October 7 – 11, 2026
Frankfurter Buchmesse 2026
Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt, Germany
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About the fair
Frankfurter Buchmesse 2026 took place October 7 – 11, 2026 — Messe Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
The Frankfurt Book Fair is the world’s largest book fair and the publishing industry’s key international marketplace for trading book rights and licences. Publishers, literary agents, scouts, authors and partners from film, games and technology come to Frankfurt to meet business partners and negotiate rights, including at the Literary Agents & Scouts Centre and the Publishers Rights Centre. Czechia is the Guest of Honour in 2026. Trade visitors can attend from 7 to 10 October, while the fair opens to the general public from 9 to 11 October.
Typical weather on these dates
Average of 2015–2024 measurements for October 7 – 11, 2026 in Frankfurt — the exact days of the fair, not the whole month.
Source: NASA POWER (measurements 2015–2024), coordinates © OpenStreetMap