Returning to the Michigan Union on Sunday, OCTOBER 11, 2026.
The Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair will return to the Michigan Union on the campus of the University of Michigan on Sunday, October 11, 2026 (from 11am until 5pm) for its 50th year.* Dealers reported good crowds in October 2025. The students will be on campus in 2026, the Probility Ann Arbor Marathon will have happened the week before, and Ann Arbor will be lively in its autumn panoply.
The five dollar admission fee will benefit the William L. Clements Library.
The Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair has brought together booksellers and dealers from across America for nearly five decades, handling a wide range of old and rare books, Americana, children’s books, autographs and manuscripts, maps, prints, ephemera, photography, fine press material and more.
See real books. See real people. See a real book fair. See you in October!
For information about the fair or to inquire about exhibiting, contact Jay Platt at the West Side Book Shop, (734) 995-1891 or via email.
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* This, however, is called the 47th book fair, probably.