Book Festivals by State

State guide

Indiana

This research did not verify a statewide Indiana book festival. The Indiana State Library’s site did load, and it documents public programs at 315 West Ohio Street in Indianapolis. The library said it would close Monday, October 12, and pointed patrons to Ask-a-Librarian, INSPIRE, and digital collections, with the phone number (317) 232-3675 published on the page. It announced a Genealogy and Local History Fair on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., themed “America 250: Researching Our Early American Ancestors,” with presentations and exhibitors. It also described a summer lecture series on DNA, medical history, and probate records.

Checked against official sources on October 11, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.

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The genealogy fair is a state-library public day, not a literary festival of novelists. The page says it features a full day of genealogy presentations and exhibitors under an America 250 theme. That is still a book-and-records event: people come to learn how to research ancestors in printed and archival sources. Readers who expected author panels should not substitute this fair for a book festival. Readers who want family-history talks will find the date and theme on the library’s own news note.

The summer lecture series is the other documented public program. The library said presentations on DNA, medical history, and probate records would return on the second Saturday of June, July, and August. Together with the October fair, these are the Indianapolis programs this search could verify. The building address and the Ask-a-Librarian contact are how a visitor confirms hours before going downtown. If Indiana State Library updates hours, a venue, or a deadline, the live page replaces this Indiana summary.

No official page fetched here named an Indiana book festival with authors, a host city, and a current date. Until one does, the State Library is the agency to cite. Local public libraries may host authors on their own calendars. Those appearances are not upgraded into a statewide festival in this guide. Check in.gov/library before you travel for the genealogy fair, because a holiday closure and a Saturday program are different days.

Official resources in Indiana

Indiana State Library

Official library site with the genealogy fair announcement, lecture series, and Indianapolis address.

Ask-a-Librarian

The library page directs research questions to Ask-a-Librarian, email, phone, and chat.

INSPIRE

The same page names INSPIRE and digital collections as services available when the building is closed.

Key facts for Indiana

Verified festivals and programs in Indiana

FestivalcityDetails
Indiana State Library Genealogy and Local History FairIndianapolisState Library program on October 24, 2026, at 315 West Ohio Street, focused on early American genealogy. Not a book festival.

* Not published: the official page doesn't list it. Call the office to confirm before you rely on it.

What to do next

  1. Treat the October 24 genealogy fair as a history program, not as a novelist festival.
  2. Confirm the library is open; the site posted an October 12 holiday closure.
  3. Use Ask-a-Librarian if you cannot visit 315 West Ohio Street in person.
  4. Do not invent a statewide book festival date from a private events listing.

Not seeing your festival or county?

We list a festival only when an official government page publishes its rules. If yours isn't in the table above, it may not publish them online yet. Here's what to use instead, in order:

  1. General Start with the statewide information above. It applies across Indiana, but cities and counties can add their own steps, fees or deadlines.
  2. Closest verified Nearest places where we have verified local data outside this state (distance from Indiana's population center, for comparison only):
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