Cebu Art Book Fair 2026 at The Kabilin Center, Cebu City: November 13 to 15, 2026
Events and Shows
The fifth Cebu Art Book Fair, themed "Init/Igang", runs November 13 to 15, 2026 at The Kabilin Center in Cebu City, with workshops, talks, book launches, a poetry reading and a closing live-music show.
The Cebu Art Book Fair (CABF) returns for its fifth edition from November 13 to 15, 2026 at The Kabilin Center in Cebu City. This year's theme is "Init/Igang". The fair brings together artists, writers, publishers and creative communities, and was first held in 2022.
Program highlights
Friday, November 13: ribbon-cutting and opening (the venue closes at 9:00 PM), the "Print Beyond the Page" workshop by RDSM Craft Studio, and the Poster Show launch.
Saturday, November 14: a Book Arts Talk and panel with speakers from Subhelic, Artbooks.ph and Everything's Fine, plus DJ sets by GIRLHAUZ.
Sunday, November 15: a pre-show downtown tour led by Prof. Jay Jore, book launch panels (PAWN PRESS, and author Jona Bering), a poetry reading by Small Room Poets starting at 5:00 PM, and the Secret Show with live acts JuunJuun (Japan's Yeye Band), Sugarkiss and Mandaue Nights.
Other session times were not published at the time of checking.
When, where and admission
Dates: Friday to Sunday, November 13 to 15, 2026.
Venue: The Kabilin Center, Cebu City, Cebu.
Organizers: Fair directors Marc Abuan and Mark Deutsch, with event director Kimberly Ng.
Admission: The fair is sustained by community-led admission fees, but the amount was not stated in the report. Please check the organizers' official channels for the current rate and full schedule before going.
Reference:
SunStar Cebu, "Cebu Art Book Fair 2026 brings a weekend of books, art and music", published November 4, 2026: sunstar.com.ph\n\nChecked November 9, 2026, 11:00 PM PHT.
