CT Book Trail Passport Challenge

April 26th & 27th, 2025

In celebration of Indie Bookstore Day on April 26th, 23 Connecticut bookstores have come together for another year of its special passport challenge with over $5,000 in prizes!

How to Play

Visit as many bookstores as you can Saturday, April 26th and Sunday, April 27th. At each stop, get your passport booklet stamped! (You can download a printable version right here or pick up a physical novelty passport booklet at your first stop!)

At your last stop of the weekend, ask for a completion form from the bookseller to provide your information and mark where you visited to be entered in the prize drawings.

A random drawing will be conducted on May 8th to select the winners. No purchase required to participate.

Can’t do it all in one weekend?

Visit all participating stores by Labor Day and enter to win the Slow & Steady Prize of a gift card bundle with $25 to ALL 23 shops! A $575 value!

Download Your Passport!

Each stop on the CT Book Trail will have a limited amount of FREE novelty passports, provided by our sponsor, Wildly Enough. However, if you prefer to print your passport, download either the 1-page version or complete passport below!

Passport Challenge Prizes

Book Dragon

BOOK DRAGON: VISIT ALL 23 BOOKSTORES!

One lucky individual who visits all 23 bookstores between April 26th and April 27th will win a Grand Prize gift card bundle, including a $50 gift card to EACH of the 23 bookstores – an $1,150 value!

INK DRINKER: VISIT 15 OR MORE BOOKSTORES!

Four lucky individuals who visit 15 or more bookstores between April 26th and April 27th will win a 1st Prize gift card bundle, including a $25 gift card to EACH of the 23 bookstores – a $575 value!

Ink Drinker
Bookworm

BOOKWORM: VISIT 10 OR MORE BOOKSTORES!

12 lucky individuals who visit 10 or more bookstores between April 26th and April 27th will win a Banned Books Tarot Deck from Galison, and a Banned Books Pin from Dissent Pins a $40 value.

READER: VISIT 5 OR MORE BOOKSTORES!

50 lucky participants who visit 5 or more bookstores between April 26th and April 27th will receive a bookish sticker pack from sponsor, Wildly Enough, a $15 value.

Reader Prize
Slow Steady

SLOW & STEADY PRIZE

Can’t visit all 23 shops in one weekend? Or just busy April 26th and 27th? Complete your CT Book Trail Passport between April 26th and Labor Day to be entered to win a gift card bundle with $25 to ALL 23 shops! A $575 value!