Events
Book fairs, festivals, prize nights and reading events we think are worth your time, in London and beyond.
Past events
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Cambridge Literary Festival Spring 2026
Festival / Cambridge, England
Five days of author talks, children's events and schools sessions across Cambridge for the festival's spring edition.
Festival du Livre de Paris 2026
Festival / Grand Palais, Paris, France
The 2026 Festival du Livre de Paris at the Grand Palais, built around travel and comics, with 121,000 visitors reported.
Bologna Children's Book Fair 2026
Book fair / BolognaFiere Exhibition Centre, Bologna, Italy
The 63rd Bologna Children's Book Fair, with Norway as Guest of Honour and 32,652 professional visitors reported.
Eastercon 2026: Iridescence
Convention / Hilton Birmingham Metropole, Birmingham, UK
Iridescence, the 77th Eastercon, was held at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham from 3 to 6 April 2026.
Fairy Tales
Exhibition / British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
A family exhibition at the British Library on fairy tales from around the world, told through manuscripts, illustration and pop-up books.
Oxford Literary Festival 2026
Festival / Oxford, England
A nine-day spring programme of author talks, lectures and debates in Oxford colleges and the Sheldonian Theatre.
London Book Fair 2026
Book fair / Olympia London, London, United Kingdom
The final London Book Fair at Olympia before its move to ExCeL, with 1,005 exhibitors and over 33,000 visitors reported.
World Book Day 2026
Reading campaign / Bookshops, libraries and schools across the UK and Ireland
World Book Day 2026 gave children a £1/€1.50 token to exchange for a free book, with titles for every stage from beginning to independent reader.
The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond
Exhibition / Senate House Library, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
A free Senate House Library exhibition marking 550 years since William Caxton brought printing to England in 1476.
Extra/Ordinary Women
Exhibition / Charles Dickens Museum, 48 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LX
A Charles Dickens Museum exhibition on the real women who supported and inspired Dickens, and how they shaped his fiction.
Jaipur Literature Festival 2026
Festival / Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur, India
The 19th Jaipur Literature Festival, five days of author talks and debate in Jaipur, with the Jaipur BookMark trade strand.
FutureBook Conference 2025
Trade event / County Hall, Waterloo, London
The Bookseller's annual conference on the future of the book trade, held with the FutureBook Awards at County Hall, London.
Guadalajara International Book Fair 2025
Book fair / Expo Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
FIL Guadalajara 2025, the largest Spanish-language book fair, with Barcelona as Guest of Honour and 953,112 visitors reported.
Hay Festival Winter Weekend 2025
Festival / Hay-on-Wye, Wales
More than 80 writers, artists and performers at Hay Castle for Hay Festival's winter programme, including the town's Christmas lights switch-on.
Cambridge Literary Festival Winter 2025
Festival / Cambridge, England
A two-day winter weekend of author events from Cambridge Literary Festival, with some sessions livestreamed.
Booker Prize 2025 ceremony
Prize ceremony / Old Billingsgate, London, UK
David Szalay's Flesh won the 2025 Booker Prize at a ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London on 10 November 2025.
Goldsmiths Prize 2025
Prize ceremony / London, UK
C.D. Rose's We Live Here Now, from Melville House, won the 2025 Goldsmiths Prize, announced in London on 5 November 2025.
Sharjah International Book Fair 2025
Book fair / Expo Centre Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
The 44th Sharjah International Book Fair, with Greece as Guest of Honour and more than 2,350 exhibitors from 118 countries.
World Fantasy Convention 2025 and FantasyCon
Convention / DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole, Brighton, UK
The 2025 World Fantasy Convention in Brighton also hosted FantasyCon, with both the World Fantasy and British Fantasy Awards.
Green Libraries Week 2025
Reading campaign / Libraries across the UK
Green Libraries Week 2025, themed Seeds of Change, opened with the Green Libraries Conference at the British Library.
These events are run by their organisers, not by Tingle Press. Dates and details come from each organiser's own announcements; check their website before you travel.
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