Upcoming Events

The Toronto International Antiquarian Book Fair is the official book fair of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of Canada. However, there are other regional non-ABAC antiquarian book fairs in Canada that are well worth visiting. Please see the list below.


2012

20th Annual Westmount Book Fair
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Selwyn House School
95 Côte St. Antoine Road, Westmount, Quebec
10 am to 5 pm

The Westmount Book Fair celebrates 20 years!
Proudly known as Canada's Smallest Bookfair, we bring together Quebec and Ontario dealers in used and rare books and maps, offering you their fine, collectible and out-of-print books, maps and prints. So take a few hours, browse the stock, and maybe take a few choice volumes home!
Click here for more details.

 
28th Annual Montreal Antiquarian Book Fair
Saturday/Sunday September 24/25, 2011
Concordia University
McConnell Library Building
1400 demaisonneuve Boul. West
Saturday noon to 6pm
Sunday 11am to 5pm
 

The Thirty-First Annual Ottawa Antiquarian Book Fair
Sunday, October 16th, 2011
The Ottawa Antiquarian Book Fair is Canada's oldest book fair. Ottawa, Canada's capital has over 1,000,000 people in the greater Ottawa-Gatineau region and is conveniently located 2 hours from Montreal and 5 hours from Toronto. The fair will include over 40,000 items, dating from the 15th century to the present day, displayed for sale by 40 dealers from across Canada and the United States. The fair will be a one day event held at a convenient facility, Tudor Hall, frequently used for trade shows and exhibitions. For more information, please call or e-mail 613- 232-7495
benbooks@cyberus.ca

The Old Book & Paper Show (Toronto)

The Old Book and Paper Show sets up in a bright, easy to access and historic facility at Wychwood Barns.
Make sure to get out to the March 27, 2011 show. New dealers, lots of great stock, plus great dealers in
vintage rare and antiquarian books.
Admission: $6, free parking, no charge to children 12 and under
Click here for more details.


2010

27th Antiquarian Book Fair Montreal
Université Concordia
Pavillon McConnell, 1400 boul. De Maisonneuve O.
25 and 26 September 2010
Saturday: 12:00 to 6pm
Sunday: 11am to 5pm


Heart of the Continent Book Fair (Winnipeg)
The Second Annual Heart of the Continent Book Fair
will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 2nd and 3rd, 2010,11-5 and 11-4, respectively,
at the Masonic Memorial Temple, 420 Corydon (at "confusion corner"), Winnipeg.
Admission, for both days, is $4.00.
Tickets are available at Bison Books, and at the door.
For more details click here.


Vancouver Antiquarian Book Fair
Friday and Saturday the 15th and 16th of October, 2010
The Alcuin Society is excited to announce that it is sponsoring an antiquarian book fair in Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday and Saturday the 15th and 16th of October, 2010. This is the first book fair to be held in Vancouver since the early 90s and we expect great interest from dealers, collectors and book-lovers in general. For more information, please call or e-mail Charles Purpora 604-320-0375; charles@purporabooks.com
For more details click here.


The Thirtieth Annual Ottawa Antiquarian Book Fair
Sunday, October 24th, 2010
The Ottawa Antiquarian Book Fair is Canada's oldest book fair. Ottawa, Canada's capital has over 1,000,000 people in the greater Ottawa-Gatineau region and is conveniently located 2 hours from Montreal and 5 hours from Toronto. The fair will include over 40,000 items, dating from the 15th century to the present day, displayed for sale by 40 dealers from across Canada and the United States. The fair will be a one day event held at a convenient facility, Tudor Hall, frequently used for trade shows and exhibitions. For more information, please call or e-mail 613- 232-7495
benbooks@cyberus.ca

 

 

 

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