Join Friends of the Fair, our year-round membership program that brings book lovers together across South Florida. As a Friend, you’ll enjoy exclusive access to VIP tickets, insider events, and special perks during Miami Book Fair in November – and enjoy a variety of engaging literary and cultural events throughout the year
Thank you to our 2025 Friends of the Fair, 586 individuals who contributed nearly $177,000 last year through their membership!
Your membership is now more important than ever!
As a non-profit organization, 80% of the Miami Book Fair’s annual budget relies on the generous support of individuals, businesses, foundations, government entities, and other community partners to carry on our work. Rising costs and funding cuts are significantly impacting our sustainability; please consider continuing or increasing your member-level support today.
As a Friend of the Fair, your support plays a vital role in bringing authors to Miami each year. Author travel and lodging alone total approximately $400,000 annually, with additional expenses for transportation and hospitality increasing that investment even further. Friends of the Fair currently help cover roughly one-third of these author-related costs — a meaningful and essential contribution.
While Miami Dade College generously provides the venues and infrastructure that make the Fair possible, it is our Friends who make it possible for the authors to be here. Because of you, our community continues to experience thoughtful conversations, diverse voices across genres, and enriching educational opportunities that define the Miami Book Fair.
“Friends Don’t Wait in Line”
Getting the VIP Treatment vs. Going It Alone
Fair-ly Basic
(General Admission)
Friends of the Fair
(FOTF) starting at $125*
Buy your own ticket
FREE STREET FAIR ADMISSION
Hope there’s a seat left
EARLY ACCESS + PRIORITY SEATING
Pay for merch
EXCLUSIVE MBF TOTE BAG INCLUDED
Wait for the schedule drop
EARLY ACCESS TO AUTHOR LINEUP
Grab a drink—if the line isn’t long
LOST CHAPTER LOUNGE ACCESS + FIRST COCKTAIL FREE (FIRST 50 FRIENDS)
Just another face in the crowd
MEMBERSHIP BADGE = INSTANT LITERARY STREET CRED
No special invites
YEAR-ROUND VIP RECEPTIONS & EXCLUSIVE EVENTS
Pay per event (if there’s space)
ONE FREE EVENING WITH TICKET + EARLY RESERVATIONS
Maybe you make it in
YOU’RE ALREADY ON THE LIST
Questions? Need More Information?
For questions about your benefits please contact Friend liaisons Annalisa Damley and Lisa Better at 305.237.2577 (membership office) or ADamley@mdc.edu and 786.208.5402 (Annalisa’s cell).
For technical support, please contact Miami Book Fair’s official ticket provider SquadUP – a mobile ticketing, event management, and audience engagement software platform – at 800.210.0689 (M-F, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET) or Support@SquadUP.com.
