Ghoulish Book Festival was launched by Max and Lori Booth in the spring of 2022 as an annual celebration of everything spooky. It is a ghoulish weekend bursting with book vendors, panels, live readings, and other fun events.
The next GBF will occur in 2025 on March 14 & 15.
The venue’s address: 525 S St Mary’s St, San Antonio, TX 78205
Although the vendor room is free to the public, badges are required to attend the panels and readings.
GBF ’25 badges can be purchased here!
Although not mandatory, masking will still be highly encouraged during our upcoming Ghoulish Book Festival. Please consider the safety of our disabled and/or immunocompromised ghouls! We all want to have a good, spooky time together. (A limited amount of KN95s will be available at our check-in area.)
HOTEL LINK (with GBF-rate auto added). Note: if no rooms are available, please notify us at ghoulishbookfest@gmail.com. It’s possible the hotel isn’t actually sold out and we might just need to request additional room blocks from our hotel contact.
PARKING: Please note that parking is free at the venue only on Saturday. On Friday, the lot is reserved for locals who have parking passes only. However, there is an affordable parking lot across the street from the venue.
Got a question? Contact us at ghoulishbookfest@gmail.com.
by registering to this event, you are agreeing to the following…
GHOULISH BOOK FESTIVAL ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY
Ghoulish Book Festival is dedicated to providing a harassment-free convention experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of convention attendees in any form. Attendees violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the convention without a refund at the discretion of the festival staff. We also reserve the right to refuse admission from known harassers.
Reporting harassment: If you witness or experience any form of harassment while attending Ghoulish Book Festival, please email us at ghoulishbookfest@gmail.com. All staff members will also be clearly visible by their badges and clothing.
COVID
While current Bexar County regulations prohibit mask and vaccine mandates, we strongly encourage attendees to be fully vaccinated and wear a mask while at the festival. Note: county regulations may change by the time of the festival, so please check back for updates.
REFUNDS
There will be no refunds on vendor tables or convention badges after December 31, 2024.