Filipino-Canadian Book Festival
Filipino Canadian Book Festival 2026 is a wrap!
This festival happened because of an incredible community of partners who believed in bringing Filipino stories to the page and the stage.
Huge thanks to
The Museum of Vancouver for opening your doors and giving our stories a home—and not just for our festival, also for our Gathering Out Breath Anthology! You’ve supported our community in many meaningful ways.
VS Creative Labs, for your space and creative partnership—your connection to the community and love of artists like Sulat Collective shines through and we are so honoured to be in your space!
Iron Dog Books for your generous support and outreach in getting our books to the right audience and people, and being there since day one!
Every author, publisher, and vendor who shared their work with our community. We will be sharing posts of the panels and marketplace soon 🥰
Our volunteers, who showed up early, stayed late, and made this festival run! And to our organizers Nathalie, Dani, Asia, and Dee.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Without their generous funding, this festival would have not happened!
Maraming salamat po to everyone who walked through our doors, bought a book, and celebrated Filipino Canadian storytelling with us. See you at the next one.
About the Festival
Our mission is to celebrate Filipino and Canadian heritage and the unique culture that we are living and creating every day in our diaspora.
We hope to honour our ancestral roots and artistic lineages, as well as build and grow revolutionary literary and artistic safe spaces for our kapwa.
2026
We are honoured to have a prolific and celebrated writer to the 2026 Filipino-Canadian Book Festival on August 14-17, 2026. Adrian De Leon was this year’s keynote!
We had 32 authors, artists and creatives from across Canada join us at the Museum of Vancouver and VS Creative Labs. There were book signings and panel talks with Fil-Can authors; a Baybayin workshop with Sulat Collective, a mini marketplace, an opening show of musicians and performers, and an open mic to the community.
2024
On July 12-14, 2024 we celebrated Filipino culture, and had a keynote by award-winning author, Catherine Hernandez; there were book signings and panel talks with Fil-Can authors; family-friendly workshops; open mic readings to showcase both emerging and established literary talent; musical entertainment; a marketplace & book fair for Filipino local businesses and our partners!
The Canada Council for the Arts mandate is to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. Through its grants, services, prizes, initiatives, and payments, the Canada Council supports a dynamic and diverse arts and literary scene. These activities generate a meaningful cultural, social and economic impact for over 2,000 communities in all parts of the country and beyond. The investments and leadership of the Council help advance public engagement in the arts from coast to coast to coast while also contributing to the international recognition of artists and arts organizations from Canada.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Thank you to our community & partners
