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


DISCOVER

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

relive

Memorable Moments 2024


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.

Our festival sponsors

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