Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2027
Bologna, Italy · 5–8 Apr 2027 · T1 Major
The Bologna Children's Book Fair or La fiera del libro per ragazzi is a significant book fair for children's books. Since 1963, it is held yearly for four days in March or April in Bologna, Italy. It is the meeting place for all professionals involved with creating and publishing children's books and is mainly used for the buying and selling of rights, both for translations and for derived products like movies or animated series.
- Language
- English
- Genres
- kids, general lit, dark fantasy, comics-anime
- Venue
- Bologna
- Format
- online
- Founded
- 1963
- Duration (days)
- 4
- Next edition
- 5–8 Apr 2027
- Author participation
- Earlier week than prior years; strong for illustrated / YA / licensing adjacency to anime short.
- Attendance published by the festival
- 30000
- Age policy
- The Bologna Children's Book Fair or La fiera del libro per ragazzi is a significant book fair for children's books.
- Language notes
- Listed working language: English
- Genre notes
- Primary focus: kids; Also listed: general lit, dark fantasy, comics-anime
- Awards
- It is also the event where a number of major awards are given, the BolognaRagazzi Awards, in four categories (Fiction, Non-fiction, New Horizons for the non-Western world and Opera Prima for first works).
- Tables and exhibitors
- EXHIBITORS 1540 EVENTS 600 2026 FACTS & FIGURES Scopri di più Highlights Iscrizioni aperte Mostra Illustratori 2027 Scopri di più Edizione n
- Past editions
- 1963, 1966, 1967, 2020, 2021, 2022