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Boektopia Kortrijk
Flanders' large book festival at Kortrijk Xpo, the original Boektopia location now in its fifth year.
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Activate book publishers, retailers, and educational brands at Flanders' premier book festival to reach engaged readers and drive seasonal sales.
- Exclusive author meet-and-greets and book signings at Boektopia Kortrijk
- Festival discounts and limited-edition releases for book lovers
- Behind-the-scenes publishing industry insights and panel discussions
- Family-friendly reading activities and children's book launches
Programmetypical · 2026 TBC
Boektopia 2026 marks the festival's fifth edition, continuing its successful run at Kortrijk Xpo and expanding for the first time to Antwerp Expo. The organisation brings readers together around inspirational stories, thousands of books, reading moments, workshops, book signings and surprising discoveries for young and old. In 2025, Boektopia welcomed 61,575 book lovers in Kortrijk.
- Travel through thousands of books across four large halls and meet hundreds of authors and artists in performances, reading sessions, cooking demos, and book signings.
- Celebrity chef cooking demos featuring sterrenchefs as Timon Michiels and Piet Huysentruyt – "Kijken mag, proeven moet" (watching allowed, tasting mandatory).
- Live VRT radio and podcast experiences with prominent Flemish personalities.
- Belgium's largest temporary bookstore with tens of thousands of books from over 100 publishers.
- Reduced admission tariffs for visitors with limited budgets, making the festival accessible to all.
- Rich, accessible programme with reading moments, workshops, educational trajectories and programmes for schools in partnership with Iedereen Leest.