Programming
Ottawa Vinyl and Book Fair
Join us at the Ottawa Vinyl and Book Fair to browse thousands of new and used vinyl records, DVDs and books. Enjoy a full day of activities including a live CKCU broadcast of This Island Earth, an artist spotlight on Indigenous filmmaker and musician Willie Dunn, open decks with local DJs, and an Almanac pop-up bakery in the SAW courtyard. Take part in a synth petting zoo, express screenprinting workshops, Risograph printing demos, an author conversation with the award-winning queer writer Conyer Clayton, and the launch of a special-edition Joi T. Arcand baseball cap and tote bag.
SAW + Arts Court
67, rue Nicholas Street, Ottawa
Sunday, August 23, 2026, 11AM–5PM
Admission: $5 (includes workshops)
Free admission for children, students and seniors
Drink specials all day, including $2 coffee, $5 SAW Lager and the launch of new beverages from Collective Arts Brewing
100% of proceeds will be donated to Book Clubs for Inmates
SCHEDULE
Locations: SAW exhibition spaces, SAW courtyard and Arts Court
Location: SAW courtyard
Location: SAW courtyard
Presented by Cicada Sound
Location / Lieu : Artengine
Screening (on loop)
10 minutes • 1968 • Documentary
Presented by the National Film Board of Canada and the Digital Arts Resource Centre
Location: DARC Microcinema
Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology
Location: Club SAW
Live Broadcast
In English
Presented by CKCU
Location: Club SAW
Location: SAW Nordic Lab
Location: SAW Nordic Lab