Bring Your Own Book Social Reading Club

Schedule

Fri Jun 05 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Strathcona Park | Ottawa, ON

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Low-pressure outdoor reading community for adults in Ottawa who want to slow down, read quietly, and enjoy a calm Friday evening
About this Event

📚 Welcome to The Quiet Patch

The Quiet Patch is a low-pressure outdoor book club for people who want to read quietly, slow down, and enjoy a calm evening around other readers.

No assigned books. No deadlines. No formal discussion.

Just bring whatever you’re currently reading or listening, find a comfortable spot, and spend a quiet hour reading in the park. Afterward, anyone who wants to stay and chat about what they’re reading is welcome to.

What to expect:

  • Quiet reading for about an hour
  • Optional conversation afterward
  • A relaxed, intentionally small-group atmosphere
  • Adults-only meetup (18+)

To keep the atmosphere calm and intentional, this meetup is limited to 15 attendees.

Bring:

  • A book, Kindle, manga, poetry, or anything you’re reading
  • Snacks or coffee if that’s your vibe
  • A chair if you’d prefer not to sit on the mats

We’ll bring mats to sit on along with some bottled water.

📍 Location: Strathcona Park
đź•• Time: Friday, 6:00 PM
📖 6:00–7:00 PM — Quiet reading time
💬 7:00–7:30 PM — Optional conversation/socializing

We’ll share a photo of the exact spot in the park with attendees before the meetup so it’s easy to find us.

🌿 We’re also planning to explore different parks around Ottawa in future meetups.

🎟️ Tickets are $5 to help keep the group intentional and ensure attendees are genuinely interested in participating.

If the weather is bad, we’ll shift the meetup to the following Friday.

Feel free to join, read, and enjoy a quiet evening outdoors.

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Where is it happening?

Strathcona Park, 25 Range Road, Ottawa, Canada

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Tickets

CAD 6.85

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