Imaginairium Schedule
Explore the 2026 Wordfest Fall Festival Shows
We know you’re ready to squeeze every bit of joy out of the 2026 Imaginairium: Canada’s Liveliest Literary Festival. Our insider tip: Get a festival pass and experience (and experiment with) more than 50 authors in 41 showcases. The pass pays for itself after just 8 shows.
This fall, Wordfest is where your imagination goes to get real. Connect with your favourite best-selling writers. Sample breakout stars. Lean into our intimate, inspired author pairings. Delight in The Way We… storytelling showcases (there are two of them!), The Kris Demeanor & Deborah Willis Variety Show, Literary Death Match, and our first Bloody Good Horror Cabaret. Add your ambitions to the mix with our interactive How To’s and insider takes on the publishing biz.
Single Tickets On Sale Aug. 25!
Starring Shelagh Rogers & David A. Robertson. Hosted by Shelley Youngblut
Hosted by Monti Tanner
Hosted by Anne Collins
Hosted by Shelagh Rogers
Starring Neil Griffin, Richard Kelly Kemick, Jackie Morris, Rosemary Sullivan, Jillian Tamaki & Dan Werb. Hosted by Pam Rocker
Hosted by Rosemary Griebel
Hosted by David Gray
Hosted by Vinh Nguyen
Starring Karma Brown, Kim Fu, Dania Idriss & Daniel Zomparelli. Featuring Timothonius & Jane. Hosted by Paula Turcotte
Starring Karma Brown, Patricia Finn, Tayari Jones, Catherine Leroux, Canisia Lubrin, Liz Nugent, Carol Off & Ruth Ozeki. Hosted by Shelley Youngblut
Hosted by Jared Bland
Starring Kurt Andersen, Kim Fu, Richard Kelly Kemick, Liz Nugent, Carol Off, Joss Richard & Daniel Zomparelli. Hosted by Adrian Todd Zuniga
Hosted by Susin Nielsen
Starring Karma Brown, Patricia Finn, Jenny Jackson & Liz Nugent. Hosted by Ali Bryan
Co-hosted by Michael Christie & Tanya Talaga
Starring Carol Off & Ece Temelkuran. Hosted by Anne Collins
Hosted by Kurt Andersen
Starring Portia Elan & Catherine Leroux. Hosted by Amanda Leduc
Starring Arizona O’Neill, Rollie Pemberton, Larissa Pham & Kawai Strong Washburn
Hosted by Susan Ouriou
Hosted by Shelley Youngblut
Starring Portia Elan, Tayari Jones, Canisia Lubrin, Harriet Alida Lye, Joss Richard & Tanya Talaga. Hosted by Pam Rocker
Hosted by Zain Velji
Starring Crystal Gail Fraser, Don Gillmor & Patrick Lennox. Hosted by Deborah Yedlin
Starring Jared Bland, Anne Collins & Jenny Jackson
Starring Michel Jean, Catherine Leroux, Ece Temelkuran & David Treuer. Hosted by Zain Velji
Starring Harriet Alida Lye & Larissa Pham. Hosted by Rita Sirignano
Starring Arizona O’Neill & David A. Robertson. Hosted by Jaclyn Adomeit
Starring Gwen Aube, Casey Plett, Vivek Shraya, Kat Simmers & Kai Cheng Thom. Hosted by Pam Rocker
Starring Kurt Andersen, Anand Giridharadas, Rachel Eliza Griffiths.
Hosted by Rollie Pemberton
Hosted by Susin Nielsen