Festival Venues

The Festival Headquarters will be located at Samuel’s Coffee House in Avonlea Village, where you’ll find information and a welcoming space to connect. Bookmark will also be on-site all weekend, offering a selection of books for purchase, including titles from featured authors. Festival events will take place at several beautiful and unique venues across Cavendish, including:

  • Turkey Tavern, Avonlea Village
  • PEI Preserve Company
  • Kindred Spirits Inn & Cottages
  • New London Community Complex
  • Watermark Theatre
  • Tide and Tales 
  • Green Gables Heritage Place 
  • The Ship’s Company Pub & Galley, Mariner’s Cove Boardwalk
  • Harmony House Theatre 
  • Marco Polo Land Restaurant
  • Gulf Shore Consolidated School 
  • Raspberry Point 
  • Carr’s Oyster Bar
  • The Farmer’s Bank of Rustico 
  • Samuel’s Coffee House, Avonlea Village *festival headquarters
  • Cavendish Visitor Information Centre
*all venues are accessible.
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Cavendish Literary Festival Scam Email Alert!

We have been made aware of fraudulent emails impersonating the Cavendish Literary Festival and inviting individuals to participate as authors or moderators.

Please be advised that our 2026 festival lineup is full, and we are NOT currently reaching out to authors or moderators for 2027.

If you receive an email claiming to be from the Cavendish Literary Festival:

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