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Ireland, Home of Halloween
Presented by Tourism Ireland
October 27, 2026 | Corleck
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This "spooky season" we’re partnering up with Tourism Ireland for an event that will haunt you in all the right ways. Join us for an evening with award-winning author and storyteller Adam Bunch who will present a one-hour storytelling performance centered on history, folklore, and the themes of Halloween and Irish storytelling traditions.
Only 50 tickets are available, book yours before they vanish. Event Schedule Doors open to the public at 7:00 PM Adam Bunch storytelling performance from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM Event concludes at 9:00 PM About Adam Bunch Adam Bunch is an award-winning storyteller who brings the history of Toronto and Canada to life. He's the author of The Toronto Book of the Dead and The Toronto Book of Love, the host of the Canadiana documentary series, and the creator of the Toronto Time Traveller newsletter, the Festival of Bizarre Toronto History, and the Toronto Dreams Project. His work popularizing Canadian history was recognized with the Governor General's History Award for Popular Media — the Pierre Berton Award. Learn more below.
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Adam Bunch
Adam Bunch teaches history at George Brown College and has created writing workshops for the Toronto Public Library. He's spoken at the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Royal Ontario Museum, and his writing has appeared in The Toronto Star, Spacing Magazine and The Huffington Post.
In a previous life, he was a music journalist: editor-in-chief of SoundProof Magazine and The Little Red Umbrella, a contributor to PopMatters and Sun Media's 24 Hours commuter newspaper, and a member of the jury for the Polaris Music Prize. He also served as Creative Director for Ripple Creatives Strategies, developing marketing and communications for not-for-profit clients like the Gardiner Museum, Habitat For Humanity, Kids Help Phone, and the United Nations refugee agency.
He's lived in Toronto since he was a few weeks old, growing up along the Humber River, raised on stories of snowstorms, jazz clubs and wartime romances.
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