Attend Storytelling Events
All Upcoming Events
through April 21
StorySLAM
Fumbles and Fouls
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Venue: Anodyne Map It
7:00pm 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…FUMBLES AND FOULS: Prepare a five-minute story about the moment you dropped the ball. Oops, I did it again or did I do thaaaat? Tryouts, rehearsals, in… Learn More
StorySLAM
Ambition
Seattle, Washington
Venue: Bloedel Hall St. Mark's Map It
7:00pm Doors Open | 8:00pm Stories Begin
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The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…AMBITION: Prepare a fi… Learn More
StorySLAM
Fumbles and Fouls
Birmingham, Alabama
Venue: Saturn Birmingham Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:00pm Stories Begin
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The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…FUMBLES AND FOULS: Pre… Learn More
StorySLAM
Fumbles and Fouls
Burlington, Vermont
Venue: Middlebury Town Hall Theater Map It
6:30pm 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…FUMBLES AND FOULS: Prepare a five-minute story about the moment you dropped the ball. Oops, I did it again or did I do thaaaat? Tryouts, rehearsals, in… Learn More
StorySLAM
Ambition
San Francisco, California
Venue: Public Works (21+) Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…AMBITION: Prepare a fi… Learn More
StorySLAM
Fumbles and Fouls
Boston, Massachusetts
Venue: Arts at the Armory
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…FUMBLES AND FOULS: Pre… Learn More
StorySLAM
Struggles
New York City, New York
Venue: The Bell House (21+) Map It
7:00pm Doors Open | 8:00pm Stories Begin
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The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…STRUGGLES: Prepare a f… Learn More
GrandSLAM
Twin Cities GrandSLAM Championship
Twin Cities, Minnesota
Venue: Fitzgerald Theater Map It
7:00pm Doors Open | 8:00pm Stories Begin
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The Moth presents the GrandSLAM, a battle of wits and words - fierce, hilarious, heartbreaking and all points between. Listen as ten StorySLAM champs use the cruel lens of hindsight to detail foolish choices, tragic miscalculations, comic presumption… Learn More
GrandSLAM
Kansas City Inaugural GrandSLAM Championship
Kansas City, Missouri
Venue: Gem Theatre (MO) Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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Join us on March 27th at the Gem Theater in Kansas City for our first-ever GrandSLAM. The Moth GrandSLAM invites winners from our open-mic StorySLAMs back to the stage for a battle of wits and words in Kansas City!What happens when you put 10 seasone… Learn More
Mainstage
The Moth Mainstage in Charlottesville
Charlottesville, Virginia
Venue: The Paramount Theater Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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This Spring, globally beloved storytelling institution, The Moth, is bringing its Mainstage show to Charlottesville. For ONE night, 5 seasoned storytellers will share extraordinary, true stories that dig deep into the idea of the American Dream.Does … Learn More
StorySLAM
Fumbles and Fouls
Louisville, Kentucky
Venue: Headliners Music Hall Map It
7:00pm 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…FUMBLES AND FOULS: Prepare a five-minute story about the moment you dropped the ball. Oops, I did it again or did I do thaaaat? Tryouts, rehearsals, in… Learn More
StorySLAM
Sus
Melbourne, Australia
Venue: Howler Map It
7:00pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is… SUS: Prepare a five-m… Learn More
GrandSLAM
GrandSLAM Championship
Phoenix, Arizona
Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts Map It
7:00pm Doors Open | 8:00pm Stories Begin
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The ultimate storytelling competition, The Moth GrandSLAM invites 10 winners from our open-mic StorySLAMs back to the stage for the Phoenix storytelling championship. … Learn More
StorySLAM
Sus
Detroit, Michigan
Venue: Marble Bar Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…SUS: Prepare a five-mi… Learn More
Event Details:
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…SUS: Prepare a five-mi… Learn More
StorySLAM
Questions
Boston, Massachusetts
Venue: The Vilna Shul Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:00pm Stories Begin
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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition, at The Vilna Shul for the first time with a special One-Off StorySLAM event! Tonight's theme…QUESTIONS: Prepare a five minute story about questioning. Pondering the s… Learn More
StorySLAM
Sus
New York City, New York
Venue: The Bell House (21+) Map It
7:00pm Doors Open | 8:00pm Stories Begin
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The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…SUS: Prepare a five-mi… Learn More
StorySLAM
Sus
Portland, Oregon
Venue: TOC Portland Map It
7:00pm Doors Open | 8:00pm Stories Begin
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The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…SUS: Prepare a five-mi… Learn More
StorySLAM
Sus
Los Angeles, California
Venue: Los Globos (21+) 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…SUS: Prepare a five-minute story about deception or sus(picion). Counterfeit handbags, messages from unknown phone numbers, or skeletons in the closet.… Learn More
GrandSLAM
Ann Arbor GrandSLAM Championship
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Venue: The Ark Map It
7:00pm Doors Open | 8:00pm Stories Begin
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The ultimate storytelling competition, The Moth GrandSLAM invites winners from our open-mic StorySLAMs back to the stage for the Ann Arbor storytelling championship. … 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
The Moth's Education Program events showcase 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.
Global Community
The Moth's Global Community Program presents special Mainstage and showcases featuring personal stories from extraordinary individuals in the global south.
SLAM Showcase
SLAM Showcases feature beloved stories from our popular StorySLAM series presented a new!
Community StorySLAM
The Moth's Community Engagement Program presents annual Community StorySLAMs where anyone can share a true personal story on any theme!
Moth Ball
The Moth Ball is our most important fundraiser of the year! The evening will include a cocktail party, an elegant seated dinner, Moth storytellers, and a presentation of The Moth Legacy Award and the Storyteller of The Year Award.