The Nordic region’s largest cultural event
The Book Fair has been organised in Gothenburg since 1985 and is today the Nordic region’s largest cultural event. The 2023 Book Fair has a particular focus on audiobooks and podcasts, the city as a literary motif (for example, you can meet the City of Gothenburg on the fair!) and the multifaceted Jewish culture. On Friday evening, September 29, the exhibition venue transforms into Gothenburg Book Fair by night, where four stages offer stand-up comedy, live critiques, podcast discussions, interviews, music, and dance.
Read more on this year’s exciting program here.
Restaurants and bars near the Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre
There are plenty of restaurants, cafés and bars at the Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre and the Gothia Towers hotel, which are directly adjacent to the fair: restaurant Heaven 23 with a view of the whole Gothenburg, New York-inspired Corner and the bistro West Coast where you can, among other things, get the classic shrimp sandwich. Do you also want to discover the rest of Gothenburg’s exciting range of restaurants? Check out our guides to wonderful wine bars, newly opened restaurants, craft breweries and the area nearby – the Event District.
Gothenburg of literature
Discover Gothenburg through literature! Read more about the city’s literary places and bookshops.
Welcome to cultural autumn in Gothenburg
In addition to the Book Fair, Gothenburg offers a whole autumn of cultural experiences. Visit the art biennial GIBCA, see dance, opera and musicals at the The Göteborg Opera, book a concert ticket with Sweden’s National Orchestra, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, or theatre at one of Gothenburg’s many theatres. Also, don’t miss checking out the autumn exhibitions at Gothenburg’s museums and art galleries.
