Santo Domingo’s Book Fair to be held in September

Santo Domingo.- The Culture Ministry announced Friday that the 19th annual International Book Fair Santo Domingo 2016 will be held from September 19 to October 2.

"We have been informed that the area in which the Book Fair is traditionally held cannot be used for the next three months," the book fair organizing commitee said through a statement released by Culture Ministry.

According to the statement, the Regional Book Fair Hato Mayor 2016 was also moved to November 21 to 27.

The organizers said that they received a communication from the State Supervising Engineers Office (OISOE) explaining the situation around the repair works of the National Theater and the Plaza de la Cultura "Juan Pablo Duarte".