RIVENDELL RETRO BOOK FAIR
Rivendell Retro Book Fair – A Nostalgic Night of Books & Fun!
📚 Join us on Sunday, November 9, 2025 at Room 22 (Dunlop Street Diner), 20 Dunlop St E, Barrie for a throwback Book Fair experience!
Step back in time and relive the magic of the school book fair! Browse new releases, timeless classics, and rare gems. Fill your bags with nostalgic bookish accessories, sip on book fair-inspired cocktails, and savour light snacks.
🕒 Choose your “Class Time” slot, arrive anytime during your session, and stay as long as you’d like! Whether you’re flying solo, bringing your favourite book-loving friend, or gathering your crew of page-turners, this is the perfect night out for booklovers.
📖 Browse, sip, shop, and FIND YOUR STORY! Don’t miss this retro-inspired evening at the Rivendell Retro Book Fair!
Details: Sunday, November 9, 2025 | Room 22 (Dunlop Street Diner), 20 Dunlop St E, Barrie
TIME SLOTS:
6:00 PM VIP Early Class Entry
6:30-7:30 PM Class Entry
7:30-8:00 PM Class Entry
8:30-9:00 PM Class Entry
📚stay as long as you’d like after entry📚
BOOKS IN HIGH DEMAND: DO YOU HAVE THESE TITLES? BRING THEM IN FOR STORE CREDIT ANYTIME!
NEW! Shop Online
You can now shop our selection on our website and select if you wish to pick up your books in-store or have them shipped directly to your door!
HOW TO ORDER ONLINE:
- Search for your book by title or author in the search bar
OR
- Browse our selection by genre or theme by using the menu at the top of the website
*If you do not see a title you are looking for listed, it does not mean we do not have it. We are slowly working through our in-store inventory and books are added each day.
Please call us at 705-722-4884 to check on inventory of anything not listed on our website!
Rivendell Books Antiquarian Collection: Our Rare & Specialized Books
You have two options for shopping this collection:
1- View our complete collection and make your purchase on AbeBooks to have your books delivered directly to your door.
OR
2- Browse a selection of our collection on our website where you can purchase books directly and either have your books shipped, or you can select in-store pick-up for FREE!
What People Are Saying About Rivendell Books...
Rivendell Books in the News
Barrie Today- 2020
"Bookstore has everything covered, even their local ghost. Owner of Rivendell Books, located in the Wellington Plaza, says she has tried to create 'a real local place, where people could come and enjoy books together' Voracious readers can get lost in the rows of stories at a local book store before heading home and getting lost in the story itself..."
BibliOcult- 2018
"Rivendell Books, a used, rare, and out-of-print book store in Barrie, Ontario is home to a history buff who spends his days and nights pacing the aisle that shelves books on WWI and WWII. He reads and obsesses about the Great War, often removing books from the shelves and sorting them into piles. But he isn’t an employee that needs to be given direction, and he isn’t a loyal, yet irritating customer. He’s a ghost..."
Location
Rivendell Books
165 Wellington Street West
Unit 2B
Barrie, Ontario
L4N 1L7
705-722-4884
Mon, Tues & Wed: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thurs & Fri: 10:00am-7:00pm
Sat: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun: 11:00am - 4:00pm