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Fall Festival 2026

Thursday’s Menu

Fall Festival In Person

Thu Oct 22 • 5:30pm • Library and Archives Canada • Callaghan Room 395 Wellington Street

Thursday’s Menu

in the Festival Cafe
Cultivating Courage and Unity in a Complex World Cultivating Courage and Unity in a Complex World

Fall Festival In Person Streaming Politics Non-Fict

Thu Oct 22 • 6:30pm • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Cultivating Courage and Unity in a Complex World

with Roshan Danesh and Jody Wilson-Raybould
Northern Exposure Northern Exposure Northern Exposure

Fall Festival In Person Streaming Fiction History

Thu Oct 22 • 8:00pm • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Northern Exposure

with Michel Jean, Norma Dunning and Michelle Porter
Friday's Menu

Fall Festival In Person

Fri Oct 23 • 5:30pm • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Friday's Menu

in the Festival Cafe
Humanitarienne

Fall Festival In Person Streaming Politics Non-Fict History Memoir

Fri Oct 23 • 6:30pm • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Humanitarienne

with Dr. Kirsten Johnson
Instructions for the End of the World

Fall Festival In Person Streaming Politics Non-Fict

Fri Oct 23 • 8:00pm • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Instructions for the End of the World

with Maggie Helwig
Saturday Morning Menu

Fall Festival In Person

Sat Oct 24 • 10:00am • Library and Archives Canada • Callaghan Room 395 Wellington Street • Ottawa

Saturday Morning Menu

in the Festival Cafe
Workshop: Making Words Visual

Fall Festival In Person Fiction

Sat Oct 24 • 10:30am • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Workshop: Making Words Visual

with Amanda West Lewis
Life After AI

Fall Festival In Person Streaming Non-Fict Science

Sat Oct 24 • 11:00am • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Life After AI

with Cory Doctorow
Encounters with Extinction

Fall Festival In Person Streaming Non-Fict Science

Sat Oct 24 • 1:00pm • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Encounters with Extinction

with Neil Griffin
Youth Workshop: Writing Graphic Novels

Fall Festival In Person Fiction Youth Free

Sat Oct 24 • 1:30pm • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Youth Workshop: Writing Graphic Novels

with Amanda West Lewis
The Book of Birds

Fall Festival In Person Streaming Non-Fict Science Youth

Sat Oct 24 • 2:30pm • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

The Book of Birds

with Jackie Morris
Exit Party

Fall Festival In Person Streaming Fiction

Sat Oct 24 • 4:00pm • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Exit Party

with Emily St. John Mandel
Saturday Evening Menu

Fall Festival In Person

Sat Oct 24 • 5:00pm • Library and Archives Canada • Callaghan Room 395 Wellington Street

Saturday Evening Menu

in the Festival Cafe
Sea Change Sea Change

Fall Festival In Person Streaming Fiction

Sat Oct 24 • 6:00pm • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Sea Change

with Margaret Sweatman and Michelle Good
Cause and Effect Cause and Effect Cause and Effect

Fall Festival In Person Streaming Fiction

Sat Oct 24 • 8:00pm • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Cause and Effect

with Priya Guns, Dania Idriss and Vivek Shraya
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
Into the Breach

Fall Festival In Person Streaming Politics Non-Fict History Memoir

Sun Oct 25 • 11:30am • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Into the Breach

with General Wayne Eyre
First Principles First Principles

Fall Festival In Person Streaming Non-Fict Memoir

Sun Oct 25 • 1:00pm • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

First Principles

with Jesse Wente and Louise Bernice Halfe
Requiem for Gaza

Fall Festival In Person Streaming Politics Non-Fict History

Sun Oct 25 • 2:30pm • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Requiem for Gaza

with Chris Hedges
Safe Spaces Safe Spaces Safe Spaces

Fall Festival In Person Streaming Fiction

Sun Oct 25 • 4:00pm • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Safe Spaces

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

Fall Festival In Person

Sun Oct 25 • 5:00pm • Library and Archives Canada • Callaghan Room 395 Wellington Street

Sunday Evening Menu

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

Fall Festival In Person Streaming Fiction History

Sun Oct 25 • 6:00pm • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Lovers in A Dangerous Time

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

Fall Festival In Person Streaming Fiction

Sun Oct 25 • 8:00pm • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington St.

Man Enough?

with David Szalay and Patrick deWitt