Tickets
We continue our commitment to provide the very best in literary programming while keeping ticket prices low—Festival Onstage Events, Writers Studio Master Classes, Festival Field Trip Events and Children’s Events remain locked in at our 2010 prices.
Great news! In 2011, we are offering a limited number of Festival Passes. Festival Passes are sold through the Grand Theatre Box Office ONLY.
All events are general seating.
All prices include HST. Please be advised that the Grand Theatre Box Office will add a handling charge of $2.83 per ticket. Handling charges are reduced on bulk purchases.
Festival Onstage Events
| General admission | $12.50 ($16.00 at the door) |
| Includes events at the Holiday Inn, Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College | |
Writers Studio Master Classes
| General admission | $25.00 ($30.00 at the door) |
| Enrolment is limited to 30 | |
Young Writers Studio Master Classes
| High–school Students | $10.00 ($14.00 at the door) |
| Enrolment is limited to 30 | |
International Marquee at the Grand Theatre
| General admission | $25.00 |
| International Marquee tickets sold at the Grand Theatre Box Office ONLY. | |
Festival Field Trip Events
| High–school students, teachers and accompanying adults |
$5.00 ($8.00 at the door) |
| General admission | $12.50 ($16.00 at the door) |
| High–school students attending on their own must show valid ID at time of ticket purchase. Class tickets for Festival Field Trip events must be purchased through the Grand Theatre Box Office BY PHONE OR IN PERSON ONLY. Handling charges reduced for bulk ticket purchases. |
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Read more about our Festival Field Trip events »
Festival Pass $130.00
Buy early! Save handling fees! Limited number available!
See up to 20 events with the KWF Festival Pass, including all onstage readings, conversations and panel discussions—at the Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront, 6th Floor; at St. Lawrence College; and at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen’s Campus.
The International Marquee, Writers Studio, and food events are excluded. Separate tickets must be purchased for master classes, Book Lovers Lunch, Afternoon Delight, and the International Marquee (including the combo tickets for the International Marquee and Opening Night Reception).
Passes sold through the Grand Theatre Box Office ONLY.
Special Events, Special Prices
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Opening Night Reception plus |
$50.00 |
| Tickets sold at the Grand Theatre Box Office ONLY. No ticket sales at the door. Tickets must be purchased by September 15, 2011. |
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Book Lovers Lunch |
$37.00* |
| Tickets sold at the Grand Theatre Box Office ONLY. No ticket sales at the door. Tickets must be purchased by September 15, 2011. |
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Afternoon Delight: Tea & |
$27.00* |
| Tickets sold at the Grand Theatre Box Office ONLY. No ticket sales at the door. Tickets must be purchased by September 15, 2011. |
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| (*taxes & 15% gratuity included) |
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Kids on Sunday |
$10.00 ($14.00 at the door) |
| Children admitted free when accompanied by an adult. No limit to the number of children per adult. | ||
Readings in Honour of J.M. Coetzee |
$10.00 | |
| Tickets available at the door ONLY. Cash ONLY. | ||
Free Events
Kingston Reads: Battle of the Books
No ticket required.
Dogs Don’t Eat Jam and Other Things Big Kids Know
Book Launch; no ticket required. Kids welcome.
Uncommon Magic: Thirty Years of Writing from the Ban Righ Writers Group
Book Launch; no ticket required.
