International Poetry Festival

The Trois-Rivières International Poetry Festival offers nearly 250 activities over 10 days across a wide range of unique venues. Around one hundred poets from five continents meet with thousands of poetry lovers, sharing their worlds and their words. A great variety of events is featured in the program, including poem lines strung across public spaces, poetry readings in cafés, poetry-themed meals in restaurants morning, noon, and night, poetry exhibitions in galleries and museums, writing workshops for the public led by professional artists, and much more. Come discover the international capital of poetry, where hundreds of verses adorn downtown façades, turning Trois-Rivières into a true open-air poem.