MAJOR BOOK EVENTS
by Month
The most comprehensive listing of book and author events, festivals, readings, lectures, workshops, and signings in the Lone Star State.
May 2025
- Texas Writers Month
- Winnsboro Festival of Books, May 2-3, 2025
- Bookspring Fest, Austin, May 3, 2025
- BIPOC Bookfest, Houston, May 3, 2025
- Children’s Book Week, May 5-11, 2025
- O. Henry Pun-off, Austin, May 10, 2025
- Dallas is Lit, Dallas, May 15-18, 2025
- Boldface Conference, Houston, May 19-23, 2025
June 2025
- LGBTQ Books Month
- Lone Star Festival, Austin, June 7-8, 2025
- CALF (Children’s Art & Literacy Festival), Abilene, June 12-15, 2025
- Comicpalooza, Houston, June 20-22, 2025
- Kiss & Tell 2025, Dallas, June 21, 2025
- Roaring Lambs Writer’s Conference, Dallas, June 21, 2025
- Historical Novel Society North America Conference, Las Vegas, June 26-28, 2025
- Austin African American Book Festival, Austin, June 28, 2025
- Writers’ League of Texas Agents & Editors Conference, Austin, TBA, 2025
- Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, TBA, 2025
July 2025
- WLT Summer Writing Retreat, Virtual, Month of July
- Texas Author and Reader Con, Irving, July 19-20, 2025
- Greater Austin Comic Con, TBA, 2025
- Macondo Writers Workshop, San Antonio, TBA, 2025
- Literacy Texas Annual Conference, San Marcos, TBA, 2025
August 2025
- Lubbock Book Festival, August 23, 2025
- Bell County ComicCon, Belton, TBA, 2025
- KillerCon, Austin, TBA, 2025
- McKinney Literary Fest, McKinney, TBA, 2025
- Sultry in the City, Houston, TBA, 2025
- Eastern Rim Funny Book & Vintage Con, TBA, 2025
- Fort Worth Book & Paper Show, TBA, 2025
- North Texas Book Festival, Denton, TBA, 2025
September 2025
- Armadillo Con, Austin, September 12-14, 2025
- Austin SCBWI Writers & Illustrators Working Conference, September 27, 2025
- Jaipur Festival, TBA, 2025
- NETWO Annual Writing Conference, Mount Pleasant, TBA, 2025
- Trinity River Book Festival, Fort Worth, TBA, 2025
- Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15 annually)
- Texas Word Wrangler Book Festival, Giddings, TBA, 2025
- Banned Books Week (last week of September annually)
October 2025
- National Book Month
- LGBTQ History Month
- Beaumont Comic Con, Beaumont, October 18-19, 2025
- National Book Awards Festival, Huntsville, TBA, 2025
- AuthorPalooza Conference with Houston Writers Guild, TBA, 2025
- The Traveling Bookshelf Author Signing, Grand Prairie, TBA, 2025
- Boerne Book & Arts Festival, TBA, 2025
- Dallas-Fort Worth Writers Conference, Hurst, TBA, 2025
- Women Writing the West Conference, Denver, TBA, 2025
- Big Texas Comicon, San Antonio, TBA, 2025
- Wanderlust San Antonio, TBA, 2025
- Wimberly Storyfest, TBA, 2025
- National Black Book Festival, Houston, TBA, 2025
- Will Rogers Medallion Awards, Fort Worth, TBA, 2025
- Lone Star Zine Fest, Austin, TBA, 2025
- Buns and Roses Romance Tea for Literacy, Richardson, TBA, 2025
- El Paso Community College Literary Fiesta, TBA, 2025
- Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, TBA, 2025
- Tulisoma Book Fair, Dallas, TBA, 2025
- Tweens Read Book Festival, Houston, TBA, 2025
- Cowtown ComicCon, Fort Worth, TBA, 2025
- South Texas Book Festival, McAllen, TBA, 2025
- Teen Read Week (third week of October annually)
- National Friends of Libraries Week (late October annually)
November 2025
- Native American Heritage Month
- National Novel Writing Month
- Dobie Dichos, Oakville, TBA, 2025
- MexAmeriCon, Austin, TBA, 2025
- Jewish Book & Arts Festival, Houston, TBA, 2025
- Indie Author Day, November 4, 2025
- Flair Symposium, Austin, TBA, 2025
- Black Heritage Arts Festival, Houston, TBA, 2025
- University Press Week, November 13-17, 2025
- Waco Arts Fest, TBA, 2025
- Read to Me Picture Book Festival, The Woodlands, TBA, 2025
- Nerd Con, Mont Belvieu, TBA, 2025
- Texas Book Festival, Austin, TBA, 2025
- Shop Small: Small Business Saturday, November 25, 2025
December 2025
- East Texas Book Bash, Canton, TBA, 2025
- Humanities Texas Holiday Book Fair, Austin, TBA, 2025
- Boozy Book Tour, Houston, TBA, 2025
January 2026
- San Angelo Comic Con, San Angelo, TBA, 2026
- Roanoke Annual Writer’s Conference, TBA, 2026
- Annual TXPOE EXPO, Galveston, TBA, 2026
- Fredericksburg Book Festival, Fredericksburg, TBA, 2026
- Far West Literacy Symposium, El Paso, TBA, 2026
February 2026
- Black History Month
Lone Star Literary Life 11th Birthday, February 2, 2026- Bookworm Festival for Young Readers, Houston, TBA, 2026
- The Muses of Romance Texas Author Con, Houston, TBA, 2026
- Romance Readers Social, Pflugerville, TBA, 2026
- FenCon XX, Dallas, TBA, 2026
- Windhover Writers’ Festival, Belton, TBA, 2026
- Highland Park Literary Festival, TBA, 2026
- Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Alpine, TBA, 2026
- FESTIBA (International Festival of Books & Arts), Edinburg, TBA, 2026
- San Antonio African American Book Festival, TBA, 2026
- Central Texas Teen & Kids Comic Con, Round Rock, TBA, 2026
- LibraryPalooza, San Antonio, TBA, 2026
- Teen Bookfest by the Bay, Corpus Christi, TBA, 2026
- 2025 South Texas Literacy Symposium, Edinburg, TBA, 2026
- North Texas Teen Book Fest, TBA, 2026
- CenTex Teen Book Fest on the Brazos, TBA, 2026
March 2026
- Women’s History Month
- North Texas Teen Book Festival, Las Colinas, March 7, 2026
- The Mayor Joe V. Sanchez Memorial Book Festival, Weslaco, TBA, 2026
- Angelo State University Writers’ Conference, San Angelo, TBA, 2026
- People’s Literary Festival, Corpus Christi, TBA, 2026
- Tejas Storytelling Festival, Denton, TBA, 2026
- Little BIPOC Book Fest, Houston, TBA, 2026
- Hill Country Literary Festival, Bulverde, TBA, 2026
- Ghoulish Book Festival, San Antonio, TBA, 2026
- Bulls, Books, Boots, & Bling, Mesquite, TBA, 2026
- Beall Poetry Festival, Waco, TBA, 2026
- Patchouli Joe’s Independent Author Festival, Denton, TBA, 2026
- Freedom of Information Day (March 16, annually)
- Children’s Picture Book Day (March 28 annually)
April 2025
- National Poetry Month
- D.E.A.R., “Drop Everything and Read” Month
- Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Dallas, TBA, 2026
- Dallas Literary Fest, Dallas, April 2-3, 2025
- Annual Viva Poesía: Palabras, Música, y Cultura, San Antonio, TBA, 2026
- REELpoetry, Houston, April 5-6, 2025
- Copperfield’s Books Annual Local & Indie Author Fair, TBA, 2026
- National Library Week, TBA, 2026
- Books on the Green, The Woodlands, TBA, 2026
- International Children’s Book Day (April 2 annually)
- Books and Bees Festival, Bee Cave, TBA, 2026
- Teen Book Con, Houston, TBA, 2026
- Southside Book Fair (San Antonio Book Festival / SABF), San Antonio, TBA, 2026
- Chautauqua Festival, Longview, TBA, 2026
- Austin Texas Book Trail, Austin, TBA, 2026
- Lubbock Art Festival, TBA, 2026
- World Book Day (Shakespeare’s birthday, April 23 annually)
- 16th annual Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival, McAllen, TBA, 2026
- Poetry at Round Top, TBA, 2026
- Greater Austin Book Fest, Austin, TBA, 2026
- Houston Poetry and Arts Festival, TBA, 2026
- Rockport Fulton Book Festival, Fulton, TBA, 2026
- River City Rumble Poetry Slam, San Antonio, TBA, 2026
- Independent Booksellers Day, TBA, 2026
- Children’s Book Day, El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Día) (April 30 annually)
Future Dates
- Mid-Cities Teen Book Fest, North Richland Hills, TBA, 2026
