29 Jul 2 Seas Agency’s 2026 International Book Fair Calendar

Which international book fairs and festivals will you attend in 2026?

2 Seas Agency has listed the international book fairs and festivals that will take place throughout the world in 2026 in a handy, easy-to-navigate book fair calendar. The information below is subject to change, and we will, of course, do our best to keep this listing as up to date as possible.

Please contact us if you have additional information or would like to report changes. Your comments are much appreciated and will help us improve our popular international book fair calendar!

 

• December 2025

Guadalajara International Book Fair, Mexico
29 November – 7 December

non/fictioN, Russia
04 – 07 December

Più Libri Più Liberi, Italy
04 – 08 December

Istanbul Book Fair, Turkey
13 – 21 December

 

• January 2026

New Delhi World Book Fair, India
10 – 18 January

Jaipur Literature Festival, India
15 – 19 January

Chennai International Book Fair, India
16 – 18 January

Cairo International Book Fair, Egypt
21 January – 03 February

Kerala Literature Festival, India
22 – 25 January

International Kolkata Book Fair, India
22 January – 03 February

Hay Festival, Colombia
23 – 25 January

Festival International de la Bande Dessinée, Angoulême, France
29 January – 01 February (2026 edition has been cancelled)

 

• February 2026

Taipei International Book Exhibition, Taiwan
03 – 08 February

Lahore International Book Fair, Pakistan
04 – 08 February

Feria Internacional del Libro de La Habana, Cuba
12 – 22 February

Book Fair Australia, Sydney, Australia
21 – 22 February

Riga Book Fair, Latvia
26 – 28 February

Vilnius Book Fair, Lithuania
26 February – 01 March

 

• March 2026

London Book Fair, UK
10 – 12 March

Riyadh International Book Fair, Saudi Arabia
13 – 23 March

Geneva Book and Press Fair, Switzerland
18 – 22 March

Leipzig Book Fair, Germany
19 – 22 March

Brussels Book Fair, Belgium
26 – 29 March

Bangkok International Book Fair, Thailand
26 March – 06 April

 

• April 2026

Quebec International Book Fair, Canada
08 – 12 April

non/fictioN spring, Russia
09 – 12 April

Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, UAE
11 – 20 April

Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Italy
13 – 16 April

Festival du Livre, France
17 – 19 April

Casablanca Book Fair, Morocco
Dates TBC

Bogota International Book Fair, Colombia
21 April – 04 May

Eurasian International Book Fair, Kazakhstan
22 – 26 April

Sant Jordi Festival, Spain
23 April

Buenos Aires Book Fair, Argentina
23 April – 11 May

 

• May 2026

Strokestown International Poetry Festival, Ireland
01 – 03 May

Melbourne Writers Festival, Australia
07 – 10 May

Thessaloniki Book Fair, Greece
07 – 10 May

Doha International Book Fair, Qatar
Dates TBC

Prague International Book Fair, Czech Republic
14 – 17 May

Turin International Book Fair, Italy
14 – 18 May

Warsaw International Book Fair, Poland
28 – 31 May

Jerusalem International Book Forum, Jerusalem
Dates TBC

Hay Festival, Wales
21 – 31 May

International Arsenal Book Festival, Ukraine
Dates TBC

Madrid Book Fair, Spain
29 May – 14 June

Tbilisi International Book Fair, Georgia
30 May – 02 June

 

• June 2026

U.S. Book Show, USA
02 – 03 June

Paris Book Market, France
04 – 05 June

Lisbon Book Fair, Portugal
Dates TBC

Bibliotéka Bratislava, Slovakia
Dates TBC

Bienal do Livro, São Paulo, Brazil
Dates TBC

Bookfest, Romania
03 – 07 June

Istanbul International Literature Festival, Turkey
10 – 14 June

Beijing International Book Fair, China
17 – 21 June

Seoul International Book Fair, Korea
24 – 28 June

Children and Youth Colombo International Book Fair, Sri Lanka
Dates TBC

 

• July 2026

Comic-Con International, San Diego, USA
23 – 26 July

Paraty International Literary Festival (FLIP), Brazil
Dates TBC

Zimbabwe International Book Fair, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Dates TBC

International Book Fair of Lima, Peru
Dates TBC

 

• August 2026

Ghana International Book Fair, Ghana
Dates TBC

Edinburgh International Book Fair, Scotland
15 – 30 August

 

• September 2026

Moscow International Book Fair, Russia
Dates TBC

Open Book Festival, Cape Town, South Africa
04 – 06 September

Read. Barcelona, Spain
16 – 18 September

Bloody Scotland, Stirling, Scotland
18 – 20 September

Beirut Book Fair, Lebanon
19 – 22 September

Colombo International Book Fair, Sri Lanka
21 – 30 September

Gothenburg Book Fair, Sweden
24 – 27 September

Nairobi International Book Fair, Kenya
25 – 30 September

LIBER International Book Fair, Spain
29 September – 01 October

Manila International Book Fair, Philippines
Dates TBC

 

• October 2026

Baku International Book Fair, Azerbaijan
Dates TBC

Budapest International Book Festival, Hungary
Dates TBC

Frankfurt Book Fair, Germany
07 – 11 October

New York Comic Con, USA
08 – 11 October

International Belgrade Book Fair, Serbia
17 – 25 October

Helsinki Book Fair, Finland
22 – 25 October

Krakow International Book Fair, Poland
22 – 25 October

Amman International Book Fair, Jordan
Dates TBC

 

• November 2026

Malta Book Festival, Malta
Dates TBC

Dublin Book Festival, Ireland
Dates TBC

Interliber, Zagreb, Croatia
Dates TBC

Sharjah International Book Fair, UAE
Dates TBC

Vienna International Book Fair, Austria
Dates TBC

Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair, China
Dates TBC

Salon du livre de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
Dates TBC

Limassol Book Fair, Cyprus
Dates TBC

Slovenian Book Fair, Slovenia
Dates TBC

 

• December 2026

Guadalajara International Book Fair, Mexico
Dates TBC

non/fictioN, Russia
Dates TBC

Istanbul Book Fair, Turkey
Dates TBC

Più Libri Più Liberi, Italy
Dates TBC