List of Important Book Fairs, Festivals and Conferences

Visit our Photo Gallery, Events Archives, and AALBC’s Events.

Check out our detailed list of book event information. Add a Book Festival or Fair to our Calendar.


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

Check Out Our More Detailed List of Upcoming Events.


Events Section showcasing Book Events, Fairs, Festivals, and Conferences taking place (2022 and 2023)