
School is back and so are more storytelling shows! Kids are on their way back to school. People are on their way back to college. And everyone is on their way back to telling stories. While the listing may seem shorter at first, what’s happening is more shows are reoccurring shows and can be found in the bottom part of the list.
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 Sep
- 3 Sep
- 7 Sep
- The Perfect Liar’s Club (in-person, Washington, DC)
- 8 Sep
- Better Said Than Done Presents: Twisted Tales: Dual stories interwoven (online)
- 10 Sep
- Cryptids: Monsters, their follkore and stories (online)
- Blue Ridge Story Space — September Theme: “So Where’re Ya From?” (in-person, Floyd, VA)
- 11 Sep
- Caribbean Folktales – an evening of storytelling with Wendy Shearer (online)
- 14 Sep
- Six Feet Apart Productions present Open Mic StorySlam – “Memories” (online)
- 15 Sep
- Hair and bone, blood and milk – dark tales of magic and body parts (online)
- 17 Sep
- DONNA WASHINGTON: INSPIRE! Workshop & Concert (online)
- Storytime at BlackRock in partnership with Mo. Co. Public Library (in-person, Germantown, MD)
- 18 Sep
- Women tell by the Decades: 1960’s & Aughts – Virtual
- 22 Sep
- Hidden in Plain Sight: Stories about the powerful—and often invisible—public health forces that shape our lives (in-person, Baltimore, MD)
- 23 Sep
- Tales and Ales (in-person, Ashburn, VA)
- 24 Sep
- Better Said Than Done presents: Labor Day: Stories about work, labor, and rest (in-person, Fairfax, VA)
- 29 Sep
- Six Feet Apart Productions Present: Stand Up Storytelling (online)
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 week day 2:00 pm – Priscilla Howe
- Digital Decameron—stories for families in self-quarantine