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May 2019
An Evening with Bruce and Vicki Heyman
Kingston WritersFest presents an exclusive evening with former US Ambassador Bruce Heyman and Vicki Heyman, co-authors of The Art of Diplomacy. Bruce served as the United States Ambassador to Canada under President Barack Obama from 2014 until 2017, and this book, written in alternating chapters with his partner Vicki, is a personal and insightful call to action and a much-needed book about one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world—the relationship between Canada and the US—and why diplomacy matters now more than ever before.…
Find out more »July 2019
Summer Sips and Scribes: PEC Wine Tour 2019
Back by Popular Demand Join sommelier Ian Nicholls of County Sips and Ian Hamilton, best-selling author of the acclaimed Ava Lee mystery series, for a curated day-long trip through Prince Edward County with wine and cider tastings, lunch, and a literary reading and book signing. Don't forget you will receive an instant $50 charitable tax receipt from CanadaHelps for each ticket you purchase. Wine tour participants also enjoy VIP access to our invitation-only Festival Launch party at the Delta Hotel on Wednesday night, where we'll raise a…
Find out more »FESTIVAL TICKET INFO + PRICES 2019
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Coming July 10 – click on our digital Program Guide or Schedule-at-a-Glance to view and download!
Tickets can be purchased directly from the Grand Theatre Box Office online (click the ‘Buy Now’ ticket icon), in person at 218 Princess Street, or by phone (613-530-2050) until 6 pm on Tuesday, September 24, 2019.
Ticket prices are listed as Pre-Festival (purchased by 6 pm on Tuesday, September 24), and Festival (all tickets purchased once the Festival has begun):
Regular Onstage and Festival Field Trip events
General Admission $20 Adv/$22 Fest; Senior $18 Pre/$20 Fest; Student $5 Pre/ $8 Fest
Writers Retreat Classes General Admission $35 Pre/$40 Fest; Senior $32 Pre/$38 Fest
Robertson Davies Dinner -and- Book Lovers’ Lunch
General Admission $45 Pre/$50 Fest; Senior $40 Pre/$45 Fest
Literary Pub (S)crawl General Admission $30 Pre/$35 Fest; Senior $27 Pre/$32 Fest
BUY 5 and SAVE – available for regular events OR Writers Retreat classes! Simply add EITHER 5 regular onstage OR 5 Writers Retreat tickets to your cart and the discount will automatically be applied.
OFFSEASON EVENTS: View event description carefully for details on price, advance sale cut-offs, and venue.
FEES: All ticket prices include HST. Please be advised that the Grand Theatre Box Office will add a handling fee of $3.50/ticket.
TICKET PICK-UP: Any tickets that are not picked up at the Grand Theatre before 12 pm on Wednesday, September 25th will be brought to the onsite box office at the Holiday Inn. You may pick up your tickets at the Holiday Inn at any time during onsite box office hours (30 minutes before the first onsite event of the day til 15 minutes after the last event of the day).
During the festival, tickets are ONLY available onsite from the Festival Box Office on the main floor of the Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront.
EXCHANGES and REFUNDS: We do not offer exchanges or refunds on tickets (except when an event is cancelled), so please plan before you buy. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of KWF staff.
PHOTOGRAPHS: No flash photography, video recorders or tape recorders, please.