Trade show · Vienna, Austria

Buch Wien - International Book Fair and Reading Festival 2026

Book Fairs

Dates25–29 Nov 2026Dates announced · read on vieconcenter.at · checked 12 Nov 2026
VenueMesse Wien Exhibition & Congress CenterVienna, Austria
RunningSince 2008Annual · 10 editions on record
Last checked12 Nov 2026Organiser website checked
Dates listed by the venue. The venue's event calendar lists these dates; we read them on vieconcenter.at on 12 Nov 2026. Dates can change; check the organiser's site before you book travel.

Key numbers

Editions on record
10first in 2008

About Buch Wien - International Book Fair and Reading Festival

Mitreißend und aufregend gestaltet sich die BUCH WIEN 16 heuer mit zahlreichen Lesungen, die das Genre der Kriminalliteratur in den Mittelpunkt stellen: Deutschsprachige Autoren wie Lorenz Langenegger und Veit Heinichen, österreichische LiteratInnen wie Eva Rossmann, Thomas Raab und Bernhard Aichner, aber auch Krimi-Star Arne Dahl werden bei der Internationalen Buchmesse und Lesefestwoche in Wien aus ihren neuesten Werken lesen.

From our listing of the 2016 edition. Details may have changed since.

Who visits

Trade visitors and public

As listed for 2011.

Editions

YearDatesWhereExhibitorsVisitors
202625–29 Nov 2026
Dates announced
Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center
Vienna, Austria
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20169–13 Nov 2016Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center
Vienna, Austria
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201521–24 Nov 2015Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center
Vienna, Austria
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201421–24 Nov 2014Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center
Vienna, Austria
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201321–24 Nov 2013Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center
Vienna, Austria
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201222–25 Nov 2012Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center
Vienna, Austria
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201110–13 Nov 2011Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center
Vienna, Austria
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201015–21 Nov 2010Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center
Vienna, Austria
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200912–15 Nov 2009Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center
Vienna, Austria
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200820–23 Nov 2008Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center
Vienna, Austria
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Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.

Questions

When is Buch Wien - International Book Fair and Reading Festival?

25–29 Nov 2026 — dates announced on the venue's event calendar.

Where is it held?

At Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center, Vienna, Austria.

How often does it take place?

Annual, judging by the 10 editions on record since 2008.

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