Book Festivals by State

State guide

Virginia

The Virginia Festival of the Book is the festival verified for this state. The Virginia Center for the Book page says the 2026 festival took place in Charlottesville and that submissions are open for the 2027 festival. It describes the festival as an annual tradition that brings writers and readers together to promote books, reading, literacy, and literary culture. The page names Kalela Williams as director of the Virginia Center for the Book and gives the Center’s address as 233 4th Street NW, Suite J, Charlottesville, VA 22903, with Virginia Humanities at (434) 924-3296. The Library of Virginia is the state library agency and published a working homepage.

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

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State library or arts office
Library of Virginia
Festivals we verified
Virginia Festival of the Book
Official program page
Official page →

The festival page is partly a recap and partly a next-year call. It says the 2026 event already took place in Charlottesville and points to a 2026 schedule, while opening 2027 submissions. Volunteers are asked to email books@virginiahumanities.org. Partners and sponsors are credited as essential to a community-driven festival. This guide does not copy the 2026 schedule. People planning the next festival should use vabook.org for submission rules and dates as they are posted.

Charlottesville is the city on the Center’s address, and Virginia Humanities is the institutional home. The director’s role is described as working with colleagues and contributors across the state, so the festival is not only a university reading series, even though the phone number is a Virginia Humanities number. A visitor who wants the building can use the 4th Street NW address. A visitor who wants next year’s lineup has to wait for the site to publish it.

The Library of Virginia is the government library and archives. Use it for state history and library services, and use the Center for the Book page for the festival. No second Virginia book festival was verified in this pass. Because the page says 2026 has already occurred, do not buy travel against a 2026 Charlottesville weekend that the organizers describe as past. Keep Virginia festival plans and everyday library errands on the separate links in this entry, then recheck both.

Official resources in Virginia

Virginia Festival of the Book

Virginia Center for the Book page saying the 2026 festival was in Charlottesville and that 2027 submissions are open.

Virginia Center for the Book

Center site for the festival and related literary programs.

Library of Virginia

State library and archives agency.

Key facts for Virginia

Verified festivals and programs in Virginia

FestivalcityDetails
Virginia Festival of the BookCharlottesvilleAnnual festival of the Virginia Center for the Book. The page says 2026 took place in Charlottesville and that 2027 submissions are open.

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

What to do next

  1. Do not plan a 2026 trip; the Center’s page says that festival has already taken place.
  2. Use vabook.org for 2027 submission rules rather than an old schedule.
  3. Email books@virginiahumanities.org if you want to volunteer.
  4. Use the Library of Virginia for research, not as the festival box office.

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 Virginia, 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 Virginia's population center, for comparison only):
  3. Call to confirm Ask the official office. They have the current local rule, fee and form.
    Library of Virginia
    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 Virginia page on USA.gov can point you to the right office.
  4. Know the current info? Tell us and include a link to the official page. We check every tip before it goes up.

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