Frankfurter Buchmesse

Dates

7–11 October 2026 at the Frankfurt exhibition grounds (Messe Frankfurt), Frankfurt, Germany. The official site presents these five days as the fair dates. The stored span 7 July to 26 December 2026 does not match the fair and is not kept.

Future fair dates on the official visit page also list later editions (6–10 October 2027, Guest of Honour Chile; 11–15 October 2028, Guest of Honour Romania). This listing is only the 2026 Frankfurt fair.

Opening hours (official visit page)

Trade visitors:

• 7–10 October 2026: 9:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
• Sunday 11 October 2026: 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

General public:

• Friday 9 October 2026: 11:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
• Saturday 10 October 2026: 9:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
• Sunday 11 October 2026: 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Hours are not the same every day, so no single start or end time is stored.

Venue

The fair is held on the Frankfurt exhibition grounds (Messegelände), with halls, the Festhalle, Forum, Torhaus and Congress Center used across the site. This listing is linked to the existing Messe Frankfurt venue (Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, 60327 Frankfurt am Main). It is not a book fair in another city.

About

Frankfurter Buchmesse is the main annual trading hub for printed and digital content, and a cultural gathering for publishers, literary agencies, authors, journalists and the public. Guest of Honour 2026 is Czechia. The organizer notes a new hall concept for 2026.

The 2025 edition, already concluded, reported 4,350 exhibitors, 238,000 visitors, 3,500 events and 7,800 media representatives. Those figures are for 2025 only.

Official site: https://www.buchmesse.de/en Visit and future dates: https://www.buchmesse.de/en/visit

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