The Tell - Fargo

The Tell - Fargo Community through unscripted storytelling: no notes, no props, no kiddin'. Welcome to The Tell. Seven names are drawn for the night to be Tellers. Maybe food.

Once a month, join us for a night unlike any other with organic, homegrown, locally (and sometimes imported!) storytelling and live music.

$15 at the door, everyone welcome. Your host will greet and guide you through an event unlike any other in the area...part campfire singalong minus the campfire, part truth or dare, and a little bit of raw, unbridled terror.... Those wishing to Tell of a true

, first-hand experience fitting with the night's theme literally throw their name in the hat. Ready or not, up to the mic you go! Through the night the audience is encouraged to take notes, discuss between tellers, and finally decide which story resonated with them the most that evening by voting for their favorite. At the end of the event the ballots are collected and counted with the winner of the evening announced. The event winners go to the season Tell Off where they will compete for the bragging rights of Season Winner and potentially money. Or a bucket of doorknobs. Who knows, we work with what we have. What happens at The Tell stays at The Tell so you gotta be there to be in the know...and we can promise you...you'll be back.

Donovan Wadholm told us about his first career in ND business development, a fancy conference, his first flight and cab ...
06/04/2026

Donovan Wadholm told us about his first career in ND business development, a fancy conference, his first flight and cab ride and an unwelcome guest in his hotel room.
Photography by Peyton Topp

Kelly Billings told us about how she didn’t understand the overnight 24 hour components off motherhood until she had an ...
06/02/2026

Kelly Billings told us about how she didn’t understand the overnight 24 hour components off motherhood until she had an infant herself and became in danger of losing herself.
Photography by Peyton Topp

Sarah King told us about a wedding nightmare that included way too much work for the guests, including the mother of the...
06/01/2026

Sarah King told us about a wedding nightmare that included way too much work for the guests, including the mother of the groom.
Photography by Peyton Topp

Denise Johnson told us about her loving grandparents and their message of love, “Watch out for deer!”Photography by Peyt...
05/30/2026

Denise Johnson told us about her loving grandparents and their message of love, “Watch out for deer!”
Photography by Peyton Topp

Patrick Dobson told us about how a “What I did on summer vacation” report on the Minneapolis Pride event got him bullied...
05/28/2026

Patrick Dobson told us about how a “What I did on summer vacation” report on the Minneapolis Pride event got him bullied and turned him into a bully.
Photography by Peyton Topp

Third Place Tell-Off teller,  Robert Keating told us about his uncle buying squad cars on E-Bay and a money saving bus r...
05/27/2026

Third Place Tell-Off teller, Robert Keating told us about his uncle buying squad cars on E-Bay and a money saving bus ride that led to a compassionate connection.
Photography by Peyton Topp

Tell-Off Second Place Winner Bill Thomas told us about how his WW II veteran Dad’s generosity toward the displaced led t...
05/25/2026

Tell-Off Second Place Winner Bill Thomas told us about how his WW II veteran Dad’s generosity toward the displaced led to an early experience of sushi.
Photography by Peyton Topp

Tell-Off winner Thomas Kjamme told us about how the childhood game Jinxed became a young adult game that led to a silent...
05/22/2026

Tell-Off winner Thomas Kjamme told us about how the childhood game Jinxed became a young adult game that led to a silent groomsman and a gig as a chauffeur.
Photography by Peyton Topp

Introducing our season's Top Three storytellers! Bill, Robert, and Thomas, who went home with the Golden Microphone. It ...
05/20/2026

Introducing our season's Top Three storytellers! Bill, Robert, and Thomas, who went home with the Golden Microphone. It was a great night of stories.
Photography by Peyton Topp

Another great storytelling event to check out if you are in the Baxter area this Thursday.
05/19/2026

Another great storytelling event to check out if you are in the Baxter area this Thursday.

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Fargo, ND
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