Western New York Book Arts Center is proud to announce our 15th Annual BookFest, to be held at 468 Washington Street in downtown Buffalo on Saturday, June 6th, 2026 from 11am-4pm.

A playful, hands-on celebration of book arts, printmaking, and creative curiosity  — BookFest invites everyone to INK IT UP and experience the joy of ink, paper, metal and wood type. BookFest is held in conjunction with an exhibition and opening reception in Book Arts’ Main Gallery by its Member Artist Community. Both events are free and open to the public. 

About BookFest

Held indoor & outdoors, at BookFest, attendees can:

• Peruse local, handcrafted creations in a pop-up artisan market —highlighting WNY craftspeople, artists, and writers specializing in book arts, printing, and handmade crafts.
• Experience hands-on outdoor/indoor printmaking & workshops all day for all ages. Pull a letterpress poster on Olga, a 1930’s printing press, or type a poem on a vintage typewriter. Screen print your own wearables – come with a fabric item (t-shirt or tote bag for FREE printing) or buy one from us.
• Watch BookFest’s most beloved annual spectacle: steamroller printmaking — where a construction steamroller becomes a printing press, and artist-designed blocks get inked up for large-scale printing on the street!

Proceeds raised from the event support the WNY Book Arts Center, a 501(c)3 arts education nonprofit. Please visit wnybookarts.org/bookfest for more information and updates on this exciting event!