Litquake Out Loud + Book Fair

Free. Outdoors. Fresh. | Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

In a city built on tall tales, hard-boiled prose, revelatory memoirs, and penetrating reportage, Litquake is the soul of San Francisco’s cultural life. The region’s largest literary festival returns in 2025, celebrating the exuberantly creative literary community from throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Come explore a curated spread of small presses and literary magazines at the Litquake Book Fair in Yerba Buena Gardens. Browse the best in local literature set to a day of poetry readings from Litquake Out Loud. Highlighting the Bay Area’s BIPOC & LGBTQ+ writers and thought leaders, Litquake continues to elevate underrepresented voices so that all people are included in creating and imbuing the Bay Area’s historic, thriving arts scene. Details to be announced, with a list of participating presses coming soon!

Co-Presented by Litquake San Francisco.

Part of Yerba Buena Gardens Festival's Weekend Sessions series. For the full program schedule, visit www.ybgfestival.org

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