FoCo Book Fest

FoCo Book Fest 2026 may be over, but we couldn’t have even gotten started without all of our tremendous volunteers. Please join us in saying a special thank you to these wonderful and generous folks!

More great authors at FoCo Book Fest!

FoCo Book Fest Marketplace is open! See you today at Foothills Mall!

Last day of FoCo Book Fest 2026. We're at Foothills Mall today.
Main entrance → FoCo Book Fest Marketplace.

To find the talks → right at Zales → follow the signs. Sessions run 9:30 AM to 7:00 PM.

Thank you for two incredible weekends, Fort Collins. Let's finish up strong!

Saturday's full schedule:

9:30 AM — The Alchemy of a Novel (Laura Resau)
11:30 AM — Stories for Every Age: Children's & YA Fiction panel
1:30 PM — Tips for Writing (Juan Morales)
3:30 PM — Writing Tips for Young Writers (Jared Woodcox)
5:30 PM — Ask Me Anything (Hannah Patterson, Mariano A. Velasco, Louise Cutler & S.C. Culligan)

Friday night is for POETS! Join us tomorrow at Foothills Mall for 40+ authors sharing their work with panels 9am to 7pm and a book marketplace from 9am to 4pm.

Poetry workshop with Fort Collins Poet Laureate Melissa Mitchell!

Full schedule: FoCoBookFest.org/schedule/

Tonight at Foothills Mall — poetry starts at 5:30 PM.

Workshop first, then reading. Melissa Mitchell, Michele Battiste, and Juan Morales. Free.

And tomorrow: one last full day. See you at the mall.
focobookfest.org/attend/

Tomorrow night we're back at Foothills Mall! There's no Marketplace on Friday, but we kick things off at 5:30PM with a poetry workshop + reading. Come join us!