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Toronto: The Guild Festival announces its line-up for Family Fest 2025
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Guild Festival Theatre is excited to announce our full line-up for Family Fest 2025
Now in its fourth year, Family Fest is Scarborough’s biggest celebration of young audiences! Featuring performances, workshops, and activities, Family Fest offers free entertainment for all ages.
Family Fest runs July 10-13.
Free Admission
Family Fest is one of the most exciting parts of our summer in Guild Park! For four days the Greek Theatre will come alive with performances ranging from Japanese drumming to Métis fiddling to classic Robert Munsch stories. There's truly something for everyone at Family Fest and we cannot wait to welcome audiences of all ages to the park. - Helen Juvonen & Tyler J. Seguin, Co-Artistic Directors
Family Fest Details:
Thursday July 10, 6:30pm
Guild Festival Theatre’s Family Fest begins with a bang with returning audience favourite Nagata Shachu.
Join this taiko and music group as they lead you in a thirty-minute drum and movement workshop using authentic Japanese hand-drums. The workshop will be followed by a one-hour thunderous and heart-pounding performance.
Friday July 11 - Sunday July 13, 6pm
Our headlining performance for Family Fest is Fireside Munsch!
Performed by M. John Kennedy, this award-winning play featuring the beloved stories of Robert Munsch will be on stage at the Greek Theatre for three nights, alternating between Classic Munsch Mayhem and Munsch Goes Wild.
About the Show:
Fun for the entire family, M. John Kennedy’s hit solo show Fireside Munsch is a high-energy performance featuring four of Robert Munsch’s classic stories performed as one wacky storytelling play.
On Friday and Sunday, enjoy Classic Munsch Mayhem, featuring Mud Puddle, Mortimer, The Paperbag Princess and Jonathan Cleaned Up - Then He Heard A Sound.
Saturday's performance will be Munsch Goes Wild: Andrew’s Loose Tooth, Alligator Baby, Smelly Socks and No Clean Clothes.
Audience Recommendation: Ages 5-12
Tickets to Fireside Munsch are free but advance booking is recommended:
Saturday July 12, 12pm-7pm (see website for specific performance times)
Giant Puppet Party* - Join Carousel Players and their resident Giant Puppet, Nadine the Ondine! Design and create your very own giant puppet and then join the dance party.
Hula Hoop Fun Zone - Hoop You brings the hoops and you bring the play! Learn how to hula hoop or show off your moves. Suitable for all ages.
Field of Butterflies - Can you spot them? This colourful roaming act will flutter through the festival.
Spirit of Africa - An audience favourite - this dance & drumming workshop and performance will get you on your feet!
The TiBert et Douzie Show - A Métis fiddler from Winnipeg plays traditional tunes with a modern twist while master storyteller and juggler TiBert gets everyone to join the jam!
Sunday July 13, 12pm-7pm (see website for specific performance times)
Joyful Movement with Jen Houston - Join us for family yoga - a feel-good flow designed to invite all ages to explore joyful movement.
TiBert et Douzie: Fiddle Workshop - In this interactive experience, Douzie introduces his instruments, plays fiddle tunes, and gets the audience dancing. TiBert is there to teach the steps and you can join the jam with percussion instruments like spoons and a washboard!
Poesy - Personalized poetry crafted in real time on vintage typewriters.
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin: The Game* - Family Fest favourite, The Grand Salto Theatre, returns with an interactive experience based on the stories of Beatrix Potter!
Maestro Duo - Amidst the grandeur and myriad of instruments of an orchestra, one solitary figure stands before them all with a baton at the ready: the conductor. But what happens if a second conductor were to show up?
Catch Me In The Kitchen - Join Stephen LaFrenie and Ginette Mohr for two reimagined classic tales with delightful characters and surprising twists - an exciting combination of storytelling and physical theatre.
Scarborough Uke Jam - Bring your uke, or just come to listen and sing along!
*All Family Fest events are free to attend but advance booking is recommended for Giant Puppet Party and The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin: The Game.
Full schedule, including show times, available on our website:
Performance Venue
The Greek Theatre, Guild Park & Gardens
201 Guildwood Parkway
Scarborough, Ontario
Festival Info & Tickets
Dates: July 10-13
Free admission
Advance booking recommended for Fireside Munsch, Giant Puppet Party and The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin: The Game.
For more information about Family Fest, including show times, visit our website: www.guildfestivaltheatre.ca.