Children's Storytelling Festival

Schedule

Sat Nov 01 2025 at 10:00 am to 01:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

101 Centrepointe Dr, Ottawa, ON K2G, Canada | Ottawa, ON

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The Ottawa Children’s Storytelling Festival returns on November 1st for its 31st year. Don’t miss the Mythical Creatures & Magical Beasts edition featuring stories, activities and crafts throughout the day from 10:00 am-1:30pm.
Le Festival de contes pour enfants d'Ottawa revient le 1er novembre pour sa 31e édition. Ne manquez pas l'édition « Créatures mythiques et bêtes magiques », qui propose des contes, des activités et des ateliers créatifs tout au long de la journée, de 10 h à 13 h 30.
Recommended ages: 3-10 | Âges recommandés : 3 à 10 ans
Please note: The Children’s Festival is a shared experience for families. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian throughout the event.
Remarque : le Festival des enfants est une expérience partagée pour les familles. Tous les enfants doivent être accompagnés d'un parent ou d'un tuteur pendant toute la durée de l'événement.
10:00am / 10 h – Sylvi Belleau – Ages 3–5 / 3 à 5 ans – French / Français
French stories about mythical creatures and magical beasts! Contes français sur les créatures mythiques et les animaux magiques !
10:30am / 10 h 30 – Margot Castor – Ages 6–10 / 6 à 10 ans – French / Français
French stories about mythical creatures and magical beasts! Contes en français sur les créatures mythiques et les bêtes magiques !
11:00am / 11 h – Jennifer Jerome & Colleague / Jennifer Jerome et collègue – Ages 3–5 / 3 à 5 ans – English (Indigenous Stories) / Anglais (contes autochtones)
Two staff members from the Odawa Native Friendship Centre share Indigenous stories about fun creators, tricksters, and tales they heard growing up.
Deux membres du personnel du Centre d'amitié autochtone Odawa partagent des contes autochtones sur les créateurs amusants, les filous et les histoires qu'ils ont entendues pendant leur enfance.
11:30am / 11 h 30 – Jacqui du Toit – Ages 3–5 / 3 à 5 ans – English / Anglais
A variety of stories, including The Spider, a tale of mystery, trickery, and sneaky spiders!
Une variété d'histoires, dont The Spider, un conte mêlant mystère, ruse et araignées sournoises !
12:00pm / 12 h – Mary Wiggin – Ages 6–10 / 6 à 10 ans – English / Anglais
The Way of World – Norwegian folktale about a fierce dragon freed after centuries under a stone.
The Wulver – Scottish tale of a kind mythical creature with the body of a man and the head of a wolf.
The Queen of All Animals – Chinese fable about a clever fox outwitting a hungry lion.
The Way of World – Conte populaire norvégien sur un dragon féroce libéré après avoir passé des siècles sous une pierre.
The Wulver – Conte écossais sur une créature mythique bienveillante avec un corps d'homme et une tête de loup.
The Queen of All Animals – Fable chinoise sur un renard rusé qui déjoue un lion affamé.
12:30pm / 12 h 30 – Johanna Kuyvenhoven – Ages 6–10 / 6 à 10 ans – English / Anglais
Whistles and tires. Why dogs do what they do!
The Bad Umbrella, An umbrella, with a mind of its own, carries Roger off... on his way to school.
The Siberian Tiger. In this Russian folk tale, a wild tiger and a boy face off in the magical forests of the Chutka.
1:00pm / 13 h – Lynn Torrie – Ages 6–10 / 6 à 10 ans – English / Anglais
Stories about ordinary animals with magical powers — talking horses, magic roosters, drumming mice — plus adventures with mythical creatures like sea serpents and dragons.
Histoires d'animaux ordinaires dotés de pouvoirs magiques — chevaux qui parlent, coqs magiques, souris qui jouent du tambour — et aventures avec des créatures mythiques telles que des serpents de mer et des dragons.
1:30pm / 13 h 30 – Jacqui du Toit – Ages 6–10 / 6 à 10 ans – English / Anglais
A variety of stories, including The Spider, a tale of mystery, trickery, and sneaky spiders!
Une variété d'histoires, dont The Spider, un conte mêlant mystère, ruse et araignées sournoises !
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