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Wordfest
Current and upcoming Calgary Weekend Edition picks at Wordfest, with older listings kept in the archive.
2nd Flr., 1221 2 St. SW, Calgary
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🎉Wordfest presents Colin James
🎉Wordfest presents Rick Campanelli
With all the nostalgia for the ’90s, this is our moment to rally around Rick “The Temp” Campanelli, whose nickname was upgraded to “The Franchise” after his long tenure as a beloved MuchMusic VJ. His bombshell memoir, Tempted: My Story, takes us along his journey from Queen Street West to…
🎉Wordfest presents Cory Doctorow
🎨Witches, Cats & Poets: Story Time
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨A Celebration of Richard Wagamese. Starring Shelagh Rogers & David A. Robertson
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨Reading is FUNdamental with Deborah Ellis & Vikki VanSickle
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨Opening Night Showcase
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨A Morning with John Borrows & Shelagh Rogers
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨Fierce Attachments of the Feline Variety with Rosemary Sullivan
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨Happiest Hour with Eden Robinson
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨The Fabulous Andrew Sean Greer
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨The Way We... Talk About Animals
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨A Morning with Jackie Morris
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨Wild Life with Neil Griffin & Dan Werb
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨What a Pair! Jillian & Lauren Tamaki
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨A Bloody Good Horror Cabaret
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨An Evening with Tayari Jones
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨A Morning with Ruth Ozeki
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨A Toast to the Classics Lunch Experience
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨Ways of Listening with Rollie Pemberton
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨An Evening with Emily St. John Mandel
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨Literary Death Match
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨Crime Noir with Don Gillmor, Kevin Hardcastle & Alex Spring
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
🎨How to... Speculate
This show is part of Wordfest’s Imaginairium festival, Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Connect with 50+ of the world’s most arresting writers, thinkers, activators, and inspirers, gathered just for you in Calgary, Canada. Wordfest also showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more…
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