trade show
Sharjah International Book Fair
4 – 15 November 2026 · Expo Centre Sharjah · Sharjah · United Arab Emirates
- Publishing
- Media & Rights Trading
- Printing
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Why this event is listed
- Established 1982; one of the world's largest and longest-running Arabic-language book fairs
- Dedicated Publishers Conference (1–3 Nov) and ALA/SIBF Library Conference (7–9 Nov) for trade professionals
- Over $50m in cumulative sales and strong international rights-trading activity
Catalog facts
- Organizer
- Sharjah Book Authority
- Venue
- Expo Centre Sharjah
- City
- Sharjah
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Frequency
- annual
- Audience
- Publishers, literary agents, librarians and rights buyers, plus the general reading public over 12 days
- Scope
- international
- Listed attendance
- 69,000
- Listed exhibitors
- 1,200
Facts on this page come from the official listing. Empty fields mean the source did not publish them.
Questions
- When is Sharjah International Book Fair?
- Sharjah International Book Fair is listed in the EventOS catalog for 2026-11-04 to 2026-11-15.
- Where is Sharjah International Book Fair held?
- Sharjah International Book Fair is listed at Expo Centre Sharjah · Sharjah · United Arab Emirates.
- Why attend Sharjah International Book Fair?
- Established 1982; one of the world's largest and longest-running Arabic-language book fairs Dedicated Publishers Conference (1–3 Nov) and ALA/SIBF Library Conference (7–9 Nov) for trade professionals Over $50m in cumulative sales and strong international rights-trading activity
- Who organizes Sharjah International Book Fair?
- Sharjah International Book Fair is listed as organized by Sharjah Book Authority.
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Sources: sibf.com · expo-centre.ae