Governors Island Storytelling Fest

This island has endured tons of wild rumors: Walt Disney served time on the island’s prison (false); almost every “historical plaque” there contains factual errors (ugh, true); there’s a secret escape tunnel that stretches out to Brooklyn (oh, come on!). But one actual fact is that on Sundays in Nolan Park, the island now has its very own storytelling festival with a rotating cast of world-renowned tellers of tales, complete with music and even the occasional puppet show.