Event programme: REGISTRATION FOR EXHIBITORS

Exhibitors can take part in Leipzig Book Fair's literary fair programme and Leipzig liest programme with their own events. Organise readings, discussions and other events together with your authors in the various sub-programmes, including the Book Industry Conference programme, FOKUS BILDUNG (focus on education), the Manga Comic Con programme and the children's and youth programme. All events will be automatically added to the events catalogue.

Please note:

Only exhibitors who are registered for Leipzig Book Fair 2027 and have received their trade fair admission with login data from Leipziger Messe GmbH have access to the online ordering system.

The deadline for registration for all event requests is 30 November 2026. After this date, it will no longer be possible to register new events, but only to enter self-organized events until 15 January 2027.

Why is an event at Leipzig Book Fair ideal to complement your exhibition stand?

• direct contact with readers (interaction)
• discussions on the subject and content of the event or book
• forums at the fair where visitors can discover new stories and content
• added flair at various distinctive event venues across the city
• savings on organisation and costs for events
• opportunities to offer book sales and signings
• visibility: marketing for your authors, books and company as well as increased media attention if desired

Which venues and formats can I submit event requests for?

When registering, you can select different options depending on whether you plan to hold your event at Leipzig Book Fair, in the city or at the Congress Center Leipzig (CCL).

Rooms of various sizes can be booked at the Congress Center Leipzig (CCL) for private events.

For bookings of Leipzig liest events, our team will arrange a location that fits the theme of your events following registration and consultation.

For the programme at the fair, you can specify your preferred forum or format in your submission. This information will assist the project team during the planning process. Exhibitors do not have the right to demand that their event be held in the preferred forum or format. All forums at the trade fair are equipped with technical equipment such as microphones, laptops, projectors and screens.

Leipzig liest city events

There are around 350 reading venues available for events in Leipzig. When registering for a Leipzig liest [Leipzig reads] event, you can select the ‘in the city’ option – our team will then arrange suitable venues that match the theme of your event. To help us find the ideal venue for your event, please let us know your preferred locations. Once you and the venue have agreed to proceed, you can sort out all further details directly with the venue.

Conditions for arranged events:
• Events take place from Wednesday to Saturday evening from 6 pm.
• In exceptional cases, a small admission fee may be charged – you must inform the project team and the venue of this (including a ticket link where applicable).
Please note: Leipzig Book Fair is responsible only for arranging the venue – the person who submitted the event remains the event organiser.

Self-organised events:
Organisers may also organise their own events at their own venue (e.g. exhibition stand). In this case, please submit your event as a “self-organised event” and you will be responsible for the organisation, terms and conditions (e.g. admission, technical requirements, catering) and all other arrangements.

To what extent can I register events?

The number of events requested is initially decided by the exhibitor. Depending on the size of the stand we try to make these possible in the locations available to us (see table of area keys). In coordination with our team it is also possible to register event requests that exceed this key.

What does participation cost?

Your payment provides a contribution towards financing the costs of organising events and the costs of the venues. The programme fee is used to finance the publishing of the programme.

For main exhibitors, we charge a fee of €50 per published event entry.

Co-exhibitors will be invoiced €110 per event entry when published under the co-exhibitor's name. (Exceptions are digital events, signing sessions and events at the exhibitor's own stand or event location. For these, a fee of €50 will be charged).

How do I register my events?

Once you have been accepted to the next edition of the fair, from 15 September 2026 you will be able to submit your event requests by clicking the >register for events< link in your exhibitor account .

If co-exhibitors wish to stage an event of their own, they must agree this with the respective main exhibitor because any co-exhibitor events are included in the allowance of the main exhibitor. Co-exhibitors must first be registered via the main exhibitor. Only then can they request the link from veranstaltungen@leipziger-buchmesse.de for registering an event. The event registration deadline of 30 November 2026 also applies to co-exhibitors.

Registration also constitutes an application to be entered into the event database. Our team will consider the applications and confirm which events may take place. Events will be displayed online on our website as well as in the Leipzig Book Fair / Manga Comic Con apps.

Further information

• Conditions of participation for the event programme (PDF, 645 kB)
• Information on holding book signings

Find answers to frequently asked questions in our FAQ .