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
relive
Memorable Moments 2025
Photos by Vanessa Stark / The Lakefield Herald
THANK YOU
To Our Major Benefactors
Dr Patricia & David Morton
&
Our Community Business Supporters
… and to the many generous personal sponsors who believe in our mission to bring readers and authors together through the magic of literature.
New – Charitable Status
We are now a federally incorporated charity.
Help showcase the best of Canadian literature and
advance childhood literacy with us.
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