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The Annapolis Book Festival is free to attend and open to all!
Every year thousands of people enjoy this community Festival that celebrates the beauty, power, passion, and excitement of the written word.
The Festival will be celebrating its 23rd year, bringing nationally renowned authors to the community to discuss their books and the craft of writing and featuring a day filled with children's activities, live music, food, a huge used book sale, and a literary marketplace.
See you on May 2, 2026!
C-SPAN BOOK TV LIVE COVERAGE STARTS AT 10:00 A.M. ON MAY 2
Watch the 2026 panels in katharine hall live Here!
Click on the program cover image above to view an online version of the program.
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Pulitzer Sponsors
Nobel Sponsors
The
Gable Family
Newbery Sponsors
Mindy and L.J. Foley
AA Weinstein Family Foundation
The
Attridge Family
Harriet Cooperman
The
Hanano Family
The
Krasnow-Anthony Family
Mark Baganz and Laura Salladin
Deborah I. Corley
Lisa Lunt and Pat Woodward
Caldecott Sponsors
Julius and Cynthia Clark
The
Lerner Family
The
Robbins Family
Titus and Rona
Abraham
Joe and Martha Janney
Waldo and Amanda McMillan
The
Sahandy Family
The
Wood Family
The
Allison Family
Sherry M. Carr
Hilary and Scott Kamins
The
Praley Family
Georgie and Ted Berkinshaw
Jade and Jerrol Charles
The
Gallant Family
Jennifer and Bryan Klepper
The
Raftovich Family
The
Tower Family
In-Kind Sponsors
Danika and
Christopher Ware
Katie and
Jib '82 Edwards
Friends of the Festival
The Adeyosoye Family
Anchor Dermatology
Animal Birth Control, LLC
Blue Heron Landing B&B
The Brockhurst Family
Cathy and David Correll
The Dowton Family
The Goodman-Stickler Family
IMC Water Coolers
Troy Mayer '06
The Miller Family
Meg Murray and Bruce Fleming
Matthew and Jennifer Nespole
Judy and Bob Olson
Marnie Oursler and David Richardson
Dan and Kate Perlin
Janice Simmons
The Sparer Family Trust
Annapolis Book Festival Partners
The Festival welcomes C-SPAN2 Book TV which will be broadcasting all the headliner authors from Katharine Hall.
The Festival partners with Park Books. This local Severna Park bookstore will be setting up a pop-up shop of children's books.
The Festival is excited to partner with Wyrd Bookstore. This local, independent Edgewater bookstore will provide the authors' books through an online bookstore as well as on Festival day.
The Two Sides to the Story podcast will be interviewing featured authors and broadcasting live at the Festival