North American Fairs
2019
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Lit-Fest Alert!
South Carolina
Saturday, March 23
California
Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair
Saturday, March 23
California
Los Angeles Vintage Paperback Collectors Show and Sale
Sunday, March 24
Canada—Ontario
Gadsden's Wychwood Old Book and Paper Show
Sunday, March 31
Ohio
Friday-Saturday, April 19-20
Massachusetts
Paper Town:
Vintage Paper, Book & Advertising Collectibles Show
Saturday, April 6
Virginia
Virginia Antiquarian Book Fair
Friday-Sunday, April 5-7
Vermont
Vermont Spring Book & Ephemera Fair
April 2019 — TBA
California
Thursday-Sunday, April 11-14
Florida
Friday-Sunday, April 26-28
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California
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Saturday-Sunday, April 13-14
Pennsylvania
Allentown Spring Book & Paper Show
Saturday-Sunday, April 27-28
Michigan
Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show
Sunday, April 28
California
Inland Empire Latino Book & Family Festival
April 2019 — TBA
New Date and Location!
Illinois
Chicago International Map Fair
Friday-Sunday, May 3-5
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts Poetry Festival
(and Small Press & Literary Fair)
May 2019 — TBA
Missouri
St. Louis Fine Print, Rare Book & Paper Arts Fair
May 2020 — TBA
Friday-Sunday, May 3-5
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California
YallWest Young Adult Literary Festival
Friday-Saturday, May 3-4
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New York
Monday-Sunday, May 6-12
New Hampshire
Sunday, May 12
Michigan
Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair
On hiatus until 2020
California
Greater Los Angeles Postcards & Paper Fair
Saturday-Sunday, May 18-19
Texas
May 2019 — TBA
Washington
Greater Seattle Postcard & Paper Collectibles Fair
Saturday-Sunday, June 1-2
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New York
Saturday-Sunday, June 1-2
Formerly the Granite State Book Fair!
New Hampshire
Northern New England Book, Paper & Ephemera Fair
Sunday, June 2
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Illinois
Saturday-Sunday, June 8-9
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New York
Typographics Conference, Festival, & Book Fair
Monday-Thursday, June 10–20
Oregon
Friday-Saturday, June 14-15
Illinois
Saturday, June 15
Maryland
Booksellers' Showcase at the RBMS Preconference
(Open to conference attendees only)
Tuesday-Wednesday, June 18-19
Minnesota
Twin Cities Antiquarian & Rare Book Fair
June 2019 — TBA
New York
Cooperstown Antiquarian Book Fair
Saturday, June 29
Michigan
Sunday, July 21
Pennsylvania
Thursday-Sunday, August 15-18
Tennessee
Tennessee Antiquarian Book Fair
July 2019 — TBA
California
San Marino Postcard & Paper Collectibles Fair
Saturday-Sunday, July 27-28
Colorado
Rocky Mountain Book & Paper Fair
August 2019 — TBA
Indiana
Booksellers' Showcase
at the Miniature Book Society Conclave
August 2019 — TBA
Arkansas
August 2019 — TBA
Vermont
Vermont Summer Book & Ephemera Fair
August 2019 — TBA
Ohio
August 2019 — TBA
Connecticut
"Papermania Plus" Antique Paper Show
Saturday, August 24
Maryland
The Baltimore Summer Antiques Show & Book Fair
Thursday-Sunday, August 29-September 1
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Georgia
Friday-Sunday, August 30–September 1
Georgia
Georgia Antiquarian Book & Paper Fair
at the Decatur Book Festival
September 2019 — TBA
California
Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair
Saturday, September 7
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California
Los Angeles Latino Book & Family Festival
September 2019 — TBA
New York
Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair
Saturday-Sunday, September 7-8
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New York
Monday-Monday, September 16-23
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Pennsylvania
Allegheny Regional Festival of Books
September 2019 — TBA
Massachusetts
Paper Town:
The Vintage Paper, Book & Advertising Collectibles Show
Saturday, September 14
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California
North San Diego Latino Book & Family Festival
September 2019 — TBA
New York
September 2019 — TBA
California
Greater Los Angeles Postcard & Paper Show
Saturday-Sunday, September 28-29
New York
September 2019 — TBA
Canada—Quebec
Montreal Antiquarian Book Fair / Salon du Livre Ancien de Montréal
September 2019 — TBA
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Maryland
September 2019 — TBA
District of Columbia
Washington Antiquarian Book Fair
Friday-Saturday, September 27-28
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California
Orange County Children’s Book Festival
Sunday, October 6
Delaware
September 2020 — TBA
Pennsylvania
Saturday-Sunday, October 5-6
Ohio
Cleveland Antiquarian Book & Paper Show
October 2019 — TBA
Washington
October 2019 — TBA
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Tennessee
Southern Festival of Books and Handmade + Bound
October 2019 — TBA
Texas
October 2019 — TBA
New York
Rochester Antiquarian Book Fair
Saturday, October 19
Canada—British Columbia
October 2019 — TBA
Massachusetts
The Pioneer Valley Book & Ephemera Fair
Sunday, October 20
Canada—Ontario
October 2019 — TBA
Michigan
Michigan Antiquarian Fall Book & Paper Show
October 2019 — TBA
Washington, D.C.
Fine Press Showcase
at the American Printing History Association Conference
(Open to APHA conference attendees only)
October 2019 — TBA
Canada—Ontario
Gadsden's Wychwood Old Book and Paper Show
November 2019 — TBA
Canada—Ontario
Toronto International Antiquarian Book Fair
November 2019 — TBA
Lit-Fest Alert!
South Carolina
YallFest Young Adult Literary Festival
November 2019 — TBA
California
San Marino Postcard & Paper Collectibles Fair
Saturday-Sunday, November 9-10
Lit-Fest Alert!
Florida
November 2019 — TBA
Massachusetts
Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair (ABAA)
Friday-Sunday, November 15-17
The Boston Book, Print, and Ephemera Show
Saturday, November 16
Colorado
November 2019 — TBA
Massachusetts
Northampton Book and Book Arts Fair
December 2019 — TBA
New York
December 2019 — TBA
Massachusetts
Book & Paper Row
(at the Boston Antiques Show & Design Sale)
December 2019 — TBA
That's it for 2019.
Happy New Year!