Wordfest Presents Wordfestivus: A Community Shop-A-Thon

Book Lover’s Dream Market

We’ve assembled all your favourite indie booksellers—Cookbook Co. Books, Owl’s Nest Books, Shelf Life Books & Slow Burn Books—who have curated selections of their fave books from 2024 to solve all your holiday gift needs. Because it’s the night before Black Friday, you can expect some sweet deals. Our friends at the Calgary Public Library Foundation will also be there with special gifts ideas for all ages that go toward supporting Calgary’s exceptional library system.

It will also be your first chance to scoop up a Wordfest 2025 season pass or Imaginairium festival pass—as well as one of the limited number of All-Access passes that give you, well, everything, including reserved seating, book with tickets events, and food and spirited drink experiences, in addition to personalized concierge service. We’ll also have limited-edition totes and Lisa Brawn pins, with proceeds going toward Wordfest’s vital Youth Progam, supporting teen literacy.

There will be hot chocolate, wine, beer, bubbly—and music. Come celebrate this vibrant, book-loving community we have created together. This event is FREE. Please RSVP so that we'll know how much cider to mull.