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Today, Friday, marks the end of the official trade visitor days at the 75th Frankfurter Buchmesse (18-22 October 2023) and now the fair opens to the general public.

European networks at the Frankfurter Buchmesse

The Philippines will step into a central role at the 2025 Frankfurter Buchmesse as Guest of Honour ( (15-19 Oktober 2025). During today’s press conference, the curators gave an insight into their work and the motto.

What’s new at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022?

What's new at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024? Discover new stages, services and events!

In cooperation with international partners from the publishing industry, Frankfurter Buchmesse promotes up-and-coming talents and honours personalities who have made a lasting impact on the publishing world through their outstanding initiatives and achievements.

Architectonic jewel – the Frankfurt Pavilion on the Agora

Frankfurt Book Fair 2016 - a truly European Fair

The weekend of Frankfurter Buchmesse is packed with numerous exciting highlights and events: On Saturday the THE ARTS+ Salon turns into a Virtual Reality Campus with talks and lots of art installations to experience the new technologies.

For the 75th time, Frankfurter Buchmesse (18–22 October 2023) will be celebrating new books, inspiring authors and moving stories: on the first literary stage jointly hosted by broadcasters ARD, ZDF and 3sat, in the Congress Center’s main hall, in the Frankfurt Studio, in the Frankfurt Pavilion, on the new open stage, and throughout Frankfurt during BOOKFEST city.  

This year’s Soirée française du cinéma takes place with regard to "Francfort en français / Frankfurt in French".

Every year, the Sunday of the Frankfurter Buchmesse is devoted to a symbolic leave-taking and welcoming / performance by Katie Melua

Message to new German government: Promote independent and diverse publishing landscape / Markus Dohle: Industry must find new ways to engage readers

Exclusive international insights at the kick-off conference of the Frankfurter Buchmesse

200 authors will present their new titles / Hygiene and safety are top priority / Canada will have first-ever hybrid Guest of Honour presence / “How do we want to live?” to serve as focus theme for ARD Book Fair Stage and ARTE / Frankfurt Studio professional programme and festival

With the new Stage 4.0 (H 104), the international Hall 4.0 at Frankfurter Buchmesse (16-20 October 2024) now has its own event stage. Everything here revolves around trends, products and market developments in the fields of science, education and publishing services.

As part of Frankfurter Buchmesse (16 - 20 October 2024), the Comics Business Centre will become a platform for international exchange in the comics industry. Meanwhile, visitors can look forward to a diverse weekend with an exciting programme featuring comics, manga and cosplay.

Players from across the publishing industry are being invited to pledge their commitment to the future by signing a new Sustainable Development Goals Publishers Compact, launched today at the start of Frankfurter Buchmesse.

“The Future of Stories” will be the conference's theme

Canada will be the Guest of Honour at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2020 (14-18 October). We invite you to take part in Canada's preview press conference on Thursday, 17 October 2019 at 11 am.