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Serving Baton Rouge, Louisiana (East Baton Rouge Parish)Vol. 1, No. 4
Events

Louisiana Book Festival returns downtown Oct. 31; admission is free

Events desk
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026In the Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026 edition

BATON ROUGE - The 22nd Louisiana Book Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in downtown Baton Rouge, according to the State Library of Louisiana. The festival is free and open to the public.

Events will be at the State Library, 701 N. Fourth St., the Capitol Park Museum and the surrounding area, the library says. The festival draws about 20,000 people, according to the announcement.

The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana puts on the festival. Featured authors are announced at LouisianaBookFestival.org and on the festival's social media accounts.

Source: State Library of Louisiana, “2026 Louisiana Book Festival date announced” (https://library.la.gov/about-us/news/2026-louisiana-book-festival-date-announced/).

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