42nd edition · Partner pitch
Patna Book Fair 2026
4–15 December · Gandhi Maidan, Patna · Joy of Reading, Beyond Books!
6 LAKH+ PEOPLE · 12 DAYS · 1 MAIDAN
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01 · Why this fair
Bihar reads here.
01 · Why this fair
Bihar's biggest gathering of readers, every December.
A full house at PBF 2025
as reported by CRD
2024 to 2025
competitions
Officers, teachers, students, families and Patna's readers walk the same maidan for twelve days. Every one of them walks past the spaces on this page.
02 · The ground
One maidan. Three gates.
02 · The ground
One maidan. Three gates. Every footstep passes a brand.
This is the 2026 layout. Scroll on to walk through every space that is open for partners, gate to gate.
main gate
F3 Arena side
food court side
Share of visitors by gate, from CRD's ground experience.
03 · Gates & ticket counters
The gates
03 · Gates & ticket counters
Be the first thing 6 lakh people see.
Main gate from above, nightThree gates, each with its own ticket counter. Gate 1 faces the main stage across the plaza. Gate 2 opens straight into the F3 Arena. Gate 3 sits by the food court.
- Gate 1 masthead₹11.45 L
- Gate 2 masthead₹7.85 L
- Gate 3 masthead₹5.65 L
- Gate pillars · ticket counters · approach polesfrom ₹35,450
04 · Around the whole fair
The boundary wall
04 · Boundary walls
A wall around the fair, branded end to end.
The whole fair is enclosed by a boundary wall. Its outer face is seen by everyone who passes the maidan, on the road, in the parking and on the open ground. Its inner face lines every walk inside.
- West wall, road side₹7.45 L
- North wall, parking and Gate 1 side₹6.85 L
- South wall, open maidan side₹4.95 L
- One 20 ft section, both faces₹38,450
The east wall, on the F3 Arena side by Gate 2, is kept for F3 Arena partners.
05 · Where every visitor arrives
Parking A & B
05 · Parking areas
Every car and two-wheeler parks past your hoarding.
Parking A sits beside Gate 1 and Parking B beside Gate 2, for two-wheelers and four-wheelers. Both are barricaded, and every driver walks to the gate past the boards. People who come on foot use Gate 3.
- Parking entry arch, Parking A₹3.85 L
- Parking entry arch, Parking B₹3.45 L
- Hoarding, 20 × 10 ft, facing the road₹1.25 L each
- Barricade branding, per 10 ft panel₹14,750
06 · Sir C.V. Raman Manch
Main stage
06 · Main stage · Sir C.V. Raman Manch
The stage every visitor faces as they walk in.
Students on stage, PBF 2025The main stage sits across the open plaza from Gate 1, with a large LED wall and four LED wings. Mornings belong to HUNAR, our school and student programmes (11:00 AM–12:45 PM on 8 days). Colleges, schools, coaching and skill institutes can present a day, or the whole run.
- HUNAR presenting partner, all 8 days₹9.75 L
- HUNAR day sponsor, "Sponsored by"₹1.45 L / day
- Screen time on the stage LED during HUNAR₹24.75 / second
- Stage top masthead₹5.45 L
07 · 200+ publishers
Publisher halls
07 · Publisher halls
Four halls. 200+ publishers. Hours of browsing.
Inside a publisher stallPeople spend the longest time here. Name a hall, own the walkway that runs from the plaza to Gate 2, or brand the poles that light every aisle.
- Hall naming, "Hall presented by"₹4.45 L each
- North walkway naming₹3.35 L
- Book-launch media wall₹3.15 L
- Inside poles (50)₹45,750 each
08 · J.C. Bose Manch
Stage 2 & food court
08 · Stage 2 & food court
Talks on one side. Chai and snacks on the other.
An evening talk, PBF 2025Stage 2, the J.C. Bose Manch, faces the food court, with its seating in front. People eating at the food stalls watch book launches, author talks and panels as they happen.
- Stage 2 backdrop₹3.45 L
- Food court entrance masthead₹2.75 L
- Food stall, 12 days₹64,750
09 · East side · open till late
F3 Arena
09 · F3 Arena
Arena
लिट्टी का नया पता: गांधी मैदान।
Light canopy, PBF 2025The whole east side of the fair, open till late. One arena, many sections, and something different on different days. This is where people stay on after dark.
- Swad Vihar food, lounge & cafés
- Amphitheatre
- Kids Café
- AFC fight nights 11–13 Dec
- Bha-Jam bhajan jamming
- Story nights proposed
- Book reading nights proposed
- Game zone
- EV display
- F3 Arena title partner₹24.75 L
- Swad Vihar lounge partner₹8.45 L
- Kids Café partner₹3.65 L
- Mobility partner (EV display, test-ride desk)₹3.85 L
- Café / beverage partner₹4.35 L
10 · 12 × 8 ft LED wall
The big screen
10 · The big screen
A 12 × 8 ft LED wall, sold by the second.
It stands at the end of the publisher halls, facing Gate 2 and the amphitheatre, from 10 AM to 9 PM. Half its time is for partner ads, sold in 10-second spots: 1,980 spots a day, 23,760 across the fair.
A stage LED in use, 202511 · 11–13 Dec evenings
Amphitheatre & AFC fight nights
11 · Amphitheatre · AFC Championship
Arenapresents
Three nights of cage fights. Twelve evenings of music.
City Centre Mall, Patna · Bihar MMA Championship, July 2026On Fri 11, Sat 12 and Sun 13 December, from the evening, the amphitheatre becomes the arena for AFC · Arena Fight Championship: MMA in an octagon cage, with the amphitheatre split into two halves around it and the big screen behind. AFC is the new name of the Bihar MMA Championship, Bihar's first official MMA cage championship, organised by MMA Arena and recognised by the MMA Association of Bihar.
Every other evening it hosts Bha-Jam, our bhajan-jamming concert, plus story readings for students and kids.
- AFC title partner, "AFC presented by", 3 nights₹14.75 L
- AFC co-sponsor₹4.85 L
- Bha-Jam presenting partner, every evening₹6.85 L
- Story readings partner₹2.35 L
12 · Screening hall
Cinema Unema
12 · Cinema Unema
A cinema inside a book fair.
Evening audiences, PBF 2025A closed screening hall beside the publisher halls, with its entrance on the F3 Arena side and a projector screen inside. It shows films made from books and stories by Bihar's writers. Shows run all day, and every show starts with a partner slot. Its outer walls carry partner branding too.
- Cinema entertainment partner₹12.45 L
- Screening-day sponsor₹95,450 / day
- Pre-show ad, all shows, 12 days₹1.85 L
13 · In every hand
Tickets & passes
13 · In every hand
Tickets, passes and bags go home with people.
Evening rush at the main gateEvery visitor holds a ticket. Your brand on the back travels out of the maidan and into homes across Patna.
- Ticket back branding₹2.35 / ticket
- Special pass branding₹4.75 / pass
- Visitor bag brandingon request
14 · Packages
Own the fair
14 · Partner packages
Own the whole fair, or pick your spaces.
Presenting Partner
₹75 LYour name with the fair's name, on every gate, both stages, the big screen, the boundary wall, tickets and all media.
Powered by
₹35 LSecond billing across gates, stages and the big screen, plus a zone of your choice.
Build your own
from ₹45,750Pick spaces from this page. Packages of several spaces get a better rate.
All prices are indicative list prices, before GST, for the 12 days. Items not yet agreed are proposed.
15 · Together
Let us build this for Bihar
15 · Let us build this for Bihar, together
Choose your space. We'll build the rest with you.
Kumar Ashish
Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships and Institutional Relations
CRD Patna Book Fair
+91 79924 02134WhatsAppkumarashish4official@gmail.comEvery partner receives a report within 30 days of the fair closing.