Event venues / Eastern Market
Detroit Festival of Books
A summer book fair in the Eastern Market sheds: every July it draws more than 10,000 book lovers.
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The Detroit Festival of Books, better known to many as Detroit Bookfest, fills the Eastern Market sheds with books every July. It's one of the market district's biggest community events, drawing more than 10,000 people. If you love browsing stacks of books and soaking up a summer market day, it's worth planning a July weekend around it and pairing it with a market run.
- Every July at Eastern Market
- 10,000+ attendees
- Books and summer market vibes in one place
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