Trade show · Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurt Book Fair 2010
Book Fairs · Publishing Trade, Newsprinting · Graphic Arts
Key numbers
- Editions on record
- 9first in 2008
About Frankfurt Book Fair
Tradition and future: the history of the Frankfurt Book Fair
The history of the Frankfurt Book Fair dates back to the 15th century, when Johannes Gutenberg first invented movable type - only a few kilometres down the road from Frankfurt.
Frankfurt remained the central and undisputed European book fair city through to the 17th century. In the course of political and cultural upheaval, in the 18th century Leipzig then came to play the part.
In 1949, that early Frankfurt book fair tradition was given a new lease of life: 205 German exhibitors assembled on Sept. 18-23 in Frankfurt's Paulskirche for the first post-War book fair.
Almost 60 trade-fair years later, the Frankfurt Book Fair is the largest of its kind in the world - and the hallmark for global activities in the field of culture.
From our listing of this edition. Details may have changed since.
Who visits
Trade visitors, public admitted at the weekend
As listed for 2010.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Where | Exhibitors | Visitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9–13 Oct 2015 | Messe Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany | — | — |
| 2014 | 9–13 Oct 2014 | Messe Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany | — | — |
| 2014 | 8–12 Oct 2014 | Messe Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany | — | — |
| 2013 | 9–13 Oct 2013 | Messe Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany | — | — |
| 2012 | 10–14 Oct 2012 | Messe Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany | — | — |
| 2011 | 12–16 Oct 2011 | Messe Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany | — | — |
| 2010 | 6–10 Oct 2010 | Messe Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany | — | — |
| 2009 | 14–18 Oct 2009 | IFEMA - Feria de Madrid Madrid, Spain | — | — |
| 2008 | 15–19 Oct 2008 | IFEMA - Feria de Madrid Madrid, Spain | — | — |
Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.