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 [email protected] with the name of the festival, its dates and location, and a link to its official website.
October 2024
San Francisco, CA: Litquake
Dates: October 10-26
Website: https://www.litquake.org
Fairfax, VA: Fall for the Book
Dates: October 12, 15-18
Website: https://fallforthebook.org
Iowa City, IA: Iowa City Book Festival
Dates: October 14-20
Website: https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/icbf
Farmville, VA:Virginia Children’s Book Festival
Dates: October 16-18
Website: http://vachildrensbookfestival.org
Houston, TX: National Black Book Festival
Dates: October 17-19
Website: http://www.nationalblackbookfestival.com
New York, NY: New York Comic Con
Dates: October 17-20
Website: https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com
Madison, WI: Wisconsin Book Festival
Dates: October 17-20
Website: https://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org
Eau Claire, WI: Chippewa Valley Book Festival
Dates: October 17-23
Website: https://www.cvbookfest.org
Louisville, KY: Louisville Book Festival
Dates: October 18-19
Website: https://www.louisvillebookfestival.com
Morristown, NJ: Morristown Festival of Books
Dates: October 18-19
Website: https://morristownbooks.org
Brattleboro, VT: Brattleboro Literary Festival
Dates: October 18-20
Website: https://brattleborolitfest.org
Scottsdale, AZ: Desert Foothills Book Festival
Date: October 19
Website: https://desertfoothillsbookfestival.com
Des Moines, IA: DSM Book Festival
Date: October 19
Website: https://beaverdalebooks.com/dsm-book-festival
Union, NJ: Independent Authors Book Expo
Date: October 19
Website: https://www.iabx.org
Las Vegas, NV: Las Vegas Book Festival
Date: October 19
Website: https://lasvegasbookfestival.com
Charleston, WV: West Virginia Book Festival
Date: October 19
Website: http://wvbookfestival.org
Maplewood, NJ: Maplewood South-Orange Book Festival
Date: October 20
Website: https://www.mapsobookfest.org
Boston, MA: Boston Book Festival
Date: October 26
Website: https://bostonbookfest.org
Nashville, TN: Southern Festival of Books
Dates: October 26-27
Website: https://www.sofestofbooks.org
Ann Arbor, MI and Virtual: Ann Arbor Jewish Book Festival
Dates: October 27 - November 21
Website: https://jccannarbor.org/book-festival
McAllen, TX: South Texas Book Festival
Dates: October 29 – November 2
Website: https://southtexasbookfestival.com
November 2024
Beaufort, SC:Pat Conroy Literary Festival
Dates: November 1-2
Website: https://patconroyliteraryfestival.org
Charleston, SC: Charleston Literary Festival
Dates: November 1-10
Website: https://www.charlestonliteraryfestival.com
Lexington, KY: Kentucky Book Festival
Date: November 2
Website: https://kybookfestival.org
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Book Festival
Date: November 2
Website: http://www.louisianabookfestival.org
Portland, OR: Portland Book Festival
Date: November 2
Website: https://literary-arts.org/about/programs/portland-book-festival
Dunwoody, GA: Book Festival of the MJCCA
Dates: November 2-17
Website: https://www.atlantajcc.org/our-programs/arts-authors/book-festival
Ann Arbor, MI: A2 Community Bookfest
Date: November 3
Website: https://www.ktbookfest.org
St. Louis, MO: St. Louis Jewish Book Festival
Dates: November 3-17
Website: https://jccstl.com/arts-ideas/st-louis-jewish-book-festival
Twentynine Palms, CA: The Twentynine Palms Book Festival
Dates: November 8-9
Website: https://www.29pbf.com
Charleston, SC: YALLFest Book Festival
Dates: November 15-16
Website: https://yallfest.org
Cincinnati, OH: Books by the Banks
Date: November 16
Website: https://booksbythebanks.org
St. Petersburg, FL: Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading
Date: November 16
Website: https://www.tampabay.com/expos/festival-of-reading
Austin, TX: Texas Book Festival
Dates: November 16-17
Website: https://www.texasbookfestival.org
Miami, FL: Miami Book Fair
Dates: November 17-24
Website: https://www.miamibookfair.com
December 2024
New York, NY: New York Jewish Book Festival
Date: December 8
Website: https://mjhnyc.org/new-york-jewish-book-festival
January 2025
Albuquerque, NM: Albuquerque Comic Con
Dates: January 17-19
Website: https://albuquerquecomiccon.com
Gainesville, FL: Sunshine State Book Festival
Dates: January 31 – February 1
Website: https://www.sunshinestatebookfestival.com
February 2025
Philadelphia, PA: The African American Children’s Book Fair
Date: February 1
Website: https://theafricanamericanchildrensbookproject.org
Savannah, GA: Savannah Book Festival
Dates: February 6-9
Website: https://www.savannahbookfestival.org
Daytona Beach, FL: F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival
Dates: February 20-22
Website: https://freshbookfestivals.net
Corpus Christi, TX: Teen Bookfest by the Bay
Date: February 22
Website: https://teensread.org
Williamsburg, VA: Williamsburg Book Festival
Date: February 22
Website: https://www.williamsburgbookfestival.org
Monroeville, AL: Monroeville Literary Festival
Dates: February 27 – March 1
Website: https://www.monroevilleliteraryfestival.com
March 2025
Dahlonega, GA: Dahlonega Literary Festival
Date: March 1
Website: https://www.literaryfestival.org
Sevierville, TN: Rose Glen Literary Festival
Date: March 1
Website: https://www.roseglenfestival.com
Fort Myers, FL: Southwest Florida Reading Festival
Date: March 1
Website: http://readfest.org
Redlands, CA: Children's Literature Festival
Dates: March 7-8
Website: https://sites.redlands.edu/childrens-literature-festival
Denver, CO: Left Coast Crime
Dates: March 13-16
Website: https://leftcoastcrime.org
Rossford, OH: Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival
Date: March 15
Website: https://nwoteenbookfest.com
Suffolk, VA: Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival
Date: March 15
Website: https://www.suffolkmysteryauthorsfestival.com
Tucson, AZ: Tucson Festival of Books
Dates: March 15-16
Website: http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org
Pasadena, CA: Pasadena Festival of Women Authors
Date: March 22
Website: https://pasadenaliteraryalliance.org/pasadena-festival-of-women-authors
Los Angeles, CA: AWP Conference & Bookfair
Dates: March 26-29
Website: https://www.awpwriter.org/awp_conference
New Orleans, LA:Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival
Dates: March 26-30
Website: https://www.tennesseewilliams.net
New Orleans, LA: New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University
Dates: March 27-29
Website: https://bookfest.tulane.edu
April 2025
Oxford, MS: Oxford Conference for the Book
Dates: April 2-4
Website: https://oxfordconferenceforthebook.com
New York, NY: New York International Antiquarian Book Fair
Dates: April 3-6
Website: https://www.nyantiquarianbookfair.com
West Palm Beach, FL: BAM Festival
Date: April 5
Website: https://www.bamwpb.org
Long Beach, CA: Literary Women Festival of Authors
Date: April 5
Website: https://www.literarywomen.org
Hattiesburg, MS: Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival
Dates: April 9-11
Website: https://www.usm.edu/childrens-book-festival
Spokane, WA: Get Lit! Festival
Dates: April 10-13
Website: https://inside.ewu.edu/getlit
East Hampton, NY: Hamptons Whodunit
Dates: April 10-13
Website: https://www.hamptonswhodunit.com
San Antonio, TX: San Antonio Book Festival
Date: April 12
Website: https://sabookfestival.org
SeaTac, WA: Norwescon
Dates: April 17-20
Website: https://www.norwescon.org
Columbia, MO: Unbound Book Festival
Dates: April 18-20
Website: https://www.unboundbookfestival.com
Chelsea, MI: Midwest Literary Walk
Date: April 19
Website: https://midwestliterarywalk.org
Newburyport, MA: Newburyport Literary Festival
Dates: April 25-27
Website: https://newburyportliteraryfestival.org
Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Dates: April 26-27
Website: http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks
Fulton, TX: Rockport Fulton Book Festival
Dates: April 26-27
Website: https://rfbookfestival.com
Kensington, MD: Kensington Day of the Book Festival
Date: April 27
Website: https://dayofthebook.com
May 2025
Decatur, GA: Decatur Children's Book Festival
Dates: May 2-4
Website: https://decaturchildrensbookfest.org
Sonoma, CA: Sonoma Valley Authors Festival
Dates: May 2-4
Website: https://svauthorsfest.org
Annapolis, MD: Annapolis Book Festival
Date: May 3
Website: https://www.keyschool.org/community/annapolis-book-festival
Hudson, NY: Hudson Children's Book Festival
Date: May 3
Website: https://www.hudsonchildrensbookfestival.com
Altadena, CA: LitFest in the Dena
Dates: May 3-4
Website: https://litfestinthedena.org
St. Petersburg, FL: Sleuthfest
Dates: May 14-18
Website: https://sleuthfest.com
Las Vegas, NV: Book Lovers Con
Dates: May 15-17
Website: https://www.bookloverscon.com
Woodstock, VT: Bookstock Festival of Words
Dates: May 16-18
Website: https://bookstockvt.org
Santa Fe, NM: Santa Fe Literary Festival
Dates: May 16-18
Website: https://www.sfinternationallitfest.org
Gaithersburg, MD: Gaithersburg Book Festival
Date: May 17
Website: https://www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org
Crested Butte, CO: Mountain Words Literary Festival
Dates: May 23-25
Website: https://www.gvlf.org
Berkeley, CA: Bay Area Book Festival
Dates: May 31 – June 1
Website: https://www.baybookfest.org
June 2025
Washington, DC: The Imaginarium Book Festival
Dates: June 6-7
Website: https://www.imaginariumbookfestival.com
Denver, CO: Lit Fest
Dates: June 6-13
Website: https://lighthousewriters.org/lit-fest
Nantucket, MA: Nantucket Book Festival
Dates: June 12-15
Website: https://nantucketbookfestival.org
Stamford, CT: StokerCon
Dates: June 12-15
Website: https://www.stokercon2025.com
New York, NY: ThrillerFest
Dates: June 17-21
Website: https://thrillerfest.com
Philadelphia, PA: ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
Dates: June 26 - July 1
Website: https://2025.alaannual.org
July 2025
Virtual Event: RSJ Virtual Romance Book Con
Dates: July 10-12
Website: https://rsjconvention.com
Burlington, MA: Readercon
Dates: July 17-20
Website: https://readercon.org
San Diego, CA: San Diego Comic-Con
Dates: July 24-27
Website: https://www.comic-con.org
August 2025
Lewisburg, WV: Lewisburg Literary Festival
Dates: August 1-2
Website: http://www.lewisburgliteraryfestival.com
Lubbock, TX: Lubbock Book Festival
Dates: August 23
Website: https://www.lubbockbookfest.com
September 2025
Winston-Salem, NC: Bookmarks Festival of Books & Authors
Dates: September 25-28
Website: https://www.bookmarksnc.org/festival
Harbor Springs, MI: Harbor Springs Festival of the Book
Dates: September 26-28
Website: https://www.hsfotb.org
Spearfish, SD: South Dakota Festival of Books
Dates: September 26-28
Website: https://sdhumanities.org/festival-of-books
Lancaster, PA: Books Books Books Event
Date: September 27
Website: bit.ly/BooksBooksBooksGroup
October 2025
Marlborough, MA: Fall in Love New England
Dates: October 24-26
Website: https://www.fallinlovenewengland.com
