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Alabama

Fultondale, AL: Impact Book Festival
Dates: April 18
Website: https://writersforum.org/event/impact-book-festival-2026/

Birmingham, AL: Book Fair and Young Author Press Awards
Dates: May 2
Website: https://www.rockyheightsbinding.com/book-fair-event/

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Arizona

Flagstaff, AZ: Northern Arizona Book Festival
Dates: April 9-12
Website: https://www.noazbookfest.org

Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Author Book Festival
Date: May 3
Website: https://azauthorbookfestival.com

Payson, AZ: Payson Book Festival
Date: July 18
Website: https://paysonbookfestival.org

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Arkansas

Little Rock, AR: Six Bridges Book Festival
Dates: September 27 – October 4
Website: https://cals.org/six-bridges-book-festival

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California

Pasadena, CA: Pasadena Festival of Women Authors
Date: March 22
Website: https://pasadenaliteraryalliance.org/pasadena-festival-of-women-authors

Anaheim, CA: WonderCon
Dates: March 27-29
Website: https://www.comic-con.org/wc

San Diego, CA: San Diego Writers Festival
Date: March 28
Website: https://sandiegowritersfestival.com

Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Dates: April 18-19
Website: http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks

Sacramento, CA: Sacramento Book Festival
Date: April 19
Website: https://www.sacramentobookfestival.com

Santa Monica, CA: Yallwest Book Festival
Date: April 25
Website: https://www.yallwest.com

Altadena, CA: LitFest in the Dena
Dates: May 1-2
Website: https://litfestinthedena.org

Sonoma, CA: Sonoma Valley Authors Festival
Dates: May 1-3
Website: https://svauthorsfest.org

Berkeley, CA: Bay Area Book Festival
Dates: May 30-31
Website: https://www.baybookfest.org

San Diego, CA: San Diego Comic-Con
Dates: July 23-26
Website: https://www.comic-con.org

West Hollywood, CA: Los Angeles Kids Book Festival
Date: August 22
Website: https://www.lakidsbookfestival.com

Costa Mesa, CA: Orange County Children’s Book Festival
Date: September 20
Website: https://kidsbookfestival.com

San Francisco, CA: Litquake
Dates: October 8-24
Website: https://www.litquake.org

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Colorado

Fort Collins, CO: Fort Collins Book Fest
Dates: April 10-11 and 17-18
Website: https://focobookfest.org

Crested Butte, CO: Mountain Words Literary Festival
Dates: May 21-24
Website: https://www.gvlf.org

Denver, CO: Lit Fest
Dates: June 12-19
Website: https://lighthousewriters.org/lit-fest

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Delaware

Newark, DE: DelaConn
Date: March 21
Website: https://secondventuresllc.com

Lewes, DE: History Book Festival
Dates: September 25-27
Website: https://www.historybookfestival.org

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Florida

Broward County, FL: Africana Arts & Humanities Festival
Dates: March 27-28
Website: https://www.broward.org/Library/Events/SoFloBookFest/pages/default.aspx

Venice, FL: Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival
Dates: March 27-28
Website: https://venicebookfair.com

Pensacola, FL: Books By the Bay Fest
Date: March 28
Website: https://www.booksbythebay.info

West Palm Beach, FL: BAM! Festival
Date: April 11
Website: https://www.bamwpb.org

Tallahassee, FL: Word of South: A Festival of Literature & Music
Dates: April 24-26
Website: https://wordofsouthfestival.com

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Georgia

Carrollton, GA: Carrollton BookFest
Dates: March 27-28
Website: https://www.carrolltonbookfest.com

Conyers, GA: Conyers Book Festival
Dates: April 11-12
Website: https://www.conyersbookfestival.org

Decatur, GA: Children’s Book Party
Dates: May 2-3
Website: https://littleshopbookfest.com

Atlanta, GA: National Book Club Conference
Dates: July 31 – August 2
Website: https://nationalbookclubconference.com

Dahlonega, GA: North Georgia Regional Book Fair
Dates: September 12
Website: https://www.literaryfestival.org/sept2026bookfair

Decatur, GA: Decatur Book Festival
Dates: October 2-3
Website: https://decaturbookfestival.com

Savannah, GA: Savannah Book Festival
Dates: February 4-7
Website: https://www.savannahbookfestival.org

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Illinois

Chicago, IL: Printers Row Lit Fest
Dates: September 12-13
Website: https://printersrowlitfest.org

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Indiana

Starke County, IN: Beyond the Book Festival
Date: September 12
Website: https://scpls.org/beyond-the-book

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Iowa

Des Moines, IA: DSM Book Festival
Date: May 2
Website: https://beaverdalebooks.com/dsm-book-festival-2026

Iowa City, IA: Iowa City Book Festival
Dates: October 19-25
Website: https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/icbf

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Kansas

Topeka, KS: Kansas Book Festival
Date: September 26
Website: https://www.kansasbookfestival.com

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Kentucky

Louisville, KY: Louisville Book Festival
Date: October 24
Website: https://www.louisvillebookfestival.com

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Louisiana

New Orleans, LA: Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival
Dates: March 25-29
Website: https://www.tennesseewilliams.net

Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Book Festival
Date: October 31
Website: http://www.louisianabookfestival.org

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Maryland

Kensington, MD: Kensington Day of the Book Festival
Date: April 26
Website: https://dayofthebook.com

Annapolis, MD: Annapolis Book Festival
Date: May 2
Website: https://www.keyschool.org/community/annapolis-book-festival

Gaithersburg, MD: Gaithersburg Book Festival
Date: May 16
Website: https://www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org

Easton, MD: Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival
Date: June 6
Website: https://chesapeakechildrensbookfestival.com

Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Book Festival
Dates: September 12-13
Website: https://baltimore.org/event/baltimore-book-festival-2/

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Massachusetts

Newburyport, MA: Newburyport Literary Festival
Dates: April 24-26
Website: https://newburyportliteraryfestival.org

Nantucket, MA: Nantucket Book Festival
Dates: June 11-14
Website: https://nantucketbookfestival.org

Burlington, MA: Readercon
Dates: July 9-12
Website: https://readercon.org

Boston, MA: Boston Book Festival
Date: October 17
Website: https://bostonbookfest.org

Marlborough, MA: Fall in Love New England
Dates: October 23-25
Website: https://www.fallinlovenewengland.com

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Michigan

Chelsea, MI: Midwest Literary Walk
Date: April 18
Website: https://midwestliterarywalk.org

Detroit, MI: Detroit Festival of Books
Date: July 19
Website: https://detroitbookfest.com

Harbor Springs, MI: Harbor Springs Festival of the Book
Dates: September 25-27
Website: https://www.hsfotb.org

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Minnesota

Mankato, MN: Deep Valley Book Festival
Date: October 3
Website: https://www.deepvalleybookfestival.com

Saint Paul, MN: Twin Cities Book Festival
Date: November 7
Website: https://twincitiesbookfestival.com

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Mississippi

Oxford, MS: Oxford Conference for the Book
Dates: March 25-27
Website: https://oxfordconferenceforthebook.com

Hattiesburg, MS: Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival
Dates: April 8-10
Website: https://www.usm.edu/childrens-book-festival

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Missouri

Columbia, MO: Unbound Book Festival
Dates: April 16-19
Website: https://www.unboundbookfestival.com

Kansas City, MO: Heartland Book Festival
Dates: October 2-3
Website: https://www.heartlandbookfest.org

Kansas City, MO: Flirty in Kansas City
Date: February 6
Website: https://anytimeauthorpromotionsevents.com/flirty-in-kansas-city

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Nevada

Las Vegas, NV: Book Lovers Con
Dates: March 26-29
Website: https://www.bookloverscon.com

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New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM: Santa Fe Literary Festival
Dates: May 15-17
Website: https://www.sfinternationallitfest.org

Albuquerque, NM: Albuquerque Comic Con
Dates: January 15-17 2027
Website: https://albuquerquecomiccon.com

Santa Fe, NM: Left Coast Crime
Dates: April 1-4 2027
Website: https://leftcoastcrime.org/2027

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New Jersey

Columbia, NJ: A Day or Two of Wine, Romance, and More!
Dates: May 2-3
Website: https://www.adayofwineromanceandmore.com

Montclair, NJ: Montclair Literary Festival
Dates: May 2-9
Website: https://succeed2gether.org/montclair-literary-festival

Collingswood, NJ: Collingswood Book Festival
Date: October 3
Website: https://www.collingswoodbookfestival.com

Morristown, NJ: Morristown Festival of Books
Dates: October 9-10
Website: https://morristownbooks.org

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New York

Woodstock, NY: Woodstock Book Fest
Dates: March 26-29
Website: https://woodstockbookfest.com

East Hampton, NY: Hamptons Whodunit
Dates: April 16-19
Website: https://www.hamptonswhodunit.com

New York, NY: BookCon
Dates: April 18-19
Website: https://www.bookcon.com

New York, NY: New York International Antiquarian Book Fair
Dates: April 30 – May 6
Website: https://www.nyantiquarianbookfair.com

Hudson, NY: Hudson Children’s Book Festival
Date: May 2
Website: https://www.hudsonchildrensbookfestival.com

Oyster Bay, NY: Gold Coast Book Fair
Dates: May 15-17
Website: https://www.goldcoastforum.org

Hobart, NY: Hobart Festival of Women Writers
Dates: June 5-7
Website: https://hobartfestivalofwomenwriters.blog

Narrowsburg, NY: Deep Water Literary Festival
Dates: June 19-21
Website: https://deepwaterfestival.com

Bronx, NY: The Bronx Book Festival
Date: June 20
Website: https://www.thebronxisreading.com/the-bronx-book-festival-2026

Sag Harbor, NY: Black Authors Festival
Date: August 1
Website: https://www.blackauthorsfestival.com

Lake Placid, NY: The Adirondack Family Book Festival
Date: August 15
Website: https://adirondackfamilybookfestival.com

Harlem, NY: Harlem Book Fair
Date: August 29
Website: https://www.harlembookfair.com

Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Book Festival
Dates: September 20-28
Website: https://www.brooklynbookfestival.org

Chappaqua, NY: Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival
Date: September 26
Website: https://ccbfestival.org

Saratoga Springs, NY: Saratoga Book Festival
Dates: October 2-4
Website: https://saratogabookfestival.org

New York, NY: New York Comic Con
Dates: October 8-11
Website: https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com

Rochester, NY: Rochester Children’s Book Festival
Date: November 7
Website: https://www.rcbfestival.com

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North Carolina

Lexington, NC: Lexington Book Festival
Date: March 21
Website: https://www.lexingtonbookfestival.org

Greensboro, NC: Greensboro Bound Literary Festival
Date: April 11
Website: https://greensborobound.com

Burnsville, NC: Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
Dates: September 10-12
Website: http://cmlitfest.net

Winston-Salem, NC: Bookmarks Festival of Books & Authors
Dates: September 24-27
Website: https://www.bookmarksnc.org/festival

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Ohio

Columbus, OH: Ohioana Book Festival
Date: April 18
Website: http://www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-festival

Toledo, OH: Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival
Date: April 25
Website: https://nwoteenbookfest.com

Columbus, OH: Columbus Book Festival
Dates: July 11-12
Website: https://www.columbusbookfestival.org

Grove City, OH: Mid-Ohio Indie Author Book Expo
Date: August 8
Website: https://www.midohioindies.com

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Pennsylvania

Lehigh Valley, PA: Lehigh Valley Book Festival
Dates: March 27-29
Website: https://theendbooks.co/lehigh-valley-book-festival

Doylestown, PA: Bucks County Book Fest
Date: May 2
Website: https://www.bucksbookfest.org

Pittsburgh, PA: Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books
Date: May 30
Website: https://www.pittsburghbookfestival.org

Pittsburgh, PA: StokerCon
Dates: June 4-7
Website: https://www.stokercon.com

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Rhode Island

North Kingstown, RI: We Are ALL Readers Children’s Book Festival
Date: April 11
Website: http://www.weareallreaders.com

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South Carolina

Greer, SC: Fall Book Festival
Date: October 17
Website: https://www.creativeslingersofink.com/fall-book-festival

Charleston, SC: Charleston Literary Festival
Dates: November 6-15
Website: https://www.charlestonliteraryfestival.com

Charleston, SC: YALLFest Book Festival
Dates: November 13-14
Website: https://yallfest.org

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Tennessee

Harrogate, TN: Mountain Heritage Literary Festival
Dates: May 29-30
Website: https://www.lmunet.edu/community/mountain-heritage-literary-festival

Alcoa, TN: Rockin’ Romance Readers
Date: August 1
Website: https://rockinromancereaders.com

Nashville, TN: WriterFest Nashville
Dates: November 20-21
Website: https://www.writerfestnashville.com

Sevierville, TN: Appalachian WordFest
Date: February 27
Website: https://appalachianwordfest.com

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Texas

San Antonio, TX: San Antonio Book Festival
Date: April 11
Website: https://sabookfestival.org

Corpus Christi, TX: Teen Bookfest by the Bay
Date: April 18
Website: https://teensread.org

Fulton, TX: Rockport Fulton Book Festival
Dates: April 25-26
Website: https://rfbookfestival.com

Arlington, TX: Sunbelt Book & Art Expo
Date: June 13
Website: https://sunbelt-expo.com

Houston, TX: National Black Book Festival
Dates: October 22-24
Website: http://www.nationalblackbookfestival.com

Austin, TX: Texas Book Festival
Dates: November 14-15
Website: https://www.texasbookfestival.org

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Vermont

Woodstock, VT: Bookstock Festival of Words
Dates: May 15-17
Website: https://bookstockvt.org

Brattleboro, VT: Brattleboro Literary Festival
Dates: October 16-18
Website: https://brattleborolitfest.org

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Virginia

Charlottesville, VA: Virginia Festival of the Book
Dates: March 20-22
Website: https://www.vabook.org/festival-info

Fredericksburg, VA: Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival
Date: October 3
Website: https://www.fredbookfest.com

Farmville, VA: Virginia Children’s Book Festival
Dates: October 14-16
Website: http://vachildrensbookfestival.org

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Washington

SeaTac, WA: Norwescon
Dates: April 2-5
Website: https://www.norwescon.org

Spokane, WA: Get Lit! Festival
Dates: April 17-19
Website: https://inside.ewu.edu/getlit

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Washington DC

Washington, DC: The Imaginarium Book Festival
Dates: June 5-6
Website: https://www.imaginariumbookfestival.com

Washington, DC: National Book Festival
Date: August 22
Website: https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-book-festival/about-this-program

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West Virginia

Lewisburg, WV: Lewisburg Literary Festival
Dates: August 7-8
Website: http://www.lewisburgliteraryfestival.com

Charleston, WV: West Virginia Book Festival
Date: October 24
Website: http://wvbookfestival.org

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Wisconsin

Wausau, WI: Central Wisconsin Book Festival
Dates: September 24-26
Website: https://mcpl.us/cwbf

Madison, WI: Wisconsin Book Festival
Dates: October 15-18
Website: https://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org

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Wyoming

Jackson, WY: Jackson Hole Book Festival
Date: September 26
Website: https://jacksonholebookfestival.org

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