The Bon Air Book Festival
April 18th 2026 10am-4pm
Brighton Green Community Center
609 N Pinetta Dr
About the event:
While reading is often a solo endeavor, great books have the ability to bring people together. Whether in the discovery of a shared love of a novel or character, new friendships formed through book clubs or online fan threads, books have the ability to help us form connections and build community. The organizers of the Bon Air Book Festival hope to provide the intentional time and space for folks to come together with a shared love of reading and build community.
Our curated vendor market will bring the best of local bookish crafters, book sellers, and nonprofits together, bringing with them new and interesting offerings for festival goers. Some of our current vendors include, Clay Julrie Co., and the James River Writers.
For our youngest guests we will have a fully decorated story telling tent, crafts, and playground and playing field available.
The festival will conclude with the live recording of Gigi Howard's ‘Drinks in the Library’ podcast with her guest, author, Meg Medina. The recording will take place in the Brighton Green community building at 3pm. Tickets for the podcast are available here: Bon Air Book Festival Live Podcast with Meg Medina and Gigi Howard from Drinks in the Library | Brighton Gatherings - Event Planning
About the organizers:
The Bon Air Book Festival is a joint production by Katie Dolan with Brighton Gatherings, Gigi Howard of ‘Drinks in the Library’, and Leslie Stevens.
Our sponsors include: