Categories: Events, Family Fun, Festivals, Free, Gardens, Outdoor Adventure, West Hamilton

October 4, 2025 to October 5, 2025

Kids walking on a trail through Royal Botantical Gardens surrounded by greenery and flowers.

Experience the magic that unfolds when stories, nature, and art combine during the two-day Telling Tales Festival this fall at Royal Botanical Gardens. 

Highlighting Canadian authors, illustrators, and creatives, bring the whole family to Telling Tales Festival. Set in Hendrie Park, kids can enjoy story readings, creative workshops, guided story walks, wandering characters, and live music. It's a festival where you can let the kids lead the way. 

Highlights this year include:  

  • Storytime & Throat Singing featuring Tanya Tagaq and Charlotte Qamaniq  
  • Hamilton Children’s Choir  
  • My Friend Christopher  
  • Body Movement Workshop with GoodBodyFeel  
  • Storytime with Matthew Forsythe  
  • Hamilton Public Library Storytime  

For event programming, visit the Telling Tales Festival website. 

Royal Botanical Gardens

https://tellingtales.org/festivals-events/telling-tales-festival/

680 Plains Road W,

Burlington, L7T 4H4

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