List of Book Fairs and Book Festivals by State

(Updated on 1/28/2026)

It should come as no surprise that everyone on the Writer's Digest team loves books. As such, we love all the same things other readers and writers love: well-stocked libraries, over-stuffed bookstores, and vibrant book fairs and festivals.

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Readers love book fairs, because, well, books! But writers can gain a lot from book fairs and festivals as well. Of course, there's the whole promotion and sales angle, but it's a great venue for connecting with readers, writers, and publishers. Plus, it's becoming more and more common that book fairs and festivals host speakers.

The following list of book fairs and festivals is broken up by state. The name of the event links to the event's website to get the most current information about it.

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Arizona Author Book Festival. May 3, 2026; Phoenix.

Desert Foothills Book Festival. October 18, 2025; Scottsdale.

Tucson Festival of Books. March 14-15, 2026; Tucson.

Six Bridges Book Festival. September 28-October 5, 2025; Little Rock.

Bay Area Book Festival. May 30-31, 2026; Berkeley.

Literary Festival of Women Authors. March 7, 2026; Long Beach.

LitLit: The Little Literary Fair. June 6-7, 2026; Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. April 18-19, 2026; Los Angeles.

Orange County Children's Book Festival. June 2026; Costa Mesa.

Tahoe Literary Festival. October 9-10, 2026; Tahoe City.

Yallwest Book Festival. May 3, 2025; Santa Monica.

Fort Collins Book Fest. April 2026; Fort Collins.

Margins Book Festival. September 2026; Denver.

Mountain Words Festival. May 21-24, 2026; Crested Butte.

RomantiConn. July 2026; Trumbull.

History Book Festival. September 25-27, 2026; Lewes.

Delaconn. March 21, 2026; Newark.

ApollyCon. April 23-26, 2026.

Imaginarium Book Festival. June 5-6, 2026.

National Book Festival. September 6, 2025.

Amelia Island Book Festival. February 28, 2026; Amelia Island.

BAM! Festival. April 11, 2026; West Palm Beach.

Books by the Bay. March 28, 2026; Pensacola.

F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival. January 29, 2026; Daytona Beach.

Miami Book Fair. November 16-23, 2025; Miami.

Southwest Florida Reading Festival. March 7, 2026; Fort Myers.

Venice Book Fair. March 28, 2026; Venice.

Word of South Festival of Literature and Music. April 24-26, 2026; Tallahassee.

Carrollton BookFest. March 27-28, 2026; Carrollton.

Conyers Book Festival. April 11, 2026; Conyers.

Dahlonega Literary Festival. March 7, 2026; Dahlonega.

Decatur Book Festival. October 2-3, 2026; Decatur.

Savannah Book Festival. February 5-8, 2026; Savannah.

Oahu Indie Book Festival. February 21, 2026; Honolulu.

Printer's Row Lit Fest. September 6-7, 2025; Chicago.

Beyond the Book Festival. September 12, 2026; Starke County.

DSM Book Festival. March 22, 2025; Des Moines.

Iowa City Book Festival. October 6-12, 2025; Iowa City.

Southeast Iowa Art and Book Fair. August 2026; Fairfield.

Kansas Book Festival. September 20, 2025; Topeka.

Louisville Book Festival. October 11, 2025; Louisville.

BLK INK Book Festival. June 20, 2026; New Orleans.

Louisiana Book Festival. October 31, 2026; Baton Rouge.

New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane. March 12-15, 2026; New Orleans.

Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival. March 25-29, 2026; New Orleans.

Annapolis Book Festival. May 2, 2026; Annapolis.

Baltimore Book Festival. September 13-14, 2025; Baltimore.

Book Fair at Bel Air. August 8, 2026; Bel Air.

Fright Reads Book Festival. October 24-25, 2026; West Friendship.

Gaithersburg Book Festival. May 16, 2026; Gaithersburg.

Kensington Day of the Book Festival. April 27, 2025; Kensington.

Boston Book Festival. October 17, 2026; Copley Square and Roxbury.

Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair. November 6-8, 2026; Boston.

Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival. October 18, 2025; Haverhill.

Newburyport Literary Festival. April 24-26, 2026; Newburyport.

Detroit Bookfest. July 19, 2026; Detroit.

Midwest Literary Walk. April 18, 2026; Chelsea.

Rosemount Writers Festival and Book Fair. March 14, 2026; Rosemount.

Twin Cities Book Festival. November 7, 2026; Falcon Heights.

Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival. April 8-10, 2026; Hattiesburg.

Mississippi Book Festival. September 26, 2026; Jackson.

Unbound Book Festival. April 16-19, 2026; Columbia.

Author Nation. November 10-13, 2026; Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Book Festival. October 17, 2026; Las Vegas.

Northern New England Book Fair. June 1, 2025; Concord.

A Day or Two of Wine, Romance, and More! May 2-3, 2026; Columbia.

Collingswood Book Festival. October 3, 2026; Collingswood.

Montclair Literary Festival. May 2-9, 2026; Montclair.

Morristown Festival of Books. October 9-10, 2026, Morristown.

Toms River Book Show. June 6, 2025; Toms River.

Santa Fe International Literary Festival. May 15-17, 2026; Santa Fe.

Southern New Mexico Book Festival. October 11, 2025; Las Cruces.

ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair. April 30-May 3, 2026; Manhattan.

Brooklyn Book Festival. September 27, 2026; Brooklyn.

The Chappaqua Children's Book Festival. September 27, 2025; Chappaqua.

Gold Coast Book Fair. May 15-17, 2026; Oyster Bay.

The Harlem Book Fair. August 29, 2026; Harlem.

Hudson Children's Book Festival. May 2, 2026; Hudson.

Rochester Children's Book Festival. November 7, 2026; Rochester.

Saratoga Book Festival. October 2-5, 2025; Saratoga Springs.

Woodstock Book Fest. April 4-6, 2025; Woodstock. (on hiatus in 2026)

Bookmarks' Festival of Books and Authors. September 25-28, 2025; Winston-Salem.

Greensboro Bound Literary Festival. April 9-11, 2026; Greensboro.

Books by the Banks. November 15, 2025; Cincinnati.

Buckeye Book Fair. November 7, 2026; Wooster.

Columbus Book Festival. July 11-12, 2026; Columbus.

Mid-Ohio Indie Author Book Expo. August 8, 2026; Grove City.

Ohioana Book Festival. May 3, 2025; Columbus. (on hiatus in 2026)

Portland Book Festival. November 7, 2026; Portland.

Sisters Festival of Books. September 12-14, 2025; Sisters.

African American Children's Book Fair. February 7, 2026; Philadelphia.

BookfestPA. July 12, 2025; State College.

Easton Book Festival. October 13-19, 2025; Easton.

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books. May 30, 2026; Pittsburgh.

Harrisburg Book Festival. October 15-19, 2025; Harrisburg.

Rhode Island Festival of Children's Books & Authors. October 18, 2025; Providence.

Charleston Literary Festival. November 6-15, 2026; Charleston.

Yallfest Book Festival. November 14-15, 2025; Charleston.

South Dakota Festival of Books. September 2026; Deadwood.

Appalachian Wordfest. February 28, 2026; Sevierville.

Southern Festival of Books. October 17-18, 2026; Nashville.

National Black Book Festival. October 22-24, 2026; Houston.

San Antonio Book Festival. April 11, 2026; San Antonio.

Texas Book Festival. November 14-15, 2026; Austin.

Brattleboro Literary Festival. October 16-18, 2026; Brattleboro.

Green Mountain Book Festival. October 18, 2025; Burlington.

Fall for the Book. October 7-11, 2025; Fairfax.

Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival. October 3, 2026; Fredericksburg.

Virginia Children's Book Festival. October 15-17, 2025; Farmville.

Virginia Festival of the Book. March 20-22, 2026; Charlottesville.

Williamsburg Book Festival. March 7, 2026; Williamsburg.

Get Lit! Festival. April 17-19, 2026; Spokane.

Northwest Book Fair & Media Fest. June 27, 2026; Vancouver.

West Virginia Book Festival. October 24, 2026; Charleston.

Ridges and Rivers Book Festival. April 26, 2025; Viroqua.

Wisconsin Book Festival. October 15-18, 2026; Madison.

Jackson Hole Book Festival. September 26, 2026; Jackson.

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Are we missing a book fair or festival? Or is there an update we haven't made? Send updates to me at rbrewer@aimmedia.com.