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• 1001 Friday Nights of Storytelling

  • Start
    Friday, April 17, 2026
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  • End
    Friday, December 25, 2026
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  • Schedule
    36 sessions
  • Location
    St. David’s Church Parish Hall 49 Donlands Avenue, Toronto, ON (across from Donlands TTC Station)

  New storytellers are always welcome!

  Every Friday night since 1978, storytellers and listeners have been gathering in Toronto for an open evening of oral stories. Each Friday night is unique, and everyone is welcome to come and listen, come and tell. On these nights, we come as listeners and as tellers: we may ramble on, recite, relate, recount, retell, or recollect; however, we may never, ever read. You might hear traditional tales, stories of personal experience, literary stories, original stories, ballads, or episodes from history, all told through the human voice.

  Pay what you can: $5 suggested

  
  

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• StorySwap Canada ONLINE Open-Mic

  • Start
    Sunday, April 19, 2026
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  • End
    Sunday, December 27, 2026
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  • Schedule
    37 sessions
  • Location
    ONLINE

  StorySwap Canada online, weekly gathering!
  
  ZOOM LINK   https://tinyurl.com/StorySwapCanada
  
   SUNDAYS   4 - 6 pm EST NEW TIME ZONES (March 2026)
  
  Weekly swaps!
  
  To keep and grow the connections, friendships, and community that has developed online in Canada, a group has come together and organized StorySwap Canada. This group of volunteers consists of storytellers from almost every Canadian region. We welcome Canadian storytellers as well as those from all over the world.
  
  We are supported by Storytellers of Canada – Conteurs du Canada.
  
  Folktales, ballads, poems, family stories, or wholly invented tales are all welcome, as are listening ears.
  
  Join and tell a story is already leaping up to be told ....
  OR just be inspired when you listen to others
  OR just listen. There are no stories without listeners.
   
  You can come for one hour or two and meet new people in our Breakout Rooms halfway through the session.
  
  

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• Storytent Hosted by: Ruth Danziger

  • When
    Saturday, June 20, 2026
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Wychwood Barns 601 Christie St, Toronto, ON M6G 4C6

  Join us at The Stop Farmers Market  for FREE storytelling with  parents and their children. Come to listen, come to learn and come to tell a story. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Story Pillars: Proposal Q&A

  • When
    Monday, June 22, 2026
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    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    ONLINE

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  Join our artistic director Justin Shaw to discuss submissions and the evaluation process for our fall series of Story Pillars.

  Register for free!

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  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.  We are seeking dynamic, engaging, and original programming that celebrates and amplifies the oral tradition of storytelling in its many forms.

  
  

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• Gather for Storytelling at Montgomery's Inn

  • When
    Wednesday, June 24, 2026
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    3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St W

  Storytelling Circle at Montgomery's Inn, gather to listen and to share stories about summer travels and adventures or any story that you like in a welcoming relaxing environment.

  toronto.ca/Museums - Free no registration needed

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• Storytent Hosted by: Mariella Bertelli

  • When
    Saturday, June 27, 2026
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Wychwood Barns 601 Christie St, Toronto, ON M6G 4C6

  Join us at The Stop Farmers Market  for FREE storytelling with  parents and their children. Come to listen, come to learn and come to tell a story. 

  
  

  
  

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• East End Storytellers Meeting

  • When
    Friday, July 03, 2026
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    3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Scarborough Village Rec Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham)

  Friday, July 3

  3:30 - 5:00  

  Active Living Centre

  Scarborough Village Rec Centre

  3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham)

  
  

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• Storytelling with Young Children- course for adult tellers

  • Start
    Saturday, July 18, 2026
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  • End
    Sunday, July 19, 2026
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Wychwood Barns #173 601 Christie St, Toronto, ON M6G 4C7
  • Spaces left
    3

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  Storytelling With Young Children- course for adult tellers

  The art and craft of telling stories with young children, particularly those in preschool and primary grades, rests on simple picture image, a few handy tools, and some insights into the wonder of child development. You will discover how rhythm, rhyme and harmony can delight. Learn how to select and create stories you will love to tell. 

  Instructor:

  Dawne McFarlane is a mother, Waldorf teacher and performer who has been sharing the art of storytelling for more than 35 years across Canada and internationally. She is rooted in a rich tradition passed down from her Scottish Grandfather. Dawne was Artistic Director of Toronto Storytelling Festivals 2019/20/21. Dawne is co-author with Georgiana Keable (Norway) of Fairytales, Families and Forests: Storytelling with Young Children (Hawthorn Press). www.dawnemcfarlane.ca

  
  

  
  

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• Gather for Storytelling at Montgomery's Inn

  • When
    Wednesday, July 22, 2026
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    3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
  • Location
    Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St W

  Gather for Storytelling at Montgomery's Inn

  Enjoy Rhymes and Stories for young children with Sarah Abusarar and Maria Ordonez
  

  Free event -no tickets (toronto.ca/Museums)
  

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