Miami Book Fair free day

The 42nd Annual Miami Book Fair is set for Nov. 16-23, 2025 and will feature all you've come to expect including Children's Alley, author readings throughout the eight days and plenty of entertainment. The Street Fair will be November 21-23, 2025.

The first day of the street fair, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025 admission is free.

Among the authors who will speak in the days leading up to the street fair are Barry Diller, Country Music Singer Kenney Chesney, U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze and Richard Blanco, Humorist Dave Barry, New York Times bestselling novelist Daniel Silva and Tananarie Due.

You can find the full list of authors participating in this year's Book Fair here. Street Fair hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Here are some highlights during the Street Fair:

Sunday, Nov. 16 from 4-9 p.m.:
Opening Night with Jump ‘n Funk Afrobeat Party band with Rich Medina and Kenny Dope featuring immersive visuals by Mark Hines/The Marksmen and food and drink for purchase from Smorgasburg Miami. MDC Wolfson Campus Plaza. 

Monday, Nov. 17 through Friday, Nov. 21 from 6-10 p.m.:
Lost Chapter Rooftop Lounge with nightly parties with local Miami DJ's, food and drinks for purchase from Smorgasburg Miami.

During the weekend Street Fair, Friday, Nov. 21 through Sunday, Nov. 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.:
Children's Alley with characters like Wembly Wordsmith and Rita Readsmuch with her trusty monkey pal Stanza. Kids can enjoy hands-on craft activities, storytelling and innovative experiments plus lots of fun performances.

Off the Shelf each day during the Street Fair:
Stop by and enjoy musical performances by The Turntable Sharks, Bop Shop Brass, Kemy J. and The Feel Good Fiesta, The French Horn Collective, Itawe, Miami Girls Rock Camp and Yacht Rock Miami.

Plus, the Miami Book Fair presents literary events year-round. Find all those events here.

Click here for more information on this year's featured authors.  

Admission to the Street Fair is free on Friday, November 21. For Saturday, November 23, and Sunday, Nov. 24, admission is $8 if you buy in advance online and $10 at the door. Admission is $5 for people 13 to 18 and those 62 and older. Children 12 and younger are admitted free. Adults can buy two-day tickets online for $15. 

The street fair is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. all three days.

Getting to the Book Fair

Miami Book Fair is located at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus in Downtown Miami.

• From the North: Take I-95 South and exit right onto NW 8th Street. Go straight to 5th Street. Go seven blocks to NE 2nd Ave.
• From the South: Take US 1 to I-95 North and exit right onto NW 2nd Avenue. Go north two blocks to NW 5th Street and turn right. Go east six blocks to NE 2nd Avenue and turn right.
• From the East: Take MacArthur Causeway West and exit onto Biscayne Boulevard. Go south eight blocks and turn right on NE 3rd Street.
• From the West: Take SR 836 East and exit onto I-395. Exit right onto NE 2nd Avenue. Go south eight blocks.

Miami-Dade Transit

Park at any Metrorail station for $4.50 a day and ride the Metrorail to Government Center, where you can transfer to the free Metromover. Exit at either College Bayside or College North Metromover station. Visit www.miamidade.gov/transit for more information and download the Miami-Dade Transit Tracker app for alternatuve transit routes.

Brightline

Get on at the West Palm Beach or Fort Lauderdale station and take the train to the MiamiCentral Brightline station. Transfer to Metromover’s Inner Loop and exit at the College North or College Bayside Station. Automatically save 25% off SMART class fares when you book three or more riders.

Tri-Rail

From points north, ride Tri-Rail south to the Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer Station. Board the southbound Metrorail (see Metrorail). For information on Tri-Rail, visit tri-rail.com.

Trolley

Hop-on-hop-off the free Miami Trolley, which runs regular service to downtown on its Brickell, Coral Way, Midtown, and Overtown routes. For routes and schedules, visit miamigov.com/trolley.

Miami Book Fair

Parking at the Book Fair

MDC Wolfson Campus Parking Garage: FREE parking is available at the MDC Wolfson Campus Parking Garage at 500 NE Second Avenue from Sunday, November 12 to Sunday, November 29. The entrance is on Northeast Fifth Street between First and Second avenues.

Garage No. 3: College Station (190 N.E. 3rd Street). Flat fee of $5 from Sunday, November 12, through Sunday, November 19, for Book Fair events. The entrance is on Northeast Third Street between First and Second avenues. 
 
Garage No. 4: Convention Center Garage (100 S.E. 2nd Street, Bank of America Building). Flat fee of $5 from Sunday, November 12, through Sunday, November 19, for Book Fair events. The entrance is on Southeast Second Street and Southeast Third Street.

Get maps and directions from Miami Parking Authority.

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