
Sure, the month of Oct has some scary times, but we have stories to hold on to! More places are having in-person shows. Be sure to check the requirements to attend. I will be tracking online shows and shows local to DC, MD, and VA, with a few exceptions. Not only am I excited that there are a number of shows, but there are even a few I get to be a part of. Check out the More About Nick Baskerville page to see where I’ll be this month. Until then, have useless debates about pumpkin spice, find the nearest October Fest celebration, and pick out your Halloween costume. Oct is here!
While I normally only cover the DC, MD, and VA area, with all shows being online now, I have broaden my scope of storytelling so you can broaden your scope of story listening. With that in mind, do take a look at the Virginia Storytelling Alliance (VASA) Website (https://virginiastorytellingalliance.org/events/) as well as The National Storyteller Network (NSN) (https://storynet.org/calendar/?cid=my-calendar&month=5&yr=2020), The Northeast Storytelling website (https://www.nestorytelling.org/calendar/), and Chicago Storytelling
https://chicago-storytelling.com/events-at-a-glance as they have story shows that I may not have listed myself.
An important note, I have links to shows and the days they will happen, but the info about time, tickets, and other info you are going to have to click on the links, or check out their website or Facebook page. Pay particular attention to the time zone, as these shows are coming from all over the US, and in some cases the world.
Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to check for events. Some events that happen multiple times in a week or month are listed at the bottom.
Happy storylistening!
- 1 Oct
- National Storytelling Festival (Online)
- Mortified Live (In-person, Baltimore, MD)
- The Story Collider – Super Collider 3: Variable (Online)
- ASST presents TGIF Intergenerational Story Fest (Online)
- Story Jam is Seven: LIVESTREAM (Online)
- 2 Oct
- National Storytelling Festival (Online)
- The Traveling Talesman presents – All Pull Together – Online Storytelling (Online)
- 5 Oct
- Natural Born Storytellers: On The Road
- 6 Oct
- Perfect Liar’s Club (In-person; Washington, DC)
- 8 Oct
- The Story Collider – Science Story Slam: Transformation (Online)
- Phil Branch solo show Juneteenth Tilapia Rainbows (In-person; Baltimore, MD)
- 9 Oct
- Ubuntu Storytellers Presents: Discovered! (Online)
- Phil Branch solo show Juneteenth Tilapia Rainbows (In-person; Baltimore, MD)
- 10 Oct
- Phil Branch solo show Juneteenth Tilapia Rainbows (In-person; Baltimore, MD)
- 13 Oct
- The Story Collider New York: Lessons Learned (In-person; New York and online)
- Pour one out: A monthly storytelling series
- Six feet apart productions present Open Mic Storyslam; Theme: Frightful (Online)
- 14 Oct
- Better Said Than Done – Gravity: Stories of Science and Nature (Online)
- The Story Collider (In-person, Washington, DC)
- Telltale Presents: Don’t be Afraid (Online)
- 15 Oct
- 26th Annual Forest Storytelling Festival (Online)
- Story Slam: virtual open-mic storytelling event (Online)
- 16 Oct
- 6th Annual Forest Storytelling Festival (Online)
- 17 Oct
- 6th Annual Forest Storytelling Festival (Online)
- 18 Oct
- The Stoop Storytelling Series: Didn’t See That Coming (In-person, Baltimore, MD)
- 20 Oct
- SAC Story Swap Genre Storytelling Series — Spooky & Scary Tales (Online)
- 21 Oct
- The Story Collider – Cambridge UK’s Online Story Hour: Hope (Online)
- 22 Oct
- Tales and Ales Storytelling Show (In-person, Ashburn, VA)
- 30 Oct
- Stories with spirt present: Fairy Tale Variations: BLUEBEARD (Online)
- 31 Oct
- Stories for Halloween (Online)
Over a range of dates
- Every Sunday Grit (true stories that matter) with Sean Wellington
- Every Sunday “Sunday Night Stories with Jeff Stein” on ClubHouse
- Every Monday Workshop!Workshop! Storytelling and open mic
- Most Tuesdays at 1030 AM EST Tales on Tuesday with Teri (Facebook live)
- Every Tuesday The Story Space open mic for all ages
- Every Tuesday and Thursday at 1:00 PM EST – Bill Harley
- Every Tuesday SocietyX: What’s Your Story Evening Jam Sessions
- Every Wednesday and Friday – Mezrab Live Storytelling Night
- Storytelling from Amsterdam
- Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 4:00 PM CDT – Laura Packer, Facebook live storytelling
- Every Thursday – The Antidote – Storytelling Show
- Every Thursday – Totally True Things: A Socially-Conscious Storytelling Show
- Every Friday at 8:00 pm – 1001 Nights of Storytelling
- Themes will vary
- Every 4th Friday at 7 pm EST – The Iridescent Robot Storytelling Club
- Every week day 2:00 pm – Priscilla Howe
- Digital Decameron—stories for families in self-quarantine
- Every first Monday of the month
- First Monday Storytelling hosted by Manuel Camacho
- Last Thursday of every month
- The Story Show (Open Mic)