Welcome to the Home page for the 2025 Mesa Book Festival!

Let this page be your guide for a fun day of book based fun!

Quick Navigation Guide

If you are looking to attend and see what happening, You are here! Just scroll down and start salivating at all the stuff.

Looking to see who the Vendors are? We are keeping a dynamic list here updated regularly.

Let's Talk Early Bird Discounts

OK, so the FIRST 100 attendees that find us at the Information Booth will get a $3 Golden Ticket to use at a participating vendor. Those Vendors are:

[Coming Soon]

Let's Talk Quests!

Go around the festival site, and find the quest givers- you'll find them, trust us. Get a quest and find the answer. The answer is with one of the vendors. But which one? That's what you have to find out. Prizes await!

Let's Talk Holiday Tree Reading

Coordinated by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, join one of our special guest children's book readers at the Holiday Tree.

Let's Talk Main Stage

Entertainment

10am East Valley Childrens Theater
11am Music Set
1pm Literary Costumne Contest, hosted by the Mesa Tribune
2pm Music Set
5pm Music Set

Literary Costume Contests

Come dressed as your favorite book character for the Chance to win prizes. Sponsored by the East Valley Tribune and Kids Need to Read, there are three divisions:

Kids, Age 0-12
Teens, Age 13-17
Adults, Age 18+

Winners are audience decided, so be sure to bring plenty of friends! You character can be any character that has appeared in print, here are some tips:

• If planning to compete, be sure to sign in to the information booth BEFORE 12:30pm, so we know you are coming. We'll ask for your name, and the name of the character you are dressing as and the book they are from.
• Be sure to check in at the MAIN stage by 12:45pm, so we know you are there.

Fiber First Signing Tent

Festival Sponsor Fiber First is hosting a special series of signings from their tent right at the Holiday Tree.

Kids Need to Read Signing Tent

10am-12pm Ryan Dalton (This Last Adventure)
12pm-2pm Judy Laufer (Gigglyville Series)
4pm-6pm Darren Farrell
6pm-8pm Russ Kazmierczak (Amazing Arizona Comics)

Let's Talk Food

[Details Coming Soon]

Let's Talk Games

Our Friends at Bookmaze are hosting the Bookmaze Emporium (that's what we are calling it anyway), a series of tents just North of the Main Stage.

• Open Gaming for Pokemon & MtG the whole day
• Pokemon card giveaways
• Paint and take
• Giveaway Prize Wheel
• Trivia Contests
• Game Demos

Be a Volunteer

Click Here to sign up and be a volunteer for a part of the day!