Exhibition · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR

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Next editionApril 2027Expected — not announced yet
Last venueAbu Dhabi National Exhibition CentreAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
RunningSince 2009Annual · 8 editions on record
Last checked11 Nov 2026Organiser website checked
Expected around April 2027 — not announced yet. ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR runs annual; the last edition in our records was in April 2018. We'll show the dates as soon as the organiser publishes them.

Key numbers

Floor space
NULLin 2015, organiser's figure
Editions on record
8first in 2009

About ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR

The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair is the most professionally organised, most ambitious and fastest growing book fair in the Middle East and North Africa.

Abu Dhabi is the motor driving the professional and commercial development of the regional publishing industry, and is financially and philosophically committed to the long-term expansion of the global book business.

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

Editions

YearDatesWhereExhibitorsVisitors
201825 Apr – 1 May 2018Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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201524–29 Apr 2015Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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201430 Apr – 5 May 2014Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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201324–29 Apr 2013Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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201228 Mar – 2 Apr 2012Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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201115–20 Mar 2011Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Centre
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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20102–7 Mar 2010Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Centre
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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200917–22 Mar 2009Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Centre
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.

Questions

When is ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR?

The next edition is expected around April 2027, based on its annual cycle. The organiser hasn't announced the dates yet.

Where is it held?

The last edition we have was at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

How often does it take place?

Annual, judging by the 8 editions on record since 2009.

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