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Bologna Children Book Fair

Book Fairs · Publishing Trade, Newsprinting · Graphic Arts

Official website
Next editionNot confirmedLast edition we have: 30 Mar – 2 Apr 2015
Last venueFiera BolognaBologna, Italy
RunningSince 2010Annual · 6 editions on record
Last checked11 Nov 2026Organiser website checked
We haven't confirmed the next dates yet. The last edition in our records was 30 Mar – 2 Apr 2015 at Fiera Bologna. Check the organiser's site: bolognachildrensbookfair.com. Are you the organiser? Correct this listing.

Key numbers

Exhibitors
1,200this edition, organiser's figure
Visitors
25,000this edition, organiser's figure
Floor space
20.000 sqmthis edition, organiser's figure
Editions on record
6first in 2010

About Bologna Children Book Fair

The Fair is rigorously reserved to professional operators

The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is the most important international event dedicated to the children’s publishing and multimedia industry. In Bologna authors, illustrators, literary agents, licensors and licensees, packagers, distributors, printers, booksellers, and librarians meet to sell and buy copyright, find the very best of children’s publishing and multimedia production, generate and gather new contacts while strengthening professional relationships, discover new business opportunities, discuss and debate the latest sector trends.

Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday: 9.00 am > 6.30 pm

Thursday: 9.00 am > 3.00 pm

From our listing of this edition. Details may have changed since.

Editions

YearDatesWhereExhibitorsVisitors
201530 Mar – 2 Apr 2015Fiera Bologna
Bologna, Italy
1,20025,000
201424–27 Mar 2014Fiera Bologna
Bologna, Italy
1,20025,000
201325–28 Mar 2013Fiera Bologna
Bologna, Italy
——
201219–22 Mar 2012Fiera Bologna
Bologna, Italy
1,00020,000
201128–31 Mar 2011Fiera Bologna
Bologna, Italy
——
201023–26 Mar 2010Fiera Bologna
Bologna, Italy
——

Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.

Questions

When is Bologna Children Book Fair?

The next dates haven't been confirmed. The last edition we have on record was 30 Mar – 2 Apr 2015.

Where is it held?

The last edition we have was at Fiera Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

How often does it take place?

Annual, judging by the 6 editions on record since 2010.

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