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 this information on the event’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
Website: 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
2027: March 16-18
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
2026: March 28-29
Website: masspoetry.org/teen-spoken-word-festival
APRIL
San Antonio Book Festival
San Antonio, TX
2026: April 11
Website: sabookfestival.org
New Orleans Poetry Festival
New Orleans, LA
2026: April 16-19
Website: nolapoetry.com
Nossrat Yassini Poetry Festival & Small Press Fair
Durham, NH
2026: April 17-18
Registration Fee: $100
Website: www.unhpoetry.com/cola.unh.edu/nossrat-yassini-poetry-festival
Get Lit! Festival
Spokane, WA
2026: April 17-19 (19th is virtual)
Website: inside.ewu.edu/getlit
Missouri Book Festival
Washington, MO
Focus: Missouri Authors
2026: April 18
Website: www.washmolib.org/o/wpl/page/missouri-book-festival
Los Angeles Times Festival of the Book
Los Angeles, CA
2026: April 18-19
Website: events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks
Tulsa LitFest
Tulsa, OK
2026: April 23-26
Website: tulsa.okstate.edu/cpw/litfest
Newburyport Literary Festival
Newburyport, MA
2026: April 24-26
Website: newburyportliteraryfestival.org
Mission Creek Festival, Day Party
Iowa City, IA
2026: April 25
Website: missioncreekfestival.com
MAY
Des Moines Book Festival
Des Moines, IA
2026: May 2
Website: beaverdalebooks.com/dsm-book-festival-2026
Bucks County Book Festival
Doylestown, PA
2026: May 2
Website: bucksbookfest.org
Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair
Los Angeles, CA
2026: May 7-10
Website: printedmatter.org
Rainbow Book Fair
New York, NY
Focus: LGBTQ+
2026: May 9
Website: rainbowbookfair.com
Santa Fe International Literary Festival
Santa Fe, NM
2026: May 15-17
Website: sfinternationallitfest.org
Gaithersburg Book Festival
Gaithersburg, MD
2026: May 16
Website: gaithersburgbookfestival.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
US Book Show
New York, NY
2026: June 2-3
Website: usbookshow.com
LITLIT
Los Angeles, CA
2026: June 6-7
Website: litlit.org
Lone Star Book Festival
Austin, TX
2026: June 6-7
Focus: Texas Authors
Vendor Registration: lsf26.com/vendor-registration
Website: 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
Payson Book Festival
Payson, AZ
Focus: Arizona Authors
2026: July 18
Website: paysonbookfestival.org
SF Art Book Fair
San Francisco, CA
2026: July 23-26
Website: sfartbookfair.com
AUGUST
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Edinburgh, Scotland
2026: August 15-30
Website: www.edbookfest.co.uk
Harlem Book Fair
Harlem, NY
Focus: African American Authors
2026: August 29
Website: harlembookfair.com
SEPTEMBER
Printers Row Lit Fest
Chicago, IL
2026: September 12-13
Website: printersrowlitfest.org
Punch Bucket Literary Festival
Asheville, NC
2025: September 19-20
Registration Fee: $150
Website: punchbucketlit.org
Brooklyn Book Festival
Brooklyn, NY
2026: September 20-28
Website: brooklynbookfestival.org
Bookmarks Festival of Books
Winston-Salem, NC
2026: September 24-27
Website: bookmarksnc.org/festival
Printed Matter’s NY Art Book Fair
New York, NY
2026: September 24-27
Exhibitor application deadline: March 30, 2026.
Website: www.printedmatter.org/programs/4-art-book-fairs
Mississippi Book Festival
Jackson, MS
2026: September 26
For vendor inquiries and information, contact [email protected]
Website: msbookfestival.com
South Dakota Festival of Books
Spearfish, SD
2025: September 26-28
Website: sdhumanities.org/festival-of-books
OCTOBER
Lit Youngstown Fall Literary Festival
Youngstown, OH
2026: On hiatus
Website: www.lityoungstown.org
Decatur Book Festival
Decatur/Atlanta, GA
2026: October 2-3
Website: decaturbookfestival.com
Collingswood Book Festival
Collingswood, NJ
2026: October 3
Website: collingswoodbookfestival.com
Hawai’i Book and Music Festival
Honolulu, HI
2024: October 5-6
2025: Not held
Website: hawaiibookandmusicfestival.com
Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt, Germany
2026: October 7-11
Exhibit registration: www.buchmesse.de/en/exhibit/presentation-options/stand/registration
Website: buchmesse.de
Litquake and Lit Crawl SF
San Francisco, CA
2026: October 8-24
Website: litquake.org
Chicago Zine Fest
Chicago, IL
Focus: Zines
2026: October 10
Exhibitor Registration: March 23 to April 11, 2026, www.chicagozinefest.org/home/czf-2026-application
Website: www.chicagozinefest.org
Bainbridge Book Festival
Bainbridge Island, WA
2025: October 10-11
Website: www.bainbridgebookfestival.org
Easton Book Festival
Easton, PA
2025: October 13-22
Website: eastonbookfestival.com
Wisconsin Book Festival
Madison, WI
2026: October 15-18
Website: wisconsinbookfestival.org
Boston Book Festival
Boston, MA
2026: October 17
Website: bostonbookfest.org
Southern Festival of Books
Nashville, TN
2026: October 17-18
Exhibitor Registration: Opens April 2026
Website: sofestofbooks.org
Iowa City Book Festival
Iowa City, IA
2026: October 19-25
Website: iowacitybookfestival.org
National Black Book Festival
Houston, TX
2026: October 24-26
Website: nationalblackbookfestival.com
Liwanag Lit Fest
Long Beach, CA
Focus: Filipino authors
2025: October 25
Website: https://belcantobooks.net/liwanag
West Virginia Book Festival
Charleston, WV
2025: October 25
Website: wvbookfestival.org
Louisiana Book Festival
Baton Rouge, LA
2026: October 26
Website: louisianabookfestival.org
NOVEMBER
Winter Wheat: The Mid-American Review Festival of Writing
Bowling Green, OH
2026: November 5-7
Website: casit.bgsu.edu/winterwheat
Buckeye Book Festival
Wooster, OH
2026: November 7
Website: buckeyebookfair.org
Twin Cities Book Festival
Minneapolis, MN
2025: November 8
Website: twincitiesbookfestival.com
Portland Book Festival (formerly Wordstock)
Portland, OR
2026: November 7
Website: literary-arts.org/about/programs/portland-book-festival
Texas Book Festival
Austin, TX
2026: November 14-25
Website: texasbookfestival.org
Books by the Banks Cincinnati Book Fest
Cincinnati, OH
2025: November 15
Website: booksbythebanks.org
Push the Boat Out Poetry Festival
Edinburgh, Scotland
2025: November 21-23
Website: pushtheboatout.org
Brew & Forge Book Fair
Online-only
2025: November 24 to December 4
Website: brewandforge.com/about-the-fair
Guadalajara International Book Fair
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
2025: November 28 to December 6
Website: www.fil.com.mx/ingles
The Miami Book Fair International
Miami, FL
2026: November 15-22
Website: miamibookfair.com
DECEMBER
East Bay Alternative Book & Zine Fest
Berkeley, CA
2025: December 13
Website: www.eastbayalternativebookandzinefest.com
