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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!
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Pulitzer Sponsors
Nobel Sponsors
The
Gable Family
Newbery Sponsors
The
Attridge Family
Mark Baganz and Laura Salladin
Lisa Lunt and Pat Woodward
Mindy and L.J. Foley
Caldecott Sponsors
Titus and Rona
Abraham
The
Krasnow-Anthony Family
The
Allison Family
The
Lerner Family
The
Praley Family
The
Gallant Family
The
Raftovich Family
In-Kind Sponsors
Friends of the Festival
Cathy and David Correll
Meg Murray and Bruce Fleming
Marnie Oursler and David Richardson
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 live 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 Two Sides to the Story podcast will be interviewing featured authors and broadcasting live at the Festival