La Book Fair of the Retirement park is one of cultural activities most popular of Barcelona during the spring, and during the two weeks that it is celebrated it usually attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors.
In this way, each year the Retiro Car ride It is filled with booths in which books are the main protagonists, with a great atmosphere of visitors, especially during the weekends.
In the last edition of 2024 the Madrid Book Fair It received 1,061 million visitors, the most prominent of whom were those over 40, with 15 percent of them being foreign visitors.
During the fair, 585.000 copies of 245.000 different titles were sold, and more than 7.000 book signings took place, with the participation of 2.504 male and 2.088 female authors.
All the information in detail
Dates of the 2025 Book Fair in Madrid
In this year, the dates of the 2025 Book Fair in Madrid are from May 30 to June 15.
This traditional fair is organized by the Association of Businessmen of the Book Trade of Madrid, Publishers Association of Madrid and the Federation of National Associations of Publishing Distributors.
How many booths, publishers and booksellers are there at the Madrid Book Fair?
In the 84nd edition of the Retirement Book Fair you will be able to visit 366 booths, with a large number of participants, specifically 433 publishing houses, significantly increasing the number of small publishing houses thanks to a new layout of the fair's central space.
In addition, 122 bookstores participate, of which 63 are specialized and 59 are general.
But in addition to the possibility of seeing and buying the latest releases on the publishing scene, along with the books, they have all the prominence the most famous authors who go to their publishers' booths for the traditional book signing.
Below you have access to the more useful information to plan your visit to the Madrid Book Fair 2025, which is updated as the start of the fair approaches.
Book Fair 2025 schedules in Madrid
Los schedules of the 2025 Madrid Book Fair Monday to Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. and 17:00 p.m. to 21:00 p.m.; Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. and 17:00 p.m. to 22:00 p.m.; and Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays, 10:30 a.m. to 15:00 p.m. and 17:00 p.m. to 21:00 p.m.
Where is and how to get to the Retiro Book Fair
La Madrid Book Fair is located in the Retiro Car Ride, where it is advisable to arrive by public transport.
Here you have information on the nearest metro stations, the bus lines you can use, and the location of the nearest public parking lots to leave your car.
Exhibitors and booths at the 2025 Book Fair
With more than 350 booths from publishers, bookstores and public institutions, here you can check the participants in this year's edition
- Bookstores, exhibitors and booths at the 2025 Book Fair
Schedules and booths with author signatures at the 2025 Book Fair
La signature of the authors of the books that we buy is one of the most requested activities by visitors in the Madrid Book Fair.
Here you have the list of authors who come to the fair to sign their copies, and the schedules and booths where they carry them out.
- Signatures of authors, schedules and booths
Program of Activities at the Book Fair 2025
On the occasion of the celebration of the Book Fair, and during its dates, numerous cultural and leisure activities.
Here you have the complete program for this year's edition.
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