Printers Row Lit Fest
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Printers Row Lit Fest was founded in 1985 by the Near South Planning Board to attract visitors to the Printers Row neighborhood (once the city's bookmaking hub) in the South Loop of Chicago. By 2002 it had grown to five city blocks (on Dearborn, from Ida B. Wells Drive to Polk), attracting more than 200 booksellers from across the country displaying new, used and antiquarian books, and featuring s
04/24/2026
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT📣
Get ready for the 41st Annual Printers Row Lit Fest, the Midwest’s largest outdoor literary celebration (and it’s FREE)! 📚
📆SAVE THE DATES:
Saturday, September 12 & Sunday, September 13
10 AM - 6 PM
📍LOCATION
Chicago IL - South Dearborn Street, from Ida B. Wells to Polk Street, in the heart of historic Printers Row.
✨What to Expect:
🎪6 stages
📚70+ Literary Programs
📖200+ booksellers & exhibitors
🎙️200+ incredible presenters
🎟️FREE entry to Lit Fest & programs
Who’s coming with you?? ⬇️
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For more info visit
PrintersRowLitFest.org
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620 S Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL
60605
Opening Hours
| Saturday | 10am - 6pm |
| Sunday | 10am - 6pm |
