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March 29, 2026
VERSeFest 2026
Time and Place: in person and live-streamed
Web: https://www.verseottawa.ca/
tickets, passes and full program on site
An Indian Morning
Time and Place: Every Sunday at 10:00 am. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/30/info.html
An Indian Morning celebrates not only the music of India but equally its various arts and artisans, poets and potters, kings and patriots.
Unbound Indie Lit Market
Time and Place: March 29 at 11:00 am. Next Door Market & Event Space 955A Gladstone Ave
Web: nextdoorottawa.ca/events-list/unbound-indie-lit-market
Meet Ottawa’s indie authors, explore new reads, and connect with a community that loves books as much as you do. 11am to 5pm
Unbound Indie Lit Market
Time and Place: March 29 at 11:00 am. Next Door Market & Event Space 955A Gladstone Ave
Web: nextdoorottawa.ca/events-list/unbound-indie-lit-market
books and zines from local authors
Culture géniale
Time and Place: Every Sunday at 1:00 pm. unique 94.5 fm
Web: uniquefm.ca/emission-culture-geniale
La culture est la possibilité même de créer, de renouveler et de partager des valeurs. Culture géniale est une émission hebdomadaire animée par Jean-Paul Moreau qui explore le monde du cinéma, de la littérature, des arts vivants, et bien plus encore.
2nd Annual CKCU Host Talent Show Fundraiser
Time and Place: March 29 at 2:00 pm. The Robo Lounge, 275 Carling Avenue
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/events/community/14675.html
Price: Pay What You Can - Proceeds To CKCU
Anina's Book Swap
Time and Place: 3:00 pm. Anina's Cafe, 280 Joffre-Bélanger Way
ot a great read collecting dust? 😴 Bring it in, swap it out, and find your next obsession.
March 2026 Events
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Crowd Pleaser with Yotam Ottolenghi 2:00pm		 Rough Draft Paper Company Annotated Book Swap 6:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
The Distance of a Shout with Michael Ondaatje 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic Online 7:30pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am Collaborative Zine Making Workshop 2:00pm
Music and Poetry by Women Performance Marathon 2:00pm
Poetry Night 5:30pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
les cafés-rencontres de l’Association des auteurs et auteures de l’Outaouais 2:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Librairie du soleil: Lancements et lectures
Paul Bisson 17h30
8 mois pour écrire ton premier livre 6:00pm
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am Book Launch: Laura Horak, Trans Cinema Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds 4:00pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Carleton University Department of English and Language Arts' Spring Showcase of Literary and Dramatic Art 6:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm		 Lancements chez Bouquinart Librairie & Galerie d'art
Jacques Poirier et Christian Quesnel 18h
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am
David Geselbracht presents Climate Hope 1:00pm		 Book Swap and Fundraiser! for the Ottawa Anarchist Bookfair 12:30pm
THE HOUSE ON 9TH LINE | An Evening with Aaron Bangay 4:00pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Eid Storytime and Craft 11:00am
Amanda Bernardo, The Road to You 1:00pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers Signature Series 2025/26 2:00pm
Grimm | Dark Paths and Wild Wonder OST Annual Long Show
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
David Suzuki and Tara Cullis – What You Won't Do for Love 8:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Smutty Storytelling 6:30pm
Behind the Happily Ever Afters 7:00pm
Book Launch | Taslim: We Are the Prophets by Dr. Carolyn Ramzy 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am VERSeFest 2026
Plan 99, The Manx Pub, 370 Elgin. 5-6pm, Stephanie Bolster, Declan Ryan. Virutal: Brandi Bird: 730pm www.verseottawa.ca/en/event/brandibird2026
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VERSeFest 2026
Arts Court Black Box Studio Kado. 1:30 PM: Sébastien Rock & readings by Kado members. 3pm: The Factor Reading Series Lecture Series with Lydia Unsworth and Nada Gordon. 4:30pm Hall of Honour presentations and readings by Monty Reid and Susan McMaster. 7pm: Jumoke Verissimo, Lydia Unsworth, Nada Gordon. 8:30pm: Karen Solie, Alexandre Yergeau, Kacper Bartczak
An Indian Morning 10:00am
Unbound Indie Lit Market 11:00am
Unbound Indie Lit Market 11:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
2nd Annual CKCU Host Talent Show Fundraiser 2:00pm
Anina's Book Swap 3:00pm
www.instagram.com/p/DVtk0RGDhWA/		 VERSeFest 2026
VERSeFest extra 02:30 PM Carleton University, Dunton Tower 2017 • 1125 Colonel By Drive Free A reading and Q and A with Karen Solie Presented in partnership with Carleton University's Department of English
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 National Indigenous Language Day
Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm