Booktoberfest for Grown-Ups

Local authors, bookstores, publishers, makers, food trucks and more! Join us at The MN State Fair Grandstand in October for an epic book fair!

Stock up for the winter on new pages to read, cozy up to the fire pits, explore gifts for yourself and your friends from local makers and enjoy a day with your friends and fam!

October 24th, 2026, 1:00-6:00PM at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds Grandstand

VIP Admission (11AM entry) - $20

General Admission (1PM entry) - $10

Afternoon Admission (3PM entry) -$5

Children 12 and under get in for FREE

Please purchase your tickets in advance. Ticket prices will increase on the day of event.

No need to wait in line. Come early to check in at one of three check-in locations. Once checked-in, you can visit the food trucks and beverage stations. When it is your time to enter the bookfair, you will be able to walk right in.

No tickets are necessary to visit food trucks and beverage stations.

Genres to be represented at this bookfair: BIPOC, Biography/Memoir, Children’s, Cookbook, Dystopian, Fantasy, Graphic/Comic, Historical Fiction, History, Horror, Literary Fiction, LGBTQIA+, Mystery/Thriller, Pop Culture, Romance, Science Fiction, Self Help, Used/Antique/Rare, Westerns, Young Adult, plus more.

Exhibitors

Exhibitors will be posted once we finish working through the applications and booth assignments. Expect over 200 Exhibitors.

Parking

FREE parking in the West Blue Lot off of Randall Ave.

Be part of our book fair for grown-ups

If you’re interested in taking part and being a vendor at future events, please complete this Vendor Application.