Leipzig Book Fair event programme overview

Experience literature live, meet authors, discover new books and engage in conversation on current topics – the event programme of Leipzig Book Fair offers a wide variety of readings, talks, workshops, award ceremonies and other formats across the four days of the fair.

At the exhibition centre and at the Leipzig liest reading festival, which takes place across the whole of Leipzig, visitors can look forward to a programme catering to a range of interests and age groups. Grand stage moments meet personal encounters, well-known authors meet new voices, and literary discoveries meet social debates.

Discover the main programme components of Leipzig Book Fair here. The full programme , including all dates, participants and venues, will be published on our website and in the app four weeks prior to the event (available in German).

Europe's biggest reading festival takes place at numerous locations in Leipzig.

Leipzig liest

Readings, interviews, workshops and many more events take place on numerous stages and at trade fair stands.

The mascot of Manga Comic Com 2025, Macoco, grins at the camera

Manga Comic Con turns the cosmos of anime, manga and graphic novels into an event.

Manga Comic Con

Enjoy highlight events on the Große Bühne [Big Stage] in Hall 5.

The Blaue Sofa [Blue Sofa] fills the Glass Hall with readings on two days.

Event with Ildikó von Kürthy in front of a full audience during Leipziger Buchmesse 2026

ard, ZDF and 3sat bring authors to the Literaturbühne [Literature Stage] in the Glass Hall.

The Leipzig Book Fair Prize is one of the most important literary awards in Germany.

Leipzig Book Fair Prize

Moderator Vivian Perkovic and Prof. Dr. Iris Kruse in conversation on stage at the 2025 Youth Literature Prize

Many more awards are being presented on the stages of Leipzig Book Fair.

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