Events
Check out the list of events happening at Library and Archives Canada.
Upcoming events
Creator in Residence Final Showcase: Leslie Weir in conversation with Eric Chan
- Event
- Creator in Residence Final Showcase: Leslie Weir in conversation with Eric Chan
- Date
- Tuesday, October 14, 2025
- Format
- Hybrid (in-person and online)
Ottawa International Writers Festival - Fall Edition
- Event
- Ottawa International Writers Festival - Fall Edition
- Date
- Wednesday, October 22, to Sunday, October 26, 2025
- Format
- For more information: Ottawa International Writers Festival
Canada, Land of Refuge: Polish Orphans of Tengeru and the 85th Anniversary of the Deportations to Siberia
- Event
- Canada, Land of Refuge: Polish Orphans of Tengeru and the 85th Anniversary of the Deportations to Siberia
- Date
- Tuesday, October 28, 2025
- Format
- In-person event, registration to come
Book launch - Blaise Ndala: L’équation avant la nuit
- Event
- Book launch - Blaise Ndala: L’équation avant la nuit
- Date
- Wednesday, October 29, 2025
- Format
- In-person event, registration to come
Guided tours of the Preservation Centre
- Event
- Guided tours of the Preservation Centre
- Date
- Friday, October 31, 2025
- Format
- In-person event, requires registration
Treaties Recognition with Armand Ruffo
- Event
- Treaties Recognition with Armand Ruffo
- Date
- Thursday, November 6, 2025
- Format
- In-person event
Remembrance Day at Library and Archives Canada: Learn and Reflect
- Event
- Remembrance Day at Library and Archives Canada: Learn and Reflect
- Date
- Friday, November 7, 2025
- Format
- In-person event, registration to come
Book Launch—Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross: Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution
- Event
- Book Launch—Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross: Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution
- Date
- Wednesday, November 12, 2025
- Format
- In-person event
Book launch - Rick Westhead: We Breed Lions: Confronting Canada's Troubled Hockey Culture
- Event
- Book launch - Rick Westhead: We Breed Lions: Confronting Canada's Troubled Hockey Culture
- Date
- Wednesday, November 19, 2025
- Format
- In-person event, registration to come
Art from the Archives: Vintage greeting cards
- Event
- Art from the Archives: Vintage greeting cards
- Date
- Saturday, November 29, 2025
- Format
- In-person event, registration to come
Book launch - Donald Murray: Howie Morenz: The Greatest Season in the Life of Hockey's First Legend
- Event
- Book launch - Donald Murray: Howie Morenz: The Greatest Season in the Life of Hockey's First Legend
- Date
- Thursday, December 4, 2025
- Format
- In-person event, registration to come
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Past events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| October 3-4, 2025 | Open House at the Preservation Centre |
| September 9-10, 2025 | Art from the Archives - Paint workshop |
| September 4, 2025 | Book Launch—Susan Aglukark: Kihiani |
| August 28-29-30 and September 2-3, 2025 | A pop-up installation by Eric Chan at 395 Wellington in Ottawa |
| June 7 to September 1, 2025 | The Black Diasporas Tkaronto–Toronto project |
| August 20, 2025 | Together at LAC: Celebrate Pride |
| August 11 and 13, 2025 | Art from the Archives: Black Diasporas Tkaronto–Toronto |