Calling all bookworms in Australia! Here’s your chance to score great books at affordable prices while supporting a great cause! Lifeline will be having their Big Book Fair at the Illawarra Sports Stadium, Berkeley, on October 23 – 26. Whether you’re a fan of sci-fi books, a lover of romance fantasy novels, a collector of true crime stories, or a sucker for horror fiction, there will be something that will tickle your fancy in this book fair. Proceeds raised form this event will go to Lifeline, an organization who “exists to support people in crisis and ensure that no person has to face their darkest moments alone.”
When:
Thursday 23 October 5pm – 9pmFriday 24 October 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday 25 October 9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday 26 October 9:00am – 4:00pm
Lifeline’s Big Book Fair is back, with over 90,000 pre-loved books on sale over three days. Our next event is being held on 23 – 26 October 2025 at the Illawarra Sports Stadium, Berkeley.
Each event is a chance to spread our love of reading far and wide, save books from landfill and raise vital funds for Lifeline. What’s more, your second-hand book purchases help to deliver essential crisis support and suicide prevention services within the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and South Coast.
Best-selling author, Stephen King, once said, “Books are a uniquely portable magic.” Go to Lifeline’s Big Book Fair on October 23 – 26 for a chance to get teleported to the world of woodland elves, time-traveling detectives, haunted mansions, and talking cats, all while pushing for a great cause.
Wollongong, NSW
Australia