THE RAINBOW BOOK FAIR
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026
What is the Rainbow Book Fair?
Photo by bleu santiago
The New York Rainbow Book Fair is the largest LGBTQ+ book event in the US. Over a hundred authors, artists, and publishers travel from all over the country and the world as well as from our own backyard to participate in the Fair, running the gamut of LGBTQ+ literature: from poetry to comix, from scholarly and serious to campy and zany, from books for young readers to adult books. And over a thousand enthusiastic readers make their way up and down three floors of the LGBT Community Center.
Our 14th Fair will be on Saturday May 9th at the LGBT Center, 208 West 13th Street, in Greenwich Village, New York, NY, from 12 noon until 6 PM.
The Center is wheelchair accessible. Sign language interpreters are available upon advance request.
Books showed me the way of life.
—Emperor Hadrian
“The book fair is always a highlight of my year. Hell, everything started for me at the Rainbow Book Fair.”
SPECIAL EVENT!
The Rainbow Book Fair proudly presents
TBA
Room 310 5:00PM
BREAKING NEWS! TBA!!!
A Very Special BILINGUAL Drag Story Hour! 4:00PM
Bella Noche, a mermaid-fabulous drag queen and New York native will host a
BILINGUAL Drag Queen Story Hour at 4:00PM in Room 310!
Bella Noche, una drag queen neoyorquina con un toque de sirena, presentará
una Hora de Cuentos Drag Queen BILINGÜE a las 16:00 h en la Sala 310.
Do You Love RBF? DONATE!
All vendors receive entry to our wine and cheese afterparty,
and a listing on our website!
Many Thanks to Gival Press for their generous support!
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WHO should exhibit?
Artists! Authors! Self-Publishers! Publishers! Bookstores! Dealers! Collectors!
WHAT kind of work will we see?
Children's books, graphic novels, printed art, award-winning literature, young adult fiction, art books, adult materials, photography books, and much, much more!
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Do you need more real estate for you new book? Does your imprint require more tables for more authors? Does your heart have more love for Rainbow Book Fair? Upgrade to Sponsor!
Sponsors help RBF where it counts!
SILVER LEVEL
-be included in all our promotional materials
-guaranteed 5-minute slots for 3 readers in our reading sessions
-one table
-front page placement for your logo on the website
GOLD
-all of the above
-AND an assigned and dedicated reading session of 25 minutes for you to use however you like.
-one table
-front page placement for your logo on the website
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Rainbow Book Fair needs DONORS, to create its programs and continue to have the richness of its outreach that have made it a destination for LGBT readers, writers, performers, artists, publishers, booksellers, and cultural followers from all over the world. Donors are the lifeblood and backbone of RBF!
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Volunteers help us set up and run the event at Rainbow Book Fair. We also need smart, engaged, talented people to help plan the Fair, year-round—join us! Write us at rainbowbookfair123@gmail.com Please let us know if you want to help us plan the FAIR or help out day of the event.
Rainbow Book Fair has partnered with Events.com for Table & Ticket sales
The theme of this year's Rainbow Book Fair is “Books Change Our Lives!” something that all book people know to be true. Whether it was a novel, a comic, a memoir, or a poem, many of us found a home for ourselves in reading. We can read alone, with friends, or in groups -- queer books can be informative, sexy, community-building, hilarious, and sometimes infuriating.
Come to the RBF to find your next life-changing book (or find a new copy of the one that’s now falling apart!).
Don’t forget our annual Drag Story Hour, a celebration of gender fabulousness for children of all ages.
PLUS, we’ll be hosting the Come Hear! an annual poetry marathon, As always there will featured readers, stars in their own right, as well as a wide roster of short readings in every genre. Interested in a 5-minute reading time slot? Click HERE.
The 2026 New York Rainbow Book Fair will be at the LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th Street, from 12-6pm.
For more information about the RBF email us at rainbowbookfair123@gmail.com.
To register as an exhibitor, go to: Events.com.
ARTISTS, AUTHORS & PUBLISHERS!
VENDOR TABLE REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Books Change Our Lives!
The event is free, with a suggested donation of $5.00
Suggested donation: $5; more if you can, less if you can't.
Exhibitors do NOT need to register for attendance.
