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Stories that propel us. Stories that protect us.
October 17-18th, 2026
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA

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🌟 #FilBookFest continues! Here's what's in store for Sunday, October 18 🌿✨

* corrected SFPL address: 100 Larkin Street *

🔑✨ SUNDAY KEYNOTE: DR. ROBYN RODRIGUEZ ✨🔑
12:15 PM, Koret Auditorium
Professor emeritus of Asian American Studies and founder of the Bulosan Center for Filipinx Studies at UC Davis, Dr. Rodriguez is the author of In Lady Liberty's Shadow and Migrants for Export. Don't miss this powerhouse scholar and "people's professora" close out the weekend!

📅 Sunday Highlights:
✨ 12:45 PM – 5 PM: Panels on performed poetry, inherited trauma & memoir, picture books, critical Filipinx studies, magical realism, and cross-cultural solidarity!
✨ INKSTORM Readings & Children's Storytime

🛍 Festival Marketplace: 12:15 PM – 5 PM in the Latino Room

📍 Location: 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco

📖 Full Sunday schedule and featured authors via our LinkTree in bio.
💻 Register for free through the link in our bio!

Come close out an amazing weekend with us! 🌸 by @filbookfestival

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🌟 The Saturday lineup for the 8th Filipino American International Book Festival is here! 🐉✨

* corrected SFPL address: 100 Larkin Street *

📚 Join us on October 17th at the San Francisco Public Library for a full day of panels, readings, and celebrating Filipino American literature and arts!

🔑✨ SATURDAY KEYNOTE: RANDY RIBAY ✨🔑
10:30 AM, Koret Auditorium
Author of Patron Saints of Nothing, Everything We Never Had, and Nest of Tongues, Ribay is a two-time National Book Award nominee, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner, and Michael L. Printz Award co-winner. Kick off the day with one of the most celebrated voices in YA literature!

📅 Saturday Highlights:
✨ 11 AM – 5:15 PM: Panels on publishing history, romance fiction, healing through children's books, horror & Filipino myth, poetry, playwriting, komiks, entrepreneurship, and more!
✨ INKSTORM Readings & Children's Storytime

🛍 Festival Marketplace: 11 AM – 5:15 PM in the Latino Room

📍 Location: 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco

📖 Full Saturday schedule and featured authors via our LinkTree in bio.
💻 Register for free through the link in our bio!

See you there! 🌸 by @filbookfestival

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Introducing the official poster for the 8th Filipino American International Book Festival, happening October 17–18, 2026 at the San Francisco Main Library ✨

This year's theme, "SANGGALAN: Stories That Propel Us, Stories That Protect Us," comes to life through the work of artist @leroid.david

About the artist: LeRoid David is a second-gen Filipino American illustrator and designer from SF, now based in Sacramento. He's the artist behind the Official FIFA World Cup 26™ SF Bay Area Host City Poster, and his work has appeared with the SF Giants, Golden State Warriors, SF 49ers, San Jose Sharks, and the cult classic film Lumpia.

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#Sanggalan #FilBookFest #FilipinoAmerican #SFPublicLibrary #BookFestival #AntingAnting #Bakunawa #FilipinoArt #SFArtist #DesignReveal taken in San Francisco Public Library by @filbookfestival

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What a way to celebrate Filipinx American History Month! Gosh. What a day. Thank you @filbookfestival @filipinaauthorsbookclub …. More reflections soon. by @filbookfestival

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@filbookfestival was a dream! 📚 🇵🇭 I came in excited and admittedly nervous (as someone who’s not a full-time creative it’s often hard for me to feel belonging in big creative spaces like this one.) However, I left feeling inspired motivated and fulfilled. 10 years ago you could not find enough Filipino books on library shelves to create a display. But now you can almost find Filipino representation in any genre across the shelves.

It was such an honor to sit alongside authors I grew up reading about and authors, who I continue to aspire to write like. I met so many people from different cities and countries who write different artistic mediums, and yet, despite all of our differences, we are so grounded by the culture and community that ties all of our histories and identities together.

I have found it difficult to rack my brain of anything poetic much less creative lately. I often feel like I am stuck in a vacuum of tragedy as I witness many patients face injustices from social systems that I cannot control in my full time job as a therapist. The individual care I make can make differences in people’s daily lives, but I continue to struggle to grapple with the the seemingly impossible shackles of capitalism and the consequences of it.

But this weekend shows me that there’s so much hope left in the world. And as cliché as that may sound, I feel comfort in the stories people tell that help people continue onto the path of healing, community, mobilization, support, celebration, joy and understanding that if we may fight, we must to do together.

Isang bagsak!

Inkstorm panelists!

Pamilya ♥️

#mexipino taken in San Francisco Public Library by @filbookfestival

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The poet briefly reunites with her poem 😊 our indefatigable #FilBookFest co-ED @karen_llagas beside this beautiful 6-foot poetry banner created by @wickpoetry for Dear Human (@palomapress and dearhuman.poetsforscience.org, 2023) and exhibited at the @exploratorium as part of a U.S. Global Change Research Program-AGU event is now permanently housed at @sfpubliclibrary ‘s Filipino American Center! by @filbookfestival

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Is it possible to buy too many books at the @filbookfestival? No! I even got two of them signed by the author. Can’t wait to read them all! #reader #lifelonglearner #readmore ***Update: I returned on Day 2 and bought more! by @filbookfestival

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The opening night gala of the Filipino American International Book Festival was like a dream! To be surrounded by so many amazing authors and artists was truly an inspiration! We dined on delectable Philippine cuisine seated around tables family style. We listen to speakers readings and even got to see two one-act plays performed — all celebrating the stories and histories of Filipino Americans and the diverse diaspora. The room was full of people wearing gorgeous Filipiniana. I am grateful to be invited this year to present my work, but even more to rub shoulders with these incredible people, and to be reminded that our stories matter not just for our community, but for everyone! Thank you to all the volunteers & committee! by @filbookfestival

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💕 This is what it’s all about. Thanks to everyone who picked up a copy of What Lolo Wants at the @filbookfestival in San Francisco. Especially this father and his adorable son. It’s always so heartwarming to see a child pick up a book I wrote and have their parent read it to them. Even heartwarming isn’t a good enough word to describe how it feels. It’s like knowing I did something good for someone else. It puts a smile on my face and in my heart. I hope reading my book also puts a smile on their faces and in their hearts. @kidscanpress #representationmatters by @filbookfestival

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Come see @maidamalbyauthor, @celestedador, @maan_gabriel and me at our panel today at 11am! Thank you to @filbookfestival and @sfpubliclibrary for hosting this inspiring festival.

October 17-18, 2026
San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street

SANGGALAN
Stories that propel us, stories that protect us.

The Filipino American International Book Festival (FilBookFest) returns on October for its 8th iteration, continuing its legacy as the largest Filipino American literary festival in the U.S.

Held during Filipino American History Month, FilBookFest brings together an exciting array of writers, scholars, and creatives from across the globe, including the U.S, Canada, and the Philippines, to the iconic San Francisco Public Library.

Festival attendees will enjoy panel discussions, book signings, and readings featuring a vibrant mix of established and emerging voices. This two-day event is a celebration of storytelling, culture, and the diverse experiences of the Filipino diaspora. by @filbookfestival

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Bay Area friends, I’m so excited to be a part of the Filipino American International Book Festival this weekend! Held during Filipino American History Month, FilBookFest brings together an exciting array of writers, scholars, and creatives from across the globe, including the U.S, Canada, and the Philippines, to the iconic San Francisco Public Library.

Festival attendees will enjoy panel discussions, book signings, and readings featuring a vibrant mix of established and emerging voices. This two-day event is a celebration of storytelling, culture, food, and the diverse experiences of the Filipino diaspora.

I’ll be presenting as part of a panel at 11 am Saturday followed by a Storytime and signing at 12:30 pm in the kids area. Sunday I will be signing books at the marketplace 12:30-5 pm. Come join me for this free event! DM for details! taken in San Francisco Public Library by @filbookfestival

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