The book festival crowd attentively listens to an author in 2007

Admission Charge

FREE FREE FREE FREE

Time

The Festival will run from approximately 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sunday, August 2, 2009.  Detailed schedule will be posted in the next few days.

Location 

The festival will be staged in the fields adjacent to the Chilmark Community Center, South Road, Beetlebung Corner, Chilmark

Parking & Transportation 

Limited parking is available at Beetlebung Corner.  We encourage you to use public transportation or carpool with your friends.

Program

Authors will be speaking in three tents: Squibnocket, Menemsha and Stonewall.  The schedule for the authors will be posted on this site in the coming weeks.

Food

Delicious salads, sandwiches, breakfast items, breads, coffee, iced tea and juices provided by Scottish Bakehouse.

Book sales 

Provided by Edgartown Books in the Book Sales tent on the festival grounds.

Book signing 

Following their presentations, authors will be signing their books in the Book Signing tent on the festival grounds.  Each author will be avialable to sign books for approximately 45 minutes following his/her presentation.

Chilmark Community Center is on Route 5 of the Vineyard Transit Authority bus line www.vineyardtransit.com