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Save the Dates for the 2026 Saratoga Book Festival
October 2 - 4, 2026
Our team is busy working on plans for 2026! Please like us at Facebook and Instagram for the latest Festival news. Member of a book club?? We’d love to hear more about you and the books your club reads. Drop us a line at sbfinfo@fsspl.org and let’s talk!
Announcing The 2026 Saratoga Book Festival Literary Night Market and KidZone
Applications are now available for the both the Night Market and KidZone
Friday, October 2, 2026 at Universal Preservation Hall, 6pm – 9pm
Enjoy live music, light bites, a cash bar, and a fantastic showcase of local authors and literary-themed vendors.
Sunday, October 4, 2026 at The Children’s Museum at Saratoga, 1pm – 4pm
The Saratoga Book Festival KidZone Marketplace is a book event designed for kids and their families and offers a chance for children’s authors to meet young readers in a fun setting. In addition to meeting many wonderful authors, there will be special exhibitors to entertain and enhance this book showcasing experience!
Thank you for attending the 2025 Saratoga Book Festival
We are grateful to all of our authors, panelists, sponsors, donors, vendors, volunteers, and to all of you who joined us at our fifth annual celebration of reading in beautiful downtown Saratoga Springs!
Announcing the 2025 Headliners
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Volunteers Needed!
It truly takes a village to put on a Festival! Each year, over 40 volunteers help as greeters, booksellers, room hosts, drivers and more. Please consider being a 2025 SBF Volunteer! Click the button below to get started…
SBF Needs Your Support!
Saratoga Book Festival depends on sponsors and individual donors in order to provide free admission to all general sessions and youth programs.
Reservations and Tickets
- 2026 Events Coming soon!
- Nearly All Sessions are FREE!
- Beyond the Book Sessions
Over 30 Sessions
Oct 2 - 4, City-Wide!
- Saratoga Springs Public Library
- Universal Preservation Hall
- Caffè Lena
- Saratoga Arts
- and more…
- Over 30 Children’s & Young Adult Authors
- Read-Alouds and Story Books
- Activities and sessions for kids of all ages
- Many books for sale
Visit the 2026 Literary Night Market & KidZone
Meet Local Authors:
Adult Authors: Friday, October 2, 6pm – 9pm at the Literary Night Market at Universal Preservation Hall
Children’s Authors: Sunday, October 4, 1pm – 4pm at the KidZone at The Children’s Museum at Saratoga.
Applications are now available for the both the 2026 Night Market and KidZone
What is the Saratoga Book Festival?
- Keynote Author Presentations Featuring Best-Selling Authors
- Book Chats Highlighting the Latest in Literature
- Panel Discussions on Hot Topics
- Book Signings
- Literary Marketplace
- And so much more…
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Saratoga Book Festival is committed to the health and safety of our authors, participants, and volunteers. Click the button below for the latest information about the Festival's COVID-19 policies and procedures.
Thank You to Our 2025 Cultural & Programming Partners
Saratoga Arts made this program possible through the Community Arts Regrant Program, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Thank You to Our 2025 Sponsors
Benefactor Sponsor
Gold Patron Sponsors
Adirondack Trust Company, Charlie Wait
Ellen & Brad Beal
Leverage with Media PR, Lauren Cobello*
The Marcelle Foundation
Dawn & Dan Sauer
Saratoga Spring Publishing, Vicki Adesso Dodd**
*Literary Night Market Sponsor
**KidZone Sponsor
Silver Patron Sponsors
Joyce Bouyea
Business for Good Foundation
Ellen & Todd Downing
King Wealth Management, Sally King
Niles Wealth Management of Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC
Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation
Ike Pulver
Stewart’s Holiday Match
Walmart
Bronze Patron Sponsors
Jeff & Bart Altamari
Susan Bergmann
Dave Collins
Eric & Denise Gordon
Margaret Lynch
Almeda Riley
Kevin Ryan
Friends of the Saratoga Book Festival
Naomi Allen
Heather Crocker
Marsha Dolinsky
DeJonghe Original Jewelers
Patricia Egan
Peter Faith
Mary Martini Faith
Chris and Gary Harkins
Kristine Hatch
Kathryn Madden
Kelly Reinhardt
Ann Samuelson
Jessica Schwartzman
In-Kind & Community Sponsors
