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National Book Festival
Washington, DC · Arts & Culture
- When
- August 21, 2027
- Where
- Walter E. Washington Convention Center · Washington · DC
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
The Library of Congress fills the Walter E. Washington Convention Center with hundreds of authors for panels, signings and genre stages, plus a poetry stage and children's pavilion. Admission is free but requires timed-entry tickets. It has run annually since 2001.
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