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Sunday Menu

Fall Festival In Person

Sun Oct 25 • 10:30am • Library and Archives Canada • Callaghan Room 395 Wellington Street • Ottawa

Sunday Menu

in the Festival Cafe

"Join us on-site at the Festival Café in Library and Archives Canada for delicious food prepared fresh daily by Chef Christine from UNION STREET KITCHEN."

Upcoming Events

Sunday Menu

Sun Oct 25 • 10:30am • Library and Archives Canada

Sunday Menu

in the Festival Cafe
Into the Breach

Sun Oct 25 • 11:30am • Library and Archives Canada

Into the Breach

with General Wayne Eyre
First Principles First Principles

Sun Oct 25 • 1:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

First Principles

with Jesse Wente and Louise Bernice Halfe
Requiem for Gaza

Sun Oct 25 • 2:30pm • Library and Archives Canada

Requiem for Gaza

with Chris Hedges
Safe Spaces Safe Spaces Safe Spaces

Sun Oct 25 • 4:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

Safe Spaces

with Dina Del Bucchia, Frances Boyle and Isabel Bogdan
Sunday Evening Menu

Sun Oct 25 • 5:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

Sunday Evening Menu

in the Festival Cafe
Lovers in A Dangerous Time Lovers in A Dangerous Time Lovers in A Dangerous Time

Sun Oct 25 • 6:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

Lovers in A Dangerous Time

with Nyla Matuk, Damian Barr and Marina Nemat
Man Enough? Man Enough?

Sun Oct 25 • 8:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

Man Enough?

with David Szalay and Patrick deWitt
Between The Pages: The 2026 Giller Prize Shortlist Between The Pages: The 2026 Giller Prize Shortlist Between The Pages: The 2026 Giller Prize Shortlist Between The Pages: The 2026 Giller Prize Shortlist Between The Pages: The 2026 Giller Prize Shortlist

Mon Nov 2 • 7:00pm • National Arts Centre Canada Room

Between The Pages: The 2026 Giller Prize Shortlist

with Tara Gereaux, Michelle Good, Nicholas Herring, Nazanine Hozar and Patmeena Sabit.
Earthrise: A Canadian Astronaut’s Journey Into Deep Space

Tue Nov 3 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Earthrise: A Canadian Astronaut’s Journey Into Deep Space

with Jeremy Hansen
Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants

Fri Nov 6 • 7:00pm • Knox Presbyterian

Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants

with Dr. Joanne Liu
A Noble Profession

Thu Nov 12 • 7:00pm • Knox Presbyterian

A Noble Profession

with Peter Mansbridge
True Patriot Love

Mon Nov 16 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

True Patriot Love

with Carol Off
The Making of a Champion

Wed Nov 25 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

The Making of a Champion

with Brad Gushue
Day 1

Thu Apr 15 • All Day • Library and Archives Canada

Day 1

Spring Festival 2027
Day 2

Fri Apr 16 • All Day • Library and Archives Canada

Day 2

Spring Festival 2027
Day 3

Sat Apr 17 • All Day • Library and Archives Canada

Day 3

Spring Festival 2027
Day 4

Sun Apr 18 • All Day • Library and Archives Canada

Day 4

Spring Festival 2027
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Podcast Non-Fict Science Memoir Free

Sun Apr 26 • 12:00pm

Writers Festival Radio: Science Spotlight

with Louise K. Blight and David Eliot
Writers Festival Radio S08E03 Writers Festival Radio S08E03
Podcast

Fri Apr 24 • 4:00pm

Writers Festival Radio S08E03

with Wayne Johnston and Ashraf Zaghal
Writers Festival Radio S08E02 Writers Festival Radio S08E02
Podcast

Mon Apr 20 • 11:00am

Writers Festival Radio S08E02

with Monique Gray Smith and Claire Cameron
Writers Festival Radio S08E01 Writers Festival Radio S08E01
Podcast

Thu Apr 16 • 7:00pm

Writers Festival Radio S08E01

with Emily Austin and Jennifer Chevalier
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