Don't miss out on exhibiting at LBF

Exhibitor talking to two visitors at a book fair booth during Leipzig Book Fair 2026, one smiling at center

Europe's biggest reading festival — and the place everyone wants to be

The LBF is more than just a book fair. For four days, stories, culture, fandoms, creatives, and communities take over the entire city. From packed stages and live debates about the BookTok hype to podcasts and streams - Leipzig becomes the place where audiences, media, and the industry come together to discover what the future holds. If you want to be where culture happens, then you’ve come to the right place.

Leipzig Book Fair combines all the key factors for the success of your brand:

Meet readers, creatives, media representatives, and business contacts where interest is highest—and turn personal conversations into valuable connections, leads, and long-term customer relationships.

Present your new releases and ideas to an audience that's open to new things, shares your content, and gives you valuable feedback.

Take advantage of more than 300,000 visitors, enormous reach on social media and a strong media presence to boost your visibility. Make the Leipzig Book Fair a catalyst for reach and cultural relevance.

Reach a dedicated community of readers who are keen to buy new releases. Capitalise on the annual growth in purchasing power at the fair to boost your sales success.

Expand your reach with our programme of events, as Leipzig liest extends far beyond the exhibition grounds. Take to the stage across Leipzig with your authors and brands – from bookshops and cafés to clubs and cultural hotspots.

Tell your stories through audiobooks, podcasts, streaming, content creators and digital platforms. Connect your brands with engaged communities who are looking for new experiences, formats and stories.

"A centralised learning platform that fosters collaboration"

"Leipzig Book Fair is an essential fixture in our calendar." –- Maximilian Schulyok, CEO, Ernst Klett Verlag
"A particularly lively trade fair"

"Leipzig Book Fair is always a particularly vibrant event. Here, you can see first-hand what interests readers, which trends are emerging, and how they discover books. As an exhibiting publisher, we have the opportunity to showcase our entire catalogue – from children’s and young adult books to audiobooks – and engage directly with visitors." –- Rita Bollig, CMO, Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe
"A colourful festival of stories for all ages"

"From toddlers to young adults, every age group is represented; everyone is curious, open-minded and keen to discover new things. It is precisely this buzz and diversity that make Leipzig Book Fair so special." -– Tobias Bönsch, Head of Marketing Books+, Ravensburger
"A crowd-puller"

"Leipzig Book Fair was buzzing from start to finish. The halls were incredibly crowded and the atmosphere was fantastic." –- Katharina Ilgen, Spokesperson, Verlagsgruppe Droemer Knaur
"A unique opportunity to engage directly with the community"

For us as a tech company, this fair is a real highlight because – unlike in traditional B2B business – it allows us to engage directly with the people who ultimately access our content and that of the publishers." –- Jan Stausberg, Corporate PR Manager, Bookwire
"Wider range of queer literature is well received"

"In our third year at the Leipzig Book Fair, we are still very satisfied and feel very much at home among queer publishers, under the rainbow flag. Sales of our books are going well and we have organised several successful events. Many visitors make spontaneous purchases or give us valuable feedback. Dialogue with dealers is also a regular part of our trade fair experience." –- Jeannette Bauroth, owner, Second Chances Verlag
"The place to be for educational media publishers"

"In recent years, the ‘education’ and ‘educational media’ segments at the Leipzig Book Fair have developed very positively. […] Co-operation with the trade fair team is always reliable and smooth. For us, Leipzig is definitely the place to be." –- Christoph Pienkoß, Manager, Verband Bildungsmedien e. V.