We’re hosting our annual literacy festival, and you’re invited! Join us on October 4th, 2025 at Scarborough Town Centre for a fun-filled day of FREE family-friendly activities. From 10am-8pm, enjoy book giveaways, local author readings, sing-alongs, hands-on science experiments, and drumming workshops. You can also explore activities from the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto Zoo, and TVO, and visit our immersive 360° Stories Listening Lounge with a panel moderated by Ontario’s first Poet Laureate, Randell Adjei!
There are activities happening in all three lower courts of Scarborough Town Centre
- Rainbow Stage (at Centre Court)
- Sunflower Stage (at Bay Court)
- Butterfly Lounge (at IKEA Court)
View the full schedule below!
RAINBOW STAGE at CENTRE COURT
Step into Centre Court, where stories come alive with music, stories, and all day access to the Book Mobile to take home free books!
10:00 AM – Traditional songs and stories with Indigenous Healer, Asha Frost
11:00 AM – Story Time! “I Am Cherished” by Onome Ako
11:45 AM – Story Time! “The Most Beautiful Thing I Have Ever Seen” by Nadia Devi Umadat
12:15 PM – Sing-along with Madame Amour
1:00 PM – Play the Djembe! Workshop with Sistema Toronto
2:00 PM – Story Time! “Ready, Set, Mango” by Tamla T. Young
2:30 PM – Alphabet Yoga with EarlyON
2:40 PM – Sing-along with Madame Amour + Picture Time with Polkaroo!
3:00 PM – Story Time! “The Friendship Blanket” by Leonarda Carranza
3:30 PM – Bubble Bash with EarlyON
4:00 PM – Read & Chat with Kern Carter, author of “Is There A Boy Like Me?”
4:30 PM – “I Am an Author” with Randell Adjei & 360º Stories young authors
5:00 PM – DJ Mel Boogie
6:00 PM – WordPlay: Live with Poet Laureates Lillian Allen, Randell Adjei, Shahaddah Jack & Friends
7:00 PM – DJ Mel Boogie
All Day Activities (10:00 AM – 8:00 PM)
BOOK MOBILE
Choose a free, brand new book to take home with you.
BOOKMARK MAKING
Design your very own bookmark that you can home. Fun for kids of all ages!
SUNFLOWER STAGE at BAY COURT
Explore hands-on creative activities, stories, music, and learning stations!
11:00 AM – Traditional songs and stories with Indigenous Healer, Asha Frost
11:30 AM – Story Time! “Ready, Set, Mango” by Tamla T. Young
12:00 PM – Bubble Bash with EarlyON
12:30 PM – Story Time! “The Friendship Blanket” by Leonarda Carranza
1:00 PM – Alphabet Yoga with EarlyON
1:15 PM – Sing-along with Madame Amour + Picture Time with Polkaroo!
2:15 PM – Story Time! “I Am Cherished” by Onome Ako
3:00 PM – Story Time! The Most Beautiful Thing I Have Ever Seen” by Nadia Devi Umadat
3:45 PM – ArtiFACTS! Up close with the Aga Khan Museum collection
All Day Activities (10:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
THE READING PARTNERSHIP
Learn about our work and try hands-on program demos.
TVO
Games, storytelling, and interactive fun with TVO Learn!
AGA KHAN MUSEUM
Discover fascinating artifacts and stories from around the world!
EARLYON
Playful, educational activities for young children and caregivers!
VISIONS OF SCIENCE
Try hands-on experiments!
BUTTERFLY LOUNGE at IKEA COURT
Get cozy and take a sensory break, read quietly or listen to stories by young authors!
All Day Activities (10:00 AM – 8:00 PM)
SNOOZE ROOM
Relax and take a sensory break in a calming space powered by Snooze Room.
360º STORIES LISTENING LOUNGE
Enjoy select stories by Toronto’s youngest published authors in this immersive installation.
STORYBOOK SNAPSHOT
Come take pictures with fun story-themed props!
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