Live Storytelling Events
In response to concerns about COVID-19: Our goal is to create a safe environment that fosters empathy and builds a community enriched by storytelling. In an effort to abide by local and state guidelines, please reference each event's ticket landing page for updates on COVID-19 regulations. Search below for upcoming events in your area.
All Upcoming Events
through August 2
StorySLAM
Pride
Madison, Wisconsin
Venue: High Noon Saloon Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… PRIDE: Prepare a five-minute story about embracing your identity. Coming out and inspiring others to do the same. Found family, fluidity... Learn More
StorySLAM
Pride
New York City, New York
Venue: The Bell House Map It
7:15pm Doors Open | 8:00pm Stories Begin
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… PRIDE: Prepare a five-minute story about embracing your identity. Coming out and inspiring others to do the same. Found family, fluidity, lo... Learn More
StorySLAM
Pride
Los Angeles, California
Venue: Los Globos Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… PRIDE: Prepare a five-minute story about embracing your identity. Coming out and inspiring others to do the same. Found family, fluidity... Learn More
StorySLAM
Pride
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue: World Cafe Live Map It
6:00pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… PRIDE: Prepare a five-minute story about embracing your identity. Coming out and inspiring others to do the same. Found family, fluidity... Learn More
StorySLAM
Pride
Berkeley, California
Venue: Freight & Salvage Map It
6:00pm Doors Open | 7:00pm Stories Begin
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… PRIDE: Prepare a five-minute story about embracing your identity. Coming out and inspiring others to do the same. Found family, fluidity, lo... Learn More
StorySLAM
Pride
Melbourne, Australia
Venue: Howler Map It
7:00pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… PRIDE: Prepare a five-minute story about embracing your identity. Coming out and inspiring others to do the same. Found family, fluidity, lo... Learn More
StorySLAM
Pride
Miami, Florida
Venue: Sandrell Rivers Theater
6:00pm Doors Open | 7:00pm Stories Begin
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… PRIDE: Prepare a five-minute story about embracing your identity. Coming out and inspiring others to do the same. Found family, fluidity, lo... Learn More
Mainstage
The Moth Mainstage in Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
Venue: Somerville Theatre Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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Please join us for an evening of true stories told live at beautiful Somerville Theatre in Boston as five tellers take to the stage to share their stories: Emotional rescues, saving graces, and twists of fate. Presented in partnership with WBUR. ... Learn More
StorySLAM
Pride
Washington DC, District of Columbia (DC)
Venue: Miracle Theatre Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… PRIDE: Prepare a five-minute story about embracing your identity. Coming out and inspiring others to do the same. Found family, fluidity, lo... Learn More
Mainstage
The Moth Mainstage in Portland
Portland, Maine
Venue: State Theatre Portland Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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The Moth is true stories, told live and without notes. The Moth celebrates the ability of stories to honor both the diversity and commonality of human experience, and to satisfy a vital human need for connection. It seeks to present recognized storyt... Learn More
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… PRIDE: Prepare a five-minute story about embracing your identity. Coming out and inspiring others to do the same. Found family, fluidity, lo... Learn More
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Unexpected
New York City, New York
Venue: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe Map It
5:45pm Doors Open | 6:30pm Stories Begin
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… UNEXPECTED: Prepare a five minute story about a surprise. Good shocks or bad. Out-of-the blue letters, calls, visits. Unpredicted failures a... Learn More
StorySLAM
Pride
Chicago, Illinois
Venue: Lincoln Hall Map It
6:00pm Doors Open | 7:00pm Stories Begin
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… PRIDE: Prepare a five-minute story about embracing your identity. Coming out and inspiring others to do the same. Found family, fluidity, lo... Learn More
StorySLAM
Pride
Atlanta, Georgia
Venue: Theatrical Outfit - The Balzer Theater Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… PRIDE: Prepare a five-minute story about embracing your identity. Coming out and inspiring others to do the same. Found family, fluidity, lo... Learn More
StorySLAM
Pride
Boston, Massachusetts
Venue: WBUR CitySpace Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… PRIDE: Prepare a five-minute story about embracing your identity. Coming out and inspiring others to do the same. Found family, fluidity, lo... Learn More
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Pride
Burlington, Vermont
Venue: Main Street Landing
7:00pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… PRIDE: Prepare a five-minute story about embracing your identity. Coming out and inspiring others to do the same. Found family, fluidity, lo... Learn More
StorySLAM
Pride
New Orleans, Louisiana
Venue: Cafe Istanbul Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… PRIDE: Prepare a five-minute story about embracing your identity. Coming out and inspiring others to do the same. Found family, fluidity... Learn More
StorySLAM
Pride
London, United Kingdom
Venue: Rich Mix Map It
7:15pm Doors Open | 8:00pm Stories Begin
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme… PRIDE: Prepare a five-minute story about embracing your identity. Coming out and inspiring others to do the same. Found family, fluidity, lo... Learn More
Mainstage
The Moth Mainstage in New York
New York City, New York
Venue: The Green-Wood Cemetery Map It
7:00pm Doors Open | 8:00pm Stories Begin
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Join The Moth (and the spirits of Green-wood Cemetery) for an evening of stories from beneath the surface. Things left unsaid, secrets unearthed, funerary rituals, final wishes. A life or death decision made half a world away and the legacies we lea... Learn More
Mainstage
The Moth Mainstage in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Venue: GLC Live at 20 Monroe Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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The Moth is true stories, told live and without notes. The Moth celebrates the ability of stories to honor both the diversity and commonality of human experience, and to satisfy a vital human need for connection. It seeks to present recognized storyt... Learn More
Moth Events
Mainstage
Curated events featuring five tellers who develop and shape their stories with our directors. Beyond theater, The Moth Mainstage is a community where entertainment and enlightenment merge.
StorySLAM
Open-mic storytelling competitions. Open to anyone with a five-minute story to share on the night’s theme. Come tell a story, or just enjoy the show!
GrandSLAM
After ten StorySLAMs in a city, the winners then compete for the title of GrandSLAM Champion with a brand new story. This is the ultimate battle of wits and words.
Special Events
Each year The Moth presents two benefits featuring a special show and party: The Moth Ball and the Moth Members' Show.
Education
Featuring high school and college students who have participated in Moth workshops in their schools.
Community
Showcases of storytellers from a wide range of populations, community organizations and non-profits.