COVID-19 Policy

While public health policies regarding COVID-19 precautions are changing, Storytelling Toronto and the Toronto International Storytelling Festival remain committed to the safety of artists, staff, volunteers, and audiences who are coming together as a community for this year’s Festival.  We are committed to upholding the following safety measures:

• All staff, artists, volunteers, and audience members must wear a mask in the venues, except while eating, drinking, or performing.

• Microphones will not be shared unless sanitized between artists.

• All on-duty staff and artists will be self-monitoring and taking rapid antigen tests regularly.

We are working with our venue partners to uphold their house regulations as well as regularly reviewing our own policies to continue to do what we can, with the knowledge that we have available to us, to keep our community healthy and safe. We are happy to report that the Tranzac, our main festival venue, has made a lot of headway towards improving the cleanliness of their space, such as installing several high-powered HEPA Rx and carbon filters throughout the space, disinfecting surfaces regularly, and keeping sanitizer nearby for public use.  You can read more about their policies here.

These measures help to reduce the transmission of COVID. We also encourage community members to self-monitor for COVID symptoms, and avoid attending activities at the Festival if they are not feeling well. If you miss an in-person event, you will be able to watch it online!

We will continue to review our procedures and will provide updates over time. Please continue to check in for regular updates.

If you have any questions or feedback about the above, please get in touch with us.