2026 Guadalajara International Book Fair

The Guadalajara International Book Fair is the go-to event for Spanish and English language content. More than 1900 publishers attend with over 20,000 professionals from 44 counties and 700,000 attending from the public. It is the most important publishing gathering in Latin America. It is also an amazing cultural festival. Created 30 years ago by the University of Guadalajara, the Fair is aimed at professionals and the general public alike, a characteristic that sets it apart from other book fairs around the globe. With business as one of its main goals, it is also a cultural festival in which literature plays a major role including a program where authors from all continents and languages participate, and a forum for the academic discussion of the major issues of our time. For nine days, people willingly stand in long lines to listen to their favorite authors, the book industry makes Guadalajara its beating heart and the whole city is filled with the music, arts, cinema and theatre from the featured Guest of Honor country.