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Telling Tales Festival

Date & Time:

October 3, 2026 - October 4, 2026

Location:

Hendrie Park (680 Plains Rd W)

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Join Telling Tales at RBG for the 18th anniversary Telling Tales Festival

2 days | 5 stages | 65+ presenters

This is an event presented by Telling Tales. For more information and festival details, please contact Telling Tales.

Telling Tales logo
  • author signing a book for a young child. The book is titled,
  • adult holding newborn baby
  • group of children playing in a cloud of bubbles
  • adult giving a demonstration to a group of children watching attentively. Adults stand behind them also interested.
  • children colouring with pencil crayons in the creativity zone

Visiting Hendrie Park

This is an event presented by Telling Tales. For more information and festival details, please contact Telling Tales.

Getting to Hendrie Park

Enter through the main doors of RBG Centre, where a tunnel is available under Plains Road to Hendrie Park.

Parking & Directions

Telling Tales guest may park in the RBG Centre lot (680 Plains Road W. Burlington), surrounding street parking, and at the Rock Garden Parking lot (1185 York Blvd. Hamilton, ~2km from RBG Centre) where a shuttle will take you to and from the festival on regular intervals.  There is no guest parking at the Cherry Hill parking lot.

This garden is located along bus routes for Burlington Transit, with stops a short distance from the entrance. See rbg.ca/directions for more details.

Accessibility

Hendrie Park Map and Visiting Guide. All garden paths indicated on the garden map are either paved, or made of finely packed gravel, suitable for wheelchairs and walkers meant for outdoor use. Areas with stairs can be accessed by travelling around that garden area to where sloped paths are available.

RBG welcomes the use of personal assistive devices that allow visitors to enjoy our facilities and services. For convenience RBG has a limited number of wheelchairs available for loan. Wheelchairs are available on a first come basis and may not be reserved in advance. It is recommended guests bring their own wheelchairs. 

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact us at 905-527-1158.