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Louisville Book Festival

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When: October 24, 2026 (Ended October 24, 2026)
Where: Louisville, KY
Date source: Organizer site · louisvillebookfestival.com

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About this event

The Louisville Book Festival fills the Kentucky International Convention Center downtown for a day celebrating reading, writing and literacy. The nonprofit festival, founded in 2018, celebrates the city's culture and resiliency while working toward the goal that all children have books at home. Organizers point out that west of Highway 65 there are no bookstores, creating a book desert, and they aim for every child who attends to leave with at least one free book. The festival says it has given away more than 20,000 books to kids and schools so far.

Our take: Bring the kids, since every child who attends gets to pick out at least one free, age-appropriate book.

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10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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