At a glance
- Date range
- City
- Vienna
- Country
- Austria
- Industry
- Marketing, Media & Print
- Type of trade show
- B2B and B2C
- Frequency
- Yearly
- Organizer
- Hauptverband des Österreichischen Buchhandels (HVB
- Tickets
- starting at €24.00
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Buch Wien
November 25–29, 2026 in Vienna, Austria. Buch Wien is an international book fair with a reading festival for publishers, the book trade, professionals and readers.
Visit organizer websiteTopics and products
BooksChildren's booksElectronic mediaAntiquesTrade publicationsBiographiesComicsTrade journalsAudiobooksCrime fictionTextbooksPrint mediaNovelsNon-fiction booksSchool booksPaperbacksShort storiesYoung adult booksPressForeign-language literatureFantasyScience fictionStudy aid literatureDVDsAntiquarian books
About the trade show
Buch Wien 2026 is an international book fair with a reading festival week, taking place in Vienna from 25 to 29 November 2026. Publishers present new titles in fiction, non-fiction and specialist literature, including novels, crime fiction, biographies, children’s and youth books, comics, fantasy and science fiction. Audiobooks, school books and textbooks, specialist journals, press, foreign-language literature and antiquarian books complete the range. Austrian authors are a particular focus.
Buch Wien is a trade and public fair for the book industry and readers. In 2022 it counted 325 exhibitors and 51,000 visitors; in 2025 there were 72,000 visitors. Buch Wien was founded in 2008 and takes place every year.
Address
By car
Via the A 1, A 2, A 4 and A 23, exit Handelskai/Messezentrum and Reichsbrücke. Address for navigation: Messeplatz 1, 1020 Wien.
By public transit
S-Bahn S7.
By plane
Nearest airport: Vienna (VIE), approx. 15 km straight-line distance from the venue; approx. 30 min according to the organiser.
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Tickets
Day ticket
€24.00Advance sale/online · advance sale
Admission
€49.00Advance sale/online · advance sale · up to 27 years
Day ticket
€26.00Admission
€54.00up to 27 years
Day ticket · Children
€19.00Day ticket · Reduced
€22.00Day ticket · Pupils/Students
€12.00Admission · Children
€39.00Admission · Reduced
€44.00Day ticket · Children
€22.00Day ticket · Reduced
€24.00Day ticket · Pupils/Students
€14.00Admission · Children
€45.00Admission · Reduced
€49.00Admission · Children
freeup to 14 years
Trade show development
Visitors
+41% since 2022- 2021
- 51,0002022
- 2023
- 2024
- 72,0002025
Exhibitors
- 2021
- 3252022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
Frequently asked questions
When and where does Buch Wien 2026 take place?
Buch Wien 2026 takes place from 25 to 29 November 2026 at VIECON – Vienna Congress & Convention Center, Messeplatz 1, 1020 Wien. It is open on Wednesday, 25 November 2026, from 16:30 to 21:30, on Thursday and Friday, 26 and 27 November 2026, from 9:00 to 18:00, on Saturday, 28 November 2026, from 10:00 to 18:00 and on Sunday, 29 November 2026, from 10:00 to 17:00.
Where can I find the exhibitor list of Buch Wien 2026?
The exhibiting publishers of Buch Wien 2026 are listed in the publisher directory on the Buch Wien website.
How large is the exhibition space of Buch Wien?
In 2022, the exhibition space of Buch Wien covered 12,150 m².