9th Annual Detroit Festival of Books (aka: Detroit Bookfest)! FREE!
Schedule
Sun Jul 19 2026 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Detroit Eastern Market | Detroit, MI
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Detroit Bookfest Weekend Schedule:
Friday, July 17, 2026
Live talks
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Metro Detroit Bookcation: self-driving tour of area bookstores, book collections, and libraries
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Detroit Bookfest!
9th Annual Detroit Festival of Books (aka: Detroit Bookfest)! FREE!
10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Market
2934 Russell Street
Detroit, Michigan
Entry is FREE!
Our 9th Annual Detroit Bookfest will feature over 300+ vendors selling......you guessed it......BOOKS!
Books of all sorts: used, rare, antiquarian, unusual, ephemera, authors, etc.
Vendors will also be selling vinyl records, comic books, creative arts, vintage board games and more!
Entry is FREE!
Food, drinks, and DJ Seven Whales will be bringing the funk music.
Detroit Bookfest and Birdie's Bookmobile request that attendees in possession of new and gently used children's books place them into one of the several brightly colored yellow collection bins that will be at multiple locations through the event.
Website
https://detroitbookfest.com/
Questions
https://detroitbookfest.com/contact-us/
Photos from 2025
https://detroitbookfest.com/?s=photos+2025
Prospective vendors read this (and apply using link at bottom of article)
https://detroitbookfest.com/dbf2026-vendor-info-timeline/
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Where is it happening?
Detroit Eastern Market, 1445 Adelaide St, Detroit, MI 48207-2601, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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