The Gothenburg Book Fair (also known as ''Göteborg Book Fair'', ''Bok & Bibliotek'', ''Bok- och biblioteksmässan'' or ''Bokmässan'') is an annual event held in

Gothenburg Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...

, Sweden, since 1985.

Overview

It started primarily as a trade fair (for librarians and teachers), but is now the largest literary festival in

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and the second largest book fair in Europe after the

Frankfurt Book Fair The Frankfurt Book Fair (German: , FBM) is the world's largest trade fair for books, based on the number of publishing companies represented. The five-day annual event in mid-October is held at the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds in Frankfurt am ...

. The book fair usually takes place in the last week of September each year. It has around 100,000 visitors and 900 exhibitors annually.

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* Recurring events established in 1985 Book fairs in Sweden Festivals in Sweden Culture in Gothenburg 1985 establishments in Sweden Events in Gothenburg 1980s establishments in Gothenburg and Bohus County {{Sweden-stub