Events at a Glance

This page lists all Chicago area and online storytelling events/shows from the main calendar, but in a much more compact (and bare bones) format.

All times listed are Central Time. Please check event websites to confirm times and venues.

3/20/26 (Happy first day of spring!) – I have added filters to make type of show (e.g., open mic) and location (Chicago vs suburbs) easier to find. You can select more than one filter at a time, for example, if you want to see online open mic shows. NOTE: Since one of the filters is “Online”, I have removed the separate “Online Events” page.

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DateTimeSeries/ShowVenueCity
Thu 5/7/20267:00 PMBetter Said Than Done: The Fair Folk - Faerie TalesOnline
Thu 5/7/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Bridgeport Open MicTangible BooksChicago
Thu 5/7/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit North Center Open MicMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Mon 5/11/20267:00 PMIs This A Thing? -- Up, Up and Away!O'Shaughnessy's Public HouseChicago
Mon 5/11/20267:00 PMThe Moth StorySLAM: I Got It From My MamaThe Den TheatreChicago
Tue 5/12/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 5/12/20267:00 PMHot Flashes & Fierce Tales: Stories from Menopause, Midlife, and BeyondThe StorefrontSkokie
Tue 5/12/20267:00 PMShow & Tell: Work in ProgressWriters TheatreGlencoe
Tue 5/12/20267:00 PMTellers' NightRobert's WestsideForest Park
Tue 5/12/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Lakeview Open MicOlive Black ChicagoChicago
Tue 5/12/20267:30 PMHomewood StoriesFCC Community HouseFlossmoor
Tue 5/12/20267:30 PMServing the SentenceJarvis Square TavernChicago
Wed 5/13/20266:30 PMThe GrapevineOnline & in DC
Wed 5/13/20267:00 PMSix Feet Apart Productions: Open Mic Storyslam - Mother NatureOnline
Wed 5/13/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Lake Forest Open MicGorton Community CenterLake Forest
Thu 5/14/20267:00 PMLost & Found Storytelling: Short Stories Open MicNabala CafeChicago
Thu 5/14/20267:30 PMThis Much Is TrueMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Sun 5/17/20263:00 PMSacred StorytellingOnline
Sun 5/17/20267:30 PMThe Wild NightCary's LoungeChicago
Mon 5/18/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Berwyn Open MicFriendly TapBerwyn
Tue 5/19/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 5/19/20267:00 PMThe Moth StorySLAM: Opposites AttractFitzGerald'sBerwyn
Tue 5/19/20267:30 PMCooler by the Lake: True Tales from the Third CoastEvanston SPACEEvanston
Tue 5/19/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Andersonville Open MicHopleafChicago
Wed 5/20/20267:00 PMMayhem, Mischief, & Magic: A Storytelling Concert FundraiserOnline
Wed 5/20/20267:00 PMStories R UsNik & Ivy Brewing CompanyLockport
Wed 5/20/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Libertyville Open MicPizzeria DeVilleLibertyville
Wed 5/20/20269:00 PMSAC Story Swap Genre Series: Legends - Urban & TraditionalOnline
Thu 5/21/20267:00 PMThe People TreeEmpire Burgers & BrewNaperville
Thu 5/21/20267:30 PMFirst Person Live: Fail!Hey NonnyArlington Heights
Thu 5/21/20267:30 PMShort Story TheatreArt Center Highland ParkHighland Park
Thu 5/21/20267:30 PMStory LabMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Sun 5/24/20266:00 PMStory Sessions & Victoria Montalbano Present: The Hyperfixation ShowPeckish PigEvanston
Mon 5/25/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Palatine Open MicEmmett's Brewing CompanyPalatine
Mon 5/25/20267:00 PMMiss Spoken: OccupationCole'sChicago
Tue 5/26/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 5/26/20266:00 PMTrue Tales LiveOnline
Tue 5/26/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Edgewater Open MicPete's Pizza and BakehouseChicago
Wed 5/27/20267:00 PMStory Vroom VroomDouble Clutch Brewing CompanyEvanston
Wed 5/27/20267:00 PMTenx9 Chicago: Lessons I Learned the Hard WayKibbitznest Books, Brews & BlarneyChicago
Wed 5/27/20268:00 PMBeyond BelievingThe Newport TheaterChicago
Thu 5/28/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Printer's Row Open MicBorn Again Consignment ParlorChicago
Thu 5/28/20267:30 PMHammered HIStoryThe Lincoln LodgeChicago
Tue 6/2/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 6/2/20267:00 PMOUTspoken! LGBTQ+ StorytellingSidetrackChicago
Tue 6/2/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Lincoln Square Open MicThe Atlantic Bar & GrillChicago
Wed 6/3/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Glenview Open MicGrandpa's PlaceGlenview
Wed 6/3/20268:00 PMLadylikeThe Lincoln LodgeChicago
Thu 6/4/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Bridgeport Open MicTangible BooksChicago
Thu 6/4/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit North Center Open MicMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Sat 6/6/20267:00 PMTraditions and Truth: A Virtual Open MicOnline
Sun 6/7/20268:00 PMHammered HerstoryThe Lincoln LodgeChicago
Mon 6/8/20267:00 PMIs This A Thing? -- Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…O'Shaughnessy's Public HouseChicago
Mon 6/8/20267:00 PMSpeaking of … SexMartyrs'Chicago
Mon 6/8/20267:00 PMThe Moth StorySLAM: American DreamsThe Den TheatreChicago
Tue 6/9/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 6/9/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Lakeview Open MicOlive Black ChicagoChicago
Wed 6/10/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Lake Forest Open MicGorton Community CenterLake Forest
Thu 6/11/20267:30 PMThis Much Is TrueMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Mon 6/15/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Berwyn Open MicFriendly TapBerwyn
Tue 6/16/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 6/16/20267:00 PMThe Moth StorySLAM: Holiday Gone WrongFitzGerald'sBerwyn
Tue 6/16/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Andersonville Open MicHopleafChicago
Wed 6/17/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Libertyville Open MicPizzeria DeVilleLibertyville
Thu 6/18/20267:30 PMStory LabMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Mon 6/22/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Palatine Open MicEmmett's Brewing CompanyPalatine
Tue 6/23/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 6/23/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Edgewater Open MicPete's Pizza and BakehouseChicago
Tue 6/23/20267:00 PMShow & Tell: True ColorsWriters TheatreGlencoe
Wed 6/24/20267:00 PMStory Vroom VroomDouble Clutch Brewing CompanyEvanston
Wed 6/24/20267:00 PMTenx9 Chicago: Under the TableKibbitznest Books, Brews & BlarneyChicago
Thu 6/25/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Printer's Row Open MicBorn Again Consignment ParlorChicago
Thu 6/25/20267:30 PMHammered HIStoryThe Lincoln LodgeChicago
Tue 6/30/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline