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CATEGORIES:Mesa Book Festival
CREATED:19691231T170000
SUMMARY:2026 Mesa Book Festival
LOCATION:Downtown Mesa\, AZ
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Books, Authors & Reading in Downtown MesaJoin us for the 2026
  Mesa Book Festival, December 5–6 in Downtown Mesa, Arizona!\nThe Mesa Book
  Festival brings readers, authors, publishers, booksellers, literary organi
 zations, and the community together for a weekend celebrating books and the
  people who create them. Explore participating authors and vendors, discove
 r your next favorite book, meet writers from Arizona and beyond, and enjoy 
 literary programming and entertainment throughout the Festival.\nAdmission 
 to the Mesa Book Festival is free and open to the public.\nMain Stage Enter
 tainmentThe Festival’s Main Stage will feature entertainment, author conver
 sations, special presentations, and other programming throughout the weeken
 d.\n2026 Main Stage Schedule\nProgramming will be added here as appearances
  and performance times are confirmed.\n\n - Saturday: Schedule forthcoming\
 n\n - Sunday: Schedule forthcoming\nCheck back as we get closer to the Fest
 ival for the complete Main Stage schedule.\nBook Readings at the Mesa Merry
  Main Street TreeGather around the Mesa Merry Main Street holiday tree for 
 book readings during the Festival. Authors and special guests will share st
 ories in one of Downtown Mesa’s signature holiday settings.\n2026 Reading S
 chedule\nReaders and times will be announced as the Festival approaches.\nT
 he readings are a great opportunity for families to enjoy stories together 
 while experiencing the holiday atmosphere of Merry Main Street.\nMeet Autho
 rs, Publishers & Book VendorsSpend the weekend exploring books from ind
 ependent authors, publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, and othe
 r Festival exhibitors. Meet the people behind the books, discover something
  new to read, pick up signed copies, and get some holiday shopping done at 
 the same time.\nSee the Mesa Book Festival in PhotosWant to see what the Fe
 stival is like? Explore photos from previous Mesa Book Festivals and see th
 e authors, readers, vendors, activities, and community that make the event 
 possible.\nView Mesa Book Festival Photo Albums → (index.php/in-photos)\nAu
 thors, Publishers & Vendors — Be Part of the FestivalInterested in exhi
 biting at the 2026 Mesa Book Festival? Vendor registration is currently ope
 n for authors, publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, businesses,
  and other qualifying exhibitors.\nSpace is limited, and registration prici
 ng increases as the Festival approaches.\nRegister for the 2026 Mesa Book F
 estival → (index.php/mesa-book-festival/100-mesa-book-festival-vendor-regis
 tration)\nMake Plans to Join UsBring your family, invite your book-loving f
 riends, and spend the weekend discovering books and celebrating Arizona’s l
 iterary community at the 2026 Mesa Book Festival.\nDecember 5–6, 2026\n10:0
 0 AM–5:00 PM\nDowntown Mesa, Arizona\nFestival programming, participating a
 uthors, vendors, schedules, and additional information will continue to be 
 announced as we approach December.\nExplore the Mesa Book Festival → (index
 .php/mesa-book-festival)\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h2 data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Celebrate Books, Authors &amp; Reading in Downto
 wn Mesa</h2><p>Join us for the&nbsp;<strong>2026 Mesa Book Festival</strong
 >, December 5–6 in Downtown Mesa, Arizona!</p><p>The Mesa Book Festival bri
 ngs readers, authors, publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, and 
 the community together for a weekend celebrating books and the people who c
 reate them. Explore participating authors and vendors, discover your next f
 avorite book, meet writers from Arizona and beyond, and enjoy literary prog
 ramming and entertainment throughout the Festival.</p><p>Admission to the M
 esa Book Festival is&nbsp;<strong>free and open to the public</strong>.</p>
 <h3>Main Stage Entertainment</h3><p>The Festival’s&nbsp;<strong>Main Stage<
 /strong>&nbsp;will feature entertainment, author conversations, special pre
 sentations, and other programming throughout the weekend.</p><p><strong>202
 6 Main Stage Schedule</strong><br /><em>Programming will be added here as a
 ppearances and performance times are confirmed.</em></p><ul data-spread="fa
 lse"><li><p><strong>Saturday:</strong>&nbsp;Schedule forthcoming</p></li><l
 i><p><strong>Sunday:</strong>&nbsp;Schedule forthcoming</p></li></ul><p>Che
 ck back as we get closer to the Festival for the complete Main Stage schedu
 le.</p><h3>Book Readings at the Mesa Merry Main Street Tree</h3><p>Gather a
 round the&nbsp;<strong>Mesa Merry Main Street holiday tree</strong>&nbsp;fo
 r book readings during the Festival. Authors and special guests will share 
 stories in one of Downtown Mesa’s signature holiday settings.</p><p><strong
 >2026 Reading Schedule</strong><br /><em>Readers and times will be announce
 d as the Festival approaches.</em></p><p>The readings are a great opportuni
 ty for families to enjoy stories together while experiencing the holiday at
 mosphere of Merry Main Street.</p><h3>Meet Authors, Publishers &amp; Book V
 endors</h3><p>Spend the weekend exploring books from independent authors, p
 ublishers, booksellers, literary organizations, and other Festival exhibito
 rs. Meet the people behind the books, discover something new to read, pick 
 up signed copies, and get some holiday shopping done at the same time.</p><
 h3>See the Mesa Book Festival in Photos</h3><p>Want to see what the Festiva
 l is like? Explore photos from previous Mesa Book Festivals and see the aut
 hors, readers, vendors, activities, and community that make the event possi
 ble.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.anthology.org/index.php/in-photos">
 View Mesa Book Festival Photo Albums →</a></strong></p><h3>Authors, Publish
 ers &amp; Vendors — Be Part of the Festival</h3><p>Interested in exhibiting
  at the 2026 Mesa Book Festival? Vendor registration is currently open for 
 authors, publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, businesses, and o
 ther qualifying exhibitors.</p><p>Space is limited, and registration pricin
 g increases as the Festival approaches.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.
 anthology.org/index.php/mesa-book-festival/100-mesa-book-festival-vendor-re
 gistration">Register for the 2026 Mesa Book Festival →</a></strong></p><h3>
 Make Plans to Join Us</h3><p>Bring your family, invite your book-loving fri
 ends, and spend the weekend discovering books and celebrating Arizona’s lit
 erary community at the&nbsp;<strong>2026 Mesa Book Festival</strong>.</p><p
 ><strong>December 5–6, 2026</strong><br /><strong>10:00 AM–5:00 PM</strong>
 <br /><strong>Downtown Mesa, Arizona</strong></p><p>Festival programming, p
 articipating authors, vendors, schedules, and additional information will c
 ontinue to be announced as we approach December.</p><p><strong><a href="htt
 ps://www.anthology.org/index.php/mesa-book-festival">Explore the Mesa Book 
 Festival →</a></strong></p>
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