MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

EDUCATION

BOOK FAIRS & FESTIVALS

Annual book fairs and festivals provide access to literary resources and authors. Commonly sponsored by local associations and corporations, these festivals benefit educational institutions, and the community.

[photo, Historian Brian VanDeMark & others discuss Road to Disaster: A New History of America's Descent into Vietnam, Annapolis Book Festival, Key School, Annapolis, Maryland]

One of the most notable book fairs is the Baltimore Book Festival, first held at Mount Vernon Place, then at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore. In 2019, the Baltimore Book Festival united with Light City to become known as Brilliant Baltimore. The Baltimore Book Festival returned, this time to the Waverly neighborhood, in September 2024. It will next be held on September 12-13, 2026.

Brian VanDeMark & others (left) discuss Road to Disaster: A New History of America's Descent into Vietnam, April 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Afganistan Panel, Annapolis Book Festival, Key School, Annapolis, Maryland]

Some Maryland book fairs and festivals are televised as they occur or are shown at a later date.

Afghanistan Panel: Stephen D. Wrage, Francis J. (Bing) West, Linda Robinson, John A. Nagle, April 2012, Annapolis Book Festival, Key School, Annapolis, Maryland. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Spelling Bee, Baltimore Book Festival, Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, Maryland]

APRIL

Baltimore, CityLit Festival, April 2027, University of Baltimore, 1420 North Charles St.
Baltimore, Children's Book Festival, April 2027, Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, 830 East Pratt St.
Kensington, Day of the Book Festival, April 2027, Howard Ave.

Spelling Bee, Baltimore Book Festival, Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2009. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Book Parade, Baltimore Book Festival, Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, Maryland]

MAY

Annapolis, Book Festival, May 2027, Key School, 534 Hillsmere Drive

Gaithersburg, Book Festival, May 2027, City Hall, 31 South Summit Ave.

Book Parade, Baltimore Book Festival, Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

JUNE

Easton, Chesapeake Children's Book Festival, Talbot County Free Library, June 6, 2026

SEPTEMBER

Baltimore, Baltimore Book Festival, Waverly, Sept. 12-13, 2026

OCTOBER

Baltimore, International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards, Oct. 2-4, 2026

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