[Last Updated February 3rd]
Welcome to 2023! (A little late, I know…) Here are the bookfairs for the first part of the year.
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Let’s take a look at some of the bookfairs happening this year around the world.
- Please note, this list is not extensive. For a clearer idea of the bookfairs in your specific country, I recommend browsing the additional links found at the bottom of our events page.
- Always double-check event location and date details directly on the bookfair website. Things can change on short notice.
- If you want to add your event, simply pop a comment down below with the important details, such as dates, event name, and links for people to find out more.
2023 Bookfair Calendar
Date Start | Date End | Bookfair Name | Location | Website | |
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12 January 2023 | 14 January 2023 | Black Ink Book Festival | Charleston, SC, United States | website | |
14 January 2023 | 22 January 2023 | Çukurova Book Fair | Istanbul, Turkey | website | |
19 January 2023 | 23 January 2023 | Jaipur Literature Festival | Jaipur, India | website | |
24 January 2023 | 06 February 2023 | Cairo International Book Fair | Cairo, Egypt | website | |
26 January 2023 | 29 January 2023 | Angoulême Comic Books Festival | France | website | |
27 January 2023 | 28 January 2023 | Sunshine State Book Festival | Gainesville, Florida | website | |
31 January 2023 | 12 February 2023 | International Kolkata Book Fair | Kolkata, India | website | |
10 February 2023 | 12 February 2023 | Lifeline Canberra: EPIC Bookfair | Canberra, Australia | website | |
16 February 2023 | 19 February 2023 | Paisley Book Festival | Paisley, Scotland | website | |
01 March 2023 | 05 March 2023 | Lahore International Book Fair | Johar Town Lahore, Pakistan | website | |
03 March 2023 | 04 March 2023 | North Texas Teen Book Festival | Irving Convention Center, Texas, US | website | |
03 March 2023 | 05 March 2023 | Latvian Book Fair | International Exhibition Center, Latvia | website | |
06 March 2023 | 09 March 2023 | Bologna Children’s Book Fair | Bologna, Italy | website | |
10 March 2023 | 13 March 2023 | Nigeria International Book Fair | Lagos, Nigeria | website | |
21 March 2023 | 21 March 2023 | 2023 Jewish Literary Festival | Cape Town, South Africa | website | |
22 March 2023 | 26 March 2023 | Salon du Livre de Genève | Geneva, Switzerland | website | |
25 March 2023 | 05 February 2023 | New Delhi World Book Fair | New Delhi, India | website | |
30 March 2023 | 09 April 2023 | 21st Bangkok International Book Fair | Bangkok, Thailand | website | |
18 April 2023 | 20 April 2023 | The London Book Fair | London, U.K | website | |
21 April 2023 | 23 April 2023 | Festival du Livre de Paris | Grand Palais de l’Ephémère, Paris | website | |
27 April 2023 | 30 April 2023 | Leipzig Book Fair 2023 | Germany | website | |
27 April 2023 | 15 May 2023 | Buenos Aires International Book Fair | Argentina | website | |
19 May 2023 | 21 May 2023 | Franschhoek Literary Festival | Franschhoek, Western Cape | website | |
27 May 2023 | 27 May 2023 | Kingsmead Book Fair | Johannesburg, South Africa | website | |
14 June 2023 | 18 June 2023 | Seoul International Book Fair | Seoul, Korea | website | |
08 September 2023 | 10 September 2023 | Open Book Festival | Cape Town, South Africa | website | |
18 October 2023 | 23 October 2023 | Frankfurt Book Fair | Frankfurt, Germany | website | |
27 October 2023 | 29 October 2023 | Jozi Book Fair | Johannesburg, South Africa | website | |
02 November 2023 | 13 December 2023 | Feria internacional del Libro de Santiago | Chile | website | |
25 November 2023 | 03 December 2023 | Guadalajara International Book Fair | Guadalajara, Mexico | website |
South African Bookfairs 2023
For those of you from (or at least interested in) the South African literary scene, here are the events I could find information from as of the date of writing. I really hope we will have a busier book year than this list implies.
Jewish Literary Festival = 21 March 2023
Franschhoek Literary Festival = 21 May 2023
Kingsmead Book Fair = 27 May 2023
Open Book Festival = 8-10 September 2023
Jozi Book Fair = 10-12 November 2023
The Jozi Book Fair dates are now from 10-12 November 2023.
Thanks so much! I just updated the dates of the Jozi Book Fair!
Thanks so much for sharing Trevor, I will add to our calendar asap! Do you know when the website will be populated with event info?
BLOEMFONTEIN will be hosting the inaugural Central Book Festival on 22-24 September 2023.
Central Book Festival is on Facebook and http://www.centralbookfest.co.za supported by the National Arts Council