Western New York Book Arts Center is proud to announce our 18th Annual Edible Book Festival, to be held at 468 Washington Street in downtown Buffalo on Saturday, March 28th, 2026 from 11am-2pm.

The Edible Book Festival is a family-friendly, international festival held annually on or around April 1, inviting participants to create EDIBLE creations inspired by a book. Edible Book creations are ranked by local ‘celebrity judges’ and the winning artist chefs are awarded with surprise prizes. Then we eat our words! All are welcome to partake in eating the books after winners are announced.

Fun for all ages, in addition to the edible book exhibition, competition, and ingestion, festivities include basket raffles, literary vendors and hands-on bookmaking and printmaking workshops in our studio.

Create an Edible Book for YOUR chance to win prizes!: Registration is OPEN until Friday, March 27th (9pm) to enter a 100% edible & handmade Edible Book. Community members of all skill levels and ages are encouraged to submit. We have two age categories, ‘Youth & Family’ and ‘Adult.’

Admission to the event is $5 ($3 for members of Book Arts). Purchase tickets at the door or pre-purchase admission tickets online. Children under 5 are FREE! Proceeds from ticket sales, entry fees, and basket raffles go towards ongoing programming at the WNY Book Arts Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

For information visit: https://wnybookarts.org/edible-book-festival-2026/