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Telling Tales Festival 2026
VENUE: Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Rd W, Burlington, ON Canada
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
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