FIL Guadalajara 2026 (Guest of Honour: Italy)
Guadalajara, Mexico · 28 Nov – 6 Dec 2026 · T4 Seed
The Guadalajara International Book Fair, better known as the FIL (from its Spanish name, Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara), is the largest book fair in the Americas, and second-largest in the world after Frankfurt's. The purpose of the FIL is to provide an optimal business environment for the book-industry professionals and exhibitors who attend the fair, and for the reading public eager to meet authors and pick up the latest entries in the market. Created in 1987, the FIL is put on by the University of Guadalajara and is held at the Expo Guadalajara convention center, which has 40,000 m2 (430,000 ft2) of floor space.
- Language
- Spanish
- Genres
- general lit
- Format
- in-person
- Founded
- 1987
- Duration (days)
- 9
- Next edition
- 28 Nov – 6 Dec 2026
- Author participation
- World’s largest Spanish-language book fair; rights & cultural programming; Deadline: Professional days 30 Nov–2 Dec (morning exclusive)
- Audience
- The purpose of the FIL is to provide an optimal business environment for the book-industry professionals and exhibitors who attend the fair, and for the reading public eager to meet authors and pick up the latest entries in the market.
- Age policy
- 84,495 children at activities for children
- Language notes
- Listed working language: Spanish
- Genre notes
- Primary focus: general lit
- Past editions
- 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2016, 2020, 2023