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. Sunshine State Book Festival
    Thursday, January 26, 2023 to Friday, January 27, 2023 – Gainesville, Florida
  2. Digital Book World
    Monday, January 15, 2024 to Wednesday, January 17, 2024 – New York, New York
  3. The Library Learning Experience
    Friday, January 19, 2024 to Monday, January 22, 2024 – Baltimore, Maryland
  4. ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival
    Friday, January 19, 2024 to Tuesday, January 23, 2024 – Jaipur, India
  5. Angoulême International Comics Festival
    Thursday, January 25, 2024 to Monday, January 29, 2024 – Angoulême, France
  6. Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
    Wednesday, January 31, 2024 to Monday, February 6, 2023 – Al Jaddaf, Dubai
  7. Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
    Wednesday, January 31, 2024 to Friday, February 2, 2024 – Rancho Mirage, California
  8. Cairo Book Fair
    Thursday, February 1, 2024 to Wednesday, February 5, 2025 – Cairo, Eygpt
  9. Jaipur Literature Festival
    Thursday, February 1, 2024 to Monday, February 5, 2024 – Jaipur, India
  10. PubWest
    Tuesday, February 6, 2024 to Friday, February 9, 2024 – Seattle, Washington
  11. New Delhi World Book Fair
    Saturday, February 10, 2024 to Monday, February 19, 2024 – New Delhi, India
  12. San Francisco Writers Conference
    Thursday, February 15, 2024 to Monday, February 19, 2024 – San Francisco, California
  13. Savannah Book Festival
    Thursday, February 15, 2024 to Monday, February 19, 2024 – Savannah, Georgia
  14. ReadOut: A Festival of LGBTQ Literature
    Friday, February 16, 2024 to Sunday, February 18, 2024 – St. Petersburg, Florida
  15. San Miguel Writers Conference
    Wednesday, February 21, 2024 – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
  16. F.R.E.S.H. Book Film Festival
    Thursday, February 22, 2024 to Saturday, February 24, 2024 – Daytona Beach, Florida
  17. Latvian Book Fair
    Friday, February 23, 2024 to Sunday, February 25, 2024 – Riga, Latvia
  18. Tallahassee Bicentennial Antiquarian Book Fair
    Friday, February 23, 2024 to Sunday, February 25, 2024 – Tallahassee, Florida
  19. San Antonio African American Book Festival
    Saturday, February 24, 2024 – San Antonio, Texas
  20. Monroeville Literary Festival
    Friday, March 1, 2024 to Saturday, March 2, 2024 – Monroeville, Alabama
  21. Florida Antiquarian Book Fair
    Friday, March 1, 2024 to Monday, March 4, 2024 – St. Petersburg, Florida
  22. Southwest Florida Reading Festival
    Saturday, March 2, 2024 – Fort Myers, Florida
  23. Dahlonega Literary Festival
    Saturday, March 2, 2024 – Dahlonega, Georgia
  24. AWP Conference & Bookfair
    Thursday, March 7, 2024 to Sunday, March 10, 2024 – Kansas City, Missouri
  25. South by Southwest
    Friday, March 8, 2024 to Sunday, March 17, 2024 – Austin, Texas
  26. Tucson Festival of Books
    Saturday, March 9, 2024 to Sunday, March 10, 2024 – Tucson, Arizona
  27. London Book Fair
    Tuesday, March 12, 2024 to Thursday, March 14, 2024 – London, United Kingdom
  28. New Orleans Book Festival
    Thursday, March 14, 2024 to Saturday, March 16, 2024 – New Orleans, Louisiana
  29. Virginia Festival of the Book
    Wednesday, March 20, 2024 to Sunday, March 24, 2024 – Charlottesville, Virginia
  30. Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
    Wednesday, March 20, 2024 to Monday, March 25, 2024 – New Orleans, Louisiana
  31. National Black Writers Conference
    Wednesday, March 20, 2024 to Saturday, March 23, 2024 – Brooklyn, New York
  32. Lehigh Valley Book Festival
    Friday, March 22, 2024 to Sunday, March 24, 2024 – Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
  33. Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival
    Friday, March 22, 2024 to Saturday, March 23, 2024 – Venice, Florida
  34. Norwescon
    Thursday, March 28, 2024 to Sunday, March 31, 2024 – SeaTac, Washington
  35. WonderCon
    Friday, March 29, 2024 to Sunday, March 31, 2024 – Anaheim, California
  36. Oxford Conference for the Book
    Wednesday, April 3, 2024 to Wednesday, April 24, 2024 – Oxford, Mississippi
  37. New York Antiquarian Book Fair
    Thursday, April 4, 2024 to Sunday, April 7, 2024 – New York, New York
  38. Northern Arizona Book Festival
    Friday, April 5, 2024 to Monday, April 15, 2024 – Flagstaff, Arizona
  39. Bologna Children’s Book Fair
    Monday, April 8, 2024 to Thursday, April 11, 2024 – Bologna, Italy
  40. Eurasian International Book Fair
    Wednesday, April 10, 2024 to Sunday, April 14, 2024 – Astana, Kazakhstan
  41. Quebec International Book Fair
    Wednesday, April 10, 2024 to Sunday, April 14, 2024 – Quebec City, Canada
  42. Left Coast Crime
    Thursday, April 11, 2024 to Sunday, April 14, 2024 – Seattle, Washington
  43. Salon du Livre de Paris
    Friday, April 12, 2024 to Sunday, April 14, 2024 – Paris, France
  44. San Antonio Book Festival
    Saturday, April 13, 2024 – San Antonio, Texas
  45. Texas Library Association Conference
    Tuesday, April 16, 2024 to Saturday, April 20, 2024 – Austin, Texas
  46. Unbound Book Festival
    Thursday, April 18, 2024 to Sunday, April 21, 2024 – Columbia, Missouri
  47. Tulsa Lit Fest
    Thursday, April 18, 2024 – Tulsa, Oklahoma
  48. Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
    Saturday, April 20, 2024 to Sunday, April 21, 2024 – Los Angeles, California
  49. Leipzig Book Fair
    Sunday, April 21, 2024 to Wednesday, April 24, 2024 – Leipzig, Germany
  50. Ohioana Book Festival
    Wednesday, April 24, 2024 – Columbus, Ohio
  51. C2E2
    Friday, April 26, 2024 to Sunday, April 28, 2024 – Chicago, Illinois
  52. Newburyport Literary Festival
    Friday, April 26, 2024 to Sunday, April 28, 2024 – Newburyport, Massachusetts
  53. North Texas Teen Book Festival
    Friday, April 26, 2024 to Saturday, April 27, 2024 – Irving, Texas
  54. Annapolis Book Festival
    Saturday, April 27, 2024 – Annapolis, Maryland
  55. Montclair Literary Festival
    Saturday, April 27, 2024 to Thursday, May 4, 2023 – Montclair, New Jersey
  56. Black Writers On Tour
    Sunday, April 28, 2024 – Los Angeles, California
  57. The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD)
    Sunday, April 28, 2024 to Thursday, May 4, 2023 – Brampton, Ontario, Canada
  58. Greater St. Louis Book Fair
    Thursday, May 2, 2024 to Sunday, May 5, 2024 – St. Louis, Missouri
  59. Bay Area Book Festival
    Saturday, May 4, 2024 – Berkeley, California
  60. Paris Book Fair
    Friday, May 17, 2024 to Sunday, May 19, 2024 – Paris, France
  61. Gaithersburg Book Festival
    Saturday, May 18, 2024 – Gaithersburg, Maryland
  62. Queen City Book Fair
    Saturday, May 18, 2024 – Charlotte, North Carolina
  63. Sydney Writers’ Festival
    Monday, May 20, 2024 to Sunday, May 26, 2024 – Sydney, Australia
  64. Hay Festival Wales
    Thursday, May 23, 2024 to Sunday, June 2, 2024 – Wales, United Kingdom
  65. ThrillerFest
    Tuesday, May 28, 2024 to Saturday, June 1, 2024 – New York, New York
  66. The Bronx Book Festival
    Thursday, June 6, 2024 to Sunday, June 9, 2024 – Bronx, New York
  67. Go On Girl! Book Club Author Awards Weekend
    Friday, June 7, 2024 to Sunday, June 9, 2024 – Charleston, South Carolina
  68. IABX Children's Book Festival
    Saturday, June 8, 2024 – Roselle, New Jersey
  69. Hustle & Grind Urban Literary Convention
    Saturday, June 8, 2024 – Detriot, Michigan
  70. Nantucket Book Festival
    Thursday, June 13, 2024 to Sunday, June 16, 2024 – Nantucket, Massachusetts
  71. Brighton Book Festival
    Tuesday, June 18, 2024 to Sunday, June 23, 2024 – Brighton, England
  72. Kwame Alexander Writers’ Lab & Conference at Chautauqua Institution
    Tuesday, June 18, 2024 – Chautauqua, New York
  73. Beijing International Book Fair
    Wednesday, June 19, 2024 to Sunday, June 23, 2024 – Beijing, China
  74. The Self-Publishing Conference
    Thursday, June 20, 2024 to Friday, June 21, 2024 – London, United Kingdom
  75. Great Midwest Book Fest
    Saturday, June 22, 2024 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  76. ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
    Thursday, June 27, 2024 to Tuesday, July 2, 2024 – San Diego, California
  77. Austin African American Book Festival
    Saturday, June 29, 2024 – Austin, Texas
  78. National Book Club Conference
    Friday, August 2, 2024 to Sunday, August 4, 2024 – Atlanta, Georgia
  79. Indie Authors Book Fair
    Saturday, August 10, 2024 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  80. Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair
    Saturday, August 17, 2024 to Sunday, August 18, 2024 – Castle Rock, Colorado
  81. Library of Congress National Book Festival
    Saturday, August 24, 2024 – Washington, DC, District of Columbia
  82. Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention
    Wednesday, August 28, 2024 to Friday, September 1, 2023 – Nashville , Tennessee
  83. Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
    Thursday, September 5, 2024 to Saturday, September 7, 2024 – Burnsville, North Carolina
  84. The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University
    Saturday, September 14, 2024 to Monday, September 16, 2024 – New Orleans, Louisiana
  85. Toronto International Festival of Authors
    Thursday, September 19, 2024 to Sunday, September 29, 2024 – Toronto, Canada
  86. South Dakota Festival of Books
    Friday, September 20, 2024 to Sunday, September 22, 2024 – Brookings & Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  87. Jersey Festival of Words
    Friday, September 20, 2024 to Friday, September 29, 2023 – Jersey, Channel Islands
  88. SOKY Book Fest
    Saturday, September 21, 2024 – Bowling Green, Kentucky
  89. Books Books Books
    Saturday, September 21, 2024 – Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  90. African American Literary Awards Show
    Saturday, October 5, 2024 – New York, New York
  91. Morristown Festival of Books
    Friday, October 18, 2024 to Saturday, October 19, 2024 – Morristown, New Jersey
  92. Des Moines Book Festival
    Saturday, October 19, 2024 – Des Moines, Iowa
  93. JAX Urban Book Festival
    Saturday, January 25, 2025 – Jacksonville, Florida
  94. African American Children’s Book Fair
    Saturday, February 1, 2025 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  95. Dallas Literary Festival
    Saturday, March 8, 2025 – Dallas, Texas
  96. Orcas Island Lit Fest
    Monday, June 2, 2025 to Tuesday, June 3, 2025 – Eastsound, Washington

Check Out Our More Detailed List of Upcoming Events.


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