What is the mission of the Festival?

The Morristown Festival of Books celebrates the power of the written word to challenge, transport, and transform us as individuals and to bring us together in conversation as a community.

What exactly is a festival of books?

Book festivals happen all over the world and can take many shapes and sizes. Our particular festival is wonderfully unique. A two-day event that takes place in the autumn, it features in-person talks by world-class authors across every genre for all ages. The opening night is a ticketed Keynote Event featuring an amazing headline speaker. The FREE Main Festival and KidFest take place on Saturday, rain or shine, at beautiful, historic locations in the heart of historic downtown Morristown, NJ. All events are open to the public, free of charge, and do not require reservations. 

We are thrilled to join together with our supporters and sponsors to present a two-day, multi-author, in-person event.

Please mark your calendar to save the dates for this year’s Festival: October 9 & 10, 2026.