• 49 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

The 2026 Saratoga Book Festival
October 1st - 4th

Announcing: Eric Idle at UPH, Thursday, October 1

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

Our team is busy working on more plans for 2026!
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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!

Visit the 2026 Literary Night Market & KidZone

Featuring over 60 local authors and booksellers. 

Join us for an evening where stories come to life at Saratoga’s Literary Night Market. Browse books and meet more than 60 local authors and booksellers in fiction, fantasy, self-help, memoir, thrillers, education, romance, art, horror and more! 

Enjoy live music, light bites, a cash bar, and a fantastic showcase of local authors and literary-themed vendors.

Over 40 local children’s authors and publishers.

The Saratoga Book Festival KidZone 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!

Vendor Highlights: Magic Matt Entertainment, Ben & Jerry’s, Saratoga Springs Publishing, The Dark Horse Mercantile, and more.

Previous Marketplace Photos

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Night Market Great Hall 1
Night Market Great Hall 4
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Night Market Crackling Enbers
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Night Market Great Hall 2

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…

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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.

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Reservations and Tickets

  • 2026 Events Coming soon!
  • Nearly All Sessions are FREE!
  • Beyond the Book Sessions

Over 30 Sessions
Oct 1 - 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

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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Our 2026 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.

Our 2026 Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

Susan Bokan

Benefactor Sponsor

Gold Patron Sponsors

Adirondack Trust Company
Naomi & Jeffrey Allen
Jeffrey & Bart Altamari
Ellen & Brad Beal
Saratoga Springs Publishing/Vicki Adesso Dodd*
Dawn Sauer
Stewarts Holiday Match

*KidZone Sponsor

Silver Patron Sponsors

George & Susan Bergmann
Joyce Bouyea
Business for Good
Jennifer Coffey
Melanie Gerace
Denise & Eric Gordon
Chris and Gary Harkins
King Wealth Management
Janet & Ed Lindner
Margaret Lynch
Kathryn Madden
Marcelle Foundation
Peter & Chris Martin

Mary Martini Faith
Cathy & Elliot Masie
Robert & Marcia Miller
Niles Wealth Management of Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC
Shreya Patel
Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation
Ike Pulver
Daniel & Drayton Reilly
Kelly Reinhardt
Kevin and Maryann Ryan
Ann Samuelson

Bronze Patron Sponsors

D.A. Collins Companies
Heather Crocker
Decrescente Distributing Co.
DeJonghe Original Jewlers
Sandra DeLorenzo

Marilyn Devine
Marsha & Steven Dolinsky
Todd & Ellen Downing
Patricia Egan
Peter Faith

Friends of the Saratoga Book Festival

A.C. Riley
Jessica Schwartzman
Spencer Sherry
Alpin Haus
BPi Mechanical Service

Lauren & Tim Hatch
Kristine Hatch
Klare Ingram

In-Kind & Community Sponsors

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