Upcoming Scheduled Events
JUNE 2026
June 26-29
14th Annual Children’s Institute (Ci2026)
Schaumburg, IL
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JULY 2026
Friday, July 24, 2026 3:00-4:00pm
Jerry Craft Story Lab & Illustrators Workshop
Danbury Library
170 Main Street
Danbury, CT
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Friday, July 24, 2026
Moderated Conversation 6:00-7:00pm
Book Signing 7:00-7:30pm
The Palace Danbury
165 Main Street
Danbury, CT
SEPTEMBER 2026
Friday, September 26, 2026
13th Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival
Chappaqua Train Station
Chappaqua, NY
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OCTOBER 2026
Friday Oct. 2- Sat. Oct. 3, 2026
Omaha Public Library Book Festival – Featured Author Jerry Craft
Omaha Public Library – Central
3020 S. 84th St., Omaha, NE 68124
Thursday Oct. 8, 2026
School Visits
Seattle, WA
Saturday Oct. 10, 2026
2026 Bigfoot Kids’ Book Festival
Redmond, WA
NOVEMBER 2026
Monday Nov 30- Friday, Dec 4, 2026
School Visits
Tampa, FL
2027
MARCH 2027
Friday, March 5, 2027 Educator Day
Saturday, March 6, 2027 Festival Day
North Texas Teen Book Festival
Irving Convention Center
Irving, Texas
Past Events
September 2025
Saturday, September 6, 2025
NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL
4:15-4:45 pm
With Kwame Alexander
Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Room 145 (Street Level, North Building)
801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW, Washington, DC 20001 Room 145
Washington, D.C.
November 2025
Saturday, November 1, 2025
ST PETE READS LIT FEST
11:00-12:30 pm
St. Pete Reads Lit Fest
Outdoor presentation and signing
Saturday, November 8, 2025
TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL
Texas State Capitol in downtown Austin
November 12, 2025 (Wednesday)
School Visits
New Orleans, LA
February 2026
February 3, 2026
Merced County of Education Literacy Conference
Madera, CA
Jerry Craft (Featured Author) Keynote Speaker
February 24, 2026
School Visits
Philadelphia, PA
March 2026
March 5, 2026
School Visits
San Jacinto, CA
March 7, 2026
North Texas Teen Book Festival
March 30, 2026
Blue Valley Schools host Author/Illustrator Jerry Craft for school visits
Overland Park, KS
May 2026
May 2, 2026
New York Library Association Annual Conference
Closing keynote speaker Jerry Craft
Ithaca, NY
June 2025
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Georgia Library Media Association Summer Institute 2025
Sunday Night Welcome Reception
Q&A with Jerry Craft and book signing
Savannah, GA
June 26-30, 2025
ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Philadelphia, PA
July 2025
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Richmond Public Schools – Jerry Craft Keynote Speaker
Richmond, VA
August 2025
Friday, August 15, 2025
School Visit
Lawrenceville GA
May 2025
Saturday, May 3, 2025
HUDSON CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL
Columbia-Greene Community College
Hudson, NY
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J VS. K TOUR WITH KWAME ALEXANDER
Sunday, May 4, 2025 – 4 pm
J VS K BOOK RELEASE
An Unlikely Story
Jerry Craft with Kwame Alexander AND Jeff Kinney (SOLD OUT)
111 South St.
Plainville, MA 02762
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Monday, May 5, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Belmont Books
79 Leonard Street
Belmont, MA 02478
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Tuesday, May 6, 2025 – 6 pm
Books of Wonder
42 West 17 Street
New York, NY 10011
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Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Kindred Thoughts Bookstore
1001 Main St., Ste 8
Bridgeport, CT 06604
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Thursday, May 8, 2025 – 6:30 pm
[words] Bookstore
179 Maplewood Ave
Maplewood, NJ
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Friday, May 9, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Scrawl Books
11911 Freedom Dr.
Reston, VA 20190
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Saturday, May 10, 2025 – 5:00 pm
Mahogany Books
121 American Way
Oxon Hill, MD 20745
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Tuesday, May 12, 2025
Baldwin & Co. coffee + bookstore
1030 Elysian Fields Ave
New Orleans, Louisiana 70117
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025 – 4:30 pm
Lemuria Books
202 Banner Hall
4465 I-55 North
Jackson, MS 39206
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025 – 6:00 pm
Whose Books Neighborhood Bookstore
512 West Davis Street
Dallas, TX 75208
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Thursday, May 15, 2025 – 7:00 pm
Black Pearl Books
7112 Burnet Rd.
Austin, TX 78757
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Friday, May 16, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Harris County Public Library
This event will be held at Asia Society Texas in the Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater.
1370 Southmore Boulevard
Houston TX 77004
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Saturday, May 17, 2025 – 11:00 am
Larry J. Ringer Library, BCS Public Library System 2025 Author Series
Larry J. Ringer Library
1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy S
College Station, TX 77845
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Monday, May 19, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Mrs. Dalloway’s
2904 College Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94705
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Thursday, May 20, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Torrance Public Library
Torrance, CA 90503
Thursday, May 22, 2025 – 6pm
Barnes & Noble Colonial
Colonial Plaza Market Center
2418 E Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32803
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March 2025
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
School Visit
Fort Lee, NJ
Wednesday, March 19, 2025,
Curious George Lecture with Newbery winning Author/Illustrator Jerry Craft
Cambridge Public Library
449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139
Auditorium
6pm – 6:45pm – Jerry’s lecture to kids & families
6:45pm – 7:05pm – Q&A
7:05pm – Sign books
The auditorium holds 250 people. They will also live stream to additional rooms in the library for overflow areas.
Thursday, March 20, 2025
School Visit
Weston, MA
Friday, March 21, 2025
New York Public Library Author Panel for MS Students
Monday, March 31, 2025
School Visit
St Louis, MO
April 2025
Monday, April 7, 2025
Two Kwames and a Jerry!
Live Stream with Kwame Alexander and Kwame Mbalia
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Chesapeake Public Library –
Kwame Alexander Youth Game & Trivia Contest
with Featured Author Jerry Craft
Chesapeake, VA
Friday, April 11, 2025
School Visit
Chesapeake, VA
April 2023
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
SCHOOL TRIP’S BOOK BIRTHDAY!!!
Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 4pm EST
Wellesley Books
This is a ticketed event. Children’s tickets are $15.93 and include a copy of School Trip. Tickets for adults are $5 and do not include the book. The $5 Adult tickets can be put towards a purchase of an additional copy of the book at the event.
Wellesley, MA
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Thursday, April 6, 2023,
Guest on THE DAILY SHOW!
Guest host Roy Wood Jr
Friday, April 7, 2023, 4pm MT
Held at Grant Beacon Middle School
by Second Star to the Right
Denver, CO
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Saturday, April 8, 2023, 1pm ET
Barnes & Noble – Colonial Plaza
Orlando, FL
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Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 4:30 pm CT
The Book Stall
Chicago, IL
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Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 4:00 pm CT
Left Bank Books
St. Louis, MO
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Thursday, April 13, 2023, 7:00 pm ET
Held at Decatur-DeKalb County Public Library
Little Shop of Stories
Decatur, GA
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Wednesday, April 19-21, 2023
TLA- Texas Library Association
4/20 10:00am – 12:15pm Black Caucus Round Table Author Session (ticketed event)
4/20 1:30pm Jerry Craft in conversation with Jarrett Krosoczka
Austin, TX
Saturday, April 22, 2023, 2:00 pm PT
Los Angeles Times Festival of the Book
Young Adult and Middle Grade Graphic Novel: Drawing the Story with Gene Luen Yang
YA Stage
Los Angeles, CA
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Monday, April 24, 2023 6:00 PM PT
Books Inc. Opera Plaza
San Francisco, CA
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
School Visit
Alexandria, VA
Thursday, April 27, 2023 6-8 p.m.
Arlington Reads: Get Graphic at APL
Arlington Public Library
1015 N. Quincy St.
Arlington, VA 22201
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Friday, April 28, 2023
Possible Polictics and Prose Event at 6pm
Washington, D.C.
May 2023
Monday, May 1, 2023
School Visit
Manhattan, NY
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
School Visit
Manhattan, NY
Wedneday, May 3, 2023
School Visit
Dobbs Ferry, NY
Thursday, May 4, 2023
School Visit
Accord, NY
Friday, May 5, 2023
School Visit
Hudson, NY
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Hudson Children’s Book Festival
Hudson, NY
Wednesday, May 10-12, 2023
Cleveland Public Library
Ohio
Friday, May 19, 2023
Opelika Public Library
Opelika, Alabama
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
School Visit
Philadelphia, PA
June 2023
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
School Visit
Rochester, NY
Thursday, June 8, 2023
School Visit
Buffalo, NY
Tuesday, June 20-21, 2023
LITapalooza
Neuqua Valley High School
Naperville, IL
Thursday, June 22-26, 2023
ALA Annual Conference
June 22 ReadingCon with Follett
June 24 9:30-11:00am Readathon
June 24 2:30-4:009m Panel on Book Banning
Chicago, IL
July 2023
July 26 & 27, 2023 (Wednesday and Thursday)
Arkansas Literacy Association Conference & Charlie May Simon Award for Jerry Craft
Award Recipient and Keynote
Benton, Arkansas
July 29, 2023 (Saturday)
The 2nd Annual W.O.W. Literary Festival
Time: 11 am to 5 pm
Location: Dr. Conrad Worrill Track & Field Center at Gately Park – 10201
S. Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, IL 60628
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August 2023
Aug 18-19, 2023 (Friday and Saturday)
The Mississippi Book Festival
Jackson, MS
August 26, 2023 (Saturday)
Schenectady County Public Library Presents author Jerry Craft
Schenectady, NY
September 2023
September 11, 2023 (Monday)
School Visit
Nashville, Tennessee
September 12, 2023 (Tuesday)
School Visit
Knoxville, Tennessee
September 13, 2023 (Wednesday)
School Visit
Manhattan, NY
September 29, 2023 (Friday)
School Visit
Manhattan, NY
September 30, 2023 (Saturday)
Chappaqua Children’s Book Fair
Chappaqua, NY
October 2023
October 3- 5, 2023 (Tuesday-Thursday)
School Visits
Sunnyvale, CA
October 6 (Friday)
School Visits
Los Angeles, CA
October 7, 2023 (Saturday)
The Color of Education Summit – Author Jerry Craft Keynote Speaker
Raleigh, NC
October 11, 2023 (Wednesday)
Kirkus Celebration
New York, NY
October 14, 2023 (Saturday)
Boston Book Festival
Authors Jerry Craft and Nikki Grimes in Conversation
Copley Square
Boston, MA
October 16-17, 2023 (Monday and Tuesday)
School Visit
Charlotte, NC
October 23-25, 2023 (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday)
School Visits
Albany, NY
October 30, 2023 (Monday)
Zoom
Lagos, Nigeria
November 2023
November 8, 2023 (Wednesday)
School Visit
Derby, CT
November 14-15, 2023 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
Michigan’s NEA Big Read
Hope College
Holland, Michigan
November 16-17, 2023 (Thursday and Friday)
Creek Amana School District
Iowa City, IA
2024
January 2024
Wednesday, Jan 31, 2024
School Visit
Auburn, Alabama
February 2024
February 1, 2024 (Thursday)
Keynote for Alabama School Library Association Conference
Opelika, Alabama
February 6, 2024 (Tuesday)
Virtual Presentation
Illinois
February 22, 2024 (Thursday)
School Visit
Orlando, FL
April 2024
April 26-27, 2024 (Friday and Saturday)
North Texas Teen Book Festival
Irving Convention Center
Irving, TX
July 2024
July 2024
BYU Conference
Provo, Utah
October 2024
October 3- 5, 2024 (Tuesday-Thursday)
Plum Creek Literary Festival
Seward, Nebraska
November 2024
November 21- 24, 2024 (Thursday-Sunday)
NCTE (Tentative)
Boston, MA
November 21, 2024 (Thursday)
FAME (Closing Keynote)
Tampa, FL