiàn)在元代,距今已有六百多年的歷史;最晚可能出現(xiàn)在清乾隆年間,距今也已有二百多年。(來(lái)(lái)源:中國(guó)非物質(zhì)(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)(chǎn)網(wǎng)(wǎng))