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
2026: January 23-24
Website: sunshinestatebookfestival.com
FEBRUARY
Jersey Art Book Fair
Jersey City, NJ
2025: February 21-23
Deadline for exhibitors and programs: September 30, 2024
Website: https://www.jerseyartbookfair.org/jab-fair-2025
MARCH
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair
Baltimore, MD
2026: March 4-7
Registration Fee: $70-540
Website: awpwriter.org
London Book Fair
Olympia London, England
2026: March 10-12
Website: www.londonbookfair.co.uk
Tucson Festival of Books
Tucson, AZ
2026: March 14-15
To receive exhibitor information, visit tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/index.php?action=form&form=waitlist&type=exhibitor
Website: tucsonfestivalofbooks.org
Massachusetts Teen Spoken Word Festival
Boston, MA
2025: March 15-16
Website: https://masspoetry.org/teen-spoken-word-festival/
APRIL
Literary Magazine & Small Press Book Fair at Mission Creek Festival
Iowa City, IA
2025: April 3-5
Website: missioncreekfestival.com
San Antonio Book Festival
San Antonio, TX
2026: April 11
Deadline for exhibitors and programs: December 19, 2025
Registration form: https://airtable.com/appDAYIE4u2Ilj033/pag84ngdg3Ypu7oGu/form
Website: sabookfestival.org
New Orleans Poetry Festival
New Orleans, LA
2026: April 16-19
Website: nolapoetry.com
Get Lit! Festival
Spokane, WA
2026: April 17-19 (19th is virtual)
Website: https://inside.ewu.edu/getlit/
Nossrat Yassini Poetry Festival & Small Press Fair
Durham, NH
2026: April 17-18
Registration Fee: $100
Website: https://www.unhpoetry.com/cola.unh.edu/nossrat-yassini-poetry-festival
Newburyport Literary Festival
Newburyport, MA
2026: April 24-26
Website: newburyportliteraryfestival.org
Tulsa LitFest
Tulsa, OK
2025: April 24-27
Website: tulsa.okstate.edu/cpw/litfest
Los Angeles Times Festival of the Book
Los Angeles, CA
2026: April 28-29
Registration: Opens in September
Registration Form: s4.goeshow.com/cstreet/book_festival/2020/exhibitor_sales.cfm
Website: events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks
MAY
Des Moines Book Festival
Des Moines, IA
2026: May 2
Website: https://beaverdalebooks.com/dsm-book-festival-2026/
Bucks County Book Festival
Doylestown, PA
2025: May 3
Website: bucksbookfest.org
Rainbow Book Fair
New York, NY
Focus: LGBTQ+
2025: May 10
Website: rainbowbookfair.com
Gaithersburg Book Festival
Gaithersburg, MD
2026: May 16
Website: gaithersburgbookfestival.org
Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair
Los Angeles, CA
2025: May 15-18
Website: printedmatter.org
Santa Fe International Literary Festival
Santa Fe, NM
2026: May 15-17
Website: sfinternationallitfest.org
Bay Area Book Festival
Berkeley, CA
2026: May 30-31
Website: baybookfest.org
Massachusetts Poetry Festival
Seaport, MA
2025: May 31-June 1
Website: festival.masspoetry.org
JUNE
U.S. Book Show
New York, NY
2026: June 2-3
Website: usbookshow.com
Lone Star Book Festival
Austin, TX
2026: June 6-7
Focus: Texas Authors
Vendor Registration: https://lsf26.com/vendor-registration
Website: https://lsf26.com/
Schomburg Center Literary Festival
New York, NY
Focus: Authors of African Descent
2025: June 14
Website: schomburgcenterlitfest.org
African American Book Festival
Austin, TX
2025: June 28
Website: aaabookfest.org
Portland Indie Book and Art Fair
Portland, OR
2024: June 29
2025: Not held
Website: www.portlandindie.com
JULY
SF Art Book Fair
San Francisco, CA
2025: July 10-13
Website: sfartbookfair.com
Payson Book Festival
Payson, AZ
Focus: Arizona Authors
2025: July 19
Website: paysonbookfestival.org
Chicago Zine Fest
Chicago, IL
Focus: Zines
2025: July 19
Website: https://www.chicagozinefest.org/
AUGUST
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Edinburgh, Scotland
2025: August 9-24
Website: www.edbookfest.co.uk
SEPTEMBER
Harlem Book Fair
Harlem, NY
Focus: African American Authors
2024: September 4-9
2025: Not held
Website: harlembookfair.com
Printers Row Lit Fest
Chicago, IL
2025: September 6-7
Website: printersrowlitfest.org
Printed Matter’s NY Art Book Fair
New York, NY
2025: September 11-14
Website: https://www.printedmatter.org/programs/4-art-book-fairs
Mississippi Book Festival
Jackson, MS
2025: September 13
For vendor inquiries and information, contact [email protected]
Website: msbookfestival.com
Missouri Book Festival
Washington, MO
Focus: Missouri Authors
2024: September 13-14
2025: Not held
Website: missouribookfestival.com
Brooklyn Book Festival
Brooklyn, NY
2025: September 14-22
Website: brooklynbookfestival.org
Punch Bucket Literary Festival
Asheville, NC
2025: September 19-20
Registration Fee: $150
Application Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesm1jyVl-ulRk_RFiZQwBAbtagAkkdE-PbauK93Owklr4zxg/viewform
Website: punchbucketlit.org
Awkward Nerd Book Fair
Milwaukee, WI
2024: September 22
2025: Not held
Website: awkwardnerdevents.com/products/awkward-nerd-book-fair-2023
Bookmarks Festival of Books
Winston-Salem, NC
2025: September 25-28
Website: bookmarksnc.org/festival
South Dakota Festival of Books
Spearfish, SD
2025: September 26-28
Website: sdhumanities.org/festival-of-books
OCTOBER
Decatur Book Festival
Decatur/Atlanta, GA
2025: October 3-4
Website: decaturbookfestival.com
Collingswood Book Festival
Collingswood, NJ
2025: October 4
Website: collingswoodbookfestival.com
Hawai’i Book and Music Festival
Honolulu, HI
2024: October 5-6
2025: Not held
Website: hawaiibookandmusicfestival.com
Iowa City Book Festival
Iowa City, IA
2025: October 5-12
Website: iowacitybookfestival.org
Litquake and Lit Crawl SF
San Francisco, CA
2025: October 9-25
Website: litquake.org
Bainbridge Book Festival
Bainbridge Island, WA
2025: October 10-11
Vendor registration: https://www.bainbridgebookfestival.org/vendor-information/
Website: https://www.bainbridgebookfestival.org/
Easton Book Festival
Easton, PA
2025: October 13-22
Website: https://eastonbookfestival.com/
Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt, Germany
2025: October 15-19
Exhibit registration: https://www.buchmesse.de/en/exhibit/presentation-options/stand/registration
Website: buchmesse.de
Lit Youngstown Fall Literary Festival
Youngstown, OH
2025: October 16-18
Website: https://www.lityoungstown.org
Southern Festival of Books
Nashville, TN
2025: October 18-19
Exhibitor Registration Fees: $300 by August 22; $400 thereafter
Website: sofestofbooks.org
National Black Book Festival
Houston, TX
2025: October 23-25
Website: nationalblackbookfestival.com/exhibitors.htm
Wisconsin Book Festival
Madison, WI
2025: October 23-26
Author Event Proposals: [email protected]
Website: wisconsinbookfestival.org
West Virginia Book Festival
Charleston, WV
2025: October 25
Exhibitor Fee: Starting at $100
Exhibitor Registration Deadline: first-come, first served until filled; August 1 to be included in program
Website: wvbookfestival.org
Boston Book Festival
Boston, MA
2025: October 25
Website: bostonbookfest.org
Liwanag Lit Fest
Long Beach, CA
Focus: Filipino authors
2025: October 25
Website: https://belcantobooks.net/liwanag
NOVEMBER
Buckeye Book Festival
Wooster, OH
2025: November 1
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
Louisiana Book Festival
Baton Rouge, LA
2025: November 1
Website: https://louisianabookfestival.org/
LITLIT
Los Angeles, CA
2024: November 2
Website: litlit.org
Winter Wheat: The Mid-American Review Festival of Writing
Bowling Green, OH
2025: November 6-8
Bookfair interest form: https://casit.bgsu.edu/winterwheat/bookfair/
Website: https://casit.bgsu.edu/winterwheat/
Twin Cities Book Festival
Minneapolis, MN
2025: November 8
Website: twincitiesbookfestival.com
Portland Book Festival (formerly Wordstock)
Portland, OR
2025: November 8
Website: literary-arts.org/about/programs/portland-book-festival
Texas Book Festival
Austin, TX
2025: November 8-9
Deadline to Submit Books: May 15
Non-Profit Exhibitor Fee: $525
Standard Exhibitor Registration Fee: Starting at $825+
Website: texasbookfestival.org
Books by the Banks Cincinnati Book Fest
Cincinnati, OH
2025: November 15
For exhibitor information, email [email protected]
Website: booksbythebanks.org
Push the Boat Out Poetry Festival
Edinburgh, Scotland
2025: November 21-23
Website: pushtheboatout.org
Brew & Forge Book Fair
Online-only
2023: November 27 to December 8
Website: brewandforge.com/about-the-fair
Guadalajara International Book Fair
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
2025: November 29 to December 5
Website: www.fil.com.mx/info/info_fil.asp
The Miami Book Fair International
Miami, FL
2025: November 16-23
Deadline to Submit Books: May 30
Website: miamibookfair.com
DECEMBER
East Bay Alternative Book & Zine Fest
Berkeley, CA
2024: December 7
Website: https://www.eastbayalternativebookandzinefest.com/
