Edible Book Festival 2025

Name: Edible Book Festival 2025
Start: 2025-04-05T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-05T14:00:00-04:00
Location: 468 Washington St, Buffalo, NY, United States, New York 14203

Schedule

Sat Apr 05 2025 at 11:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

468 Washington St, Buffalo, NY, United States, New York 14203 | Buffalo, NY

This unique family friendly event invites community members of all skill levels and ages to create and exhibit 100% Edible Books. The books are exhibited, documented, judged and eaten, and prizes are awarded. Festivities include basket raffles, literary vendors and hands-on bookmaking and printmaking workshops in our studio. The Edible Book Festival is fun for all ages! Everyone can partake in eating the exhibits after judging!
About the history & purpose of the Festival: The Edible Book Festival is an international festival held annually on or around April 1st. This event unites bibliophiles, book artists, and food lovers of all ages to celebrate the ingestion of culture, and a book’s fulfilling nourishment!
Create an Edible Book for YOUR chance to win prizes!: Registration is NOW OPEN to enter a 100% edible & handmade Edible Book into Book Arts’ Festival. We have two age categories, ‘Youth & Family’ and ‘Adult’. Edible Book creations will be ranked by local celebrity judges and the winning artists/chefs will be awarded with prizes & giveaways.
NOW ACCEPTING EDIBLE BOOK APPLICATIONS:
https://wnybookarts.org/edible-book-festival-17/ There is no age limitation to enter. Registration of Edible Books will be accepted until Friday, April 4th at 9pm.
Admission to the event is $5 ($3 for members of Book Arts). Children under 5 are FREE! Edible Book Submission Fee $8 for Non-Book Arts Member, $5 for Book Arts Member. Those who submit an Edible Book to the contest receive two free admissions. Proceeds from ticket sales, entry fees, and basket raffles go towards ongoing programming at the WNY Book Arts Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.