The fifth-annual Cincinnati Storytelling Festival returns this Thursday for a weekend of twisted tales, scary stories, comedic chronicles and everything in between, this time in a new venue.
The Cincinnati Storytelling Festival was co-founded in 2020 by professional storyteller and theater artist Paul Strickland, with the ultimate goal of bringing people of all ages and backgrounds together through the power of storytelling. Traditionally held across venues in Westwood, the Cincinnati Storytelling Festival this year will move to the Know Theatre in Over-the-Rhine.
The festival will run Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 13-15 and feature eight storytelling events from nationally recognized storytellers like Charlotte Blake Alston, known for her traditional and contemporary tales inspired by African and African American oral and cultural traditions; Bill Lepp, who spins humorous and family-friendly tales; and Strickland.
Stories will be told from a variety of genres and topics, with “Gather Round” and “Twisted Tales” on Thursday, “Laugh Riot” and “Spooky Stories” on Friday and “Children’s Stories,” “True Theatre,” “Old Tales Told New” and “My Favorite Stories” on Saturday — and no story will be repeated. All storytelling events are suitable for ages 13 and up, and all ages are welcome to the “Children’s Stories” event.
Tickets for the Cincinnati Storytelling Festival are still available here. Tickets are available for full weekend passes, day passes and single-event passes.
Know Theatre, 1120 Jackson St., Over-the-Rhine. To learn more about the Cincinnati Storytelling Festival, visit cincystoryfest.com.