With more than 800 scheduled activities, Filgua will fill the Majadas Forum with music, reading spaces and cultural activities, where the XXIII edition of the Guatemala International Book Fair 2026.
Readers and authors will be able to participate in forums, presentations and book signings, as well as musical activities that will complement the fair’s programming.
The space dedicated to the promotion of reading will offer, for 13 days, an agenda full of cultural activities, book presentations and national and international guests, including Adolfo Méndez Vides, Francisco Pérez de Antón, Javier Peña López and Denny Beuerbach.
According to the Filgua 2026 agenda, this edition brings together more than 840 cultural activities, 214 book presentations, professional meetings, spaces for librarians and extensive programming for girls, boys and young people.
The edition revolves around three main axes: Germany, Guest Country of Honor, which will offer a series of special activities; the tribute to Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú, and the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Guatemala Peace Accords.
Under the motto “Let’s go for a country of more readers”, Filgua will bring readers closer to new authors, new books and a varied cultural agenda through its 150 stands.
These are the event data and some of the featured activities of Filgua 2026.
Dates
From Tuesday, July 7 to Sunday, July 19, 2026.
Schedule
From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., except during the midnight sale.
Place
Majadas Forum, zone 11 of Guatemala City.
Price
Admission: Q5 per person.
Free entry for children under 12 years of age, students with ID and seniors.
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased at https://www.eticket.gt/paso1a.aspx?idevento=8691
Featured agenda
Theme nights
- July 9: Night of Star Wars
- July 10: Night of Terror
- July 16: Night of harry potter
- July 17: Night sale and story sleepover (from 6 to 9 p.m.)
Agenda dedicated to children
- Storyteller
- Workshops
- Discussions
- Educational talks
- Training meetings
- Thematic afternoons and activities to get closer to the Kaqchikel, K’iche’ and German languages
Musical agenda
- Atitlán Cumbia Band
- Ch’umilkaj Curruchiche
- Tiger Leap
- The Bugs
- One Man Band
- Female Concert Marimba
- Fine Arts Concert Marimba
Tributes
- Luis Aceituno: July 7
- Arnoldo Ramírez Amaya: July 13
- Francisco Alejandro Méndez: July 15
- Rigoberta Menchú: July 9