Buenos Aires Children’s and Young People’s Book Fair to be held from July 11 to 31

The Buenos Aires Children’s and Young People’s Book Fair will be held from July 11 to 31 at the Kirchner Cultural Center.

The Buenos Aires Children’s and Young People’s Book Fair will be held from July 11 to 31 at the Kirchner Cultural Center with free admission. The event will feature a diverse and rich program to connect young people and children with the world of literature through storytelling, workshops, and theatrical performances.

The Children’s and Young People’s Book Fair is organized by Fundación El Libro as a contribution to the cultural and educational formation of children and young people, encouraging their early relationship with books in an atmosphere of joy and entertainment. It is one of the most awaited proposals by school children. Schools can already make reservations for teachers and students to visit the fair.

The organization has advanced that they are finishing structuring the calendar of activities and that in a few days will be complete information but did reveal the list of exhibitors at the fair.

Pregonero Awards

It is worth mentioning that the Pregonero Awards will also be held this year and that Fundación El Libro has already opened the call for nominations, which will be available until Monday, July 4, 2022.

The Pregonero Awards were instituted in support of the Buenos Aires Children’s and Young People’s Book Fair. They have been awarded annually since 1990 and their purpose is to give public recognition to the disseminators of Argentine children’s and young people’s literature, who develop their vocation in a persistent and sometimes silent way from their different fields of work.

Days and hours of the fair

It will be held from July 11 to 31 at the following times:

• July 11 and 12 from 9 am to 6 pm.
• July 13, 14, and 15 from 9 am to 8 pm.
• From July 16 to 31 from 2 pm to 8 pm.