Calendar compliments of www.bywords.ca.

October 18, 2025
Can Con 2025
Web: www.can-con.org/
Tickets and schedule on site
October 17 - in person
October 18 - in person
October 19 - in person
Collaborative Zine Making
Time and Place: 2:00 pm. Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset W.
Web: ottawatranslibrary.ca/series/collaborative-zine-making-night-at-the-otl/
May 31 -
June 28 -
July 26 -
August 23 -
September 20 -
October 18 -
November 15 -
December 13 -
October 2025 Events
Return to today
Submit upcoming events to events@bywords.ca
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
      1 2 3 4
      CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Every Person Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Silent Book Club - Constance Bay 7:00pm		 Third World Players 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am  
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Words & Culture 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Online Story Swap 7:30pm		 CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm
Every Person Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm		 Third World Players 6:00pm
Silent Book Club - Vanier 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am  
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Ottawa Centre 7:00pm		 CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Silent Book Club - Bells Corners 6:30pm
Words & Culture 7:00pm		 Bywords.ca
Submissions
CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Every Person Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Storytelling Open Mic 7:15pm		 Silent Book Club - Hintonburg 2:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 Can Con 2025
in person
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 Can Con 2025
in person
Collaborative Zine Making 2:00pm
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Can Con 2025
in person
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Kanata 7:00pm
Words & Culture 7:00pm		 Ottawa International Writers Festival Fall Edition 2025
CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Every Person Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Silent Book Club - East End 7:00pm		 Ottawa International Writers Festival Fall Edition 2025
Third World Players 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 Ottawa International Writers Festival Fall Edition 2025
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 Ottawa International Writers Festival Fall Edition 2025
Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Mammoth Book Sale 10:00am
26 27 28 29 30 31  
Ottawa International Writers Festival Fall Edition 2025
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 Zine Workshop 6:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Books on Beechwood Book Club 1:30pm
Words & Culture 7:00pm		 CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Every Person Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm		 Third World Players 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am