AUSTIN, Texas — The biggest literary tradition in Texas, which brings thousands to downtown Austin, returns this weekend. The Texas Book Festival is Nov. 16-17.
The event is free and open to the public. Book lovers can head downtown along 11th Street and Congress Avenue, where there will be several programs happening. The festival features more than 250 authors, including New York Times bestselling authors Malcolm Gladwell, Rumaan Alam and Xochitl Gonzalez.
Here’s a list of venues where programs will be held:
Texas Capitol (1100 Congress Avenue)
State Theatre (719 Congress Avenue)
First Baptist Church (901 Trinity Street)
First United Methodist Church (1201 Lavaca Street)
Central Presbyterian Church (200 East 8th Street)
The Contemporary Austin (700 Congress Avenue)
Texas State Library and Archives Commission (1201 Brazos Street)
The festival include book signings, youth and bilingual programs, a Saturday night Lit Crawl, cooking demonstrations, food trucks and more. While the event is free, there are two ticketed events that have already sold out. They feature Malcolm Gladwell and Matthew McConaughey.
The festival will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
The full schedule is available online.
Free parking is available in multiple State Lot parking garages on San Jacinto between 12th and 16th streets.