A List of Annual Book Fairs, Festivals and Conferences (sorted by date)

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1. The Library Learning Experience
   Friday, January 24, 2025 to Monday, January 27, 2025 – Baltimore, Maryland
2. African American Literary Awards Show
   Saturday, January 25, 2025 – New York, New York
3. Angoulême International Comics Festival
   Thursday, January 30, 2025 to Sunday, February 2, 2025 – Angoulême, France
4. Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
   Friday, January 31, 2025 to Thursday, February 6, 2025 – Al Jaddaf, Dubai
5. San Francisco Writers Conference
   Wednesday, February 5, 2025 to Sunday, February 9, 2025 – San Francisco, California
6. Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
   Wednesday, February 5, 2025 to Friday, February 7, 2025 – Rancho Mirage, California
7. San Miguel Writers’ Conference & Literary Festival
   Wednesday, February 12, 2025 to Sunday, February 16, 2025 – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
8. ReadOut: A Festival of LGBTQ Literature
   Friday, February 14, 2025 to Sunday, February 16, 2025 – Gulfport, Florida
9. San Antonio African American Book Festival
   Saturday, February 22, 2025 – San Antonio, Texas
10. Monroeville Literary Festival
    Thursday, February 27, 2025 to Saturday, March 1, 2025 – Monroeville, Alabama
11. Southwest Florida Reading Festival
    Saturday, March 1, 2025 – Fort Myers, Florida
12. Dahlonega Literary Festival
    Saturday, March 1, 2025 – Dahlonega, Georgia
13. North Texas Teen Book Festival
    Saturday, March 1, 2025 – Irving, Texas
14. Florida Antiquarian Book Fair
    Saturday, March 1, 2025 to Sunday, March 2, 2025 – St. Petersburg, Florida
15. South by Southwest
    Friday, March 7, 2025 to Saturday, March 15, 2025 – Austin, Texas
16. Dallas Literary Festival
    Saturday, March 8, 2025 – Dallas, Texas
17. London Book Fair
    Tuesday, March 11, 2025 to Thursday, March 13, 2025 – London, United Kingdom
18. Left Coast Crime
    Thursday, March 13, 2025 to Sunday, March 16, 2025 – Denver, Colorado
19. Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival
    Friday, March 14, 2025 to Saturday, March 15, 2025 – Venice, Florida
20. Tucson Festival of Books
    Saturday, March 15, 2025 to Wednesday, March 12, 2025 – Tucson, Arizona
21. Virginia Festival of the Book
    Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, March 23, 2025 – Charlottesville, Virginia
22. DSM Book Festival
    Tuesday, March 25, 2025 – Des Moines, Iowa
23. Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
    Wednesday, March 26, 2025 to Sunday, March 30, 2025 – New Orleans, Louisiana
24. Leipzig Book Fair
    Thursday, March 27, 2025 to Sunday, March 30, 2025 – Leipzig, Germany
25. New Orleans Book Festival
    Thursday, March 27, 2025 to Saturday, March 29, 2025 – New Orleans, Louisiana
26. National Black Writers Biennial Symposium
    Thursday, March 27, 2025 to Saturday, March 29, 2025 – Brooklyn, New York
27. Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival
    Friday, March 28, 2025 to Sunday, March 30, 2025 – New Orleans, Louisiana
28. Bologna Children’s Book Fair
    Monday, March 31, 2025 to Thursday, April 3, 2025 – Bologna, Italy
29. Texas Library Association Conference
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 to Friday, April 4, 2025 – Dallas, Texas
30. Oxford Conference for the Book
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 to Friday, April 4, 2025 – Oxford, Mississippi
31. New York Antiquarian Book Fair
    Thursday, April 3, 2025 to Sunday, April 6, 2025 – New York, New York
32. Latino Book & Family Festival (Oceanside)
    Saturday, April 5, 2025 – Oceanside, California
33. Quebec International Book Fair
    Wednesday, April 9, 2025 to Sunday, April 13, 2025 – Quebec City, Canada
34. C2E2
    Friday, April 11, 2025 to Sunday, April 13, 2025 – Chicago, Illinois
35. Salon du Livre de Paris
    Friday, April 11, 2025 to Sunday, April 13, 2025 – Paris, France
36. San Antonio Book Festival
    Saturday, April 12, 2025 – San Antonio, Texas
37. Unbound Book Festival
    Thursday, April 17, 2025 to Sunday, April 20, 2025 – Columbia, Missouri
38. Norwescon
    Thursday, April 17, 2025 to Sunday, April 20, 2025 – SeaTac, Washington
39. Eurasian International Book Fair
    Wednesday, April 23, 2025 to Sunday, April 27, 2025 – Astana, Kazakhstan
40. Newburyport Literary Festival
    Friday, April 25, 2025 to Sunday, April 27, 2025 – Newburyport, Massachusetts
41. Blk Powerhouse Summit
    Friday, April 25, 2025 – , Virtual
42. Black Writers On Tour
    Saturday, April 26, 2025 – Los Angeles, California
43. Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
    Saturday, April 26, 2025 to Sunday, April 27, 2025 – Los Angeles, California
44. Greater Austin Book Festival
    Saturday, April 26, 2025 – Austn, Texas
45. Montclair Literary Festival
    Saturday, April 26, 2025 to Saturday, May 3, 2025 – Montclair, New Jersey
46. The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD)
    Sunday, April 27, 2025 to Sunday, May 4, 2025 – Brampton, Ontario, Canada
47. Greater St. Louis Book Fair
    Thursday, May 1, 2025 to Sunday, May 4, 2025 – St. Louis, Missouri
48. Ohioana Book Festival
    Saturday, May 3, 2025 – Columbus, Ohio
49. The Indie Author Book Festival - Book Fair
    Saturday, May 3, 2025 to Sunday, May 4, 2025 – Huntingdon, United Kingdom
50. Annapolis Book Festival
    Saturday, May 3, 2025 – Annapolis, Maryland
51. Paris Book Fair
    Friday, May 16, 2025 to Sunday, May 18, 2025 – Paris, France
52. East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention
    Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
53. Queen City Book Fair
    Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Charlotte, North Carolina
54. Sydney Writers’ Festival
    Wednesday, May 21, 2025 to Tuesday, May 27, 2025 – Sydney, Australia
55. Black Romance Book Fest
    Friday, May 30, 2025 to Sunday, June 1, 2025 – Atlanta, Georgia
56. Bay Area Book Festival
    Saturday, May 31, 2025 to Sunday, June 1, 2025 – Berkeley, California
57. Orcas Island Lit Fest
    Monday, June 2, 2025 to Tuesday, June 3, 2025 – Eastsound, Washington
58. U.S. Book Show
    Tuesday, June 3, 2025 – New York, New York
59. Go On Girl! Book Club Author Awards Weekend
    Friday, June 6, 2025 to Sunday, June 8, 2025 – Houston, Texas
60. IABX Children's Book Festival
    Saturday, June 7, 2025 – Roselle, New Jersey
61. Hustle & Grind Urban Literary Convention
    Saturday, June 7, 2025 – Detriot, Michigan
62. Children’s Institute
    Wednesday, June 11, 2025 to Saturday, June 14, 2025 – Portland, Oregon
63. Nantucket Book Festival
    Thursday, June 12, 2025 to Sunday, June 15, 2025 – Nantucket, Massachusetts
64. Schomburg Center Literary Festival
    Monday, June 16, 2025 – New York, New York
65. ThrillerFest
    Tuesday, June 17, 2025 to Saturday, June 21, 2025 – New York, New York
66. Great Midwest Book Fest
    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
67. Brighton Book Festival
    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 to Sunday, June 22, 2025 – Brighton, England
68. Beijing International Book Fair
    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 to Sunday, June 22, 2025 – Beijing, China
69. ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 to Monday, June 30, 2025 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
70. Austin African American Book Festival
    Saturday, June 28, 2025 – Austin, Texas
71. Literary Indulgence Book Festival
    Saturday, June 28, 2025 – Jacksonville, Florida
72. African American Cultural Expo and Children's Book Festival
    Sunday, July 20, 2025 – Waldorf, Maryland
73. Comic-Con
    Thursday, July 24, 2025 to Sunday, July 27, 2025 – Anaheim, California
74. When I See Me BIPOC Children’s Book Fair
    Saturday, July 26, 2025 – Dayton, Ohio
75. Words of Wonder Literary Festival
    Saturday, July 26, 2025 – Chicago, Illinois
76. AAMBC Literary Awards
    Sunday, August 3, 2025 – Austell, Georgia
77. Martha's Vineyard Black Book Festival
    Saturday, August 9, 2025 – Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
78. Indie Author Book Fair
    Saturday, August 9, 2025 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
79. Black Lit Weekend
    Thursday, August 14, 2025 to Saturday, August 16, 2025 – Newark, New Jersey
80. Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair
    Friday, August 15, 2025 to Sunday, August 17, 2025 – Castle Rock, Colorado
81. The Bronx Book Fair
    Saturday, August 30, 2025 – Bronx, New York
82. Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention
    Wednesday, September 3, 2025 to Sunday, September 7, 2025 – New Orleans, Louisiana
83. Independent Authors Book Expo
    Saturday, September 6, 2025 – Roselle, New Jersey
84. National Book Festival
    Saturday, September 6, 2025 – Washington, DC, District of Columbia
85. Open Book Festival
    Sunday, September 7, 2025 – Cape Town, South Africa
86. Read My World
    Thursday, September 11, 2025 to Saturday, September 13, 2025 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
87. Trinity River Book Festival
    Saturday, September 13, 2025 – Fort Worth, Texas
88. Behind the Ink
    Saturday, September 13, 2025 – Birmingham, Alabama
89. Latino Book & Family Festival (Sacramento)
    Saturday, September 13, 2025 – Sacramento, California
90. Sacramento BlkLit Book Fest
    Saturday, September 13, 2025 – Sacramento, California
91. Petersburg Book Fest
    Saturday, September 13, 2025 – Petersburg, Virginia
92. Provincetown Book Festival
    Friday, September 19, 2025 to Sunday, September 21, 2025 – Provincetown, Massachusetts
93. Toronto International Festival of Authors
    Friday, September 19, 2025 to Monday, September 29, 2025 – Toronto, Canada
94. Kansas Book Festival
    Saturday, September 20, 2025 – Topeka, Kansas
95. Brooklyn Book Festival
    Sunday, September 21, 2025 – Brooklyn, New York
96. Mississippi Book Festival
    Tuesday, September 23, 2025 – Jackson, Mississippi
97. South Dakota Festival of Books
    Friday, September 26, 2025 to Sunday, September 28, 2025 – Brookings & Sioux Falls, South Dakota
98. Books Books Books
    Saturday, September 27, 2025 – Lancaster, Pennsylvania
99. Albany Book Festival
    Saturday, September 27, 2025 – Albany, New York
100. The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University
     Saturday, September 27, 2025 to Monday, September 29, 2025 – New Orleans, Louisiana
101. Texas Remainder Expo
     Monday, September 29, 2025 to Wednesday, October 1, 2025 – Carrollton, Texas
102. Baku International Book Fair
     Wednesday, October 1, 2025 to Tuesday, October 7, 2025 – Baku, Azerbaijan
103. Black Book Bash
     Friday, October 3, 2025 to Sunday, October 5, 2025 – Jacksonville, Florida
104. Multicultural Book & Family Festival
     Saturday, October 4, 2025 – San Bernardino, California
105. Morristown Festival of Books
     Friday, October 10, 2025 to Saturday, October 11, 2025 – Morristown, New Jersey
106. Black Book Festival
     Saturday, October 18, 2025 – London, England
107. National Black Book Festival
     Thursday, October 23, 2025 to Saturday, October 25, 2025 – Houston, Texas
108. Arts Equity Collective Black Book Fair
     Saturday, October 25, 2025 – Cincinnati, Ohio
109. Steamy Lit Con
     Friday, October 31, 2025 to Saturday, November 1, 2025 – Anaheim, California
110. St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival
     Saturday, November 1, 2025 – St. Petersburg, Florida
111. Texas Book Festival
     Saturday, November 8, 2025 to Sunday, November 9, 2025 – Austin, Texas
112. Jaipur Literature Festival
     Thursday, January 15, 2026 to Monday, January 19, 2026 – Jaipur, India
113. JAX Urban Book Festival
     Thursday, January 22, 2026 to Saturday, January 24, 2026 – Jacksonville, Florida
114. Sunshine State Book Festival
     Saturday, January 24, 2026 – Gainesville, Florida
115. F.R.E.S.H. Book Film Festival
     Thursday, January 29, 2026 to Saturday, January 31, 2026 – Daytona Beach, Florida
116. Savannah Book Festival
     Thursday, February 5, 2026 to Sunday, February 8, 2026 – Savannah, Georgia
117. African American Children’s Book Fair
     Saturday, February 7, 2026 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
118. Winter Institute
     Monday, February 23, 2026 to Thursday, February 26, 2026 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
119. AWP Conference & Bookfair
     Wednesday, March 4, 2026 to Saturday, March 7, 2026 – Baltimore, Maryland
120. Sacramento Book Festival
     Sunday, April 19, 2026 – Sacramento, California
121. IBPA Publishing University
     Thursday, May 14, 2026 to Saturday, May 16, 2026 – Portland, Oregon
122. Gaithersburg Book Festival
     Saturday, May 16, 2026 – Gaithersburg, Maryland
123. Sunbelt Book & Art Expo
     Saturday, June 13, 2026 – Fort Worth, TX
124. National Book Club Conference
     Thursday, July 30, 2026 to Sunday, August 2, 2026 – Atlanta, Georgia
125. Black Authors Festival @SagHarbor
     Saturday, August 1, 2026 – Sag Harbor, New York
126. Harlem Book Fair
     Saturday, August 29, 2026 – New York, New York

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