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Join us for the 18th Annual Telling Tales Festival!
Royal Botanical Gardens’ Hendrie Park
October 3rd and 4th | 9:30 am to 5 pm daily | Final entry 3:30 pm
Time-ticketed; select an entry-window when you register.
2 DAYS OF FREE FAMILY FUN, for all ages–because great tales never grow old!
Meet Canada’s leading children’s authors, illustrators, storytellers, and musicians.
Internationally acclaimed Festival Headliners take the Main Stage at 12:15 pm daily. Our Saturday headliner is Barbara Reid (author/illustrator of The Story Hunter). Our Sunday headliner is Danny Ramadan (author of Salma The Syrian Chef).
Explore the gardens, creative workshops, dance, literary characters, live theatre on the Main Stage, and so much more…
2 Days | 5 Tents | 70+ Author, Illustrator, and Storytelling Presentations
Free shuttle bus service available.
Time Ticketing
9:30 to 10:30 am, 10:30 to 11:30 am, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, 12:30 to 1:30 pm, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, 2:30 to 3:30 pm (final entry 3:30 pm)
When planning your visit, please note that you may arrive at any time within your entry-window (indicated on your ticket) and stay as long as you like.
Get your tickets at https://events.humanitix.com/telling-tales-festival-2026
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Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Rd W, Burlington, ON L7T 4H4, Canada
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