There are so many amazing book festivals across the country. Looking for a comprehensive resource for them all was challenging. I was only able to find the information from the website Bookreporter.com so we are going to give him all the credit here for this amazing compilation.
Here is the direct link to his website and straight to the book festivals page. I hope you find one near year!
https://www.bookreporter.com/book-festivals
May 2026
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
Annapolis, MD: Annapolis Book Festival
Date: May 2
Website: https://www.keyschool.org/community/annapolis-book-festival
Doylestown, PA: Bucks County Book Fest
Date: May 2
Website: https://www.bucksbookfest.org
Des Moines, IA: DSM Book Festival
Date: May 2
Website: https://beaverdalebooks.com/dsm-book-festival-2026
Hudson, NY: Hudson Children's Book Festival
Date: May 2
Website: https://www.hudsonchildrensbookfestival.com
Montclair, NJ: Montclair Literary Festival
Dates: May 2-9
Website: https://succeed2gether.org/montclair-literary-festival
Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Author Book Festival
Date: May 3
Website: https://azauthorbookfestival.com
Woodstock, VT: Bookstock Festival of Words
Dates: May 15-17
Website: https://bookstockvt.org
Oyster Bay, NY: Gold Coast Book Fair
Dates: May 15-17
Website: https://www.goldcoastforum.org
Santa Fe, NM: Santa Fe Literary Festival
Dates: May 15-17
Website: https://www.sfinternationallitfest.org
Gaithersburg, MD: Gaithersburg Book Festival
Date: May 16
Website: https://www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org
Crested Butte, CO: Mountain Words Literary Festival
Dates: May 21-24
Website: https://www.gvlf.org
Pittsburgh, PA: Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books
Date: May 30
Website: https://www.pittsburghbookfestival.org
Berkeley, CA: Bay Area Book Festival
Dates: May 30-31
Website: https://www.baybookfest.org
June 2026
Pittsburgh, PA: StokerCon
Dates: June 4-7
Website: https://www.stokercon.com
Washington, DC: The Imaginarium Book Festival
Dates: June 5-6
Website: https://www.imaginariumbookfestival.com
Hobart, NY: Hobart Festival of Women Writers
Dates: June 5-7
Website: https://hobartfestivalofwomenwriters.blog
Easton, MD: Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival
Date: June 6
Website: https://chesapeakechildrensbookfestival.com
Nantucket, MA: Nantucket Book Festival
Dates: June 11-14
Website: https://nantucketbookfestival.org
Denver, CO: Lit Fest
Dates: June 12-19
Website: https://lighthousewriters.org/lit-fest
Arlington, TX: Sunbelt Book & Art Expo
Date: June 13
Website: https://sunbelt-expo.com
Bronx, NY: The Bronx Book Festival
Date: June 20
Website: https://www.thebronxisreading.com/the-bronx-book-festival-2026
July 2026
Burlington, MA: Readercon
Dates: July 9-12
Website: https://readercon.org
Columbus, OH: Columbus Book Festival
Dates: July 11-12
Website: https://www.columbusbookfestival.org
Payson, AZ: Payson Book Festival
Date: July 18
Website: https://paysonbookfestival.org
Detroit, MI: Detroit Festival of Books
Date: July 19
Website: https://detroitbookfest.com
San Diego, CA: San Diego Comic-Con
Dates: July 23-26
Website: https://www.comic-con.org
Atlanta, GA: National Book Club Conference
Dates: July 31 – August 2
Website: https://nationalbookclubconference.com
August 2026
Sag Harbor, NY: Black Authors Festival
Date: August 1
Website: https://www.blackauthorsfestival.com
Lewisburg, WV: Lewisburg Literary Festival
Dates: August 7-8
Website: http://www.lewisburgliteraryfestival.com
Grove City, OH: Mid-Ohio Indie Author Book Expo
Date: August 8
Website: https://www.midohioindies.com
West Hollywood, CA: Los Angeles Kids Book Festival
Date: August 22
Website: https://www.lakidsbookfestival.com
Washington, DC: National Book Festival
Date: August 22
Website: https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-book-festival/about-this-program
Harlem, NY: Harlem Book Fair
Date: August 29
Website: https://www.harlembookfair.com
September 2026
Burnsville, NC: Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
Dates: September 10-12
Website: http://cmlitfest.net
Starke County, IN: Beyond the Book Festival
Date: September 12
Website: https://scpls.org/beyond-the-book
Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Book Festival
Dates: September 12-13
Website: https://baltimore.org/event/baltimore-book-festival-2/
Chicago, IL: Printers Row Lit Fest
Dates: September 12-13
Website: https://printersrowlitfest.org
Costa Mesa, CA: Orange County Children’s Book Festival
Date: September 20
Website: https://kidsbookfestival.com
Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Book Festival
Dates: September 20-28
Website: https://www.brooklynbookfestival.org
Wausau, WI: Central Wisconsin Book Festival
Dates: September 24-26
Website: https://mcpl.us/cwbf
Winston-Salem, NC: Bookmarks Festival of Books & Authors
Dates: September 24-27
Website: https://www.bookmarksnc.org/festival
Harbor Springs, MI: Harbor Springs Festival of the Book
Dates: September 25-27
Website: https://www.hsfotb.org
Lewes, DE: History Book Festival
Dates: September 25-27
Website: https://www.historybookfestival.org
Chappaqua, NY: Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival
Date: September 26
Website: https://ccbfestival.org
Jackson, WY: Jackson Hole Book Festival
Date: September 26
Website: https://jacksonholebookfestival.org
Jackson, MS: Mississippi Book Festival
Date: September 26
Website: https://msbookfestival.com
Little Rock, AR: Six Bridges Book Festival
Dates: September 27 – October 4
Website: https://cals.org/six-bridges-book-festival
October 2026
Decatur, GA: Decatur Book Festival
Dates: October 2-3
Website: https://decaturbookfestival.com
Saratoga Springs, NY: Saratoga Book Festival
Dates: October 2-4
Website: https://saratogabookfestival.org
Collingswood, NJ: Collingswood Book Festival
Date: October 3
Website: https://www.collingswoodbookfestival.com
Mankato, MN: Deep Valley Book Festival
Date: October 3
Website: https://www.deepvalleybookfestival.com
Fredericksburg, VA: Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival
Date: October 3
Website: https://www.fredbookfest.com
New York, NY: New York Comic Con
Dates: October 8-11
Website: https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com
San Francisco, CA: Litquake
Dates: October 8-24
Website: https://www.litquake.org
Morristown, NJ: Morristown Festival of Books
Dates: October 9-10
Website: https://morristownbooks.org
Farmville, VA: Virginia Children’s Book Festival
Dates: October 14-16
Website: http://vachildrensbookfestival.org
Madison, WI: Wisconsin Book Festival
Dates: October 15-18
Website: https://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org
Brattleboro, VT: Brattleboro Literary Festival
Dates: October 16-18
Website: https://brattleborolitfest.org
Boston, MA: Boston Book Festival
Date: October 17
Website: https://bostonbookfest.org
Greer, SC: Fall Book Festival
Date: October 17
Website: https://www.creativeslingersofink.com/fall-book-festival
Las Vegas, NV: Las Vegas Book Festival
Date: October 17
Website: https://lasvegasbookfestival.com
Nashville, TN: Southern Festival of Books
Dates: October 17-18
Website: https://www.sofestofbooks.org
Iowa City, IA: Iowa City Book Festival
Dates: October 19-25
Website: https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/icbf
Houston, TX: National Black Book Festival
Dates: October 22-24
Website: http://www.nationalblackbookfestival.com
Marlborough, MA: Fall in Love New England
Dates: October 23-25
Website: https://www.fallinlovenewengland.com
Louisville, KY: Louisville Book Festival
Date: October 24
Website: https://www.louisvillebookfestival.com
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Book Festival
Date: October 31
Website: http://www.louisianabookfestival.org
November 2026
Charleston, SC: Charleston Literary Festival
Dates: November 6-15
Website: https://www.charlestonliteraryfestival.com
Portland, OR: Portland Book Festival
Date: November 7
Website: https://literary-arts.org/about/programs/portland-book-festival
Rochester, NY: Rochester Children’s Book Festival
Date: November 7
Website: https://www.rcbfestival.com
Saint Paul, MN: Twin Cities Book Festival
Date: November 7
Website: https://twincitiesbookfestival.com
Austin, TX: Texas Book Festival
Dates: November 14-15
Website: https://www.texasbookfestival.org
Nashville, TN: WriterFest Nashville
Dates: November 20-21
Website: https://www.writerfestnashville.com