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Boektopia Antwerpen
After years without an Antwerp book fair, Boektopia expands to Antwerp Expo for a new book-festival edition.
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Position Boektopia Antwerpen as the return of a major regional book festival to drive foot traffic, author partnerships, and publishing industry visibility in the Benelux market.
- Celebrate the return of Antwerp's book fair after years away—partner with local authors and publishers
- Drive ticket sales and vendor participation with 'first edition' messaging around the Antwerp Expo venue
- Leverage book lovers and students as core audiences for pre-event buzz and social media campaigns
- Highlight exclusive author signings and literary events to boost attendance and media coverage
Programmetypical · 2026 TBC
Boektopia Antwerpen is a large-scale book event returning to Antwerp Expo from 10 to 15 November 2026. The festival aims to get people reading more with thousands of books and experiences in a pleasant environment, including read-alouds, signing sessions, podcast recordings, intimate reading clubs, and literary performances. In 2026, the book festival will take place not only in Kortrijk but for the first time also in Antwerpen.
- An event bringing together readers, authors, publishers and schools from across Flanders as a gathering place for book experiences
- Includes 3 dedicated school days for pupils
- youth organisations also welcome
- thousands of children and young people engaged with books, authors and stories
- Activities include inspirational stories, thousands of books, read-alouds, workshops, signing sessions and surprising discoveries for all ages
- Accessibility is a core value with reduced admission rates for visitors with limited budgets
- The event is the highlight of November Boekenmaand (November Book Month)
- Antwerpen hosts an extensive network of libraries, literary initiatives, authors, publishers, bookshops and literary organisations
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