StoryPillar Series |
The Storypillars Series are events that strengthen Storytelling Toronto’s covenant with the GTA storytelling community while generating excitement and awareness for the Toronto International Storytelling Festival. |
Storytelling Events coming this Fall to Toronto!
Storytelling Toronto is proud to announce the Fall 2026 StoryPillars series. This lineup of storytelling events celebrates and amplifies the oral tradition in its many forms through dynamic programming produced and curated by Toronto storytellers and groups with the support of Storytelling Toronto.
“Our goal is to strengthen our covenant with Toronto’s storytelling community. I’m excited for each of these events, and after reviewing the outstanding number of submissions, it’s clear storytelling is alive and well in Toronto.” - Justin Shaw, Artistic Director of Storytelling Toronto
| Funny, You Should tell that!Presented by Tales Toronto. Following its laugh-out-loud success during the Toronto International Storytelling Festival, Tales Toronto returns with an evening of hilarious storytelling featuring some of Toronto’s best comedic minds, including Matt Baram, Elaine Gold, Paul Hutcheson, Joanne O’Sullivan, Sandra Whiting, and Briane Nasimok. |
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| Double feature: Ugomma & The Stories we carry: A Community story exchangeStories We Carry presented by Kesha Christie & Ugomma presented by Ugonma Ekeanyanwu. Award-winning storyteller and TEDx Speaker Kesha Christie’s Stories We Carry draws on Caribbean storytelling traditions, personal narratives, and community-building practices to create a welcoming space where diverse lived experiences are celebrated and amplified. Ugomma, performed by Ugonma Ekeanyanwu and Amarachi Ukwu Fasesin, is an African folktale about a young woman whose kindness, wisdom, and character earn admiration over society’s outward measures of beauty and talent, told through storytelling, music, and dance. |
| Letters to your exLetters To Your Ex, presented by WhyWithCai. This live storytelling experience expands on the book Letters to Your Ex, a published collection of 139 letters from contributors in 41 countries, created from more than 20,000 submissions. The stories span crushes, situationships, committed relationships, and everything in between, reflecting the emotional complexity of love and loss across cultures and identities. |
| THE FOOD & WARMTH HOLIDAY FUNDRAISerPresented by Listen to This! Local storytellers share festive tales while raising funds and support for Toronto charities. This event is hosted by storyteller, comedian and community-builder Michael Salvatore, and will feature Justin Shaw and Dan Yashinsky. |
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