The Mumbai Book Festival 2026 is scheduled to take place from November 24 to 29 at the University of Mumbai’s Kalina Campus. According to organisers, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched the festival logo and official website, marking the start of preparations for the six-day literary and cultural event. The festival is being led by National Book Trust, India, with the University of Mumbai, Maharashtra Government and BMC as institutional partners. Organisers said the event will showcase books, literature and cultural programming across Indian languages.
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The six-day literary and cultural festival will run from November 24 to 29 at the University of Mumbai’s Kalina Campus, bringing readers, publishers, authors and families together.
According to the organisers, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched the Mumbai Book Festival 2026 logo and official website, beginning the countdown to November’s six-day event.
The festival is scheduled from November 24 to 29, 2026, at the University of Mumbai’s Kalina Campus, bringing books, literature, arts and cultural programming together.
The official festival website confirms the November dates and Kalina venue, while National Book Trust, India separately lists the Mumbai Book Fair across the same period.
The organisers’ announcement says the festival is being led by National Book Trust, India under the Ministry of Education, Government of India, with institutional partners.
Those partners are identified as the University of Mumbai, the Government of Maharashtra and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, reflecting a multi-institutional effort around reading and culture.
Key organisers and institutional leadership
Present at the launch, according to the organisers, were MLA and chief organiser Ameet Satam, chief convenor Acharya Pawan Tripathi and NBT-India chairman Professor Milind Sudhakar Marathe.
University of Mumbai Vice-Chancellor Professor Ravindra D. Kulkarni and NBT-India Director Yuvraj Malik were also named among those attending the launch ceremony in Mumbai.
The festival website identifies Ameet Satam as chief organiser, Acharya Pawan Tripathi as chief convenor, Professor Milind Sudhakar Marathe as chief patron, and Kulkarni as advisor.
Organisers say the festival will promote Marathi, Hindi and other Indian languages alongside literature and culture, with extensive opportunities for readers, publishers, authors and students.
The supplied announcement refers to more than 600 stalls, although the official festival website currently advertises more than 500 book stalls and national and international exhibitors.
That difference represents a discrepancy between the supplied announcement and current published website information, making the final confirmed exhibitor and stall count important closer to opening.
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Mumbai Book Festival 2026 to combine literature and culture
Beyond book displays, the official website lists literary discussions, book launches, children’s activities, workshops and cultural performances, positioning the festival as a broad public cultural programme.
It also lists an Authors Corner, exhibition spaces and hands-on workshops, while cultural performances are scheduled during festival evenings from November 24 through November 29.
Children’s programming is planned around storytelling, workshops, panel discussions, quizzes and contests, expanding the festival’s focus beyond publishing trade activity to younger readers and families.
The festival is inviting students, families, readers, publishers, authors, institutions, volunteers, exhibitors, speakers and sponsors to register through its official website before attending or participating.
Visitor entry is free, according to the official festival website, which also states that parking at the University of Mumbai’s Kalina Campus will be available without charge.
National Book Trust’s separate fair listing confirms the venue and dates, placing the event from November 24 through November 29 and showing exhibitor booking activity already underway.
Multilingual platform for readers, authors and publishers
For Mumbai, the festival creates a large multilingual platform connecting publishing, education and cultural programming while giving Marathi, Hindi and other Indian-language literature prominent public visibility.
Sprouts News notes that the festival’s final programme remains under development, with the official website saying its detailed schedule will be updated as preparations advance.
With registrations open and November approaching, attention now turns to the final exhibitor count, programme announcements and participating speakers before Mumbai Book Festival 2026 opens at Kalina.
For publication, the 500+ versus 600+ stall discrepancy is worth retaining unless organisers provide an updated official confirmation of 600-plus stalls.
