Celebrate storytelling as a form of art with Cincinnati Storytelling Festival 

The Cincinnati Storytelling Festival is returning for its sixth annual storytelling event. Listeners can enjoy tales from local and national storytellers from different backgrounds and traditions. This three-day event will be held at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Nov. 12-14. Story times and lengths vary by day and story. 

Each day of the festival will feature new stories. Listeners can enjoy festival classics and reimagined fairy tales on Thursday, seasonal tales on Friday and even more stories on Saturday. 

This year’s lineup includes full-time professional storyteller and artistic director Paul Strickland; author and playwright Kevin Kling; and Motoko, recipient of the National Storytelling Network’s 2017 Circle of Excellence Award. These storytellers use a Moth-style technique of storytelling to engage and connect with the audience. 

“Motoko is a fantastic teller of fantastical tales, particularly folktales from 
her native Japan. And while it’s impressive that she appeared on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, I promise you’ll be even more impressed by the brilliant artistry she brings to her performances, from the expressive movement to the delightful quirkiness of the stories themselves,” says Paul Strickland 

Tickets and weekend passes are available for this event. Tickets start at $18 and passes start at $38. Most stories are suited for children 13 years old and up, with one free children’s story available Saturday at 2 p.m.