Bookish folk to the front! The massive bi-annual Lifeline Bookfest is coming back this summer, where you can score second-hand books for as little as $2.50.
The event will take place over nine massive days from June 27 to July 5. Books, as well as all other reading material and CDs and DVDs, will be replenished every day for your perusing pleasure.
You’ll be spoilt for choice, with several rows of book tables to browse from. Don’t forget to bring your bags and backpacks to fill with books (or a suitcase depending on how big you expect your haul to be).
The Lifeline Bookfest caters to all tastes and genres. From Children’s books to Classics, to Australiana, History and Genre Fiction as well as Hobbies and Gardening, Cooking and Economics, and books in other languages too, there are words on pages for everyone. There is even a Comic Fest section filled with more than 10,000 comics, memorabilia and other collectables.
Book sale profits from the fair will go towards the support of Lifeline’s 24hr Crisis Support Line, so you’ll be helping save lives with your new books.
This year, there will be a café with seating for refreshments, the perfect spot to chill out, sink into a bean bag or comfy deck chair, and maybe crack open some of your selection and skim them to your heart’s content. You can then pick your favourite reads to take home and leave the rest in the Returns trolley.
Practical information
Lifeline Bookfest will take place from Saturday, June 27 to Sunday, July 5.
Doors will probably open at around 7:30am every day and close at 6pm, although the official opening and closing times are still TBA.
Don’t forget to bring a suitcase or trolley, or bags are available for purchase for $1.
Entry is free!
📍Brisbane Showgrounds, 600 Gregory Ter, Bowen Hills
