This is a selection of fairs, showing highlights in the UK and around the world. For reasons of space not every fair can be included. Check the up-to-date listings on ATG’s online calendar here.
While every effort has been made to check dates, we advise that you contact the organiser before travelling in case of changes or cancellations.
UK BOOK FAIRS
25 May
Scottish Borders Book Fair
Market Square, Corn Exchange Road, Melrose, Roxburghshire, TD6 9PN
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
26 May
Bloomsbury Ephemera,
Book & Postcard Fair
Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0DG
Tel: 01707 872140
bloomsburybookfair.com
1 June
Winchester Book Fair
Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Tel: 07843 329651
morsheadsoldbooks.co.uk
2 June
EPHEMERA SOCIETY BOOK FAIR
Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury
Coram Street, London WC1N 1HT
Tel 01923 829079
ephemera-society.org.uk
6-7 June
London Antiquarian
Book Fair
IBIS London Earl’s Court,
47 Lillie Road, London, SW6 1UD
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfalondonbookfair.org
7-9 June
Firsts, London’s Rare
Book Fair
Battersea Evolution, Queenstown Road, London, SW8 4NW
Tel: 020 7421 4681
firstslondon.com
8 June
leeds record & book fair
Indoor Market, Vicar Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS2 7HY
Tel: 07896 713988
leedsrecordandbookfair.com
8-9 June
LONDON MAP FAIR
Royal Geographical Society
1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR
londonmapfairs.com
9 June
Bloomsbury Summer
Book Fair
Galleon Suite, Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London,
WC1H 0DG
Tel: 01707 872140
bloomsburybookfair.com
15 June
Edinburgh Book Fair
Radisson Blu Hotel, 80 High Street (Royal Mile), Edinburgh, EH1 1TH
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
15 June
Penzance Book Fair
Alverton Road, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 2QR
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
22 June
faversham Book fair
Alexander Centre, Preston Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8NZ
Tel: 01795 474957
22 June
Abergavenny Book Fair
The Priory Centre, St. Mary’s Priory, Monk Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 5ND
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
30 June
Bloomsbury Ephemera,
Book & Postcard Fair
Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0DG
Tel: 01707 872140
bloomsburybookfair.com
5-6 July
BRISTOL PREMIER BOOK FAIR
The Passenger Shed
Station Approach
Bristol BS1 6QH
Tel: 01763 248400
bristolbookfair.org
6 July
Northampton Book Fair
The Park Inn by Radisson, Silver Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2TA
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
13 July
leeds record & book fair
Indoor Market, Vicar Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS2 7HY
Tel: 07896 713988
leedsrecordandbookfair.com
13 July
Norwich Book Fair
The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 1TF
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
14 July
Bloomsbury Book Fair
Galleon Suite, Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London,
WC1H 0DG
Tel: 01707 872140
bloomsburybookfair.com
14 July
Southwell Book Fair
The Saracen’s Head Hotel, Market Place, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0HE
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
26-27 July
Ilkley Book Fair
The King’s Hall & Winter Gardens, Station Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8HA
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
28 July
Bloomsbury Ephemera,
Book & Postcard Fair
Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0DG
Tel: 01707 872140
bloomsburybookfair.com
3 August
missing Book fair
Village Memorial Hall, off Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9LQ
Tel: 01245 361609
missingbookfairs.co.uk
3 August
Glamis Book Fair
Bridge View House, Glamis, Forfar, Angus, DD8 1QU
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
4 August
Ballater Book Fair
Victoria Hall, Station Square, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5QB
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
4 August
Exeter Book Fair
Town Hall Square, Topsham, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0HF
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
10 August
leeds record & book fair
Indoor Market, Vicar Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS2 7HY
Tel: 07896 713988
leedsrecordandbookfair.com
11 August
Bloomsbury Book Fair
Galleon Suite, Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London,
WC1H 0DG
Tel: 01707 872140
bloomsburybookfair.com
17 August
Bakewell Book Fair
Bakewell Agricultural Centre,
Haddon Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AH
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
18 August
Wilton Book Fair
The Michael Herbert Hall, South Street, Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 0JS
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
24 August
Stratford-upon-Avon
Book Fair
Levi Fox Hall, Chapel Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6HB
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
25 August
Bloomsbury Ephemera,
Book & Postcard Fair
Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0DG
Tel: 01707 872140
bloomsburybookfair.com
1 September
missing Book fair
Highgate Hall, Overend, Elton, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6RU
Tel: 01245 361609
missingbookfairs.co.uk
7 September
Winchester Book Fair
Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Tel: 07843 329651
morsheadsoldbooks.co.uk
7 September
Edinburgh Book Fair
Radisson Blu Hotel, 80 High Street (Royal Mile), Edinburgh, EH1 1TH
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
8 September
Bloomsbury Book Fair
Galleon Suite, Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London,
WC1H 0DG
Tel: 01707 872140
bloomsburybookfair.com
13-14 September
YORK NATIONAL BOOK FAIR
The Knavesmire Suite
York Racecourse, York, Yorkshire
YO23 1EX
Tel: 01904 624414
yorkbookfair.com
14 September
leeds record & book fair
Indoor Market, Vicar Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS2 7HY
Tel: 07896 713988
leedsrecordandbookfair.com
21 September
faversham Book fair
Alexander Centre, Preston Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8NZ
Tel: 01795 474957
21 September
new forest Book fair
Community Centre, High Street, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7NY
Tel: 07474 727916
newforestbookfair.co.uk
21 September
Stamford Book Fair
Arts Centre, St. Mary’s Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 2DL
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
28 September
missing Book fair
Village Memorial Hall, off Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9LQ
Tel: 01245 361609
missingbookfairs.co.uk
29 September
Bloomsbury Ephemera,
Book & Postcard Fair
Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0DG
Tel: 01707 872140
bloomsburybookfair.com
5 October
Bury St Edmunds Book Fair
The Athenaeum, Angel Hill,
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1LU
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
12 October
leeds record & book fair
Indoor Market, Vicar Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS2 7HY
Tel: 07896 713988
leedsrecordandbookfair.com
12 October
Sherborne Book Fair
Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3NL
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
13 October
Bloomsbury Book Fair
Galleon Suite, Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London,
WC1H 0DG
Tel: 01707 872140
bloomsburybookfair.com
18 October
Grasmere Book Fair
Grasmere Village Hall, Broadgate, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9TA
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
19 October
Haydock Book Fair
The Racecourse, Haydock Park, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 0HQ
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
19 October
Bridport Book Fair
St Mary’s Church Hall, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NW
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
19 October
Uppingham Book Fair
Uppingham Town Hall, High Street East, Uppingham, Rutland, East Midlands, LE15 9PY
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
27 October
Bloomsbury Ephemera,
Book & Postcard Fair
Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0DG
Tel: 01707 872140
bloomsburybookfair.com
27 October
Aberdeen Book Fair
Hilton Treetops Hotel, 161 Springfield Road, Aberdeen, AB15 7AQ
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
1-2 November
Chelsea Rare Book Fair
Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London, SW3 5EE
Tel: 020 7421 4681
chelseabookfair.com
2 November
missing Book fair
Village Memorial Hall, off Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9LQ
Tel: 01245 361609
missingbookfairs.co.uk
2 November
Devizes Book Fair
The Corn Exchange, Market Place, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1HS
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
9 November
Leeds record & book fair
Indoor Market, Vicar Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS2 7HY
Tel: 07896 713988
leedsrecordandbookfair.com
10 November
Bloomsbury Book Fair
Galleon Suite, Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London,
WC1H 0DG
Tel: 01707 872140
bloomsburybookfair.com
10 November
missing Book fair
Highgate Hall, Overend, Elton, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6RU,
Tel: 01245 361609
missingbookfairs.co.uk
17 November
Dorchester Book Fair
Stratton Hall, The Square, Stratton, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9WG
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
23 November
FAVERSHAM Book fair
Alexander Centre, Preston Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8NZ
Tel: 01795 474957
24 November
Bloomsbury Ephemera,
Book & Postcard Fair
Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0DG
Tel: 01707 872140
bloomsburybookfair.com
30 November
new forest book fair
Community Centre, High Street, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7NY
Tel: 07474 727916
newforestbookfair.co.uk
30 November
Edinburgh Book Fair
Radisson Blu Hotel, 80 High Street (Royal Mile), Edinburgh, EH1 1TH
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
1 December
EPHEMERA SOCIETY FAIR
Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury
Coram Street, London WC1N 1HT
Tel 01923 829079
ephemera-society.org.uk
1 December
Exeter Book Fair
Matthews Hall, Topsham, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0HF
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
7 December
Winchester Book Fair
Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB
Tel: 07843 329651
morsheadsoldbooks.co.uk
7 December
London Christmas Book Fair
Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury, Coram Street, London, WC1N 1HT
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
8 December
Bloomsbury Christmas
Book Fair
Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0DG
Tel: 01707 872140
bloomsburybookfair.com
14 December
leeds record & book fair
Indoor Market, Vicar Lane, Leeds,
LS2 7HY
Tel: 07896 713988
leedsrecordandbookfair.com
14 December
missing book fair
Village Memorial Hall, off Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9LQ
Tel: 01245 361609
missingbookfairs.co.uk
22 December
Bloomsbury Ephemera,
Book & Postcard Fair
Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0DG
Tel: 01707 872140
bloomsburybookfair.com
28 December
Market Harborough
Book Fair
Congregational Church Centre, High Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7JD
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
11 January 2020
York New Year Book Fair
Knavesmire Suite, York Racecourse, York, Yorkshire, YO23 1EX
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIRS
Australia
12-14 July
Melbourne Rare Book Fair
Wilson Hall, The University of Melbourne, Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, 3010
rarebookfair.com
Belgium
13-15 June
salon du mont des arts
Royal Academy of Belgium,
1 rue Ducale, 1000, Brussels
clam-bba.be
IRELAND
5-6 October
Dublin Book Fair
Freemasons Hall, 17-19 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2, D02 HK50
Tel: 01763 248400
pbfa.org
Spain
20 September-6 October
Barcelona Book Fair
Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona
gremillibrevell.cat
9-11 October
IFEMA Madrid International Book Fair
Avenida del Partenón, 5, Madrid, 28042
feriarte.ifema.es
28-30 November
AILA Madrid International Book Fair
Galería de Cristal, Palacio de Cibeles, Madrid, 28014
ailaasociacion.com
Switzerland
1-3 November
Zurich Antiquarian Book Fair
Salle de conférences, Kunsthaus Zurich, Heimplatz 1, Zurich, 8001
bookfair.ch
United States
2 June
Granite State Book & Ephemera Fair
Everett Arena 15, Loudon Road, Concord, New Hampshire, 03301
bookandpaperfairs.com
14-15 June
Rose City Book & Paper Fair
Lloyd Center DoubleTree Hotel, 1000 North East Multnomah Street, Portland, Oregon, 97232
cascadebooksellers.com
15 June
Chicago Book & Paper Fair
Chicago Journeyman Plumbers Union Hall, 1340 West Washington Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60607
mwaba.com
7-8 September
Brooklyn Antiquarian
Book Fair
72 Noble Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, 11222
brooklynbookfair.com
15-17 November
Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair
Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
bostonbookfair.com
16 November
Boston Book Print and Ephemera Fair
Back Bay Events Center, 180 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116
bookandpaperfairs.com
20 January 2020
ABBA Bibliography Week Showcase
French Institute Alliance Française,
22 East 60th Street, New York, 10022
abaa.org/events
20 January 2020
Greater Los Angeles Postcard & Paper Show
Glendale Civic Auditorium, 1401 North Verdugo Road, Glendale, California, 91208
postcardshows.com/glendale
20 February 2020
California International Antiquarian Book Fair
Oakland Marriott City Center, 1001 Broadway, Oakland, California, 94607
cabookfair.com
20 February 2020
Codex International Symposium & Book Fair
Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond, California, 94804
codexfoundation.org
20 February 2020
Los Angeles Print Fair
Pasadena Convention Center, 300 East Green St, Pasadena, California, 91101
losangeles-fineprintfair.com
20 February 2020
Miami International Map Fair
HistoryMiami Museum, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami, Florida, 33130
historymiami.org
20 February 2020
Rare Books LA
Pasadena Convention Center, 300 East Green St, Pasadena, California, 91101
rarebooksla.com
