Our Telling Tales Festival Events would not be possible without the tireless work of our volunteers. Join the Telling Tales team and help us bring our festival to life!

Current Volunteer Positions

  • Call For Board Members

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    Type:
    Committees & Community Programs
    Interests / Strengths:
    Creative and Performing Arts, Sales and Fundraising, Event Planning, Program Development
  • Greeter & Admissions Volunteer

    October 4, 2025 - October 5, 2025
    Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
    This welcoming role helps guests into the park and enter the festival! Volunteers will be assigned to tasks and swapped as needed. Here, you will scan admission tickets on provided devices and direct visitors [...]
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    Type:
    Festival & Events
    Interests / Strengths:
    Guest Services
  • Merch Table Volunteer

    October 4, 2025 - October 5, 2025
    Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
    Merch table volunteers oversee our Merch Table, located at our popular book swap! This role involves selling our Telling Tales branded items to guests throughout the day
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    Type:
    Festival & Events
    Interests / Strengths:
    Guest Services, Sales and Fundraising
  • Workshop Assistant Volunteer Ages 6-8

    October 4, 2025 - October 5, 2025
    Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
    This is a friendly and outgoing role that helps support our workshops at the 6-8 Tent! Here, you will support Telling Tales authors and illustrators as they lead our young guests through hands-on, illustration & writing workshops and activities.
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    Type:
    Festival & Events
    Interests / Strengths:
    Guest Services, Creative and Performing Arts
  • Festival Set-Up Volunteer

    October 4, 2025 - October 5, 2025
    Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
    This role assists with setting up the festival: retrieving materials and supplies from the truck, setting up different festival areas [...]
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    Type:
    Festival & Events
    Interests / Strengths:
    Set-Up / Take Down, Event Planning
  • Festival Take-Down Volunteer

    October 4, 2025 - October 5, 2025
    Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
    This role assists with packing up the festival: returning materials and supplies to the truck, taking down different festival areas, packing up books from Book Swap, etc. [...]
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    Type:
    Festival & Events
    Interests / Strengths:
    Set-Up / Take Down, Event Planning
  • Check-In Volunteer

    October 4, 2025 - October 5, 2025
    Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
    This welcoming role meets and greets our festival participants! You will be assigned to either checking in volunteers at the Main Entrance or authors/presenters at the Cherry Hill entrance of the RBG. You will locate name tags, provide volunteer t-shirts [...]
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    Type:
    Festival & Events
    Interests / Strengths:
    Guest Services, Creative and Performing Arts
  • Workshop Assistant Volunteer Ages 9-12

    October 4, 2025 - October 5, 2025
    Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
    This is a friendly and outgoing role that helps support our workshops at the 9-12 Tent! Here, you will support Telling Tales authors and illustrators as they lead our young guests through hands-on, illustration & writing workshops and activities.
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    Type:
    Festival & Events
    Interests / Strengths:
    Guest Services, Creative and Performing Arts
  • Bouncy Castle Volunteer

    October 4, 2025 - October 5, 2025
    Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
    Bouncy Castle Volunteers are responsible for supervising the Festival bouncy castles, ensuring guests have a safe and fun experience! Prior to the festival, this role will be briefed and complete online training.
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    Type:
    Festival & Events
    Interests / Strengths:
    Guest Services
  • Book Swap Volunteer

    October 4, 2025 - October 5, 2025
    Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
    Book Swap Volunteers support operation of our very popular Book Swap! Families arrive with previously loved books and children and adults use their loonies and toonies to buy other people's treasured children's books.
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    Type:
    Festival & Events
    Interests / Strengths:
    Guest Services, Sales and Fundraising
  • Community Partner Volunteer

    October 4, 2025 - October 5, 2025
    Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
    This role assists our busy Exhibitors and Creativity Partners! You will support Telling Tales' community partners as they lead young guests through arts & crafts and creative expression activities, as well as organizations and merchants in our Exhibitor Grove.
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    Type:
    Festival & Events
    Interests / Strengths:
    Guest Services, Creative and Performing Arts
  • Workshop Assistant Volunteer Ages 0-6

    October 4, 2025 - October 5, 2025
    Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
    This is a friendly and outgoing role that helps support our workshops at the 0-6 Tent! Here, you will aid Telling Tales authors and illustrators as they lead our young guests through hands-on, illustration & writing workshops and activities.
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    Type:
    Festival & Events
    Interests / Strengths:
    Guest Services, Creative and Performing Arts
  • Autograph Table Volunteer

    October 4, 2025 - October 5, 2025
    Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
    Autograph Table Volunteers assist the autograph tent, helping authors/illustrators find their way and sign their books in the limited time they have for our festival guests! These volunteers also organize the audience line-ups [...]
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    Type:
    Festival & Events
    Interests / Strengths:
    Creative and Performing Arts, Program Development
  • Info Volunteer

    October 4, 2025 - October 5, 2025
    Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
    The Info Volunteer stands at key intersections around the festival, directing audiences to locations and events! This role will likely check in with families and answer any questions. [...]
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    Type:
    Festival & Events
    Interests / Strengths:
    Guest Services
  • Event Photographer

    October 4, 2025 - October 5, 2025
    Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
    Event photographers are responsible for photographing the event. They will be stationed at programming tents or festival zones. You will be assigned areas by the TT Staff, with your documentation helping us to market the event [...]
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