Gaithersburg Book Festival

Diverse Gaithersburg Poetry Reading Series Celebrates National Poetry Month And 15 Years Of The Gaithersburg Book Festival

Poetry Contest
High school students from across the Washington Metropolitan Area are invited to submit poems to the 2024 Gaithersburg Book Festival Poetry Contest.

Children's Village
Find A Wonderful World Of Activities For Families In The Children's Village

Award-winning children's and YA authors speak about their recent books and give you an inside look into what inspires them! Visit the Featured Authors page to view this year's line-up.

All books will be available for purchase from the onsite Politics and Prose Book Store. We encourage you to support this fabulous local institution

We also offer several free writing and illustrating workshops to engage and stimulate your child's book curiosity and interest in reading, writing and illustrating! Visit the Children's Workshops page for this year's topics and schedule.

Writing Workshops For Adults And Teens
The GBF is proud to offer FREE writing workshops for adults and teens. Our 2024 GBF workshops will be listed in late March of 2024.