Lahore International Book Fair

Lahore International Book Fair is one of the largest and annually international book fair held in Lahore, Pakistan.[1] It is held in Expo Center, Johar Town, Lahore for five days and receives thousands of people from different walks of life.[2] It is a significant educational and cultural event in the city.[3][4]

Lahore has been a centre for publications and to date holds that distinction as more than 80 percent of books in Pakistan and remains the centre of literary, educational and cultural activity in Pakistan.[3] Around 165 local and foreign publishers and education-related organisations have set up stalls in the book fair on a variety of topics, including Islam, history, education, computer and information technology, engineering, business management, medical sciences, agriculture, literature, law and children literature.[5] Foreign publishers represented in the book fair hail from regions such as Middle East, UK, United States and India.[6] This year's book fair would be the first one in the spring (there was one in May, 2022) after a hiatus of 3 years due to COVID, and will run from March 1st to 5th. [7]