Book Fairs by State
Entries under each state are arranged by: Name of event | Location of Event | Time of year event takes place
Alabama
- Alabama Book Festival | Montgomery | Apr
- Alabama Bound Festival | Birmingham | Apr
- Alabama Tale-Tellin' Festival | Selma | Oct
Alaska
- Alaska Book Festival | Fairbanks | Summer
- Extreme Trail Tales | Anchorage | Feb/Mar
- Reading Rendezvous | Anchorage | June
- Writing Rendezvous | Anchorage | Apr
Arizona
- Arizona Book Festival | Phoenix | Apr
- Cochise Cowboy & Music Gathering | Sierra Vista | Feb
- Northern Arizona Book Festival | Flagstaff | Mar/Apr
Arkansas
- Arkansas Literary Festival | Little Rock | April
- Books in Bloom | Eureka Springs | May
- Folk Humor, Storytelling and Cowboy Gathering Weekend | Mountain View | Aug
California
- Bay Area Storytelling Festival | El Sobrante | May
- California Indian Storytelling Festival | Venue varies | March/Nov
- California International Antiquarian Book Fair | San Francisco (odd years) and Los Angeles (even years) | Feb
- Central Coast Book and Author Festival | San Luis Obispo | Sept
- Literary Orange | Garden Grove | Apr
- LitQuake | San Francisco | Oct
- Los Angeles Latino Book and Family Festival | Los Angeles | Oct
- Los Angeles Times Festival of Books |Los Angeles | Apr
- Mariposa Storytelling Festival | Mariposa | Mar
- Orange County Children's Book Festival |Costa Mesa | Sept
- Sonoma County Book Festival | Santa Rosa | Sept
- Steinbeck Festival | Salinas | Aug
- Village of Tales: Ojai Storytelling Festival | Ojai | May
- West Hollywood Book Fair | West Hollywood | Sept
Colorado
- Writers in the Sky | Telluride | Oct
Connecticut
- Connecticut Children's Book Fair | Storrs | Nov
- Connecticut Storytelling Festival | New London | Apr
- Rabbit Hill Festival of Literature | Westport | Oct
Delaware
- Delaware Book Festival | Dover | Nov
District of Columbia
- Multicultural Children's Book Festival | Nov
- National Book Festival | Sept
Florida
- Amelia Island Book Festival | Fernandina Beach | Sept-Oct
- BookMania! |Stuart | Jan
- Children's BookFest | Fort Lauderdale | Apr
- Festival of Reading | St. Petersburg | Nov
- Key West Literary Seminar | Key West | Jan
- Literary Feast | Fort Lauderdale | Mar
- Miami Book Fair International | Miami | Nov
- Much Ado About Books |Jacksonville | Feb
- Ocala Storytelling Festival | Arola | Apr
- Sarasota Reading Festival | Sarasota | Nov
- Southwest Florida Reading Festival | Fort Myers | Mar
- Tampa-Hillsborough Storytelling Festival | Tampa | Apr
- Vero Beach Book Festival , Vero Beach, Nov
- ZORA! Festival (Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities | Eatonville | Jan
Georgia
- Azalea Storytelling Festival | LaGrange | Mar
- Dahlonega Literary Festival | Dahlonega | Feb
- Georgia Literary Festival | venue changes each year |Aug
- Roswell Magnolia Storytelling Festival | Roswell | June
- Savannah Book Festival | Savannah | Feb
- Winter Storytelling Festival | Atlanta |Jan-Feb
Hawaii
- Hawaii Book & Music Festival | Honolulu | May
- Kindy Sproat Falsetto and Storytelling Contest | Hilo | Sept
- Talk Story Festival | Honolulu |Oct
Idaho
Illinois
- Chicago Latino Book & Family Festival |Chicago | Nov
- Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling | Geneva | Sept
- Midwest Writers Guild Spring Book Fair | Evansville | Mar
- New Salem Storytelling Festival | Petersburg | Aug
- Newberry Library Book Fair | Chicago | July
- Printers Row Book Fair | Chicago | June
- Storytelling at the Prairie Center | Schaumberg | Mar
Indiana
- Bristol Hills Storytelling Festival |Bristol | Sept
- The Hoosier Storytelling Festival | Indianapolis | Oct
Iowa
- Iowa Storytelling Festival | Clear Lake | July
Kansas
- Kansas Book Festival | Wichita | Sept - Oct
- River City Reading Festival | Lawrence | Oct
Kentucky
- Cave Run Storytelling Festival | Morehead | Sept
- Corn Island Storytelling Festival | Louisville | Sept
- Kentucky Book Fair | Frankfort | Nov
- Southern Kentucky Book Fest | Bowling Green | Apr
Louisiana
- Louisiana Book Festival | Baton Rouge | Oct
- New Orleans Book Fair | New Orleans | Nov
- Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival | New Orleans | Mar
Maine
- Bangor Book Festival | Bangor | Oct
- Maine Festival of the Book | Portland | Spring
- Maine Literary Festival | Camden | Nov
- Reading Rumpus, Maine Children's Book Festival | Gardiner | Sept
Maryland
- Baltimore Book Festival | Baltimore | Sept
- Bethesda Literary Festival | Bethesda | Apr
- Capital BookFest | Lanham | Oct
Massachusetts
- Boston Globe Children's Book Festival | Boston | Oct
- Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair | Boston | Nov
- Martha's Vineyard Book Festival | Chilmark | Aug
- Newburyport Literary Festival | Newburyport | Apr
- Three Apples Storytelling Festival | Harvard | Sept
Michigan
- Detroit Story League Storytelling Festival | Livonia | Sept
- Essence of Motown Literary Jam | Detroit | Nov
- Grand Haven Area Book Festival | Grand Haven | Aug
- Michigan Storytellers Festival | Flint | July
Minnesota
- Minnesota Book Awards | St. Paul | Apr
Mississippi
- Fay B. Kaigler Internationsl Children's Book Festival | Hattiesburg | Mar
- Eleventh Moon Storytelling Festival | Natchez | Jan
- Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference | Oxford | July
- Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration | Natchez | Feb
- Oxford Conference for the Book | Oxford | Apr
- Tennessee Williams Festival | Clarksdale | Oct
Missouri
- Children's Literature Festival | Warrensburg | Mar
- Mid Missouri Storytelling Festival | Jefferson City | Apr
- Missouri River Storytelling Festival | St. Charles | Oct
- St. Louis Storytelling Festival | St. Louis | May
Montana
- Montana Festival of the Book | Missoula | Sept
- Montana Storytelling Roundup | Cut Bank | Apr
Nebraska
- Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival | McCook | May/June
- Kearney Storytelling Festival | Kearney | Jan
- Nebraska Book Festival | Venue changes each festival | Sept
- Nebraska Storytelling Festival | Omaha | June
Nevada
- Cowboy Poetry Gathering | Elko | Jan
- Vegas Valley Book Festival | Las Vegas (Arts District) | Nov
New Hampshire
- Children's Literature Festival | Keene | Oct
New Jersey
- Collingswood Book Festival | Collingswood | Oct
- Dodge Poetry Festival | Hillsborough | /Sept (even years)
- New Jersey Storytelling Festival | Hamilton | July
New Mexico
- Albuquerque Antiquarian Book Fair | Albuquerque | Apr
- Border Book Festival | Las Cruces | Mar
- Four Corners Storytelling Festival |Farmington |Oct
- Taos Storytelling Festival | Taos | Sept
New York
- Harlem Book Fair | New York | July
- Independent and Small Press Book Fair | New York | Dec
- Mohegan Colony Storytelling Festival | Crompound | Aug
- New York Antiquarian Book Fair | New York | Apr
- Queens Book Fair , Jamaica, Sept
- Riverway Storytelling Festival | Albany | Apr
- Rochester Children's Book Festival | Rochester | Nov
- Rockland County Storytelling Festival | Rockland County | Sept
North Carolina
- Carolina Mountains Literary Festival | Burnsville | Sept
- Fall Storytelling Festival | Raleigh | Sept
- Great Smoky Mountain Book Fair |Sylva | Nov
- NC Literary Festival | Venue changes each festival | Apr (even years)
- North Carolina Storytelling Festival | Venue changes | Nov
- Novello Festival of Reading | Charlotte | Oct
North Dakota
Ohio
- Akron Antiquarian Book Fair | Cuyahoga Falls | Apr
- Autumn Book Festival | Fostoria | Sept - Oct
- Books by the Banks | Cincinnati | Nov
- Buckeye Book Fair | Wooster | Nov
- Spring Literary Festival | Athens | May
Oklahoma
- Festival of Books | Norman | Oct
- Oklahoma Book Awards | Oklahoma City | Mar
- WinterTales Storytelling Festival | Oklahoma City | Feb
Oregon
- Stories By the Sea Storytelling Festival | Newport | Sept
- Tapestry of Tales | Portland | Nov
Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia Book Festival | Philadelphia | May
- Three Rivers Storytelling Festival | Pittsburgh | Aug
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Festival of Children's Books and Authors | Providence | Oct
- Rhode Island Storytelling Festival | Newport | Nov
South Carolina
- A(ugusta) Baker's Dozen: A Celebration of Stories Festival | Columbia | Apr
- South Carolina Book Festival and Antiquarian Book Fair | Columbia | Feb
- Patchwork Storytelling Festival | Rock Hill | May
South Dakota
- South Dakota Festival of Books | Venue changes each festival | Sept
Tennessee
- ETSU Celebration of Books and Authors | Johnson City, TN | Apr
- Ocoee Story Fest | Cleveland | Mar
- Smoky Mountain Storytelling Festival | Pigeon Forge | Feb
- Southern Festival of Books | Nashville | Oct
Texas
- George West Storyfest | George West |Nov
- Houston Storytelling Festival | Houston | Apr
- Squatty Pines Storytelling Festival | Tyler |Mar
- Texas Book Festival | Austin | Nov
- Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering | Alpine | Mar
- Texas Storytelling Festival | Denton | Mar
- West Texas Book & Music Festival | Abilene | Sept
Utah
- Utah Humanities Book Festival | Salt Lake City | Oct
- Timpanogos Storytelling Festival | Orem | Aug
- Weber State University Storytelling Festival | Ogden |Nov
Vermont
- Brattleboro Literary Festival | Brattleboro | Sept
Virginia
- Fall for the Book | Fairfax | Sept
- Lex Allen Annual Literary Festival (Hollins University) | Roanoke | Mar-Apr
- Virginia Book Festival | Charlottsville | Mar
- Virginia Storytelling Gathering | Richmond | Mar - Apr
Washington
- Bellingham Storytelling Festival | Bellingham | Nov
- Forest Storytelling Festival | Port Angeles | Sept
- Get Lit! |Spokane and Cheney | Apr Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair | Seattle | Oct
West Virginia
- Ohio River Festival of Books | Huntington | Mar - April (every 2 years)
- West Virginia Book Festival | Charleston |Oct
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Book Festival | Madison | Oct
Wyoming
- Wyoming Book Festival | Cheyenne | Sept
