Fable Family Festival

Awaken your Inner Seanchaí at Fable Family Festival 2025

 

Immerse yourself in an authentic storytelling experience as young and old are invited to re-connect with their storytelling roots at Fable Family Festival. Fable celebrates the power of storytelling, inspiring the next generation of seanchaí by re-imagining the traditional storytelling experience in ambitious and imaginative ways that engage young and curious audiences.

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On November 16th, join us at the James Joyce Centre for a magical day of storytelling, workshops, and creative activities for children. Families can enjoy fireside stories, songs, and tall tales with actor, singer, and storyteller Wren Dennehy and friends, where children can sing along to the tale of Molly Malone and watch the Púca come to life in word and song. Our seanchaís will bring colourful myths reimagined for modern ears, including the specially commissioned story by children’s writer Dave Rudden, The Salmon of Knowledge, which celebrates wisdom, curiosity, perseverance, and the joy of sharing knowledge. Children can also join Animal Story Time Yoga, where they move and play like their favourite animal friends, imagining fantastic creatures and bringing their stories to life on the mat in a supportive and inclusive environment. In What’s Your Tall Tale, children will work with a storyteller to reconnect with Ireland’s rich storytelling tradition, creating their own tall tales through imagery and words. Theatre and improv workshops with Dublin City Libraries’ Storyteller in Residence Aisling Breen invites kids to become storytellers themselves, using drama games, movement, and playful improvisation to develop characters, scenes, and adventures on stage. Finally, children can celebrate heroes through art with acclaimed artist Kiki Na Art, designing and creating artworks inspired by mythic legends or real-life heroes

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​Fable  on Film will feature Seanchai recordings of mythic stories which families can visit throughout the day.

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Children can dive into creativity at Arts & Crafts: Create Your Own Salmon of Knowledge, where they craft their own Salmon of Knowledge using recycled materials, paint, and imagination, celebrating wisdom, curiosity, and the joy of discovery through art. Alongside this, the Spellcasting Stand offers a magical space where storytelling and play are combined as a tool for well-being, encouraging imagination and mindfulness.

 

For those who can’t attend in person, the Fable Podcast offers accessible portals to ancient Ireland, featuring the 2025 unique adaptation of the Salmon of Knowledge, alongside classics from previous festivals, including

renowned seanchaí Eddie Lenihan sharing stories of the "other folk," alongside modern myths read by singer Jerry Fish and actress Mary Murray.

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Fable Family Festival is proudly sponsored by the The Arts Council of Ireland.

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Ticketed Workshops on sale October 25th

 

 

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