2024 Bay Area Book Festival w/ 100+ Authors and 50+ Events (June 1-2)
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10th Anniversary Bay Area Book Festival
Multiple venues in Downtown Berkeley
Free Admission (except for evening headliners)
Headliners include: Pulitzer Prize winners Joshunda Sanders and Tommy Orange, Amy Tan, Naomi Klein, and Charlie Jane Anders.
Both Days:
- Free events 11am to 5pm
- 100+ authors spanning 50 indoor and outdoor events
- Provocative Keynotes, Panels, Interviews, Readings, Critical Conversations with Top Authors, Thought Leaders
- Indigenous Authors Showcase
- Author Q&A and Book Signings
Saturday June 1 only:
New: Writers’ Day at Berkeley Public Library
The Bay Area is filled with writers and authors, both aspiring and published. The Festival seeks to honor and nurture writers with a free, day-long series of workshops and sessions led by accomplished authors, publishers, and instructors.
Sunday June 2 only:
- Outdoor Fair/Literary Marketplace
- Four stages with presentations by acclaimed authors and thought leaders
- Literary Marketplace
- 100+ exhibitors
- Author Pavilion – new and emerging authors
- Youth Activity Tent ─ interactive fun for kids of all ages
- Food Court ─ Popular Bay Area Vendors and Trucks
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: One of the country’s premier literary events, The Bay Area Book Festival annually features 300+ renowned and emerging authors in conversations at multiple indoor and outdoor venues in Berkeley. Since its founding, the Festival has thrilled more than 125,000 book-lovers of all ages.
