Venues and Accessibility

This page provides information about the venues for the 2026 Festival of Literary Diversity’s in-person events.

Details such as crowd sizes, wheelchair accessibility, and parking may help you navigate festival events more comfortably. Please note that masks are welcome in all FOLD spaces, though are not mandatory.

Venue Website | 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton, ON

The Rose Theatre is a spacious, well-ventilated venue located less than 300 metres from the Downtown Brampton Innovation Bus and Train Terminal. The main level of the main stage, where most in-person FOLD events will be held, seats 400 people. The studio space holds about 80 people; it’s a smaller, black box studio space.

A prayer space is located on the upper level of the venue and will be available to guests from Friday to Sunday during event times. Weather permitting, outdoor lounge space is also available on the patio for relaxing between events.

Free underground parking is available, including numerous wheelchair accessible parking spaces within 10 metres of the elevators. Wheelchair accessible seating inside the main stage is about 20-30 metres from the elevators and 40-50 metres for events in the Studio.

√ Bar service and refillable water station, external food and drink not permitted

√ Crowds Likely

√ Accessible Parking On-Site (Underground with Elevators)

Venue Website | 9 Wellington Street East

Paint and Poetry Night and Dish It! With the Authors will be held at PAMA. The space will hold approximately 50 people in a spacious and well-ventilated activity room. PAMA is fully wheelchair accessible.

Parking on-site is reserved for those in need. Please contact the festival if you require on-site parking. Limited street parking on Wellington Street East is available 40-80 metres from the front door. The John Street underground parking garage is located one block away, about 100 metres from the front entrance. The venue is about 200 metres from the underground parking at the Rose Theatre.

√ Small, Intimate Venue

Χ Limited Parking On-site (Reserved for attendees in need – disabled, pregnant, seniors, etc.)

Χ Limited Street Parking (Wellington Street East)

√ Underground Parking at 48 George Street South and 16 John Street

Venue Website | 24 Queen Street East (Suite LL10)

Reading Party with Reading Rhythms will be held at Algoma University’s Lower Level Lounge. The space will hold approximately 50 people in a spacious and well-ventilated activity room. Algoma University is fully wheelchair accessible.

Underground parking is located at The Rose Theatre (1 Theatre Lane), including numerous wheelchair accessible parking spaces within 10 metres of the elevators. Algoma University is approximately 50 metres from The Rose Theatre, accessed through an outdoor, pedestrian-only courtyard.

√ Small, Intimate Venue

√ Accessible Parking at The Rose Theatre (Underground with Elevators)

For attendees who are visiting Brampton from out of town and are looking to stay overnight, here are a list of hotel options.

• Home2 Suites by Hilton Toronto Brampton — all-suite hotel with free hot breakfast, free parking, and an indoor pool; Hilton lists the Rose Theatre at 6 km away.
• Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Brampton West — newer full-service option with an on-site restaurant and indoor pool; Hilton says it is within 10 minutes of the Rose Theatre and lists the theatre at 6 km away.
• Courtyard by Marriott Toronto Brampton — reliable Marriott property with restaurant service, meeting space, and easy access to downtown Brampton; Marriott identifies the Rose Theatre as a nearby attraction.
• Hilton Garden Inn Toronto/Brampton — full-service Hilton with restaurant, room service, EV charging, and indoor pool; Hilton lists the Rose Theatre at 11 km away.
• Hampton Inn by Hilton Brampton Toronto — a dependable Hilton option with free hot breakfast and pool access; Hilton places it in Brampton with convenient highway access.

All in-person events will be held in downtown Brampton, which accessible by car, Brampton Transit, and GO Transit.

From Toronto

Downtown Brampton is approximately one hour from downtown Toronto. Attendees can travel west on Hwy 401, then north on Hwy 410. Exit at Queen Street. Turn left and travel west until you reach Main Street.

From West of Brampton

Attendees coming from west of Brampton can travel east on Hwy 401, then north on Hwy 410. Exit at Queen Street. Turn left and travel west until you reach Main Street.

From Pearson International Airport

Downtown Brampton is approximately 30 minutes from Pearson International Airport. Attendees departing from the airport should follow signs for Hwy 427 South to Hwy 401 West. Then travel north on Hwy 410 and exit at Queen Street. Turn left and travel west until you reach Main Street.

Via Brampton Transit

There are multiple Brampton Transit bus stops in downtown Brampton. Please visit Brampton Transit’s Plan Your Trip page for maps, route schedules, real-time bus information, and custom trip planning tools.

Via GO Transit

The Brampton Innovation District GO Station is on the Kitchener GO line, which extends as far as Union Station, Toronto in the east and Kitchener-Waterloo in the west. The Brampton Innovation District GO Station has both train and bus service. Please visit the GO Transit website to plan your trip.