The Monterrey International Book Fair closed its 34th edition on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at Cintermex with an estimated turnout of 501,982 visitors, the largest in the history of the event organized by Tecnológico de Monterrey, according to El Economista. At the closing ceremony, the organizers confirmed that Spain will be the guest country of honor in 2027, with the Generation of '27 as its thematic focus.

The close confirms the fair's weight in the cultural calendar of northern Mexico and of the Mexican-American community that visits from Texas and the southern United States. Carmen Junco, president of FIL Monterrey, said that as of Saturday night the count had reached 450,000 visitors and that the organization expected to surpass half a million, a figure the organization now considers met. The announcement was made by Judith Ruiz Godoy, dean of the Tec's School of Humanities and Education, and Eva de Mingo, scientific and cultural counselor at the Embassy of Spain in Mexico, according to El Economista.

The numbers for this edition, according to both publications:

  • 634 events over nine days, with 700 guest authors from more than 15 countries. - 592 stands and 209 exhibitors with 502 publishing imprints. - 439 schools and 37,412 student visitors. - 65,450 attendees at the Children's Pavilion and 20,350 students in the Youth Program.

The next edition will have three reasons to celebrate: the fair's 35th anniversary, the 50th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between Spain and Mexico, and the centennial of the Generation of '27. Spain's participation will include literature, visual arts, film, theater and music, with the publisher Vaso Roto as a partner. El Colegio Nacional, the guest of honor in 2026, offered ten editorial presentations and concerts at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey and the Cineteca de Nuevo León.

What's next: the fair's director, Henoc de Santiago, said the guest authors for 2027 will be announced in the coming months, with a program the organization describes as a dialogue between tradition and contemporaneity in Spain and Latin America.

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