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LitFest
Oct. 14, 2026 to Oct. 18, 2026
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LitFest
LitFest is a festival where writers share true stories. Every October, we invite authors to the stage to tell what they know and challenge us with their ideas.
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- Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026 at 7:00pm at Citadel Theatre — LitFest 2026 Opening Night Event and Reception
- Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026 at 5:00pm at Citadel Theatre — On Treason
- Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026 at 7:00pm at Citadel Theatre — Deconstructing Us: The Secrets of our DNA
- Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 at 5:00pm at MacEwan University — The World We Long For
- Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 at 7:00pm at Citadel Theatre — Our Rights and Freedoms: A Biography of Canada’s Charter
- Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 at 9:30am at Edmonton Public Library (Stanley A. Milner) — Accidental Memoirs: Creating longform from shortform
- Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 at 9:30am at Citadel Theatre — Triangularity
- Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 at 12:00pm at Edmonton Public Library (Stanley A. Milner) — Roading and Eh, Writing
- Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 at 1:00pm at Citadel Theatre — The Eyes of Gaza
- Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 at 2:00pm at Edmonton Public Library (Stanley A. Milner) — Liminality: A double book launch
- Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 at 2:30pm at Citadel Theatre — Canada Council for the Arts Funding for Alberta Artists
- Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 at 4:00pm at Citadel Theatre — Together and Alone: Normalizing Grief Panel
- Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 at 7:00pm at Citadel Theatre — Books and Beats
- Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026 at 9:30am at Citadel Theatre — From War to Words: Into the Breach with General Wayne Eyre
- Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026 at 10:30am at Edmonton Public Library (Stanley A. Milner) — Pizza Before We Die
- Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026 at 12:30pm at Edmonton Public Library (Stanley A. Milner) — Unearthing Home
- Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026 at 1:00pm at Citadel Theatre — Brunch and Learn Panel: Defiance, resistance and breaking the mold
- Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026 at 4:30pm at Citadel Theatre — The Polyglot
- Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026 at 4:30pm at McMullen Art Gallery — Beyond the Concert Hall: An Anthology of Sound Launch
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