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The 2026 Savannah Book Festival will be held on February 5-8. A full schedule of events will be released closer to the Festival.
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Welcome to the Savannah Book Festival!
February 5-8, 2026
When and Where is SBF?
The 2026 Savannah Book Festival will be held on February 5-8. A full schedule of events will be released closer to the Festival.
Our four-day Festival takes place in Savannah’s Historic District against a backdrop of stunning historic buildings, cascading Spanish moss, and blooming Azaleas. Each year, over 9,000 people join us for three ticketed Headliner Address events and for our free Festival Saturday.
Festival Saturday presentations take place in museums, churches, and theaters in and around the historic Telfair, Wright, and Chippewa Squares in the heart of Downtown Savannah. Our lineup of nationally-recognized authors from wide-ranging genres give 30-minute solo presentations on their creative process, followed by a Q&A and book signing.
Headliner Addresses are ticketed events presented in the Historic Lucas Theater in Downtown Savannah. Headliners give a 45-minute presentation on their creative process and life as a writer, followed by a Q&A and book signing. Sponsors and Literati members receive guaranteed access to Headliner Addresses.
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News & Updates
2025 Festival Saturday Schedule
The 2025 Festival Schedule is now live! You can visit the Festival Saturday Schedule page to download the PDF version with clickable links to each author page. Also live now is our 2025 panel discussions. Our panels this year are: Mastering the Craft Strong Female...
SBF 2025 Ticket Information
From General to Pre-Sale: All You Need to Know for Ticket Purchases! We are pleased to announce that general admission tickets to the Opening, Keynote and Closing Address events go on sale Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10 AM. To buy tickets, please visit our homepage...
SBF 2025’s Closing Address Headliner Is Ben Mezrich!
Our third and final headliner is Ben Mezrich! He will deliver the Closing Address on Sunday, February 9 2024. Ben Mezrich is the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires (adapted by Aaron Sorkin into the David Fincher film The Social...
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Savannah Book Festival
“Book-It Tuesday” ROUND 3!!!📘💫 Here are our next five INCREDIBLE authors.
Keep an eye out for our 2026 Headliner Announcements…coming so soon! Get excited!
Each Tuesday we’ll reveal of our amazing authors, so stay tuned here on Facebook, on Instagram, and on X. Make sure to visit the “Meet the Authors” page on our website for a more in-depth view of the authors and their books.
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Kevin Wilson!!! Ok - now is not the time to panic!! 🙀
SO excited about Kevin Wilson!! I've been a fan since NOTHING TO SEE HERE and can't wait to meet him 🤩!
Courtney Gonzales
Crystal Vitale
ROUND 2 of “Book-It Tuesday” is here! 📚🍂🙌
We are so excited to share with you the next five incredible authors for our 2026 Festival Saturday.
Book-It Tuesday’s will continue through October and early November until all of our amazing Festival Saturday authors have been announced.
Keep an eye out each Tuesday on our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and visit the “Meet the Authors” page on our website for a more in-depth view on the authors and their books.
#SBF2026 #books #bookittuesday
#author #SBF #SavannahBookFestival #savannahgeorgia
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Yay! So excited to see Madeline Martin here!!
Listening to Sean Dietrich read OVER YONDER now…so much tongue-in-cheek humor!
Reading Heartwood (previously announced) now. Fantastic!
I can’t wait to see these each week!
The 2026 Savannah Book Festival is approaching and “Book-It Tuesdays”—our weekly announcements of Festival Saturday authors—have begun!
Every Tuesday, we will announce a handful of this year’s authors until all authors have been announced. Stay tuned for the 2026 Headlining Authors announcement!
Keep an eye out each Tuesday on our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and visit the “Meet the Authors” page on our website for a more in-depth view on the authors and their books.
#SBF2026 #bookittuesdays #books #bookstagram #author #SBF #SavannahBookFestival #savannahgeorgia
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That time already
What are the dates for the festival?
Sherrie Gainey Lemieux
Courtney Gonzales
We appreciate the support of our Chairperson’s Circle:
Beekman Family
David & Nancy Cintron
Robert Faircloth
Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation
Betsy Lancaster
Drs. Mickey and Kristin Ott
Gerald D. & Helen M. Stephens Foundation
Robert and Linda Zerbe
Thank you to our independent
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