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The 20th Annual Edible Book Festival will be held Saturday, April 4th, 2026 at Common Ground Co-op<\/a>! Watch the University Library’s Facebook page<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n Register for the festival<\/a>! This is not required, but helps us plan.<\/p>\n Around April 1st, bibliophiles, book artists, and food lovers around the world gather to celebrate the book arts and the (literal!) ingestion of culture.\u00a0 Participants create an “edible book,” which can be inspired by a favorite tale, involve a pun on a famous title, or simply be in the shape of a book (or scroll, or tablet, etc).\u00a0 Photographs of all edible books will appear in the Edible Book Festival gallery.<\/p>\n The Champaign-Urbana Edible Book Festival is sponsored by the University Library, and supported by the generous help of campus and community volunteers and prize donors. It is a fundraiser to support the crucial work of the Wesley Food Pantry<\/a>.<\/p>\n This year, per Public Health requirements, entries will not be consumed.<\/p>\n We will have cookies provided by Common Ground Co-op available for those who would still like to partake in snacks, and entrants can bring separate individual baked goods to share as samples of the flavor profile in prepackaged nonperishable form (think cupcakes or cookies) if they wish. For more information, see CUPHD’s guidelines for bake sales.<\/a><\/p>\n With this in mind, we are conscious of reducing food waste. Please be prepared to take your entries home, and\/or limit the size of your entry.<\/p>\n Schedule of events:<\/strong><\/p>\n 10:00am: <\/strong>Participants may begin dropping off their entries Starting to think about your edible creation for this year’s festival? Consider submitting your entry to one or more of these categories! Prizes will be awarded.<\/p>\n Whether you’re a professional chef or just like to play with your food, the festival is open to anyone in the U of I & Champaign-Urbana communities. For inspiration, take a look at entries in the galleries below.<\/p>\n If you don’t have time to make your own edible entry, join us in admiring the entries around 11:30, and stay for a cookie from Common Ground Co-op at 12:15!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\nWhat is the Edible Book Festival?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Information and Tentative Schedule for the 2026 Edible Book Festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n11:30am:<\/strong> Judging begins
\n12:00pm:\u00a0<\/strong>Judge\u2019s commentary and awards
\n12:15pm:\u00a0<\/strong>Cookies from Common Ground Co-op will be distributed<\/p>\nFestival Award Categories<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Who can participate?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n2025 Festival Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n2024 Festival Gallery<\/div>\n2023 Festival Gallery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/geninfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2025\/04\/Firefly-20250402093516-300x209.png\")
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\n2016 Festival Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n2015 Festival Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n2014 Festival Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n![\"2016](\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/geninfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/02\/Alice_in_Wonderland-300x225.jpg\")
Shilpi Saxena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"2015](\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/geninfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/02\/4_bequette-300x225.jpg\")
Created by Kaity Bequette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"2014](\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/geninfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/02\/Heller-238x300.jpg\")
Created by Sarah Heller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n2013 Festival Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n2012 Festival Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n2011 Festival Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n![\"2013](\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/geninfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/02\/25_strauss-300x225.jpg\")
Created by Barb Strauss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"2012](\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/geninfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/02\/lykexjohns300-300x245.jpg\")
Created by Jerry Lyke and Chris Johns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"2011](\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/geninfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/02\/17weber-300x225.jpg\")
Created by Rachael Weber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n2010 Festival Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n2009 Festival Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n2008 Festival Gallery<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n![\"2010](\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/geninfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/02\/SleepyChallah.jpg\")
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My Last Duchess<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"2008](\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/geninfo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/02\/JuliaKennerHungryPlanet1.jpg\")
Hungry Planet: What the World Eats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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