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Every year, we ask ourselves one question:

How can we make this year’s Louisville Book Festival even more meaningful than the last?

And every year, this community inspires us to dream a little bigger.

More authors.
More readers.
More conversations.
More opportunities.
More stories that remind us why books matter.
And Roxane Gay?!?! Are you kidding? (We are not.)

The 2026 Louisville Book Festival is shaping up to be one of our most exciting festivals yet.

From nationally recognized authors to local literary voices, from children’s story times to thought-provoking panel discussions, from aspiring writers taking their first brave steps to lifelong readers discovering their next favorite book this weekend is a celebration of the power of stories to connect us all.

Whether you’ve attended every festival since the beginning or you’re thinking about joining us for the very first time, we can’t wait to welcome you.

Mark your calendars.

Tell your book-loving friends. All of them.

And get ready...

Because this year is going to be something special.

Louisville Book Festival 2026
(Year Seven!)
October 24–25, 2026
10 am to 5 pm
Kentucky International Convention Center (KICC)
Louisville, Kentucky

Thank you to @foxingbookstore and @anovelromancebookstore for making this a day our vote will be talking about for a long time.

The Louisville Book Festival is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization founded in 2018 to celebrate and promote the love and the benefits of reading, writing, and literacy. We believe that literacy is a fundamental human right and that there is power and purpose in bringing books to life every day of the year. We celebrate books and use them to highlight and grow the resilient culture of our vibrant city, as well as to encourage and elevate our creative thinking as a community.