Leipzig Book Fair
Leipzig Book Fair is the most important get-together in the spring for the book and media industry, connecting readers with authors, publishers and media companies from Germany and around the world. They all visit Leipzig to experience a diversity of literature, discover innovations and gain new perspectives.
The next Leipzig Book Fair will be held in conjunction with Manga-Comic-Con and Leipzig liest reading festival from 19th to 22nd March 2026.
Dates & Facts
- most important spring meeting of the book and media industry
- 2,040 exhibitors from over 45 countries
- 296,000 visitors at the exhibition center and throughout the city, including 55,000 trade visitors
- 3,000 participants in 2,800 events at 330 locations at Leipzig liest reading festival
- exhibition areas: autoren@leipzig (offers for authors), fiction and non-fiction, children, youth and education, book art & graphics, art colleges, service providers of the book industry: non-book, specialist book, non-fiction & science, audio world, film & media, international, art book, music, travel, religion, newspapers and magazines
- approximately 3,658 journalists
- in conjunction with the Manga-Comic-Con
- ideal sponsor: German Publishers and Booksellers Association (Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels e.V.)
- Next events:
- from 19th - 22th March 2026
- from 18th - 21st March 2026
