A discount hour at the end of the day. In 2026 it ran Monday to Thursday in the fair's last hour (9pm to 10pm), with extra markdowns at many stalls, and skipped holidays and the opening days.

When is it calmest with young kids?

Weekday afternoons, soon after opening. Weekend evenings draw the biggest crowds, and the fair saw more than 800,000 visitors in 2026.

Some alleys of stalls sit under the park's trees, but much of the central slope is open. Bring hats and water for an afternoon visit in late May or June.

Where do we find the kids' events?

The children's program (Programação Infantil) is listed in the agenda on the fair's website, and many sessions happen at publishers' own stalls.

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Feira do Livro de Lisboa: The Book Fair in Parque Eduardo VII

Name: Feira do Livro de Lisboa: The Book Fair in Parque Eduardo VII
Start: 2027-05-26
End: 2027-06-13T23:59:59
Location: Parque Eduardo VII

When: May 26 - Jun 13, 2027
Ages: All ages
Price: Free entry

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FestivalAvenidas Novas

Where

Avenidas Novas, Parque Eduardo VII

Ages

All ages

Setting

Outdoors

Plan for

1 to 2 hours

What you need to know

A children's area with its own program: storytimes, kids' sessions and book-character mascots to meet
Hora H discounts in the fair's last hour on weekday evenings, when many stalls cut prices further
The stalls run up a hill, so plan a downhill route and expect a stroller workout

About

Lisbon's big open-air book fair fills the slopes of Parque Eduardo VII with hundreds of publisher and bookshop stalls, many selling below cover price. Kids head for the children's area, with storytimes, author events and visits from favorite book characters. Nearly everything is in Portuguese, so it suits young readers of the language most, though the park, the crowds and the evening buzz work for any family.

Free entry

Dates & times

Wed 26 May – Sun 13 Jun 2027

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