The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair is an annual gathering of booksellers from all over the country who trade in books, map, prints, photographs and ephemera. It is the largest and oldest such gathering in the southeastern United States. It is presented in The Coliseum, a renovated 1920s music venue in downtown St. Petersburg, the Sunshine City. Florida, of course, is a vacation destination, with beautiful beaches and azure skies. That's why we say it is the Book Lovers' Paradise. (TM) Come and join us March 7-8, 2026.
The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair was first presented in 1982, as part of the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association mission to develop the antiquarian book industry. More than four decades later it is still going strong.
