Flemington Summer Book Fest — Flemington

Flemington Summer Book Fest is scheduled to open Friday, May 22, at 24 Central Avenue in Flemington for a four-day Memorial Day weekend event centered on books, records and author appearances. Organizers say the festival will run through Monday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The event website describes it as the 2026 Flemington Summer Book Fest and pairs the festival with a large-format sale under a tent. Festival Guides and Reviews also lists the event in its 2026 New Jersey festival calendar. ### When and where is the event taking place? May 22 through May 25 are the dates listed on the festival’s website, which gives the location as 24 Central Avenue, Flemington, New Jersey 08822. The site says the event will operate four days over Memorial Day weekend, from Friday through Monday. The Flemington listing on Festival Guides and Reviews places the event in the same date range and city. A separate event posting on HappeningNext also lists the book fest and sale at the same Flemington address and hours. ### What, exactly, is being offered over the four days? The festival website says the main sale will include more than 10,000 books and records under a “Big Top” tent. Organizers describe it as a Memorial Day weekend sale and list different price structures by day. Friday and Saturday are advertised as $1.99-per-book days, according to the event site. Sunday and Monday are listed as 99-cent days, with fill-a-bag pricing also posted for later in the weekend. The website also says the event will feature talks, lectures and readings by local authors and historians. Patch, in a recent roundup of spring events in Flemington, described the festival as a Memorial Day weekend destination for book and music shoppers with thousands of titles and records under one tent. ### Which day is focused on authors? Sunday, May 24, is listed by organizers as the Local Author Showcase. The festival website says more than 50 local authors are expected along “Authors’ Row,” with meet-and-greet opportunities and a full day of “Act 2 Talks.” A separate HappeningNext listing for “Flemington Summer Book Fest: Local Authors’ Day!” also places that programming on Sunday, May 24, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the same address in Flemington. The event site says the author showcase’s rain date is Monday, May 25. That note appears specifically with the Local Author Showcase listing, rather than the full four-day sale. ### Who is behind the festival? The festival website identifies the event as the Flemington Summer Book Fest and provides contact information including a Flemington phone number and an email address tied to PopUpBookstores. A Constant Contact community events roundup circulating this month refers to the event as the “Flemington Summer Book Fest by Act 2 Books.” VividPress, in a March post previewing its own participation, referred to the festival as Act 2 Book’s annual Flemington Summer Book Fest and said MadeMark Publishing planned to appear with a table. That post also repeated the May 25 rain-date note for weather-disrupted programming. ### Where can readers check the schedule before going? The festival’s own website carries the core event details, including dates, hours, pricing and the author-showcase note. Festival Guides and Reviews includes the event in its statewide New Jersey roundup, but the dedicated festival site provides the fuller program description. May 24 is the key date for readers looking for author-focused programming, while May 22 marks the start of the four-day sale. Organizers list questions and updates through the festival contact information on the event website, and the schedule is posted there ahead of the Friday opening.