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
Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival
Tampa, FL
2023: January 14-15
Focus: “a unique blend of African and African American art, culture and history”
Exhibitor Fee: $200–$1,000
Exhibitor Registration Deadline: Rolling
Website: tampablackheritage.org/vendors
Sunshine State Book Festival
Gainesville, FL
2023: January 27-28
Deadline to Submit to Author Expo: July 1–November 30
Website: sunshinestatebookfestival.com/index.html
Jersey Art Book Fair
Jersey City, NJ
2023: January 28-29
Deadline to Submit to Author Expo: July 1–November 30
Website: jerseyartbookfair.org/home
FEBRUARY
Amelia Island Book Festival
Fernandina Beach, FL
2023: February 18
Deadline to Submit to Author Expo: July 1–November 30
Website: ameliaislandbookfestival.org
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair
2024: February 7-10
Registration Fee: $60-160
Website: awpwriter.org
MARCH
Newburyport Literary Festival
Newburyport, MA
2023: March 28—30
Website: newburyportliteraryfestival.org
Tucson Festival of Books
Tucson, AZ
2023: March 4-5
Website: tucsonfestivalofbooks.org
Registration: September-December
To receive exhibitor information, visit tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/index.php?action=form&form=waitlist&type=exhibitor
APRIL
Literary Magazine & Small Press Book Fair at Mission Creek Festival
Iowa City, IA
2023: April 6-8
Website: missioncreekfestival.com
San Antonio Book Festival
San Antonio, TX
2023: April 15
Website: sabookfestival.org
Tulsa LitFest
Tulsa, OK
2023: April 20-23
Website: tulsa.okstate.edu/cpw/litfest
Los Angeles Times Festival of the Book
Los Angeles, CA
2023: April 22-23
Registration Fee: $1,250–$7,800
Registration Form: s4.goeshow.com/cstreet/book_festival/2020/exhibitor_sales.cfm
Website: events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks
Rainbow Book Fair
New York, NY
Focus: LGBTQ+
2023: April 22
Website: rainbowbookfair.com/
MAY
Massachusetts Poetry Festival
Salem, MA
2023: May 5-7
Registration Fee: $100
Website: festival.masspoetry.org
Bay Area Book Festival
Berkeley, CA
2023: May 6-7
Registration Fee: $450–$1,000
Website: baybookfest.org
Gaithersburg Book Festival
Gaithersburg, MD
2023: May 20
Exhibitor Fee: $125–$200
Exhibitor Registration Deadline: March 23
Website: gaithersburgbookfestival.org
Lone Star Book Festival
Seguin, TX
2023: May 27-28
Focus: Texas Authors
Registration Fee: $40–$80
Website: lonestar.bookfestival.network/index.php
Santa Fe Literary Festival
Santa Fe, NM
2023: May 19-21
Website: sfliteraryfestival.org
U.S. Book Show
Hybrid: New York, NY
2023: May 22-25
Website: usbookshow.com
JUNE
African American Book Festival
Austin, TX
2022: June 25
Website: aaabookfest.org
Schomburg Center Literary Festival
New York, NY
Focus: Authors of African Descent
2023: June 17
Website: nypl.org/spotlight/schomburg/literary-festival
JULY
Wordplay Festival
Minneapolis, MN
2023: July 8
Website: loft.org/festival/about-wordplay
Litlit
Los Angeles, CA
2022: July 30-31
Website: litlitfair.com
Payson Book Festival
Payson, AZ
Focus: Arizona Authors
2023: July 15
Website: paysonbookfestival.org
AUGUST
Mississippi Book Festival
Jackson, MS
2023: August 19
For vendor inquiries and information, contact [email protected]
Website: msbookfestival.com
Missouri Book Festival
Washington, MO
Focus: Missouri Authors
2022: August 26-27
Website: missouribookfestival.com
Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair
Los Angeles, CA
2023: August 10-13
Website: printedmatter.org
SEPTEMBER
Harlem Book Fair
Harlem, NY
Focus: African American Authors
2023: September 22-23
Website: harlembookfair.com
Bookmarks Festival of Books
Winston-Salem, NC
2023: September 23
For registration and fee information, email [email protected]
Website: bookmarksnc.org/festival
Bucks County Book Festival
Doylestown, PA
2022: September 23-24
Website: bucksbookfest.org
Decatur Book Festival September
Decatur/Atlanta, GA
2023: On hiatus
Website: decaturbookfestival.com
Printers Row Lit Fest
Chicago, IL
2023: September 9-10
Website: printersrowlitfest.org
South Dakota Festival of Books
2023: September 22-23
Brookings & Sioux Falls, SD
Website: sdhumanities.org/festival-of-books
OCTOBER
Brooklyn Book Festival
Brooklyn, NY
2023: October 1
Website: brooklynbookfestival.org
Iowa City Book Festival
Iowa City, IA
2023: October 9-15
Website: iowacitybookfestival.org
Boston Book Festival
Boston, MA
2023: October 14
Website: bostonbookfest.org
Collingswood Book Festival
Collingswood, NJ
2023: October 7
Website: collingswoodbookfestival.com
Hawai’i Book and Music Festival
Honolulu, HI
2023: October
Website: hawaiibookandmusicfestival.com
Litquake and Lit Crawl SF
San Francisco, CA
2023: October 21
Website: litquake.org/
Louisiana Book Festival
Baton Rouge, LA
2023: October 28
Website: louisianabookfestival.org/index.html
National Black Book Festival
Houston, TX
2023: October 26-28
Website: nationalblackbookfestival.com/exhibitors.htm
Southern Festival of Books
Nashville, TN
2023: October 21-22
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
2023: October 21
Exhibitor Fee: Starting at $150
Exhibitor Registration Deadline: July 1
Website: wvbookfestival.org
Wisconsin Book Festival
Madison, WI
2023: October 19-22
Author Event Proposals: [email protected]
Website: www.wisconsinbookfestival.org
NOVEMBER
Books by the Banks Cincinnati Book Fest
Cincinnati, OH
2022: November 19
For exhibitor information, email [email protected]
Website: booksbythebanks.org
Buckeye Book Festival
Wooster, OH
2023: November 4
Focus: “works by Ohio Authors, Illustrators, or books that are on Ohio topics”
Exhibitor Fee: Free to Submit
Exhibitor Registration Deadline: August 15
Website: buckeyebookfair.org
Portland Book Festival (formerly Wordstock)
Portland, OR
2023: November 4
Deadline to Submit Books: June 16
Website: literary-arts.org/about/programs/portland-book-festival
Texas Book Festival
Austin, TX
2023: November 11-12
Deadline to Submit Books: April 30, 2023
Website: texasbookfestival.org
The Miami International Book Fair International
Miami, FL
2023: November 12-19
Deadline to Submit Books: May 30
Website: miamibookfair.com
Brew & Forge Book Fair
Online-only
2022: November 28-December 9
Website: brewandforge.com/about-the-fair