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until the opening ceremony of Frankfurter Buchmesse 2021. Follow us live here!

until the opening ceremony of Frankfurter Buchmesse 2021. Follow us live here!

Buy a fair ticket online

Get your ticket now for Frankfurter Buchmesse 2021 to experience a unique programme with fascinating talks, renowned industry figures, the latest publications, and many other highlights. Please note that in 2021 you will not be able to purchase tickets at the fair.

All the information you need for your visit

Be there and finally experience that true book fair feeling at the exhibition grounds once again! From a list of exhibitors to the hall plan, here you will find all the details you need for your visit.

Our livestreams for you

  • Thu 30.09.
  • Tue 19.10.
  • Wed 20.10.
  • Thu 21.10.
  • Fri 22.10.
  • Sat 23.10.
  • Sun 24.10.
  • Trade visitor days
  • Private visitor days
  • ARD Book Fair Stage
  • Frankfurt Studio - Festival
  • BOOKFEST city
  • Opening press conference
  • Opening ceremony
  • Frankfurt Studio - Inside Publishing
  • The Hof

Re:connect: Frankfurter Buchmesse 2021 on-site and digital

Re:connect

Digital events for trade visitors

The Hof

30 September – end of December 2021

The Hof

Look forward to 15 sessions in which the global publishing community congregates at a virtual bar with live music, listens to exciting interviews, or breaks out to find new business partners.

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Inspiring programmes and the accumulated knowledge of the publishing industry

On-site & digital

20-22 October 2021

Frankfurt Studio – Inside Publishing

The Professional programme will be livestreamed on the Internet and at the Agora: Experience a multifaceted programme from the publishing and creative industries.

On-site & digital

22-24 October

Frankfurt Studio – Festival

Experience inspiring talks, discussions, lectures, and book presentations with popular authors. Live from Frankfurt Studio: on the big screen at the Agora and on small screens worldwide.

Our programme highlights 2021

Markus Dohle
Digital & on location — Live now

Markus Dohle in Conversation with Porter Anderson: Book Publishing on the World Stage Today
ruediger wischenbart
Digital & on location — Live now

Global 50 CEO Talk 2021: Consolidation, Consumers and Communities
Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim
Digital & on location — Live now

SHEROES – Streiterinnen für die Zukunft

Petra Gerster
Digital & on location — Live now

Gendern. Wie Sprache elegant für alle gelingt
Luc Bourcier
Digital & on location — Live now

Eudicom: a new resource for comics publishers!
Margaret Atwood
Digital & on location — Live now

Canada Night
jagoda marinic
Digital & on location — Live now

Schreiben und Cancel Culture – Ist die Kunstfreiheit in Gefahr?

Speaker THE MARKETS 2018 Porter Anderson
Digital & on location — Live now

The Future of Independent Publishing
Carmen Ospina
Digital & on location — Live now

Spanish Audio: AudioBook and Podcast
The Hof Highlight
Digital & on location — Live now

Happy Hour with Brazilian Publishers
Dr. Nkechi Madubuko
On location — Live now

„Erziehung zur Vielfalt“: Gespräch mit Diversity-Expertin Nkechi Madubuko | Matthäuskirche
Elke Heidenreich
Digital & on location — Live now

hr2-Hörbuchnacht
Speaker THE MARKETS 2018 Porter Anderson
Digital & on location — Live now

STARTS Day Talk: On View
tolkien: ein ende mit anfang
Digital & on location — Live now

Royd Tolkien: Bucket List – Eine Reise über meine Grenzen hinaus
Sasha Salzmann
Digital & on location — Live now

Der ARTE-Talk: Identität und Herkunft in Umbruchzeiten
Vivian Perkovic
Digital & on location — Live now

Verleihung Jugendliteraturpreis
Aminata Touré
On location — Live now

Wir können mehr sein. Die Macht der Vielfalt | Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Eva Menasse
Digital & on location — Live now

ARD-Buchmessennacht / ARD-Radiokulturnacht der Bücher
Florian Illies
Digital & on location — Live now

Waren die Zwanziger Jahre ein Jahrzehnt der Liebe? Die Süddeutsche Zeitung im Gespräch mit Florian Illies
Doris Knecht
Digital & on location — Live now

Der ARTE-Talk: Ein Posting mit Folgen
Sahra Wagenknecht
Digital & on location — Live now

SPIEGEL-Talk: Brauchen wir noch Politikerbücher?
Brigitte LIVE Logo
Digital & on location — Live now

BRIGITTE Live mit Nicole Seifert und Simone Buchholz: Frauen in der Literatur - nicht mehr zu übersehen!
Benjamin Lebert
On location — Live now

Benjamin und Andreas Lebert „Mit dir - Vater und Sohn auf den Straßen des Lebens“ | Matthäuskirche
Jenny Erpenbeck
Digital & on location — Live now

ZEIT-Literaturtalk
Peter Licht
Digital & on location — Live now

Peter Licht: Ja, okay, aber
SHEROES Streiterinnen Logo
Digital & on location — Live now

SHEROES – Streiterinnen für die Zukunft

Julia Dippel
On location — Live now

Lesung aus „Belial – Götterkrieg“ mit Julia Dippel | Volksbühne Frankfurt
Volker Klüpfel
Digital & on location — Live now

Der Kult um Kluftinger: Volker Klüpfel und Michael Kobr über ihren eigenwilligen Ermittler

Christoph Peters
Digital & on location — Live now

F.A.Z.-Talk: Verfremdung - Stephan Thome und Christoph Peters blicken nach Fernost
Dany Laferrière
— Live now

Feierliche Übergabe der GastRolle: Kanada – Spanien

On-site & digital

All events

Finally, both on-site and digitally accessible around the globe. Gain an overview of the whole programme and all the events at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2021.

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20-24 October 2021

Guest of Honour 2021: Canada

Get ready for the exciting hybrid programme organised by our Guest of Honour. Experience Canadian authors, illustrators and artists, along with events on the ARD Book Fair stage, exhibitions and readings in Frankfurt.

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Funded by
BKM
Neustart Kultur