Everything You Need to Know about Leipziger Buchmesse 2026
The Leipzig Book Fair is set to return from 19 March to 22 March 2026 in Leipzig. This is one of the most important gatherings for the book and media industry that connects readers with authors, publishers, and media companies. To dive into the world of literature, discover innovations, and gain new perspectives, the book fair is perfect! In 2026, the fair will be in conjunction with Manga-Comic-Con and Leipzig Reads, the reading festival. This means even more people passionate about reading will get together to explore all the opportunities these festivals present. Join the book fair and explore the trends in fiction, non-fiction, and specialist literature.
Why You Should Attend?
The book fair will welcome more than 2,000 exhibitors, 296,000 visitors, and more than 3,5000 journalists. If that’s not a reason enough, here is what else you can expect:
- The program includes active participation and exchange through workshops, discussions with booksellers, authors, and teachers.
- The themes of Buchmesse 2026 will be Literature; Children, youth and education; Digital world: audio, film and media; Music; Book Art & Graphics; Leipzig liest ("Leipzig reads"); The world as a guest in Leipzig; and others.
- The two other fairs taking place at the same time will exceed the experience of all attendees and make networking opportunities even greater!
Who can you meet at Leipziger Buchmesse 2026?
The fair will gather people from all over the world, including manufacturers, book publishers, authors, magazines, journalists, and other key figures. Some of the confirmed exhibitors you can expect to meet are Halle Petra Reichenbach, Bahoe Books, Falter-Verlags-Gesellschaft m.b.H., Tessloff Verlag Ragnar Tessloff GmbH & Co. KG, Laurence King Verlag GmbH, and more!
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