Buenos Aires Book Fair
The 48th Buenos Aires Book Fair
More than 1,126,000 visitors visited the 42,163.5 square meters of exhibition space during the 19 days of the 48th Buenos Aires International Book Fair. This large number of visitors shows that the Fair continues to be the great cultural event in Latin America and that, despite the crisis, its halls, proposals and activities have been full since the opening day.
Furthermore, with a view to 2025, it was announced that Riyadh will be the Guest of Honor City of the 49th Buenos Aires International Book Fair.
Official opening
The opening ceremony of the 48th Book Fair of Buenos Aires was held on Thursday, April 25 at 6PM. Writer Liliana Heker delivered the opening remarks. Admission to the event was exclusively by special invitation.
Guest City
We had the honor to receiving Lisbon as our Guest of Honor City in the last edition of the Book Fair of Buenos Aires.
Learn about the previous Guest of Honor Cities. (Ciudades Invitadas de Honor.)
Tickets, promotions, and discounts
Free admission
- Every day admission was free for children under 12 (inclusive), school visits and people with disabilities.
- Every day admission was free for teachers, as long as they show a salary receipt or proof of condition.
- Monday to Friday admission was free for students, retirees, and pensioners. In all cases it is necessary to show proof of condition.
- Fair Night: On April 27, admission was free from 20PM
Access points
The entrance gates and the respective ticket offices was located at:
Avenida Santa Fe 4201
Avenida Sarmiento 2704 and parking lot
Avenida Cerviño 4474 (ticket office enabled for debit payment) and parking lot
Our Fair
It is organized by Fundación El Libro, a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote books and reading habits. Held for the first time in 1975, the Book Fair has grown stronger over the years and today is one of the most important cultural events in the world.
During the first three days, the Fair is devoted to the publishing industry and the training of professionals. Publishers, booksellers, distributors, literary agents, graphic designers, translators, illustrators, and librarians get together to engage in commercial exchanges, do business and participate in seminars intended to update professionals on the latest developments in the industry. It also dedicates a significant number of activities to teachers and other reading mediators, who are considered to be fundamental pillars.
On Thursday 26, the Fair opens to the general public and becomes a true ‘city of books’, with an exhibition space that extends over more than 45,000 square meters, and houses around 1,500 exhibitors from more than 40 countries. It stands out because it offers an extensive program that includes some 1,500 cultural proposals: conferences, book presentations, courses, talks, book signings, a poetry festival, a storytellers’ meeting, and a micro-fiction day, among many other activities. The Fair has been honored with the visits of authors of the stature of José Saramago, Paul Auster, John M. Coetzee, Mario Vargas Llosa, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Italo Calvino, Jorge Amado, Susan Sontag, Ray Bradbury, Elena Poniatowska, Doris Lessing, Julián Marías, Edgar Morin, Hanif Kureishi, Eduardo Galeano, José Donoso, Camilo José Cela, Tom Wolfe, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Wilbur Smith, Marc Augé, Cees Nooteboom, Carlos Fuentes, and Henning Mankell, to name just a few.