Overview
- The fair runs Saturday and Sunday at Messe Halle and is organized by Buchhaus Loschwitz, whose head Susanne Dagen serves as the AfD faction’s cultural-policy spokesperson in Dresden.
- Exhibitors include Antaios, classified since 2024 by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution as “confirmed right-wing extremist,” as well as Jungeuropa and Compact, whose ban was overturned by the Federal Administrative Court in June 2025.
- The program lists appearances by cabaret artist Uwe Steimle, novelist Uwe Tellkamp and former domestic intelligence chief Hans‑Georg Maaßen.
- The campaign “Rechte Buchmesse stoppen” has called a Saturday 9:00 march from Damaschkestraße/Dieselstraße to the venue, with additional rallies announced at the fairgrounds.
- Police say several hundred officers will be deployed and warn of traffic and public transport disruptions on routes including Dieselstraße and Leipziger Chaussee, while the parallel “Wir” Festival in the Volkspark promotes a pro‑democracy program.