Storytelling events in New York

Check out happening storytelling events all around New York, NY

Michelle Buteau Tickets

Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm New York, N.Y.

2026 Real Estate Expo: Financial Literacy Summit at City College

Sat, 11 Jul at 09:00 am The City College of New York Free

Century of Black Theater Making | Hidden Figures Recentered

Mon, 11 May at 07:00 pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Free

Letters Live

Thu, 14 May at 07:30 pm Town Hall

2026 BLK Legacy Dinner

Sat, 23 May at 06:00 pm LUME Studios USD 240 to 255

Comedy for Peace- 7 Years Celebration- Fundraiser

Thu, 04 Jun at 08:00 pm Comic Strip Live, 2nd Avenue, New York, NY, USA USD 33 to 107

SUPER SÁBADO: Nuyorican Life

Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm El Museo del Barrio Free

The Sa Dance Company presents RISE

Thu, 07 May at 07:30 pm New York Live Arts, West 19th Street, New York, NY, USA

Belles at The Bitter End, NYC

Sat, 09 May at 08:30 pm The Bitter End

Pride in Space! Inclusive Pride Family Day

Sun, 31 May at 01:00 pm Intrepid Museum Free

NYC Argentine Tango + Art Showcase (Live Night) + NETWORKING

Sat, 25 Apr at 06:00 pm Daylight Studio USD 45

Country Nights with Michael Ray

Mon, 21 Sep at 06:00 pm Pier 61, Chelsea Piers New York, NY

Who Belongs? Stories Against a Narrowing World

Sat, 02 May at 06:30 pm Judson Memorial Church USD 0 to 23

Ghost Stories: Siri Hustvedt with Katie Kitamura

Sat, 02 May at 04:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 0 to 38

JAZZ AT ONE: Vanisha Gould

Mon, 04 May at 01:00 pm St. Paul's Chapel Free

Mac Barnett: Make Believe

Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 25

El Hooky Party- MAY 2

Sat, 02 May at 05:00 pm Republica Restaurant Rooftop & Lounge USD 13 to 34

Gabe Lee

Sat, 16 May at 06:00 pm Cafe Wha? USD 26 to 301

2026 NYCMER Conference - Action!

Mon, 18 May at 09:00 am American Museum of Natural History USD 0 to 125

American Storytellers: Bob Dylan & Bruce Springsteen

Sun, 26 Apr at 06:00 pm Cafe Wha? USD 26 to 301

GUATEQUE SOCIAL. Vinyl Salsa w DBOGA and VAIINA at Mehanata

Thu, 30 Apr at 09:00 pm Mehanata Bulgarian Bar USD 0 to 13

PR Daily Conference

Wed, 03 Jun at 12:00 pm New York Marriott At The Brooklyn Bridge

Monster Mash

Sun, 17 May at 07:00 pm Secret Room NYC

LGBTQ Secrets of the Met Museum Tour • NYC

Sat, 11 Apr Metropolitan Museum of Art USD 61 to 77

Against Erasure: Black Histories

Sat, 02 May at 12:00 pm Goethe-Institut New York USD 0 to 23

Chef's Table

Fri, 10 Apr Eataly NYC Downtown USD 164

Katsura Sunshine - Rakugo at New World Stages - Stage 2

Sat, 09 May at 08:00 pm New World Stages - Stage 2

That's Deadly NY | Bonnie Bishop

Sun, 05 Apr at 03:00 pm The Dead Rabbit USD 34

Little Learners Across the City: Canticos

Tue, 07 Apr at 10:30 am Countee Cullen Library Free

Iron Dumb

Sun, 19 Jul at 09:00 pm Under St Marks Theater USD 18

Isaac Fitzgerald: American Rambler

Tue, 12 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 39

Jesus Our True Friend with Sally Lloyd-Jones and Jon Guerra

Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm Redeemer Presbyterian Church East Side USD 34

Healing Land & People: Gender-Based Violence & Protecting Indigenous Women

Mon, 04 May at 06:00 pm Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice Free

Lower East Stories

Fri, 01 May at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 13

FRIDGE ART FAIR NYC 2026 Hello Dolly: The Dolly Parton Experience

Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm Hotel Alameda Highline

Hunter Blalock, Brian Revels, and Jon Dell

Wed, 03 Jun at 06:00 pm Cafe Wha? USD 20 to 252

Italian Themed Workshops for Kids - Festa della mamma!

Sat, 09 May at 03:00 pm Collina Italiana - Italian Language and Cultural Center USD 57

Next Frontiers Symposium: Day II

Fri, 08 May at 08:30 am 873 Broadway Free

Katsura Sunshine's Rakugo - New York

Sun, 12 Apr at 12:00 am New World Stages - Stage 2

Writing Across Forms: A Conversation with Author-Playwrights

Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Goethe-Institut New York USD 0 to 23

Political Fables

Fri, 01 May at 06:30 pm NYU Global Center-C95 Lecture Hall USD 0 to 23

Breaking the Silence

Fri, 01 May at 08:00 pm The Church of the Village USD 0 to 23

Lectures on Tap-"Bizarre Scientific Articles: The Anthology"

Tue, 28 Apr at 06:30 pm Midtown Manhattan USD 41

An Evening with Coreen Simpson

Mon, 11 May at 07:00 pm The National Arts Club Free

The National Day of Awareness for MMIWGT2S+ : Water Prayer & Vigil

Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm Gapstow Bridge Free

THRIVE NYC 2026: MANY ROOTS, ONE BREATH in partnership with Jahajee

Sat, 02 May at 01:00 pm 155 Suffolk St USD 15 to 58

Storytime with Jill Santopolo at USQ

Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am Strand Book Store Free

The Immortals, A New World, and Incompleteness by Amit Chaudhuri

Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Rizzoli Bookstore Free

Akinsanya Kambon “Brunch & Conversation ”

Sun, 24 May at 11:00 am Sylvia's Restaurant USD 100

Sute-Do 〜Japanese Art of Empowerment

Sat, 16 May at 01:00 pm New York Zendo USD 45

JAZZ AT ONE: Ted Chubb Quintet

Mon, 11 May at 01:00 pm St. Paul's Chapel Free

Deep Frame: Director's Cut | The New York Screening

Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm Regal Times Square USD 23 to 34

Lower East Stories

Fri, 01 May at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Bookstore, Coffee, & Podcast Studio

Isola Jones | Live In New York | Recital & Talkback

Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm OPERA America's National Opera Center Free

Stitching Stories: A Bata Project Collage Workshop with Leenda Bonilla

Sat, 23 May at 02:00 pm El Barrio's Artspace PS109 Free

2026 NYC Ebi-Ayo Supper Club (Dinner Series)

Fri, 16 Jan at 05:00 pm 12 White St USD 186 to 290

NYIFF 2026-Shorts A

Sat, 30 May at 12:00 pm Theatre 2, Village East by Angelika USD 20

️ Don Quixote – NYC Ballet Experience

Sat, 30 May at 07:30 pm Theater at St. Jean USD 0 to 90

Honoring Memorial Day: Exit12's Stories of War

Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Intrepid Museum Free

She Shaped the Seaport: Secrets and Lies

Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm A.A. Thomson & Co., South Street Seaport Museum

Coquí Club: June

Sat, 06 Jun at 11:15 am El Museo del Barrio Free

“Baltics NOW: Noëp | Arta Jēkabsone | Simona Smirnova

Wed, 10 Jun at 06:00 pm NY Estonian House/Estonian Educational Society USD 13 to 23

I Can Cook Too: A Celebration of Barbara Cook

Sun, 07 Jun at 07:00 pm Chelsea Table & Stage USD 23 to 39

Secondary Dominance FILM - Special NYC Screenings - 2025

Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm HERE Arts Center

Command The Room

Thu, 25 Jun at 09:00 am Horizon Media, Inc. USD 350

WBAI 99.5 FM Presents: Truth. Power. Resistance. — Featuring Displaced

Sun, 26 Apr at 02:30 pm Dwyer Cultural Center USD 0 to 162

Shhhh Arts & Enterprise Network Fundraiser & Mixer - Karaoke Edition

Thu, 30 Apr at 05:30 pm Palma Verde USD 0 to 135

Jupiter Invincible & Harriet Tubman

Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm Stella Adler Studio of Acting USD 5 to 10

Moving Spirits, Inc. Past & Present

Sat, 27 Jun at 07:00 pm Gibney 280 Broadway USD 16 to 25

Planet of the Grapes

Thu, 16 Jul at 07:00 pm Under St Marks Theater USD 34

Conquer Public Speaking Anxiety With Improv and Storytelling

Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm Ripley-Grier Studios USD 25

Every Brilliant Thing

Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Millennium Hudson Theatre

Mary Malu + Special Screening of 'Jennifer's Body' ft. DJ P4nc4k3s

Fri, 08 May at 06:30 pm Sugar Mouse NYC USD 15 to 22

Learn Data Science with Python – 4-Day Weekend Bootcamp in Fontana, CA

Sat, 04 Apr at 09:00 am 1177 6th Ave USD 4,499

Little Mover's Storytime

Thu, 26 Feb Battery Park City Library Free

Stonewall Songbird Sapphic Story Hour

Sat, 10 Oct at 03:00 pm The Stonewall Inn USD 23

Open Mic at Lincoln Center

Sat, 12 Sep at 02:00 pm The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center USD 0 to 15

Creative Climate Awards 2026 Film Screening

Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) Free

Digital Storytelling Workshop

Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Urban Indigenous Collective

Storytime with the Artist | MELISSA SWEET

Sat, 09 May at 11:30 am Books of Wonder Free

From Sketches To Stories with Shawne Cooper

Sun, 26 Apr at 10:00 am Elizabeth Street Garden USD 66

Storytime with Kate McKean at USQ

Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am Strand Book Store Free

Earth Day! Collage/Mixed Media for Families

Sun, 26 Apr at 01:00 pm Children's Art Carnival Free

Copy of Little Mover's Storytime

Wed, 06 May Battery Park City Library Free

Badass Women of New York Walking Tour

Sat, 21 Mar at 10:00 am Grand Central Terminal USD 66

The Sanctuary - Episode 5

Sat, 16 May at 06:00 pm Smacked Village - Legal New York Cannabis Dispensary USD 34

A Diasporic Classroom: Teaching with Stories, Archives, and Culture

Thu, 07 May at 08:00 am Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library Free

NYC Drawn to Stories - where punchlines get sketched

Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm The PIT USD 18

Meg Charlton + Natalie Adler, with Michael Crouch: Voyagers

Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 35

P. Lowe

Sat, 27 Jun at 07:00 pm Chelsea Table & Stage USD 23 to 39