We can’t wait to welcome you to our 2025 Telling Tales Festival on October 4 and 5 at Royal Botanical Gardens, Hendrie Park. Please register online to attend – it’s FREE!

Time Ticketing: 9:45 to 10:45 am, 10:45 to 11:45 am, 11:45 am to 12:45 pm, 12:45 to 1:45 pm, 1:45 to 2:45 pm, 2:45 to 3:45 pm (final entry 3:45 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.

Internationally acclaimed Festival Headliners take the Main Stage at 12:15 pm daily. Our Saturday headliner is Tanya Tagaq (author of I Would Give you My Tail and Inuk Throat Singer). Our Sunday headliner is Matthew Forsythe (author/illustrator of Aggie and the Ghost and character designer for Adventure Time).

Free shuttle bus service from downtown Hamilton.