Thank you for joining us throughout the winter as we prepare together for Bristol BookFest 2026 featuring Virginia Woolf’s novel “Mrs. Dalloway.” It’s been a season for serious thought with some playfulness and a good bit of community conversation. We look forward to greeting you April 10-11 for our annual weekend of events.

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Bristol BookFest Weekend Is Almost Here!

Check out the upcoming events that lead up to our big event.

Learn more about how the war affected Virginia Woolf and the writing of “Mrs. Dalloway”.

Announcing Bristol BookFest programming and registration for 2026

It’s time to start reading — library book discussions begin in January

Join us for a January-April 2026 exploration of Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway.”

Consequential works of art pass the test of time and meet us throughout our lives. “Mrs. Dalloway” is now celebrating the 100^th anniversary of its publication.

For its 6th year, BookFest organizers have selected Virginia Woolf's ‘Mrs. Dalloway’