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 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
Vendors: Alex Hodges, Arc Poetry Magazine, Baked Goods Record Store, Birdman Sound, B-rad, Brian Tierney, Bruised Tongue, Catch & Release Urban Vintage, Chris International, Chrix Morinx, Compact Music, Dave Cooper, Doro Do Design, Geronimo Inutiq, GoodRecords4Sale, Green Valley Grooves & Grafiks, Joella Designs, Librairie Louis-Fréchette, Love Lyla Books, Matt’s DVD Collection, Mosaïque Interculturelle / Salon du livre afro-canadien, North Power Marketing, Octopus Books, Off the Beaten Track, Ottawa Design Club, Philip Rose, Pre Loved Books with Brooke, Raven and Ram, Retrola Music, Robinson’s Records, Rough Draft Events & Goods, Second Spin Records, Serge Rodrigue, Slow Rabbits Prints, Steve Kirkland, Stonemason Books, Trevor Walker, Twisted Past Vintage, Vinyl Grove Music and Memorabilia, Vividly + 613 Pink Vests
Location: SAW courtyard
Location: SAW courtyard
Location / Lieu : Artengine
Presented by Cicada Sound
Screening (on loop) • 10 minutes • 1968 • Documentary
Location: DARC Microcinema
Presented by the National Film Board of Canada and the Digital Arts Resource Centre
Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology
Location: Club SAW
In English
Location: Club SAW
Presented by CKCU
Location: SAW Nordic Lab
Location: SAW Nordic Lab
Presented by
SAW x Collective Arts Brewing
Official Media Partner
CKCU
Event Sponsors and Partners
Almanac, DARC, Artengine, Riverbed Reading Series, Cicada Sound, National Film Board of Canada, Arts Court
SAW Funders
Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, City of Ottawa, Government of Canada, Government of Ontario, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Ottawa Community Foundation
