Lahore International Book Fair is the largest and annually international book fair held in Lahore, Pakistan. It is held in Expo Center, Johar Town, Lahore for five days and receives thousands of people from different walks of life. It is a significant educational and cultural event in the city. This year (2017)'s Book fair will start at Thursday, Feb 2 (10 AM) and continue for 5 days until Monday, Feb 6 (10PM).
Lahore has been a centre for publications and to date holds that distinction as more than 80 percent of books in Pakistan and remains the centre of literary, educational and cultural activity in Pakistan. Around 165 local and foreign publishers and education-related organisations have set up stalls in the book fair on a variety of topics, including Islam, history, education, computer and information technology, engineering, business management, medical sciences, agriculture, literature, law and children literature. Foreign publishers represented in the book fair hail from regions such as Middle East, UK, United States and India.