List of Important Book Fairs, Festivals and Conferences

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1. African American Cultural Expo and Children's Book Festival
   Sunday, July 20, 2025 – Waldorf, Maryland
2. Comic-Con
   Thursday, July 24, 2025 to Sunday, July 27, 2025 – Anaheim, California
3. When I See Me BIPOC Children’s Book Fair
   Saturday, July 26, 2025 – Dayton, Ohio
4. Words of Wonder Literary Festival
   Saturday, July 26, 2025 – Chicago, Illinois
5. National Book Club Conference
   Friday, August 1, 2025 to Sunday, August 3, 2025 – Atlanta, Georgia
6. Black Authors Festival
   Saturday, August 2, 2025 – Sag Harbor, New York
7. AAMBC Literary Awards
   Sunday, August 3, 2025 – Austell, Georgia
8. Martha's Vineyard Black Book Festival
   Saturday, August 9, 2025 – Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
9. Indie Author Book Fair
   Saturday, August 9, 2025 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10. Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair
    Friday, August 15, 2025 to Sunday, August 17, 2025 – Castle Rock, Colorado
11. Harlem Book Fair
    Saturday, August 30, 2025 – New York, New York
12. Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention
    Wednesday, September 3, 2025 to Sunday, September 7, 2025 – New Orleans, Louisiana
13. Independent Authors Book Expo
    Saturday, September 6, 2025 – Roselle, New Jersey
14. Library of Congress National Book Festival
    Saturday, September 6, 2025 – Washington, DC, District of Columbia
15. Read My World
    Thursday, September 11, 2025 to Saturday, September 13, 2025 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
16. Trinity River Book Festival
    Saturday, September 13, 2025 – Fort Worth, Texas
17. Behind the Ink
    Saturday, September 13, 2025 – Birmingham, Alabama
18. Provincetown Book Festival
    Friday, September 19, 2025 to Sunday, September 21, 2025 – Provincetown, Massachusetts
19. Toronto International Festival of Authors
    Friday, September 19, 2025 to Monday, September 29, 2025 – Toronto, Canada
20. Kansas Book Festival
    Saturday, September 20, 2025 – Topeka, Kansas
21. Brooklyn Book Festival
    Sunday, September 21, 2025 – Brooklyn, New York
22. South Dakota Festival of Books
    Friday, September 26, 2025 to Sunday, September 28, 2025 – Brookings & Sioux Falls, South Dakota
23. Books Books Books
    Saturday, September 27, 2025 – Lancaster, Pennsylvania
24. Albany Book Festival
    Saturday, September 27, 2025 – Albany, New York
25. Baku International Book Fair
    Wednesday, October 1, 2025 to Tuesday, October 7, 2025 – Baku, Azerbaijan
26. Morristown Festival of Books
    Friday, October 10, 2025 to Saturday, October 11, 2025 – Morristown, New Jersey
27. Black Book Festival
    Saturday, October 18, 2025 – London, England
28. National Black Book Festival
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 to Saturday, October 25, 2025 – Houston, Texas
29. Arts Equity Collective Black Book Fair
    Saturday, October 25, 2025 – Cincinnati, Ohio
30. Texas Book Festival
    Saturday, November 8, 2025 to Sunday, November 9, 2025 – Austin, Texas
31. F.R.E.S.H. Book Film Festival
    Thursday, January 29, 2026 to Saturday, January 31, 2026 – Daytona Beach, Florida
32. African American Childrens Book Fair
    Saturday, February 7, 2026 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
33. Winter Institute
    Monday, February 23, 2026 to Thursday, February 26, 2026 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
34. IBPA Publishing University
    Thursday, May 14, 2026 to Saturday, May 16, 2026 – Portland, Oregon

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