English Program  For your convenience and better readability, this online version of the 2009 Festival program includes all day by day programming for the Festival's English section only. A bilingual version of the program is also available in the French section's home page.

Opening  The Opening Night Gala inaugurates the English side of the Festival, on Friday, October 16, at 8 p.m., at Maison de la culture de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. Storytellers Jan Blake, Ivan Coyote, and Montréal's very own Jan Gregory will be performing.

Themes  As always, the Festival presents thematic evenings throughout the week. Stories of Love and Sex is an evening of erotic stories that shouldn't be missed! Alan Shain and Kim Kilpatrick join in an unforgettable evening that explores issues around disability during Kissing That Frog.

At the Jewish Public Library, Regina Sommer and Gidon Horowitz present a powerful and moving show, Lost Stories, that explores their common bonds... Grimm for Grown-ups at the Goethe Institute explores traditional German fairy tales for adults! The Seven Deadly Sins is a lighthearted exploration of the seven capital sins.

Family   At the Centaur, two events are geared specifically to children: The Calabash Children and Other Tales for Children Aged 6 to 66, and Good Nightmare to You: Scary Stories for Halloween. The Westmount Public Library will also present family events: Moving Tales: African Shape-Shifting Stories with Jan Blake, and King Arthur and the Secret of his Two Swords.

Unusual   Come hear traditional Mohawk stories in an Iroquois long house as told in Mohawk by storyteller Darren Bonaparte. Or explore the Jewish Golden Mile as you walk the nostalgic neighbourhood walk, and talk the Mordecai Richler talk, while storyteller Roz Cohen takes you through a storytelling tour of the Montréal Old Jewish Quarter.

Finale  The festival ends with a Storytelling Swap at Hurley’s Irish Pub, with Irish storyteller Mike Burns and Festival guests. All are welcome to come and hear — or tell — a story over a pint! On the French side, the Festival ends with a 10-hour storytelling marathon at Maison de la culture Frontenac.