Kansas Book Festival 2026

The 15th annual Kansas Book Festival will take place on Saturday, September 26 at Washburn University. We are expecting another amazing lineup of speakers from the worlds of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children’s books, and the exhibitor tents will feature 40+ publishers, nonprofits, and individual authors. This year, we’re taking it up a notch: stay tuned for updates on our featured food trucks, interactive exhibits for kids and adults, and opportunities to read featured books ahead of time and win prizes.

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The Kansas Book Festival is dependent largely on book-loving friends who believe in the importance of the arts and culture here in Kansas. If you would like to help bring stability to the Festival in this time, when much federal and state funding is being cut, please click here.  Thank you for your generosity!