List of Important Book Fairs, Festivals and Conferences

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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. 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

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