Book Festivals
Book Festivals are a wonderful way to hear about a wide range of books and meet a large number of authors. These events take place across the country throughout the year. Our goal here is to present as comprehensive a list as possible about these events.
Any festivals you don’t see on this list? Let us know! Email Tom@bookreporter.com with the name of the festival, its dates and location, and a link to its official website.
August 2019
Decatur, GA: Decatur Book Festival
Dates: August 30 – September 1
Website: https://www.decaturbookfestival.com
Washington, D.C.: National Book Festival
Date: August 31
Website: http://www.loc.gov/bookfest
September 2019
Winston-Salem, NC: Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors
Dates: September 5-8
Website: http://www.bookmarksnc.org
Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Book Festival
Date: September 16-23
Website: https://www.brooklynbookfestival.org
Somerset, PA: Allegheny Regional Festival of Books
Dates: September 20-21
Website: http://alleghenyregionalfestivalofbooks.org
Boulder, CO: Jaipur Literature Festival
Dates: September 20-22
Website: https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/boulder
St. Louis, MO: BookFest St. Louis
Date: September 21
Website: http://bookfeststl.com
Fredericksburg, VA: Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival
Date: September 21
Website: http://www.fredbookfest.com
Burlington, VT: Burlington Book Festival
Dates: September 27-29
Website: http://burlingtonbookfestival.com
Lewes, DE: History Book Festival
Dates: September 27-29
Website: https://www.historybookfestival.org
October 2019
Deadwood and Rapid City, SD: South Dakota Festival of Books
Dates: October 3-6
Website: http://sdhumanities.org/festival-of-books
Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Book Festival
Dates: October 3-6
Website: https://www.hbgbookfest.com
Collingswood, NJ: Collingswood Book Festival
Date: October 5
Website: http://www.collingswoodbookfestival.com
Costa Mesa, CA: Orange County Children’s Book Festival
Date: October 6
Website: http://kidsbookfestival.com
Nashville, TN: Southern Festival of Books
Dates: October 10-12
Website: https://www.humanitiestennessee.org/programs-grants/core-program-overview/southern-festival-of-books
Morristown, NJ: Morristown Festival of Books
Dates: October 11-12
Website: http://morristownbooks.org
Warwick, NY: Warwick Children's Book Festival
Date: October 12
Website: http://www.warwickchildrensbookfestival.org
Bucks County, PA: Bucks County Book Festival
Dates: October 12-13
Website: https://www.bucksbookfest.org
Nashua, NH: Fall in Love with New England Romance Reader/Author Conference
Dates: October 18-19
Website: http://fallinlovewithnewengland.com
Brattleboro, VT: Brattleboro Literary Festival
Dates: October 18-20
Website: http://brattleboroliteraryfestival.org
Sisters, OR: Sisters Festival of Books
Dates: October 18-20
Website: https://www.paulinaspringsbooks.com
Boston, MA: Boston Book Festival
Date: October 19
Website: https://bostonbookfest.org
Greenville, SC: Read Up, Greenville
Date: October 19
Website: http://readupgreenville.com
Austin, TX: Texas Book Festival
Dates: October 26-27
Website: http://www.texasbookfestival.org
November 2019
Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Book Festival
Dates: November 1-3
Website: http://www.baltimorebookfestival.com
Beaufort, SC: Pat Conroy Literary Festival
Dates: November 1-3
Website: http://patconroyliteraryfestival.org
Portland, OR: Portland Book Festival
Date: November 9
Website: http://www.literary-arts.org/what-we-do/wordstock
Buffalo, NY: WNY Children’s Book Expo
Date: November 9
Website: http://www.monkeysread.com/wnycbe-home
Lexington, KY: Kentucky Book Fair
Date: November 10-16
Website: https://www.kyhumanities.org/kentuckybookfestival.html
Miami, FL: Miami Book Fair
Dates: November 17-24
Website: https://www.miamibookfair.com
