• Imagination Station

    December 7, 2022 10:00 AM

    Kevin Sands

    Virtual Event

    Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8

    Since escaping from university with a pair of degrees in theoretical physics, Kevin Sands has worked as a researcher, a […]

  • Imagination Station

    December 7, 2022 1:00 PM

    Valerie Sherrard

    Virtual Event

    Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8

    Valerie’s debut y/a novel was published in 2002. Since then, she has expanded her writing to include books for children […]

  • Other

    May 25, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

    My Friend Christopher

    Gage Park

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten

    My Friend Christopher joins Telling Tales for a musical French-language presentation on May 25th at Gage Park, in partnership with EarlyOn. […]

  • Imagine In The Park

    June 3, 2023 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

    Jennifer Maruno at Imagine in the Park

    Gage Park

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten

    Jennifer Maruno is the author of seven novels for middle grade and young adult readers as well as the picture […]

  • Imagine In The Park

    June 3, 2023 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

    Charlene Chua at Imagine in the Park

    Gage Park

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join long-time friend of Telling Tales, Charlene Chua as they share the latest Amy Wu installment, Amy Wu and the […]

  • Imagine In The Park

    June 3, 2023 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

    Anoosha Syed  at Imagine in the Park

    Gage Park

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Have you ever wanted to learn how a picture book is created? Award-winning author/illustrator Anoosha Syed shares a deep dive […]

  • Celebrating Graphic Novels

    June 14, 2023 9:15 AM

    Duane Murray and Shawn Daley

    Virtual Event

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Creating graphic novels through collaboration. How a writer and artist work together to bring a story to life through words […]

  • Celebrating Graphic Novels

    June 14, 2023 11:00 AM

    Kathleen Gros

    Virtual Event

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Joining us virtually from Vancouver, British Columbia, Kathleen Gros is a cartoonist. You may recognize her distinctive illustrative style from […]

  • Celebrating Graphic Novels

    June 14, 2023 2:00 PM

    Paul Gilligan

    Virtual Event

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    The rewarding thing about cartooning is that it’s completely yours… you can express your ideas any time you like! I […]

  • Storytime at The AGH

    July 5, 2023 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

    Charlene Chua at The AGH

    The Art Gallery of Hamilton

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join long-time friend of Telling Tales, Charlene Chua as they share the latest Amy Wu installment, Amy Wu and the […]

  • Storytime at The AGH

    July 5, 2023 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

    Yolanda T. Marshall at The AGH

    The Art Gallery of Hamilton

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Meet author, Yolanda T. Marshall, as she shares her picture book, Hot Cross Buns for Everyone with us! Yolanda was […]

  • Storytime at The AGH

    August 2, 2023 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

    S.J. Okemow at The AGH

    The Art Gallery of Hamilton

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    S.J. Okemow is a Nehiyaw (Cree) and Eastern European multidisciplinary artist. Âmî Osâwâpikones (Dear Dandelion) is her debut picture book. […]

  • Storytime at The AGH

    August 2, 2023 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

    Lana Button at The AGH

    The Art Gallery of Hamilton

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join award-winning Canadian children’s author Lana Button for a fun and interactive storytime for preschool to primary-grade children and their […]

  • Other

    August 8, 2023 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

    Nicola Winstanley

    Other

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten

    Enjoy a morning outdoors at Fieldcote Memorial Museum and Park with Nicola Winstanley

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Literary Characters with Burlington Student Theatre

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    This year, Burlington Student Theatre is thrilled to be working with Telling Tales to provide wandering characters for your enjoyment.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Art Gallery of Hamilton (AGH)

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8

    Visit the AGH booth in the Global Garden to participate in arts-based activities that are fun and engaging for all ages!

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Imagine in the Park

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Kids will make large four-petal crinkled poppies. Acrylic markers will be available to colour the petals in whatever way the […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Hamilton Public Library (HPL)

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join HPL as we work together to create a collaborative mural of what you want to see your community look […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

    My Friend Christopher

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Hearing Our Song Stage

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join My Friend Christopher and listen to some fun songs!

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

    Hamilton Children’s Choir

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Rose Garden Main Stage

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Come listen to Hamilton Children’s Choir perform an array of songs!

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

    Burlington Public Library (BPL) 

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Storytime – Join BPL under The Big White Tent and enjoy stories that will tickle your funny bone and send shivers […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

    Andrew Larsen

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Nature Tales Stage

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Andrew Larsen for a reading from his latest picture book Jungle Cat.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

    Marie-Louise Gay

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Rose Garden Main Stage

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Francophone author and illustrator, Marie-Louise Gay for a reading from her new book Hopscotch

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

    Charlene Chua

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creative Workshop Stage

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Charlene Chua, illustrator of the Amy Wu series, and learn how to draw dancing ribbons and characters from the […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

    Hamilton Children’s Choir

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Hearing Our Song Stage

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Come listen to Hamilton Children’s Choir perform an array of songs!

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

    Burlington Public Library 

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Puppet Show – Join BPL under The Big White Tent and enjoy a puppet show from a talented troupe of […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 11:05 AM - 11:25 AM

    HPL Storytime

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join the Hamilton Public Library team for fun-filled activities that celebrate the joy of reading, stories and learning, including storytimes […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

    Kenneth Oppel

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Nature Tales Stage

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join Kenneth Oppel for a reading and a chat about Silverwing: The Graphic Novel. The

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

    David A. Robertson

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Rose Garden Main Stage

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join David A. Robertson for a reading and a chat on the latest book in The Misewa Saga, The Stone Child. Often called “Indigenous Narnia”, The Misewa Saga is a fresh take on the portal fantasy.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

    My Friend Christopher

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Hearing Our Song Stage

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join My Friend Christopher and listen to some fun songs!

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

    Andrea Curtis

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Nature Tales Stage

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Andrea Curtis for a reading from City of Neighbours and learn about “placemaking.”

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

    HPL Storytime

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join the Hamilton Public Library team for fun-filled activities that celebrate the joy of reading, stories and learning, including storytimes […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

    Vikki VanSickle

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Rose Garden Main Stage

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join Vikki VanSickle for a reading and a chat about her story P.S. Tell No One. A story of friendship and growing up told in journal entries

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

    Kevin Sylvester 

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creative Workshop Stage

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join Kevin Sylvester for an illustration workshop!

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

    Andrew Larsen

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Nature Tales Stage

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Andrew Larsen for a reading from his latest picture book Jungle Cat.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

    HPL Storytime

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join the Hamilton Public Library team for fun-filled activities that celebrate the joy of reading, stories and learning, including storytimes […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

    Sarah Raughley

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Rose Garden Main Stage

    Age / Grade 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join Sarah Raughley for a reading and a chat about The Bones of Ruin Trilogy. For fans of Black Girl Magic fantasy like Legendborn, Raybearer, or Children of Blood and Bone,

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

    Charlene Chua

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Hearing Our Song Stage

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Charlene Chua for a reading of Amy Wu and the Ribbon Dance! After the reading we’ll listen to music and have a dance party with dancing ribbons just like Amy.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

    David A. Robertson

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Nature Tales Stage

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join David A. Robertson for a reading and a chat on the latest book in The Misewa Saga, The Stone Child. Often called “Indigenous Narnia”, The Misewa Saga is a fresh take on the portal fantasy.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

    Marie-Louise Gay

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creative Workshop Stage

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Marie-Louise Gay for a game of Giant Hopscotch. Like Ophelia in Hopscotch, you’ll create a hopscotch square with a drawing of a wish on it.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

    Burlington Public Library (BPL) 

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Storytime – Join BPL under The Big White Tent and enjoy stories that will tickle your funny bone and send shivers […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

    Kenneth Oppel & Christopher Steininger

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Rose Garden Main Stage

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join author Kenneth Oppel and artist Christopher Steininger as they talk about turning the middle-grade classic, Silverwing, into a stunning new graphic novel!

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 2:15 PM - 4:00 PM

    The Instrument Petting Zoo

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Hearing Our Song Stage

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Visit the Hamilton Music Collective’s Instrument Petting Zoo and try out different instruments under the guidance of local musicians.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

    Andrea Curtis

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Nature Tales Stage

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Andrea Curtis for a reading from City of Neighbours and learn about “placemaking

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

    Erin Bow

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Rose Garden Main Stage

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join Erin Bow for a reading and a chat about Simon Sort of Says

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

    Burlington Public Library 

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Puppet Show – Join BPL under The Big White Tent and enjoy a puppet show from a talented troupe of […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

    Vikki VanSickle

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creative Workshop Stage

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8

    Join Vikki VanSickle, author of middle grade fiction P.S. Tell No One, for a writing workshop.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 16, 2023 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

    Book Talk: The Changing Landscape of Canadian Children’s Literature

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Rose Garden Main Stage

    Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    This panel of creatives – all successful authors working in the Canadian children’s lit space, all in different places in their careers – will be invited to reflect on how the industry is shifting, where they see it moving, and give advice to writers wanting to break into this space.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    EarlyON Centres

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten

    Join EarlyON Centres for active play and quiet reading and craft activities for children aged 0-5 years.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Art Gallery of Hamilton (AGH)

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8

    Visit the AGH booth in the Global Garden to participate in arts-based activities that are fun and engaging for all ages!

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Imagine in the Park

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Look for creative drop-in workshops hosted by IITP. Lacie Williamson “Bringing A Story To Life”  Plasticine illustration workshop – All […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

    Marie-Louise Gay

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Rose Garden Main Stage

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Francophone author and illustrator, Marie-Louise Gay for a reading from her new book Hopscotch

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

    Burlington Public Library (BPL) 

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Storytime – Join BPL under The Big White Tent and enjoy stories that will tickle your funny bone and send shivers […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

    Brittany Luby

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Nature Tales Stage

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Brittany Luby for a reading from the dual language Mnoomin maan’gowing / The Gift of Mnoomin.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

    Richard Scrimger

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creative Workshop Stage

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join author Richard Scrimger and learn how a story is made. Richard will work with the group to build a story plan. You

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

    Burlington Public Library 

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Puppet Show – Join BPL under The Big White Tent and enjoy a puppet show from a talented troupe of […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

    Esi Edugyan

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Rose Garden Main Stage

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Esi Edugyan for a reading from her debut picture book, Garden of Lost Socks. Meet Akosua: she is an “exquirologist” - an expert finder!

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

    Nadia L. Hohn

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Hearing Our Song Stage

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Come learn and play and dance with Nadia!

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

    Yolanda T. Marshall

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creative Workshop Stage

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Yolanda T. Marshall, author of Hot Cross Buns for Everyone! for a creative workshop.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

    David A. Robertson

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Rose Garden Main Stage

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join David A. Robertson for a reading and a chat on the latest book in The Misewa Saga, The Stone Child. Often called “Indigenous Narnia”, The Misewa Saga is a fresh take on the portal fantasy.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

    Keltie Thomas

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Nature Tales Stage

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join Keltie Thomas for a reading and a chat about Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Change and Our New World.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

    HPL Storytime

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join the Hamilton Public Library team for fun-filled activities that celebrate the joy of reading, stories and learning, including storytimes […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

    Hexe Noire

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Hearing Our Song Stage

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Hexe Noire for an inclusive storytime!

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

    Cinderella’s Stepsisters

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Prunella and Gruella, the step-sisters of Cinderella, despise their step-sister! So much so, that they ask her to do all […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

    Ambreen Butt-Hussain

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Rose Garden Main Stage

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join Ambreen Butt-Hussain for a reading and a chat about her debut middle grade novel, The Unlovable Alina Butt with us

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

    Nadia L. Hohn

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creative Workshop Stage

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join the editor of the anthology Antiracist Kitchen for a picnic in the grass

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

    Esi Edugyan

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Nature Tales Stage

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Esi Edugyan for a reading from her debut picture book, Garden of Lost Socks. Meet Akosua: she is an “exquirologist” - an expert finder!

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

    Oral Storytelling

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Rose Garden Main Stage

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join local community members from various walks of life for the special experience of oral storytelling.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

    Musical Storytelling with HPO

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Hearing Our Song Stage

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra's Abigail Richardson-Schulte shows how we bring stories to life through music!

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

    Anoosha Syed

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creative Workshop Stage

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Anoosha Syed, illustrator of Rani’s Remarkable Day, for storytime and a drawing workshop.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

    HPL Storytime

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join the Hamilton Public Library team for fun-filled activities that celebrate the joy of reading, stories and learning, including storytimes […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

    Burlington Public Library 

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Puppet Show – Join BPL under The Big White Tent and enjoy a puppet show from a talented troupe of […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

    Linh Nguyen

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Rose Garden Main Stage

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join Linh Nguyen for a reading and a chat about her middle grade fantasy novel No Place Like Home.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

    Keltie Thomas

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Nature Tales Stage

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join Keltie Thomas for a reading and a chat about Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Change and Our New World.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

    Music Instrument Demonstration with HPO Brass

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Hearing Our Song Stage

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Learn the sounds of brass instruments and how they work with HPO’s own brass player! From quiet and moody to […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

    Burlington Public Library 

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Puppet Show – Join BPL under The Big White Tent and enjoy a puppet show from a talented troupe of […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

    S.K. Ali

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Rose Garden Main Stage

    Age / Grade 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join S. K. Ali for a reading and a chat about the romantic sequel to Love from A to Z: Love from Mecca to Medina.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

    Ambreen Butt-Hussain

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creative Workshop Stage

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8

    Join author Ambreen Butt-Hussain and learn how to create unique and vivid characters in a Character Creation Workshop.

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 17, 2023 3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

    HPL Storytime

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Global Garden Activity Centre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join the Hamilton Public Library team for fun-filled activities that celebrate the joy of reading, stories and learning, including storytimes […]

  • September 17, 2023 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

    GOODBODYFEEL

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Hearing Our Song Stage

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Come move your body with GOODBODYFEEL

  • Other

    May 2, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

    Inclusive Tales at HPL

    Hamilton Public Library

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten

    Join Hamilton Public Library and Telling Tales  for a drop-in story and activity hour withmulti-sensory experiences. Stories and activities will feature Telling […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

    Hamilton Children’s Choir LIVE MUSIC

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Hamilton Children’s Choir, Esprimas, open Telling Tales 16th Annual Telling Tales Festival with fresh choral music that is inviting and […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Imagine in the Park presents: Drawing Workshop

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creativity Zone

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    “Vegetable creatures” is a vibrant and imaginative workshop designed to bring vegetables to life through the whimsical world of vegetable […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Art Gallery of Burlington

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creativity Zones

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join the Art Gallery of Burlington for a collage party! We’ll have all the materials you’ll need to make amazing […]

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Hamilton Public Library

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creativity Zone

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join HPL in the Creativity Zone for interactive STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) fun, buttonmaking, bubbles and more. […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM

    Burlington Public Library: Puppet Show

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creativity Zone

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join BPL’s talented troupe of tale spinners under The Big Tent. Enjoy interactive puppet shows, parachute play, songs, and more. […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

    Lana Button – See You Later, Alligator!

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten

    Join Burlington-based author Lana Button in the Read Together Tent for a 20 minute drop-in storytime session. Lana will read […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

    Dorothy Ellen Palmer – The Scooter Twins

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Early Reader Tent (Ages 6-8)

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Burlington-based disability activist and author, Dorothy Ellen Palmer, in the Early Reader Tent for a 60-minute storytime session with […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

    Carol-Ann Hoyte – On the Spot Poetry

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Preteen Tent (Ages 9-12)

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join expert poet, Carol-Ann Hoyte, in the Preteen Tent for a 60-minute poetry workshop. Discover what list poems and riddle […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Charlene Rocha – You Can Be an Activist

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Young Adult Tent (Ages 13+)

    Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join youth activist, software engineer, and author, Charlene Rocha for a 60-minute workshop on activism in the Young Adult Tent! […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

    Hamilton Public Library: Storytime

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join Hamilton Public Library for a 20-minute drop-in storytime on the Main Stage!

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

    Move Your Body with GOODBODYFEEL

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Get your body warmed up for a day of exploring the Festival with Goodbodyfeel! Join Robin Lacambra in this 40-minute […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

    Sarabeth Holden – Sea Snooze

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Read Together Tent (Ages 0-6)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten

    Join Inuk author Sarabeth Holden in the Read Together Tent for a 20-minute drop-in storytime session. Sarabeth will read her […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

    Burlington Public Library: Puppet Show

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creativity Zone

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join BPL’s talented troupe of tale spinners under The Big Tent. Enjoy interactive puppet shows, parachute play, songs, and more. […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 12:20 PM - 1:20 PM

    Navigating the Now

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Young Adult Tent (Ages 13+)

    Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Hamilton-local academic and board games cafe owner, Megan Suttie, will explore the nuances of writing for Young Adult readers in […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 12:40 PM - 1:40 PM

    Jessica Rose – Let’s Get Creative

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Preteen Tent (Ages 9-12)

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join Hamilton-based author Jessica Rose in the Preteen Tent for a 60-minute eco-art workshop. Jessica will read from Let’s Get […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 12:40 PM - 1:00 PM

    Hamilton Public Library: Storytime

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join Hamilton Public Library for a 20-minute drop-in storytime on the Main Stage!

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 1:00 PM - 1:40 PM

    Drag Storytime with Hexe Noire

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join drag queen Hexe Noire for a 40-minute drag storytime on the Main Stage. A fantastic spectacle for your eyes, […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

    Kate Jenks Landry – Beatrice and Barb

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Read Together Tent (Ages 0-6)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten

    Join author Kate Jenks Landry in the Read Together Tent for a 60-minute storytime with hands-on multi-sensory activity stations. Kate […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

    Monica Arnaldo – The Museum of Very Bad Smells

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Early Reader Tent (Ages 6-8)

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join author and illustrator Monica Arnaldo in the Read Together Tent for a 60-minute storytime session with hands-on multi-sensory activity […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM

    Burlington Public Library: Puppet Show

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creativity Zone

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join BPL’s talented troupe of tale spinners under The Big Tent. Enjoy interactive puppet shows, parachute play, songs, and more. […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM

    Arts For All presents Kinderfest featuring Femmes du Feu | Flora & Fauna

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Kinderfest | Open Air Theatre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Flora & Fauna is a new early years creation exploring themes of relationship and nature. The performance is an invitation […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

    Vikki VanSickle – The Lightning Circle

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Young Adult Tent (Ages 13+)

    Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Author Vikki VanSickle brings the nostalgia of summer camp to the Young Adult Tent in her 60-minute camp-themed workshop. Inspired […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 1:40 PM - 2:00 PM

    Hamilton Public Library: Storytime

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join Hamilton Public Library for a 20-minute drop-in storytime on the Main Stage!

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

    My Friend Christopher LIVE MUSIC

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Have you met My Friend Christopher? He can be your friend too when you visit the Main Stage for 60 […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

    Richard Scrimger – Your Story Matters

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Preteen Tent (Ages 9-12)

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join Richard Scrimger in the Preteen Tent for a 60-minute writing workshop featuring his latest book Your Story Matters. If […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

    Janie Hao – Mad At Dad

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Read Together Tent (Ages 0-6)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten

    Join author and illustrator, Janie Hao in the Read Together Tent for a 20-minute drop-in storytime session featuring her picture […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

    Story, Imagine, Play

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Early Reader Tent (Ages 6-8)

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Jody Boston for an interactive, improvisational, storytelling adventure! Jody will share a story, facilitate a character brainstorm, then guide […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

    Burlington Public Library: Puppet Show

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creativity Zone

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Burlington Public Library (BPL) for a 20-minute interactive puppet show in the Creativity Zone!

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

    Nadia Alam – The Wishing Machine

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Read Together Tent (Ages 0-6)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten

    Join illustrator Nadia Alam in the Read Together Tent for a 60-minute storytime session with hands-on multi-sensory activity stations. Nadia […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

    Braving the Page

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Young Adult Tent (Ages 13+)

    Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join authors Rosena Fung (Age 16) and Jessica Vitalis (Coyote Queen) as they discuss crafting stories that focus on difficult […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

    Hamilton Public Library: Storytime

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join Hamilton Public Library for a 20-minute drop-in storytime on the Main Stage!

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

    Defining Movement Dance

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join Josh Taylor from Defining Movement Dance on the Main Stage as he uses Hip-Hop dance to tell stories with […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

    Angela Misri – Today I Am

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Preteen Tent (Ages 9-12)

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join author, Angela Misri, a contributing author in the anthology Today I Am, for a writing workshop in the Preteen […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

    Hayley Lowe – The Pie Report

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Early Reader Tent (Ages 6-8)

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Visiting all the way from British Columbia, join author and illustrator Hayley Lowe in the Read Together Tent for a […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 21, 2024 4:20 PM - 5:20 PM

    From Pages to Panels

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Young Adult Tent (Ages 13+)

    Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Ever wonder what it’s like to have your words made visual? Join Adrienne Kress (Bendy) and Joel A. Sutherland (Haunted […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

    Hamilton Music Collective Presents: Queen Pepper LIVE MUSIC

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Opening the Main Stage on Sunday, join Queen Pepper in a 60-minute musical feast for your ears! Is there anything […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Dundas Valley School of Art

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creativity Zone

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    With a variety of drawing materials to experiment with, we will pull inspiration from the RBG gardens to design whimsical […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Imagine in the Park Presents: Hula Hoop Workshop

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creativity Zone

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join Sarah for Hula Hoop workshops! The goal of the workshops is to stimulate interest in hula hoop dance as […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Hamilton Music Collective

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creativity Zones

    Age / Grade 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Modern music sounds like magic…but it isn’t. It’s the result of a process that you can learn. Hamilton Music Collective’s […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Hamilton Public Library

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creativity Zone

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join HPL in the Creativity Zone for interactive STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) fun, buttonmaking, bubbles and more. […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM

    Burlington Public Library: Puppet Show

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creativity Zone

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join BPL’s talented troupe of tale spinners under The Big Tent. Enjoy interactive puppet shows, parachute play, songs, and more. […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

    Kristy Jackson – Mortified

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Preteen Tent (Ages 9-12)

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Coming all the way from Saskatchewan, join author Kristy Jackson for a 60-minute writing workshop in the Preteen Tent. Having […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

    Melanie Florence – Kaiah’s Garden

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Read Together Tent (Ages 0-6)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten

    Join Melanie Florence for a 20-minute drop-in storytime in the Read Together Tent. Melanie will read from her latest picture […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Cheryl Isaacs in Conversation with Jen Ferguson

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Young Adult Tent (Ages 13+)

    Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join author Cheryl Isaacs (The Unfinished) as she interviews award-winning YA author Jen Ferguson (A Constellation of Minor Bears).   Meet […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

    Hamilton Public Library: Storytime

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join Hamilton Public Library (HPL) for a 20-minute drop-in storytime on the Main Stage!

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

    Move your Body with GOODBODYFEEL

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Get your body warmed up for a day of exploring the Festival with GoodBodyFeel! Join this 40 minute all-ages playful […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

    Burlington Public Library: Puppet Show

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creativity Zone

    Join BPL’s talented troupe of tale spinners under The Big Tent. Enjoy interactive puppet shows, parachute play, songs, and more. […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 12:00 PM - 12:40 AM

    Helaine Becker and Kevin Sylvester – Puffin and Penguin

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Canadian KidLit powerhouses Helaine Becker and Kevin Sylvester have teamed up to create Puffin and Penguin–a hilarious graphic novel following […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 12:40 PM - 1:40 PM

    Christine D.U. Chung & Salwa Majoka – Viewfinder

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Early Reader Tent (Ages 6-8)

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join illustrators Christine D.U. Chung and Salwa Majoka for a 60-minute storytime session and illustration workshop in the Early Readers […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 12:40 PM - 1:40 PM

    Wali Shah – Call Me Al

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Preteen Tent (Ages 9-12)

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join author and slam poet Wali Shah for a 60-minute poetry workshop in the Preteen Tent. Wali will read from […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 12:40 PM - 1:00 PM

    Hamilton Public Library: Storytime

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join Hamilton Public Library (HPL) for a 20-minute drop-in storytime on the Main Stage!

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 1:00 PM - 1:40 PM

    My Friend Christopher LIVE MUSIC

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Have you met My Friend Christopher? He can be your friend too when you visit the Main Stage for 40 […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

    Wai Mei Wong – I Love Myself

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Read Together Tent (Ages 0-6)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten

    Join author Wai Mei Wong in the Read Together Tent for a 60-minute storytime session with hands-on multi-sensory activity stations. […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM

    Burlington Public Library: Puppet Show

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creativity Zone

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join BPL’s talented troupe of tale spinners under The Big Tent. Enjoy interactive puppet shows, parachute play, songs, and more. […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 1:20 PM - 2:20 AM

    Hamilton Verse Presents: Write Like the X-MEN

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Young Adult Tent (Ages 13+)

    Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    “Come to me, my X-Men, Avengers Assemble, Thunder, thunder, ThunderCats Ho, Super Dee Duper”, our favourite superheroes and comic book […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM

    Arts For All presents Kinderfest featuring Femmes du Feu | Flora & Fauna

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Kinderfest | Open Air Theatre

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Flora & Fauna is a new early years creation exploring themes of relationship and nature. The performance is an invitation […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 1:40 PM - 2:00 PM

    Hamilton Public Library: Storytime

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join Hamilton Public Library (HPL) for a 20-minute drop-in storytime on the Main Stage!

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM

    Story Drama Suite with Michelle Gram Giesen

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join actor and storyteller, Michelle Gram Giesen for a 40-minute theatre workshop on the Main Stage. Story Drama Suite uses […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

    Sylv Chiang – Still My Tessa

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Read Together Tent (Ages 0-6)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten

    Join Sylv Chiang for a 20-minute drop-in storytime in the Read Together Tent. Sylv will read from her picture book, […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

    Melanie Florence – Kaiah’s Garden

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Early Reader Tent (Ages 6-8)

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join Melanie Florence for a 60-minute storytime session and beading workshop in the Early Reader Tent. Melanie will read from […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

    Burlington Public Library: Puppet Show

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Creativity Zone

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join BPL’s talented troupe of tale spinners under The Big Tent. Enjoy interactive puppet shows, parachute play, songs, and more. […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

    CCBC Presents: What Lurks Beneath

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Young Adult Tent (Ages 13+)

    Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join Stephanie Wells from Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) as she explores Young Adult horror literature with three exciting voices […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

    Hamilton Public Library: Storytime

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Join Hamilton Public Library (HPL) for a 20-minute drop-in storytime on the Main Stage!

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

    HPO Presents: David Pell, Get to Know the Trombone

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Main Stage (All Ages)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    Learn all about the trombone with Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra’s (HPO) Principal Trombonist David Pell! Join David on the Main Stage […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

    Andrea Curtis – Loop de Loop

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Early Reader Tent (Ages 6-8)

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3

    Join author Andrea Curtis for a 60-minute storytime session and environmental workshop in the Early Reader Tent. Andrea will read […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM

    Joel A. Sutherland – Haunted Vol. 1

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Preteen Tent (Ages 9-12)

    Age / Grade 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Join author Joel A. Sutherland for a 60-minute workshop in the Preteen Tent. Joel will talk about his new graphic […]

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  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM

    It’s Powwow Time

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Read Together Tent (Ages 0-6)

    Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten

    Join local storyteller Nathan Muir for a reading of Hawlii Pichette’s It’s Powwow Time!

  • Telling Tales Festival

    September 22, 2024 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

    Unbound Stories

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Young Adult Tent (Ages 13+)

    Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

    There are ways to tell stories beyond the printed word! Join three unique storytellers in a discussion on how they […]

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