Readers & Writers
Events
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An Evening with Emma Donoghue
Free eventFlorence Simmons Performance Hall 140 Weymouth Street, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaBookmark welcomes bestselling, award-winning novelist Emma Donoghue to Charlottetown for the launch of The Paris Express on April 25 at 7 pm at the Florence Simmons Performance Hall in Charlottetown.…
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Spring Park United Church Yard Sale
Spring Park United Church 65 Kirkwood Dr, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaSpring Park United is hosting its annual spring yard sale on April 26 from 8:30 am–12 pm at 65 Kirkwood Drive in Charlottetown. The sale will include a selection of…
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home: poems about family Book Launch
Free eventThe Gallery Coffee House & Bistro 82 Great George St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaCelebrate the release of the anthology, home: poems about family, at the book launch on April 27 at 4 pm at The Gallery Coffee House & Bistro in Charlottetown. Editor…
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Charlottetown Library Book Club
Free eventCharlottetown Library Learning Centre 97 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaThe Book Club will meet in the Bluejay Room at the Charlottetown Library on April 28 at 6 pm to discuss The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe. Pick up a…
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Poets & Pints
Family FriendlyFree eventRodd Charlottetown Hotel 75 Kent St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaApril is National Poetry Month. Bookmark, Charlottetown’s locally owned, independent bookstore is celebrating with their annual Poets & Pints event featuring local poets on April 29 at 7 pm in…
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Global Voices for Peace: An Introduction to Peacebuilders and the Hope They Bring Book Launch
Beaconsfield Historic/Carriage House 2 Kent St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaA book launch for Global Voices for Peace: An Introduction to Peacebuilders and the Hope They Bring will be held at Beaconsfield Carriage House in Charlottetown on April 29 from…
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Leona Dalton Book Launch
Beaconsfield Historic/Carriage House 2 Kent St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaGetting Baked with Bikers on LSD & other short stories of my life on PEI by Leona Dalton will be celebrated at a book launch at Beaconsfield Carriage House in…
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Book’in It Walking Book Club
Family FriendlyFree eventSummerside Rotary Library 57 Central St, Summerside, PE, CanadaThe “Book”in It Walking Book Club will meet at Summerside Rotary Library on May 13 at 10 am for a 20-minute stroll and then head inside to discuss the latest…
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Kindness Story Time
Free eventSummerside Rotary Library 57 Central St, Summerside, PE, CanadaChildren can enjoy a special story time all about kindness on Wear Purple Day, during Family Violence Prevention Week, at the Summerside Library on May 14 at 1 pm.
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FilmPEI CBC Atlantic Creator Network Meet & Greet
Free eventThe Arts Guild 111 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaPEI creatives can join a casual meet up at the The Guild on May 15 from 5:30–7:30 pm to learn about opportunities to collaborate with CBC through Absolutely Canadian and CBC…
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Island Reading Series
Free eventUPEI McDougall Hall 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaIsland Studies Press presents a coast-to-coast reading featuring visiting writers Jenna Butler and Karen Loucks from the West Coast, alongside local poets Brent MacLaine and Bren Simmers. The event takes…
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Frank Gillan Book Launch
Free eventHaviland Club 2 Haviland St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaThey Can’t Take the Kids: The Mooney/McCarthy/Gillan Legacy by PEI author Frank Gillan explores the author’s Irish ancestry and features two matriarchs—the Gillan’s mother and grandmother. Widowed with young children,…
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The 2025 Charlottetown Forum
Confederation Centre of the Arts 145 Richmond St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaThe 2025 Charlottetown Forum will be held at Confederation Centre of the Arts on May 23 and 24. The second annual Forum will explore topics that are top of mind…
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North Of Nowhere Reading with Marie Wilson
Spring Park United Church 65 Kirkwood Dr, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaPresented by the UPEI Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research and Applied Studies, the PEI Chapter of the Council of Canadians, Spring Park United Church, and Wapna’kikewi’skwaq Women of the…
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Frank Gillan Book Launch
Free eventMorell Fire Hall 15 Park St, Morell, PE, CanadaThey Can’t Take the Kids: The Mooney/McCarthy/Gillan Legacy by PEI author Frank Gillan explores the author’s Irish ancestry and features two matriarchs—the Gillan’s mother and grandmother. Widowed with young children,…
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Callum Beck Book Launch
Free eventSt John's Presbyterian Church 2794 Garfield Rd, Belfast, PE, CanadaThe Belfast Historical Society will host the local launch of Callum Beck’s new book, The Belfast Riot of 1847, on May 25 at 2:30 pm at St. John’s Presbyterian in…
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An Evening with Carley Fortune
Limited seatingThe Delta Hotel by Marriott 18 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaBookmark will welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune back to Charlottetown for the launch of her new book, One Golden Summer, on May 26 at 7 pm…
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Music PEI’s Canadian Song Conference 2025
Free eventThe Arts Guild 111 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaTaking place May 28–30, Music PEI’s Canadian Song Conference (CSC) will take place at the Guild in Charlottetown in the afternoons. Music PEI’s Canadian Song Conference 2025 includes free educational…
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Music PEI’s Canadian Song Conference 2025
Free eventThe Arts Guild 111 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaTaking place May 28–30, Music PEI’s Canadian Song Conference (CSC) will take place at the Guild in Charlottetown in the afternoons. Music PEI’s Canadian Song Conference 2025 includes free educational…
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Music PEI’s Canadian Song Conference 2025
Free eventThe Arts Guild 111 Queen St, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaTaking place May 28–30, Music PEI’s Canadian Song Conference (CSC) will take place at the Guild in Charlottetown in the afternoons. Music PEI’s Canadian Song Conference 2025 includes free educational…

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