The doors of Filgua will not close as usual, as a new edition of the Night of Books will return, in which the public will be able to enjoy a wide agenda of activities until midnight.
Authors and literature fans will have a special space during this day. Attendees will find unique offers on books, allowing them to purchase their favorite titles at special prices.
The appointment will be this Friday. Pajamas will also have a special space, as attendees will be able to visit Fórum Majadas, in zone 11 of Guatemala City, with their favorite sleeping clothes and participate in activities such as the Story Sleepover.
The day will also offer spaces for critical thinking, literary creation, cultural dialogue and imagination, with activities such as the keynote conference dedicated to Rigoberta Menchú Tum, a character from Filgua 2026.
In addition, there will be book presentations, such as Boulevard. Book 3: Before her; workshops, including German electronic music; and a musical closing by the guest country.
During Filgua, attendees will be able to tour the 150 stands dedicated to literature and discover new titles. These are the details of the event.
Date
Friday, July 17, 2026.
Hour
From 6 p.m. to 0 p.m.
Place
Majadas Forum, zone 11 of Guatemala City.
Price
- Admission to Filgua: Q5 per person.
- Free entry for children under 12 years of age, students with ID and seniors.
Tickets
Activities
- Attend with pajamas.
- Sale of books with special prices.
- Electronic music in the Germany pavilion.
Agenda from 6 p.m. to 0 p.m.
Special activities
- Hour: Starting at 6 p.m.
- Place: Filgua Children’s Room.
The broken corner in the sky
- Hour: 18 hours.
- Place: Cultural Tent, Embassy of Mexico.
- Exponents: Pablo Lemus Valencia and Nicté Serra.
Story Sleepover
- Hour: 18 hours.
- Place: Children’s Room.
- Exponent: Delmy Felipe.
Workshop: German electronic music
- Hour: From 6 to 10 p.m.
- Place: Germany stand.
- Exponent: BPM Academy.
keynote lecture
Rigoberta Menchú Tum (Nobel Peace Prize 1992) and her contributions to the construction of binational peace between Mexico and Guatemala
- Hour: 19 hours.
- Place: Miguel Ángel Asturias Room.
- Exponents: Exc. Mrs. Luz Elena Baños Rivas, ambassador of Mexico in Guatemala; Dr. Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, INAH Mexico; Dr. Alberto Carrera Portugal, head of Chairs of the Humanities Coordination of UNAM, Mexico; and Mtra. Eluvia Ordóñez Gómez.
Guatemala, the lines of your hand
- Hour: 19 hours.
- Place: Cultural Tent, Embassy of Mexico.
- Exponents: Irene Piedrasanta, Jerónimo Goráez and Javier Payeras.
Story Sleepover
- Hour: 19 hours.
- Place: Children’s Room.
- Exponent: Edgar Molina, “El Pollo”.
Boulevard. Book 3: Before her
- Hour: 20 hours.
- Place: Miguel Ángel Asturias Room.
- Exponent: Flor M. Salvador.
I came calmly
- Hour: 20 hours.
- Place: Humberto Ak’abal Room.
- Exponents: Danilo Lara, Lucía Mercedes and Herbert Tejeda.
Comalapita
- Hour: 20 hours.
- Place: Marilena López Room.
- Exponent: Negma Coy.
Post-truth, democracy and critical thinking
- Hour: 20 hours.
- Place: Cultural Tent, Embassy of Mexico.
- Exponents: Belinda Ramos Muñoz, Amílcar Dávila and Alejandro Flores.
Story Sleepover
- Hour: 20 hours.
- Place: Children’s Room.
- Exponent: Alexis Storyteller.
From exile to legacy: A biography of Dr. Salvador Aguado-Andreu
- Hour: 21 hours.
- Place: Miguel Ángel Asturias Room.
- Exponents: Magalí Villacorta de Castillo and Ronald Flores.
Santa Clara Communication
- Hour: 21 hours.
- Place: Humberto Ak’abal Room.
- Exponents: Ligia García y García and José Antonio Pérez-Robleda.
Chronicles of the war in Central America
- Hour: 21 hours.
- Place: Marilena López Room.
- Exponents: Haroldo Shetemul, Gustavo Berganza and Jesús Guevara Morín.
Chiralaaj chee’ re poom – Under the pom tree
- Hour: 21 hours.
- Place: Cultural Tent, Embassy of Mexico.
- Exponent: Miguel Tum Ajkot.
The Journey of the Armadillo: The Suramerican Dream
- Hour: 21 hours.
- Place: Children’s Room.
- Exponent: Leidy Johana Minota Gómez.
German electronic music
- Hour: From 10 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
- Place: Musical Square.
- Exponent: BPM Academy.
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