State guide
Kansas
The Kansas Book Festival is the festival named for this state. Its official site says the festival celebrates literary life in Kansas by connecting readers and writers, and it tells visitors to mark September 26, 2026. A further line on that page calls the day the 15th annual festival, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Washburn University. The site also mentions library grants for technology and books, exhibitor information, and volunteers. The State Library of Kansas site loaded separately. It offers a Kansas eCard for more than 250,000 digital books, Talking Books for people with print disabilities, and a Kansas 250 Bookshelf of titles by Kansans or about Kansas.
Checked against official sources on October 11, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- State library or arts office
- State Library of Kansas
- Festivals we verified
- Kansas Book Festival
- Official program page
- Official page →
The festival page is a planning page more than a finished panel grid. It says to stay tuned for author panels, performances, and activities on Saturday, September 26, and it links a plan-your-day section. It also describes a pizza gathering as a side event and notes a funding gap the festival was trying to close. Those details show an organization still assembling the day. Readers should reopen kansasbookfestival.com before travel, because a “stay tuned” schedule can change.
Washburn University is the place name printed with the September 26 hours. Topeka is the city in the festival’s mailing address on the same site, P.O. Box 3930, Topeka, KS 66604. This guide uses that address city rather than guessing a street for the university event. Exhibitor and volunteer links are on the official site. Nothing here adds a ticket price the page did not state. When two Kansas pages disagree, use the page that states the date or the service, and ignore an undated repost.
The State Library is the government reading agency. An eCard, Talking Books, and the monthly Kansas 250 Bookshelf are concrete services, including an October bookshelf the site described around horror, murder, and suspense, with books by or about Kansans. That bookshelf is a reading list, not the festival. Use the library for books and the festival site for the Washburn University day. Reopen the official links in this Kansas entry before you travel, file a form, or trust a date copied from a social repost.
Official resources in Kansas
Official festival site listing September 26, 2026, at Washburn University.
State library home for the Kansas eCard, Talking Books, and the Kansas 250 Bookshelf.
The state library page offering access to more than 250,000 digital books.
Key facts for Kansas
- The Kansas Book Festival site says to mark September 26, 2026.
- The site describes that date as the 15th annual festival, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Washburn University.
- The site’s contact block lists P.O. Box 3930, Topeka, KS 66604.
- The festival page says a fuller list of panels and activities was still forthcoming when fetched.
- The State Library of Kansas says an eCard unlocks more than 250,000 digital books.
- The State Library offers Talking Books and a Kansas 250 Bookshelf of books by or about Kansans.
Verified festivals and programs in Kansas
| Festival | city | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas Book Festival | Topeka | Site lists the 15th annual festival on September 26, 2026, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Washburn University. Mailing address is in Topeka. |
* Not published: the official page doesn't list it. Call the office to confirm before you rely on it.
What to do next
- Reopen the festival site before September 26 because the page said the activity list was still coming.
- Use Washburn University as the place named on the festival page, and Topeka as the mailing city.
- Get a Kansas eCard from the State Library if you want digital books outside festival weekend.
- Look at the Kansas 250 Bookshelf for a state-themed reading list the library actually posted.
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:
- General Start with the statewide information above. It applies across Kansas, but cities and counties can add their own steps, fees or deadlines.
- Closest verified Nearest places where we have verified local data outside this state (distance from Kansas's population center, for comparison only):
- Nebraska Celebration of Books, Nebraska · about 162 miles
- NWA Book Fest, Arkansas · about 208 miles
- Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Oklahoma · about 216 miles
- Call to confirm Ask the official office. They have the current local rule, fee and form.State Library of Kansas
Website →Phone not shown: use the contact page on the official website above.Your city or county office: Local governments →Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Kansas page on USA.gov can point you to the right office. - Know the current info? Tell us and include a link to the official page. We check every tip before it goes up.
Helpful guides
- How to use a state book festival guide
- What a book festival typically includes
- The National Book Festival
- Finding author events at the state library