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Bologna Children's BOOK FAIR
5–8 Apr 2027
Bologna Exhibition Centre, Bologna, Italy
About
BOLOGNA CHILDREN’S BOOK FAIR is an international reference event for those working in the field of publishing and content dedicated to children and adolescents
Bologna Children's Book Fair brings the global children's publishing industry together in Bologna, Italy. Publishers, illustrators, literary agents, and licensing professionals from across the world attend. As the leading trade event for content created for young readers, it covers printing, entertainment, art and design, education, and marketing under one roof. Exhibitors showcase picture books, fiction, nonfiction, apps, and multimedia projects. Meanwhile, rights managers negotiate translation and adaptation deals that shape catalogues for years ahead. The fair's illustration exhibition and packed seminar programme give art directors, editors, and education specialists plenty of reasons to attend. For anyone working in children's publishing and licensing, this Bologna book fair remains the place to build relationships, spot new talent, and follow where the market is heading.
Key facts
Bologna Children's BOOK FAIR is a trade show for marketing, printing, art design, entertainment held 5–8 Apr 2027 at Bologna Exhibition Centre in Bologna, Italy.
- Industries
- marketing, printing, art design, entertainment
- Venue
- Bologna Exhibition Centre
- Official website
- bolognachildrensbookfair.com/home/878.html
- Listing source
- From trade-fair directories and venue calendars
- Last updated
- 1 November 2026