texttage.nuernberg – Literature Festival
Literature festival in the heart of Nuremberg – readings, workshops, and Text.talks at the Katharinenruine
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Literature in the Heart of the City
The texttage.nuernberg is the literature festival of the city of Nuremberg, taking place over four days around the Katharinenruine, the educational center, and the city library. Instead of being confined to a single hall, the festival spreads throughout the city center – with readings, discussions, workshops, and an open festival area.
Formats Between High Literature and Participation
The program combines three levels: Readings by well-known authors, intimate Text.talks – discussions centered around a book – and multi-day writing and comic workshops. Additionally, there are writing tandems, masterclasses, and the freely accessible Textualia Market, where local authors, associations, and publishers present their work through short readings, mini-workshops, and discussions. An evening concert at the Katharinenruine concludes the festival.
International Focus: The Guest Country
A hallmark of the texttage is the annually changing international focus: a guest country shapes individual program points and brings international voices to Nuremberg. Through the exchange format "Grenzenlos" (Borderless), joint writing projects are created between authors from Nuremberg and the guest country. The festival is supported by the Bildungszentrum and the Stadtbibliothek Nürnberg.
texttage.nuernberg — edition 2026
From July 16th to 19th, 2026, the Nuremberg city center around the Katharinenruine will once again become the festival grounds for texttage. The guest country for 2026 is the Czech Republic, represented by Jaroslav Rudiš and Vratislav Maňák, among others; through the "Grenzenlos" exchange program, joint projects between authors from Prague and Nuremberg will be created.
The festival will open on Thursday, July 16th, at 7 PM with Nava Ebrahimi, featuring a reading and a discussion about her novel "Und Federn überall".
Programme texttage.nuernberg 2026
Thursday, July 16th — Opening
- 7:00 PM — Nava Ebrahimi: Reading and discussion of "Und Federn überall" (Opening)
Festival Formats (July 16th–19th)
- Readings by, among others, Jaroslav Rudiš, Miku Sophie Kühmel, Verena Keßler, Kaleb Erdmann, Vratislav Maňák
- Text.talks — Discussions centered around a book
- Writing and comic workshops, masterclasses, writing tandems
- Textualia Market: Short readings, mini-workshops, and participatory activities by local authors, associations, and publishers (free)
- Saturday evening — Concert by Vronsy and band at the Katharinenruine
Guest Country: Czech Republic. "Grenzenlos" exchange program between Prague and Nuremberg. The full program is available on the official website.
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Getting There
Subway U2/U3 to Wöhrder Wiese or Tram 8 to Marientor. Parking garages nearby: Akademie, Katharinenhof, Karstadt. The festival grounds are centrally located behind the city library at the Katharinenruine.
Tickets
Textualia Market free of charge and without registration. Readings from approx. €8, Text.talks and concert €15 each, workshops €30–€160. Festival Pass for the most important events €64. Booking via the official website.
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Where it takes place texttage.nuernberg
Katharinenruine
Gewerbemuseumsplatz 1, 90403 Nürnberg