Every year the book fair chooses a theme country, and for its 45th year of the event, Bangladesh is chosen as the theme nation. The fair will celebrate the literature and culture of Bangladesh and will also see a number of prominent guests from the country, celebrating 50 years of its liberation. The book fair ground is set to be dotted with more than 500 stalls, which will include participation from countries like India, Spain, Venezuela, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, Great Britain, the USA, Japan, and France.
During the International Book Fair, Kolkata, a number of book signing and book release events take place. Seminars by the literati, talks, competitive events for school children and college students, and special theme-country events are also held. The Kolkata International Book fair is ideally held from the end of January to the first weeks of February but has been postponed this year owing to the Covid-19 situation. This year, the fair will be held at Central Park Mela Ground in Bidhannagar.
