Veszprém Book Festival 2026

For years, the city of Veszprém has demonstrated that revitalized public spaces and buildings are not only reborn in a physical sense, but also come to life with cultural content. This year’s Book Week reinforces this process: the event is leaving its usual home on Kossuth Street and will be held on Auer Lipót Promenade (the square in front of the Antal Csermák Music School), but the Dubniczay Palace in the castle district will also serve as a venue for the book event.

VESZPRÉM FESTIVAL BOOK WEEK PROGRAM

June 17–19, 2026 | Lipót Auer Promenade | Dubniczay Palace

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17

11:00 a.m. Kristóf Juhász’s interactive show for kids (Scolar Publishing)

1:00 p.m. Trembling with Hope – Anthology of Poetry for Peace, ed. Imre Péntek – presented by László Kilián

1:20 p.m. Wings and Feathers (Költőtoll Anthology) – conversation with the authors

1:40 p.m. Salt. Wine.Strawberry – Catalan Poetry Anthology (Prae Publishing) – with translator Krisztina Nemes

2:00 p.m. Ancsa Simonfalvi: Lujzi’s Secret Garden – author-reader meeting for students

2:30 p.m. Bartók–Pintér–Rózsafi–Stencinger: Regiments in the Defense of the Komeni Plateau, 1917 (Hungarian National Archives, Veszprém County Archives)

3:00 p.m. New publications from the Archdiocese of Veszprém – presented by Balázs Karlinszky

3:30 p.m. Péter Muszatics: Budapest Now – Can Togay in conversation with the author

4:00 p.m. CEREMONIAL OPENING – with a welcome address by Mayor Gyula Porga, opened by Olympic champion Balázs Kiss

5:00 p.m. Noémi Kocsis: Bucket List – Without Limits (Scolar Publishing) – with a screening, quiz, and prize game

6:00 p.m. Eszter Kenézlői: Europe Travel Guide – Not Just for Hitchhikers (Scolar Publishing) – moderator: Bence Molnár

6:00 PM DUBNICZAY PALACE

Béla Hamvas series: The Consciousness of Divine Origin, ed. Róbert Horváth, Ábel Stamler – a conversation with the editors

JUNE 18, FRIDAY

11:00 a.m. Melinda Klausz: AI in Everyday Life – Book Launch

1:00 p.m. Vár Ucca Workshop Book Presentations – Featuring: László Kilián

1:00 p.m. Bálint Bánk: Road Signs

1:20 p.m. István Péter Németh: Even with Washed-Out Roots

1:40 p.m. Zsolt László: Boiling Water

2:00 p.m. Book presentation: 68 Unforgettable People and Their Stories. László Kilián discusses the book with the editors, László Diósy and László Wéber

2:30 p.m. Szabolcs Balázs Nagy: Symbols of Power and Its Solid Foundations (Martin Opitz Publishing)

3:00 p.m. Erika Kanyár: From Veszprém Castle to the World Championship – presented by Hajnalka Vörös Márkus

3:30 p.m. Mosaics of Research in the Kál Basin – Dr. Emőke Lackovits, Dr. József Hála

4:00 p.m. Áron Szántó: The Threshold – conversation with the author (Líra Publishing House)

4:30 p.m. Ágnes Patkó: Fatal Marriage | Zoltán N. Nagy: Black Labyrinth (GABO Publishing / Talentum)

5:00 p.m. Introduction to OKAPI Publishing: Kata Garam-Nagy, Zoltán Németh, Krisztián Peer, Zsófi Rádai, Mihály Rostás, Márton Simon – reading, panel discussion, book signing

6:00 p.m. DUBNICZAY PALACE – Reading Lamp Árpád Kollár: Reed – moderator: Ottó Fenyvesi

6:30 p.m. Tiszatáj book presentations on stage – introduction: Editor Gábor Annus

Eszter Szabó B.: The world is not just what meets the eye

János Géczi: Murterarium (A Guide for Future Islanders) – with the authors

FRIDAY, JUNE 19

11:00 a.m. Eötvös Károly Library book presentations – Sándor Oros and Melitta Palkóné Jádé

12:20 Huba Búzás: The Soul’s Journey in Verse – Poetry Collection Launch

1:00 p.m. Napkút book presentations: Eszter Rőhrig: Porcelain Palace | Péter Bódi: Hexagon

2:00 p.m. Bori Nagy: The Secrets of My Plate (Líra Publishing)

3:00 p.m. Focus on Italy Alexandra Szalczgruber & Noémi Bárkányi – featuring accordionist Dominika Borsos (Scolar Publishing)

4:00 p.m. Get to Know Ø Publishing! Kata Veress presents the publishing house | Nóra Rácz – Béla Rideg: Stairs to Heaven – a newly published Estonian volume

5:00 p.m. Zoltán Lantos: Csillagrozsda – Musical book launch (Scolar Publishing) – featuring: violinist Zoltán Lantos and actor Krisztián Kolovratnik

6:00 PM DUBNICZAY PALACE

Gyula Szombathy & Gábor Gellért: You Don’t Need That Much Pajububi (Corvina Publishing) – Gellért Gábor in conversation with Kossuth Award-winning actor Gyula Szombathy

The text and image are sourced from the official Facebook event.