Sep 9th 2023

Printers Row Literary Festival

@ Printers Row

620 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60605

Opening Saturday, September 9th, from 10AM - 6PM

On view through Sunday, September 10th

The Printers Row Lit Fest (PRLF), the largest free outdoor literary showcase in the Midwest, is a community-based celebration for book lovers presented by the not-for-profit Near South Planning Board.

More than 100,000 visitors are expected over the two-day festival, which will feature carefully selected offerings from over 100 booksellers; everything from the tattered to the rare to ‘hot off the press,’ newly published works. Attendees can also participate in a variety of programs for kids, young adults, and grownups.

The Printers Row Lit Fest is celebrating its 38th year. Created by the Near South Planning Board, the Fest, originally called the Printers Row Book Fair, was initially intended to attract visitors to the Printers Row neighborhood on Chicago’s Near South Side, which had previously been a major publishing hub.

Over the decades, the event has grown into the largest Midwest book festival collecting some remarkable statistics; over 20 million visitors have attended the event, hundreds of authors have spoken, and millions of books have made their way onto the shelves of eager readers. We look forward to a splendid, robust and renewed bibliographic celebration with you in 2023!

One of the most important literary events in the country, the PRLF for 2023 will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9th and 10th in Chicago’s Printers Row neighborhood

Dates: Saturday, Sept. 9 and Sunday, Sept. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Address: Printers Row Lit Fest is located on historic Printers Row (once the
bookmaking hub of Chicago!), on and around the area of Dearborn Street, from Polk Street to Ida B. Wells Drive in Chicago.

For a full schedule of events, please visit: http://printersrowlitfest.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-PRLF-Schedule-in-List-Form-1.pdf

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