Browse this list to learn more about annual book fairs and festivals. When available, we have included registration and submission deadlines, fees, and other information, but please confirm these on the fair or festival’s website as details are subject to change.
JANUARY
Sunshine State Book Festival
Gainesville, FL
2024: January 26-27
Deadline to Submit to Author Expo: July 1–November 30
Website: sunshinestatebookfestival.com/index.html
FEBRUARY
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair
2024: February 7-10
Registration Fee: $60-160
Website: awpwriter.org
Jersey Art Book Fair
Jersey City, NJ
2024: February 3-4
Deadline for exhibitors and programs: October 17, 2023
Website: jerseyartbookfair.org/home
MARCH
London Book Fair
Olympia London, England
2024: March 12-14
Website: www.londonbookfair.co.uk
Tucson Festival of Books
Tucson, AZ
2024: March 9-10
Registration: September-December
To receive exhibitor information, visit tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/index.php?action=form&form=waitlist&type=exhibitor
Website: tucsonfestivalofbooks.org
APRIL
Literary Magazine & Small Press Book Fair at Mission Creek Festival
Iowa City, IA
2024: April 4-6
Website: missioncreekfestival.com
Los Angeles Times Festival of the Book
Los Angeles, CA
2024: April 20-21
Registration Fee: $1,250–$7,800
Registration Form: s4.goeshow.com/cstreet/book_festival/2020/exhibitor_sales.cfm
Website: events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks
Newburyport Literary Festival
Newburyport, MA
2024: April 26-28
Website: newburyportliteraryfestival.org
New Orleans Poetry Festival
New Orleans, LA
2024: April 18-21
Website: nolapoetry.com
Printed Matter’s NY Art Book Fair
New York, NY
2024: April 25-28
Website: printedmatter.org
Rainbow Book Fair
New York, NY
Focus: LGBTQ+
2024: April 20
Website: rainbowbookfair.com
San Antonio Book Festival
San Antonio, TX
2024: April 13
Website: sabookfestival.org
Tulsa LitFest
Tulsa, OK
2024: April 18-21
Website: tulsa.okstate.edu/cpw/litfest
MAY
Bay Area Book Festival
Berkeley, CA
2024: May 4 & June 1-2
Registration Fee: $450–$1,000
Website: baybookfest.org
Gaithersburg Book Festival
Gaithersburg, MD
2024: May 18
Exhibitor Fee: $125–$200
Exhibitor Registration Deadline: March 23
Website: gaithersburgbookfestival.org
Lone Star Book Festival
Seguin, TX
2024: June 1
Focus: Texas Authors
Registration Fee: $40–$80
Website: lonestarfestival.fun
Massachusetts Poetry Festival
Seaport, MA
2024: May 3-5
2024 Theme: Write Here | Write Now | Speak Loud: Teen Spoken Word Festival
2024 Registration Fee: Suggested donation of $25-$50
Website: festival.masspoetry.org
Santa Fe International Literary Festival
Santa Fe, NM
2024: May 17-19
Website: sfinternationallitfest.org
U.S. Book Show
New York, NY
2024: May 22
Registration Fee: $99–$129 (early bird); $149–$179 (general admission)
Website: usbookshow.com
JUNE
African American Book Festival
Austin, TX
2024: June 29
Website: aaabookfest.org
Bay Area Book Festival
Berkeley, CA
2024: May 4 & June 1-2
2023 Registration Fee: $450–$1,000
Website: baybookfest.org
Schomburg Center Literary Festival
New York, NY
Focus: Authors of African Descent
2024: June 15
Website: schomburgcenterlitfest.org
JULY
Payson Book Festival
Payson, AZ
Focus: Arizona Authors
2024: July 13
Website: paysonbookfestival.org
SF Art Book Fair
San Francisco, CA
2024: July 19-21
Website: sfartbookfair.com
Wordplay Festival
Minneapolis, MN
2023: July 8
Website: loft.org/festival/about-wordplay
AUGUST
Missouri Book Festival
Washington, MO
Focus: Missouri Authors
2024: September 13-14
Website: missouribookfestival.com
Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair
Los Angeles, CA
2023: August 10-13
Website: printedmatter.org
SEPTEMBER
Awkward Nerd Book Fair
Milwaukee, WI
2024: September 22
Registration Fee: $25
Application Deadline: May 1
Application Form: https://forms.gle/i5EBtmJxmCvFuaEK6
Website: awkwardnerdevents.com/products/awkward-nerd-book-fair-2023
Bookmarks Festival of Books
Winston-Salem, NC
2024: September 28
For registration and fee information, email [email protected]
Website: bookmarksnc.org/festival
Bucks County Book Festival
Doylestown, PA
2023: September 29-30
Website: bucksbookfest.org
Harlem Book Fair
Harlem, NY
Focus: African American Authors
2024: September 4-9
Website: harlembookfair.com
Mississippi Book Festival
Jackson, MS
2024: September 14
For vendor inquiries and information, contact [email protected]
Website: msbookfestival.com
Printers Row Lit Fest
Chicago, IL
2024: September 7-8
Website: printersrowlitfest.org
South Dakota Festival of Books
Brookings & Sioux Falls, SD
2024: September 20-22
Website: sdhumanities.org/festival-of-books
OCTOBER
Boston Book Festival
Boston, MA
2024: October 26
Website: bostonbookfest.org
Brooklyn Book Festival
Brooklyn, NY
2024: September 22-30
Website: brooklynbookfestival.org
Collingswood Book Festival
Collingswood, NJ
2024: October 5
Website: collingswoodbookfestival.com
Decatur Book Festival
Decatur/Atlanta, GA
2024: October 4-5
Website: decaturbookfestival.com
Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt, Germany
2024: October 16-20
Website: buchmesse.de
Hawai’i Book and Music Festival
Honolulu, HI
2023: October 20-22
Website: hawaiibookandmusicfestival.com
Iowa City Book Festival
Iowa City, IA
2024: October 14-20
Website: iowacitybookfestival.org
Litquake and Lit Crawl SF
San Francisco, CA
2024: October 10-26
Website: litquake.org
Lit Youngstown Fall Literary Festival
Youngstown, OH
2024: October 17-19
Website: https://www.lityoungstown.org
National Black Book Festival
Houston, TX
2024: October 17-19
Website: nationalblackbookfestival.com/exhibitors.htm
Southern Festival of Books
Nashville, TN
2024: October 26-27
2023 Exhibitor Registration Deadline: September 1
Website: sofestofbooks.org
Twin Cities Book Festival
Minneapolis, MN
2023: October 14
Website: twincitiesbookfestival.com
West Virginia Book Festival
Charleston, WV
2024: October 19
2023 Exhibitor Fee: Starting at $150
Exhibitor Registration Deadline: July 1
Website: wvbookfestival.org
Wisconsin Book Festival
Madison, WI
2024: October 19-22
Author Event Proposals: [email protected]
Website: wisconsinbookfestival.org
NOVEMBER
Books by the Banks Cincinnati Book Fest
Cincinnati, OH
2024: November 16
For exhibitor information, email [email protected]
Website: booksbythebanks.org
Brew & Forge Book Fair
Online-only
2023: November 27 to December 8
Website: brewandforge.com/about-the-fair
Buckeye Book Festival
Wooster, OH
2024: November 2
Focus: “Works by Ohio Authors, Illustrators, or books that are on Ohio topics”
2023 Exhibitor Fee: Free to Submit
2023 Exhibitor Registration Deadline: August 15
Website: buckeyebookfair.org
Guadalajara International Book Fair
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
2023: November 25 to December 3
Website: www.fil.com.mx/info/info_fil.asp
LITLIT
Los Angeles, CA
2023: November 12
Website: litlit.org
Louisiana Book Festival
Baton Rouge, LA
2024: November 2
Website: louisianabookfestival.org/index.html
The Miami Book Fair International
Miami, FL
2023: November 12-19
Deadline to Submit Books: May 30
Website: miamibookfair.com
Portland Book Festival (formerly Wordstock)
Portland, OR
2024: November 2
Deadline to Submit Books: June 14
Website: literary-arts.org/about/programs/portland-book-festival
Texas Book Festival
Austin, TX
2024: November 16-17
Deadline to Submit Books: May 15
Non-Profit Exhibitor Fee: $525
Standard Exhibitor Registration Fee: Starting at $825+
Website: texasbookfestival.org