Shanghai Book Fair 2026

When: Aug 12 to 18
Where:Shanghai Exhibition Center, No 1000 Middle Yan'an Road, Jing'an district Shanghai Book City, No 465 Fuzhou Road, Huangpu district

Launched in 2004, the Shanghai Book Fair is one of the earliest local book fairs in China. This year's event will be held at both the Shanghai Exhibition Center and Shanghai Book City.

In collaboration with MiniMax and AgiBot, the fair will offer AI-powered book recommendations, AI-generated videos based on book content, and robot-assisted reading experiences.

Standard admission tickets will remain at 10 yuan (about $1.48) for daytime entry and 5 yuan for evening entry. Special ticket packages featuring tie-ins with popular exhibitions such as On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas and A House of Nobility: Aesthetics and Cultivation of Life in the Mawangdui Han Tombs, as well as selected cultural and stationery products, will also be available.

Source: Intl Services Shanghai