13th Annual Harrisburg Book Festival

Schedule

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sun, 19 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm

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Location

Midtown Scholar Bookstore | Harrisburg, PA

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This fall, the Harrisburg Book Festival returns for its 13th year from October 15th-19th! Visit www.hbgbookfest.com for details.
Proudly presented by the Midtown Scholar Bookstore and Community Reads, the Harrisburg Book Festival celebrates the written word and its power to inspire, provoke and delight. Featuring an outdoor tent sale, award-winning authors, and children’s day programming, the Harrisburg Book Festival promotes a culture of reading and community in the heart of Pennsylvania’s state capital — all while surrounded by hundreds of books at one of the nation’s leading independent bookstores.
AUTHOR APPEARANCES
- Actor and Comedian Nick Offerman
- Internationally Renowned Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- NYT Bestselling Fantasy Author Marie Lu
- NYT Bestselling Fantasy Author Carissa Broadbent
- Award-Winning Middle-Grade Author, John Patrick Green
- Bestselling Historian, Jeffrey Rosen
- More authors to come!
OUTDOOR TENT SALE
The Outdoor Tent Sale will take place on Verbeke Street from the 3rd Street (in front of the Broad Street Market) to Susquehanna St (towards the back of the bookstore) from Wednesday, October 15th - Sunday, October 19th. The sale will feature over 30,000+ used books at bargain prices across all genres.
CHILDREN’S DAY
Children’s Day will take place on Saturday, October 18th from 10am-1pm. Activities include story time, face painting, bookstore scavenger hunt, build-your-own bookmark, book signings, and a performance from the Popcorn Hat Players!
SPONSORS
Community Reads
Messiah University School of Arts, Culture, and Society
Carpe Librum
Mid Penn Bank
Penn State Harrisburg
Tröegs Independent Brewing
Millersville University Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Thought Catalog
AAUW Harrisburg
Susquehanna University Department of English & Creative Writing
Harrisburg Academy
Fernecrest
Explore HBG
Bucknell University Press
Dickinson College Department of English & Creative Writing
Lebanon Valley College Department of English
Fox Pest Control
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC
WITF
Spotlight PA
The Millworks
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Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 N 3rd St, Harrisburg, PA 17102-1906, United States

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