Events

Check here for news of author appearances, book fairs, exhibition openings and more. We don't do as many events as we once did, but the is where you will find them. To sign up for notifications of upcoming events, or if you have a question or comment, please email us.

Events Archive

45th Annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

Friday October 27, 2023 - Friday September 29, 2023

Join Rabelais at the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

OCTOBER 27 - 29, 2023
AT THE HYNES CONVENTION CENTER
900 BOYLSTON ST, BOSTON, MA

Friday, October 27, 2023 • 4pm to 8pm / Ticket $25
Saturday, October 28, 2023 • noon to 7pm / Free
Sunday, October 29, 2023 • noon to 5pm / Free

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2023 Ephemera Society of America Conference & Showcase

Friday March 17, 2023 - Sunday March 19, 2023

One of our favorite events of the antiquarian calendar is the Ephemera Society of American Conference & Fair in Greenwich CT , coming up this weekend, March 18th & 19th. We will be exhibiting a big selection of so many types of ephemera, while still sticking to our food and drink specialization. Our special...

Ephemera Society of America Summer Virtual Fair

Saturday August 14, 2021 12:00 PM - Sunday August 15, 2021 8:00 PM

Virtual Ephemera Fair

August 14 & 15, 2021

This virtual fair is being held in conjunction with the ESA Virtual Mid-Year Event. Bookfair producer Marvin Getman brings us another Virtual Book fair, this time focused on ephemera. Hundreds of dealers from around the nation and the world will offer thousands...

The Season of Virtual Book Fairs

Tuesday September 1, 2020 - Tuesday December 1, 2020

They started back in June, but this fall they're coming fast and furious. I'm talking about the Virtual Antiquarian Book Fairs. There are growing pains and some different formats, but they are an interesting substitute for the real book fairs which we are all missing. You can browse fresh material...

The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

Friday November 16, 2018 - Sunday November 18, 2018

Maine Farmland Trust - Issue no. 5 Launch Party

Wednesday July 18, 2018 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Rabelais is pleased to host Maine Farmland Trust as they celebrate the fifth(!) issue of their annual journal, 'Maine Farms', and five years of gathering the stories of Maine's farm and food landscape. Wednesday, July 18th 5:30-7:30 Rabelais Books North Dam Mill Building 18 2 Main Street Biddeford, Maine 04005...

The 2018 Virginia Antiquarian Book Fair

Friday April 6, 2018 - Saturday April 7, 2018

One of our favorite events of the year! Here's how it bills itself:

"One of the most congenial regional bookfairs in North America! 40+ dealers from around Virginia and from throughout the United States, sharing their love and knowledge of rare books, maps, autographs, bookbinding, ephemera and all other aspects of historical print...

2018 Ephemera Society Conference

Saturday March 17, 2018 - Sunday March 18, 2018

Please join Rabelais as we exhibit our very best culinary ephemera at the 38th annual conference and ephemera fair on March 15–18, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.

Culinary ephemera includes all sorts of printed items intended for somewhat short-term use, including menus, trade cards, advertising...

2018 Bibliography Week ABAA Showcase

Thursday January 25, 2018 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Join us THURSDAY, JANUARY 25th 10:00 am-4:00 pm. At The French Institute/Alliance Française, 22 E 60th Street: Following on the great success of previous year’s events, a special mini-antiquarian book fair, sponsored by the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, will be held this year. In the Gallery and “Le Skyroom”...

2017 Oxford Symposium on Food & Drink

Friday July 7, 2017 - Sunday July 9, 2017

The Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery is an annual, weekend-long conference on food, its culture and its history. The oldest and most important gathering on this topic, it brings together up to 220 international scholars, journalists, chefs, scientists, sociologists, anthrolopogists—and even committed amateurs—among others, for a serious discussion about...

Virginia Antiquarian Book Fair

Friday April 7, 2017 1:00 PM - Saturday April 8, 2017 7:00 PM

Join us in Richmond Virginia, Friday April 7, and Saturday April 8, for the Fifth Annual Virginia Antiquarian Book Fair.

Rabelais' 2016 Annual Sale!

Friday November 18, 2016 11:00 AM - Monday November 21, 2016 5:00 PM

Join us for the 2016 Annual Rabelais Storewide Sale:

Friday through Monday
November 18th through 21st
11am-5pm each day

This means thousands of new, used, out-of-print, and rare books, all dedicated to cooking, food and drink, will be available at special prices.

All books in the shop priced $100...

The Essential Oyster Dinner with Rowan Jacobsen

Thursday October 27, 2016 6:00 PM

Join us at Hugo's on the night of Thursday, October 27th with James Beard and IACP Award winning author Rowan Jacobsen for a five course dinner celebrating the release of Rowan's newest book, The Essential Oyster. The door opens at 6pm, beginning with a cocktail reception before a five course tasting menu...

Annual Summer Sale - POSTPONED!

Thursday August 25, 2016 - Sunday August 28, 2016

Ou annual sale is postponed due to an illness in the family. As soon as we are able, we will reschedule, and post news here, and on social media.

A Lecture at Bowdoin College

Wednesday January 27, 2016 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

To open the Spring 2016 exhibition, What to Eat, and How to Cook It: A Celebration of the Esta Kramer Collection of American Cookery at the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library, antiquarian bookseller and epicure Don Lindgren explores what the physical attributes of cookbooks can tell us about our social, cultural, and environmental past. Check...