
Hopefully, you are surviving the heat this summer! There aren’t any signs of it letting up anytime soon. The same goes for storytelling, though! As always, there are great choices of storytelling events in-person, online, or both. And some of the online choices are international as well!
While I normally only cover the DC, MD, and VA areas, 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 Aug
- Bedtime Stories – Short Tours (online)
- 5 Aug
- FEAST presents: Super Short Stories Story Swap (online)
- 6 Aug
- Good Liars Club Festival 2022 (online)
- 9 Aug
- Resourceful Women 3rd Annual Story Slam (in-person, Reston, VA)
- 10 Aug
- Open Mic StorySlam – “Dog Days!” (online)
- 11 Aug
- Better Said Than Done: Broken hearts club: stories of heartbreak (online)
- Warriors Storytelling Night for Women’s Rights (online)
- Stories for Change: Housing in the District (in-person, Washington, DC)
- 13 Aug
- RAIS Summer Storytelling Social (online)
- Blue Ridge Story Space: Theme – Songs that take you back (in-person, Floyd, VA)
- 15 Aug
- The Green Girl and other Suffolk Stories by Kirsty Hartsiotis (online)
- 16 Aug
- Risk Live Storytelling (in person and online)
- 21 Aug
- Storytelling for a Cause: Black is…More than a color (in-person and online)
- 26 Aug
- The Stoop Storytelling Series Presents: (in-person, Baltimore, MD)
- 27 Aug
- Storymasters Toastmasters Club (online)
- Appalachian Chamber Music Festival: Storytelling and Folklore (in-person, Purcellville, VA)
- 28 Aug
- STORY JAM! Theme: Homecoming (online)
- 29 Aug
- ASAP Storytelling Bootcamp Graduation Show (online)
- 31 Aug
- The Perfect Liars Club (in-person, Washington, DC)
Over a range of dates or regularly reoccurring
- Every Sunday
- Grit (true stories that matter) with Sean Wellington
- First Sunday of each month
- If You Could See Me presents Holding Space for Stories of Choice and Access (online)
- Last Sunday of each month
- Allographic Virtual Open Mic (online)
- Every Monday
- Workshop!Workshop! Storytelling and open mic
- SF Storytellers Toastmasters
- First Monday of the month
- First Monday Storytelling hosted by Manuel Camacho
- Third Monday of the month
- The Moth (in-person, Washington DC)
- SocietyX : Cheaper Than Therapy – Story Circle (online)
- Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 4:00 PM CDT – Laura Packer, Facebook live storytelling
- Most Tuesdays at 1030 AM EST Tales on Tuesday with Teri (Facebook live)
- Every Tuesday and Thursday at 1:00 PM EST
- Bill Harley
- Every Tuesday
- SocietyX: What’s Your Story Evening Jam Sessions
- The Story Space open mic for all ages
- First Tuesday
- Second Tuesday
- Speak Your Truth Open Mic
- Fourth Tuesday
- Story Arts of Minnesota Open Mic
- Every Wednesday
- African Diaspora and Indigenous Storytelling (online)
- Every Wednesday and Friday
- Mezrab Live Storytelling Night (Storytelling from Amsterdam)
- Second Wed of the month
- Pour One Out: A Monthly Storytelling Series
- Third Wed of the month
- SAC Story Swap Genre Storytelling Series (online)
- First Thursday –
- The Moth (in-person, Washington DC)
- Every Thursday
- The Antidote – Storytelling Show
- Totally True Things: A Socially-Conscious Storytelling Show
- Last Thursday of every month
- Third Thursday –
- Durham Storytellers – Monthly Storytelling Gathering (online)
- One Nature Stories – free online storytelling event
- Every Friday at 8:00 pm – 1001 Nights of Storytelling
- Themes will vary
- Fourth Friday at 7 pm EST – The Iridescent Robot Storytelling Club (online)
- Fourth Saturday of the Month
- The Waiting Room: Health and Healthcare Comedy and Storytelling (online)
- Every Saturday
- Wholesome Relaxing Bed Time Story Telling For Grown Ups (online)
- First Saturday of every month
- DP Story Slam- Share a story or just listen. Your story, your platform! (in-person, Manassas, VA)
- Fourth Saturday of every month
- Storymasters Toastmasters Club (online)
- Every weekday 2:00 pm – Priscilla Howe
- Digital Decameron—stories for families in self-quarantine