The 2025 Knowlton Literary Festival is October 16 through 18, 2025. 

Thursday  October 16, 2025

@Brome Lake Books

18h: Local Authors

Friday October 17, 2025

@ Brome Lake Community Centre

18h: Festival Opening Reception with Robin Esrock

Saturday October 18, 2025

@ Brome Lake Community Centre

10h30, Diana Beresford-Kroeger

13h, Eliza Reid in Conversation with Louise Penny

14h30, Ausma Zehanat Khan in conversation with Wendy Mesley

16h, Beverley McLachlin in conversation with Roger Williams

@ Auberge Lakeview Inn

19h30, Sean McCann & Andrea Aragon

Tickets can be purchased via:

Website: https://www.knowltonliteraryfestival.ca/events

Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/knowlton-literary-festival-2025-4456993

Brome Lake Books:

450 242-2242

Please do not purchase tickets from Instagram, Facebook or other online locations other than those listed above. We cannot be responsible for tickets purchased from unapproved sources. 

@ Brome Lake Books:

There is limited parking behind the bookstore at 45, ch. Lakeside. There is limited public parking on the west side of Lakeside. And there is also Municipal Parking on the west side of Lakeside, close to the bookstore, in the downtown core.

@ Brome Lake Community Centre:

There is limited parking at the front and back of the Community Centre, and along the west side. Please be respectful of handicap and restricted/reserved parking spots.

@ Auberge Lakeview Inn:

There is limited parking at the front of the Inn, and on the south side of Victoria. And there is a large parking lot at the back of the Inn.

Tourism Lac-Bome is the best source for where to stay, places to eat and other activities in the area:

https://tourismelacbrome.com/en/

Tourism Lac-Bome is the best source for where to stay, places to eat and other activities in the area:

https://tourismelacbrome.com/en/

If you need to cancel or resell a ticket, please contact Brome Lake Books at: 450 242-2242. 

Note: all ticket sales are final. Depending on the event, you may not be refunded.

Examples of scannable tickets are shown below. 

You will require either a paper QR code or a digital QR code to gain access to an event.

A town map with the festival venues is highlighted BELOW. 

Knowlton is a village, and speed limits are slower than in a larger city. Please take care around schools and in the downtown core. 

The town also has a few construction sites that can create delays. The most notable is the bridge on Victoria which is being rebuilt. As a result there are detours, with increased bicycle and vehicle traffic. Please take care.

You are in the country... enjoy being part of our community and life at a slower pace!

Thursday evening, on October 16, 2025, at the Brome Lake Books Local Authors event, there will be some complimentary drinks/nibblies. Please help us keep the bookstore clean by being respectful of where you place empty glasses and garbage.

Friday evening, on October 17, 2025, at the Brome Lake Community Centre Festival Opening Reception, there will be  wine and nibblies in the Lobby. These cannot be taken into the Auditorium, but must be consumed outside in the Lobby.

Saturday October 18, at the Brome Lake Community Centre, at all Author events, no food or drinks will be allowed into the Auditorium. Water bottles are permitted.

Saturday October 18 evening, at the Auberge Lakeview Inn Music event, there will be a cash bar and snacks for sale. These can be consumed in the concert room.

You cooperation in keeping all of our venues clean is greatly appreciated.