Welcome to the 2025 Festival!
July 18th and 19th

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Our Festival



For over 30 years, the Lakefield Literary Festival has been a cherished summer tradition bringing together Canada’s most acclaimed authors and passionate readers for a weekend of engaging talks and readings. Rooted in Lakefield’s rich literary heritage — home to Margaret Laurence, Catharine Parr Traill, and Susanna Moodie — the Festival honours the past while inspiring new generations of readers and writers.


Louise Dennys and Michael Ondaatje

Our Festival



Festival highlights include:

Main stage literary talks and author readings at Lakefield College School
A free Children’s Authors’ Tent in Cenotaph Park
A high school writing contest celebrating student voices
Year-round literary events including a spring speaker series

New – Charitable Status

We are now a federally incorporated charity.
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Memorable Moments 2024

Filmmaker Christian Sparkes and Author Michael Crummey
Author Tim Cook
Our 2024 Authors
Author Michael Crummey and Filmmaker Christian Sparkes with host James Cullingham
Authors Charlotte Gray and Tim Cook
Authour Casey Lyall at the Children’s Tent
Author Michael Crummey
Authors Elizabeth Renzetti, Kate Hilton and Drew Hayden Taylor

THANK YOU

To Our Community Business Sponsors

… and to the many generous personal sponsors who believe in our mission to bring readers and authors together through the magic of literature.

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