
The year is coming to a close and around the world, various holidays are being celebrated. A great way to reflect on the year that passed and the year that is coming is thinking of our own personal stories. What’s that? Can’t think of any of your own? Didn’t really want to relive the stories of this year? No worries! There are tons of storytelling shows on the list below that will help you enjoy the gift of storytelling in so many ways.
While I normally only cover the DC, MD, and VA area, with all shows being online now, I have broadened 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 Dec
- The Story Collider – Theme: Belonging (in-persona and online)
- TALK STORIES: Asian American/Asian Diaspora Storytelling (Online)
- 2 Dec
- The Story Collider – Theme: Clarity (in-persona and online)
- Black Women’s Art of Storytelling (online)
- 3 Dec
- TGIF (Thank God Its Friday) Intergenerational Story Fest (online)
- Chocolate City Monologues 2.0 (in-person, Washington, DC)
- 5 Dec
- Stories of Re-enchantment by Jason Buck Storyteller (online)
- Rachel Rose Reid storytelling show “I’m Hans Christian Andersen” (online)
- 6 Dec
- Black Women’s Art of Storytelling (online)
- First Monday Storytelling hosted by Manuel Camacho (online)
- 7 Dec
- 8 Dec
- The Stoop Storytelling -Bah, Humbug!:Stories about making mistakes, making amends, and making merry (in-person, Baltimore, MD)
- The Story Collider – Theme: Mind over Matter
- Six Feet Apart Productions Presents Open Mic StorySlam “Snowball” (online)
- 9 Dec
- Better Said Than Done – Food, Folxs, and Fun (online)
- Mixed Signals: A Storytelling Night Featuring First-Generation Americans (in-person, Silver Spring, MD)
- 11 Dec
- Replay Storytelling presents All In the Family (in-person and online)
- ASST December 2021 Adults Only Stories (online)
- 12 Dec
- Abby The Spoon Lady – Storytelling Show
- Ghost Stories for Christmas by Jason Buck Storyteller (online)
- Shadows on Snow: Chilling Tales from the Far North (in-person and online)
- 15 Dec
- Red Soul Storytelling (online)
- RISK live storytelling (in-person and online)
- 16 Dec
- TELL Storytelling Series 2021Winter Olio (online)
- SAC Story Swap Genre Storytelling Series — Sacred & Inspirational Stories (online)
- Telltale Presents: The 3rd Annual “You Won’t Get What You Want” Show (online)
- 17 Dec
- The Story Collider Miscalculated (online)
- 18 Dec
- Top Shelf – Story District’s Best (in-person, Washington, DC)
- 19 Dec
- Welsh Fairy Tales by Viktor Wynd (online)
- A Christmas Carol – online storytelling for adults and families (online)
- 31 Dec
- Storytelling with Artist Standing Strong Together (ASST)
Over a range of dates
- 28 Nov – 5 Dec The Storyteller’s Channel presents: Izzy Abrahmson’s The Village Life: Winter Blessings Chanukah Virtual Tour
- 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 First Tuesday Natural Born Storytellers: Once Upon a Tuesday
- Every Wednesday African Diaspora and Indigenous Storytelling (online)
- 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)