Telling Tales Festival - October 3 & 4, 2026

Telling Tales is a free family festival dedicated to inspiring a love of reading. Connect with Canada's leading children's authors, illustrators, storytellers and musicians.

We encourage you to register in advance by visiting our website at Tellingtales.org

Join us Saturday October 3rd and Sunday October 4th, 2026 at Royal Botanical Gardens - Hendrie Park, Burlington, Ontario.

FREE FAMILY FUN for everyone from tots to teens. Over 100 of Canada’s leading children’s authors, illustrators, storytellers, and musicians live and in-person! Bring your gently used children's books for our book swap tent!

Plus meet literary characters, explore the gardens, workshops, theatre, activities, contests, and more.

For more information visit https://tellingtales.org/

Telling Tales is building a community of readers, writers and storytellers within Canada’s diverse communities. English, French, and Indigenous authors, artists, musicians, and poets engage even the most reluctant reader.

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• Hours of Operation: 9:45 AM - 5 PM
• Wheelchair Accessible: ✗ No