The San Francisco Art Book Fair hits Minnesota Street Project July 23–26 for its 10th anniversary — four days, three venues, 160-plus exhibitors, free the whole run.

The San Francisco Art Book Fair is back July 23–26, 2026, spread across three venues at Minnesota Street Project in the Dogpatch: 1150 25th Street, 1275 Minnesota Street, and 1201 Minnesota Street, all within a few blocks of each other. Admission is free for all four days. Preview night is Thursday, July 23, 6–10 pm; public hours run Friday and Saturday 11 am–6 pm, Sunday 11 am–5 pm.

This is the fair's 10th year — it launched in 2016 as a joint project of Colpa Press, Park Life, and Minnesota Street Project, and has grown into one of the largest art book fairs on the West Coast. Past editions have drawn 60,000-plus visitors and 160-plus exhibitors from the Bay Area and internationally. The 2026 exhibitor list isn't announced yet (applications closed in April; the curatorial committee is still reviewing), but last year's roster ran to 160 publishers and included Chronicle Books, McSweeney's, Last Gasp, Letterform Archive, East Bay Booksellers, and about 100 international imprints from Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Korea, and the UK.

Worth being clear about what this is and isn't: SFABF deals in art publishing — artists' books, zines, small-press catalogs, design ephemera, printed multiples. If your ideal book fair involves $3 used mystery novels in cardboard boxes, this is not that. If you care about what Bay Area presses are actually making, or you've ever spent 40 minutes at a zine fest before buying two things, you'll be comfortable here. Full programming for 2026 is still forthcoming — previous years included talks and book launches curated in collaboration with SFMOMA's library staff, DJ sets on preview night, and food trucks outside. Check sfartbookfair.com closer to the date.

Getting there: Take the T Third Street Muni Metro — the 23rd Street stop drops you two blocks from the main venue at 1275 Minnesota. Street parking in Dogpatch on a July weekend is workable (Indiana Street and 25th are your best bets), but the T avoids the hassle entirely.

If you've got two hours: Saturday midday is the move — all exhibitors are set up, talks are running, and it's not yet peak-Sunday traffic. Start at 1275 Minnesota (the main hall), work through to 1201, then loop out to 1150 25th Street. You can do the full campus in an afternoon and still make it to the food trucks before they run out.