La Book Fair of the Retirement park is one of cultural activities most popular of Madrid 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.
After exceeding the period of pandemic, having not been held in 2020, and in 2021 having taken place in autumn and with reduced capacity, last year the Madrid Book Fair It recovered its traditional dates in spring, and now without capacity limits.
All the information in detail
Book Fair Dates 2023 in Madrid
In this year, the dates of the 2023 Book Fair in Madrid consist of from May 26 to June 11, in an edition that pays tribute to Madrid and the reading community.
This traditional fair is organized by the Association of Businessmen of the Book Trade of Madrid, Publishers Association of Madrid and Federation of National Associations of Publishing Distributors.
How many booths, publishers and booksellers are there at the Madrid Book Fair?
In the 82nd edition of the Retirement Book Fair you will be able to visit 361 booths, with a large number of participants, specifically 303 publishers, 12 distributors, 62 specialized bookstores, 51 general bookstores, 6 guilds and associations of publishers and 13 official organizations.
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 2023, which is updated as the start of the fair approaches.
Book Fair 2023 schedules in Madrid
The schedules of the 2023 Madrid Book Fair They are, Monday to Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. and from 17:00 p.m. to 21:30 p.m.; and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 10:30 a.m. to 15:00 p.m. and from 17:00 p.m. to 21:00 p.m.
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 2023 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 2023 Book Fair
Schedules and booths with author signatures at the 2023 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 2023
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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Jesus Cuesta Arana. On the 7th (Sunday), we are from 12 to 14 p.m. at the Anaya booths (208-2012), signing the book “Juan Belmonte, por las caras del tiempo”. A biography of one of the most fascinating men in history. The never told. Especially in his tragic ending. There were many mysteries left in shadowy areas to reveal. His loves, his death... for every possible buyer, in addition to the dedication, he made an original drawing about Juan Belmonte.