This year’s Portland Book Festival returns to the Portland Art Museum and neighboring venues in downtown Portland on Saturday, November 2, 2024.
Join us for this all-ages, daylong celebration of books and storytelling in all forms, including author panels, pop-up readings, writing workshops, kids’ story time, an extensive book fair, local food trucks, and more.
More information can be found here. Click below to filter PBF events by different categories.
PBF Program
A free printed copy of the official Portland Book Festival program will appear in the 10/25 issue of Willamette Week, and will be available everywhere at PBF.
Printable Schedules and Festival Map
- Click here for an 11×17 printable PDF of the day-of PBF stage schedule
- Click here for an 8.5×11 printable PDF of the day-of PBF stage schedule
- Click here for an 8.5×11 printable PDF of the PBF campus map
Author lineup and schedules subject to change.
How to Attend
Portland Book Festival General Admission Passes are required for all events.
General Admission passes are required for entry into all Portland Book Festival events. Full-priced passes are $18 in advance and $25 day-of and include a $5 book fair voucher! Youth 17 & under or with a valid high school ID, veterans, and active military receive free passes! $5 Arts for All passes available for those with a SNAP/Oregon Trail Card ($5 book fair voucher not included with free or discounted passes).
Skip the lines by picking up your passes (wristbands) in advance! Advance pass buyers can pick up their wristbands at Portland’5 Centers for the Arts’ Antoinette Hatfield Hall lobby at 1111 SW Broadway, Wednesday–Friday, November 1–3 from 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. In-person ticket purchases can also be made at this time.
SPECIAL TICKETED EVENTS
Tickets to this event are limited. Get yours now!
Tickets to this event are limited. Get yours now!
View the full author lineup here.
Simplify your Portland Book Festival experience by purchasing an all-inclusive Umbrella Pass!
The Umbrella Pass includes: General Admission Festival Pass (which includes a $5 book fair voucher and entry into Portland Art Museum), Friday Night Book Market entry, premium reserved seats to the Taylor Jenkins Reid and Selma Blair events (and signed copies of their books) as as well as an exclusive Portland Book Festival tote bag.
Support Portland Book Festival
Support Portland Book Festival by joining us on the evening of Friday, November 1, for an exclusive preview of the exhibitor fair.
Enjoy complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres and treat your shelf with early access to the many book sellers and vendors! Readers Night is an opportunity to show your love for Literary Arts, donate to Portland Book Festival, meet other dedicated book lovers, and extend your Festival weekend! All ages welcome.
Additional Festival Events: PBF Cover to Cover
Starting October 28, different partners around the city will host PBF Cover to Cover events for our second annual year of this program. From storytime singalongs to poetry karaoke, there’s something for everyone to enjoy in Portland.
Vivienne Culinary Books Open House and Local Cookbook Author Social — October 28
Artist Talk as Poem — October 29
The Year of Magical Thinking — October 30
Knitters Meetup at UpUp Books — November 1
View full list of Cover to Cover events here.
| Original artwork for this year’s Portland Book Festival by Lisa Congdon, Jonathan Hill, Darren Todd, Jarlisa Shunte, and Arielle Wilkins. |
