Society of Biblical Literature 2026

The meeting takes place at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.

The meeting brings together professors, students, authors, publishers, religious leaders, and interested laypersons.

It fits scholars and graduate students in biblical studies, religious studies and theology, plus authors looking for publishers, since the meeting is co-hosted with the American Academy of Religion and lists over 900 sessions and workshops alongside an exhibit hall of books and digital resources. Attendees from outside the humanities, or laypersons wanting a single focused topic, would get less from so broad a program.

Attendees at academic humanities meetings usually wear business casual, with tweed or blazers common for presenters and comfortable shoes for long days between sessions and the exhibit hall, plus warm layers for Denver in late November.

The program offers more than 900 academic sessions and workshops; an attendance total is not specified in the available facts.