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Saturday, November 5, 10 am – 5 pm

Sunday, November 6, 11 am – 5 pm

Note: Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, November 5 at 2 am.

Turn back your clocks one hour on Saturday night.

The 27th annual Texas Book Festival Weekend will take place on November 5–6 in and around the State Capitol in downtown Austin. The Festival Weekend is FREE and open to the public, featuring nearly 300 authors of the year’s best books across all ages and genres.

Where

Downtown Austin in and around the State Capitol.

Below are downloads for our general festival footprint map, and for the Capitol extension rooms:

Venues

  • Texas State Capitol (1100 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701)
  • First Baptist Church (901 Trinity Street)
  • First United Methodist Church (1201 Lavaca Street)
  • Central Presbyterian Church (200 East 8th Street)
  • Stateside at the Paramount (719 Congress Avenue)
  • The Contemporary Austin (700 Congress Avenue)

12 San Antonio-area authors

The Texas Book Festival is back, live and in-person after two years of virtual and hybrid programming. Almost 300 authors have been invited to the 27thannual festival to be held November 5-6 in Austin, and more than a handful come from the San Antonio area.

The 12 San Antonio area authors were highlighted on the My San Antonio website.