Las Vegas Book Festival — 25th Anniversary
Sat, Oct 17
|Historic Fifth Street School
The Las Vegas Book Festival celebrates 25 years with headline authors, panel discussions, and book signings at the Historic Fifth Street School. Free and open to all ages. October 17, 10 AM–5 PM, downtown Las Vegas.
Time & Location
Oct 17, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT
Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S 4th St, Las Vegas, NV 89101, USA
Guests
About the event
The largest literary event in Nevada turns 25 this year. The Las Vegas Book Festival returns downtown to the Historic Fifth Street School with a full day of headline authors, panel discussions, and book signings — free and open to all ages.
This year's headliners include Tony Weaver Jr., Natalie Baszile, Jon Ralston, Ayana Gray, Clarence A. Haynes, Kimberly Lemming, Meghan Le Fay, Vanessa L. Torres, and Yasmin Angoe. Local television reporter and political analyst Steve Sebelius will interview Jon Ralston on his book "The Game Changer: How Harry Reid Remade the Rules and Showed Democrats How to Fight."
Don't miss "Legends, Myths and Aliens Too!" — an out-of-this-world panel bringing together Ayana Gray, Clarence A. Haynes, Kimberly Lemming, Meghan Le Fay, Vanessa L. Torres, and Yasmin Angoe to explore supernatural secrets, sweeping fantasy worlds, and comedic science fiction from some of the genre's best-selling authors. From ancient lore to…