San Diego Book Crawl 2026

San Diego's annual Book Crawl in celebration of Independent Bookstore Day!

Join us April 25th-27th, 2026!

Independent bookstores around San Diego have teamed up to encourage readers to visit as many participating bookstores as possible in one weekend!

You can visit one or all fifteen, but the more bookstores you visit, the more prizes you can earn. The San Diego Book Crawl is an opportunity for readers to explore the diversity of San Diego's indie bookstores, shop local, and most of all have fun while hopefully discovering a new favorite read along the way!

Prizes:

To participate, all you need to do is visit one of the participating bookstores anytime within those dates and make your first purchase of at least $10. From there, you will be given your Book Crawl Passport and first stamp in the passport!

Once you have your Book Crawl Passport, simply visit the next bookstore (no particular order necessary) and make a purchase of $10 or more at each stop. Every purchase will get you a stamp in your Book Crawl Passport!

The more stamps you earn, the more prizes you’ll get!

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