Barrie 
Events Description
A Festival for Booklovers!!
-Come and find your next great read–40 plus local exhibitors displaying reading and writing related products and books (FREE admission)
-Meet 2 bestselling Canadian authors, Marissa Stapley & Bianca Morais, during the Featured Author presentation (ticket required, $35, including a certificate for $20 toward one of their books)
-Enter a draw for amazing door prizes (first ticket free)
-Top off the day with the Fundraising Dinner for the Arts Council Haliburton Highlands at the Grill on the Gull. Reception, 3-course meal, Author chat over dessert with Marissa Stapley and Bianca Marais. Ticket $75 … proceeds to Arts Council Haliburton Highlands.
Daytime event is a family-friendly event. Bring the kids to pick out their own books. Bring grandma and grandpa too!
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets : $25 to $75
Exhibition FREE!
Featured Authors Talk $35 (includes a $20 coupon toward purchase of one of their books)
Fundraising Dinner $75 … proceeds to Arts Council Haliburton Highlands
How to get tickets?
Email: achhbookapalooza@gmail.com
At the door: Featured Author Presentation will have tickets at the door but dinner requires a ticket a week before the event
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Saturday June 20, 2026
Schedule of the Day:
10-4 — Exhibition open. Everyone welcome for FREE!
2 p.m. — Book signing with Marissa Stapley and Bianca Marais.
2:30 p.m. — Featured author presentation with Marissa Stapley and Bianca Marais
3:30 — Booksigning
4:00 — Doors close.
6 to 8 pm — Fundraising Dinner for Arts Council Haliburton Highlands at Grill on the Gull
Venue & Address
Minden Community Centre, 55 Parkside St, Minden, Ontario.
Wheelchair accessible
