It’s time for our 2026 Grand Slam! It will take place on Tuesday, December 1 at 7 pm at West Art Community Center.

Tickets are on sale now. They’re limited, so get yours while the gettin’s good.

The theme of the evening will be Now I Get It, and our emcee will be Lancaster Story Slam founder and producer emeritus, Carla Wilson!

Our Grand Slam is the culminating event of the year where we bring back our monthly winners from this year to compete for the the title of "Best Storyteller in Lancaster," their name engraved on the Storytellers’ Cup, and a trophy to take home. Our finalists this year include:

Terri Shadle and Phoebe Gilman - February/Close Call and I Meant to Do That
Cliff Lewis - March/DIY Project
Nina Groop - April/Nice Save
Ashley Harbinson - May/Rock Solid
Tony Mastrangelo - June/Just Missed
Quinn Forlini - July/And Then…
Tim Strawser and Swapna Deshpande - August/Road Trip
Marianne Sheely - September/Night Out
Bettina Heffner - October/BYOT (open theme)

Revisit all the winning stories from this year with this handy playlist!