Weiden Literary Days
Ten-day literary festival in the Oberpfalz
About Weiden Literary Days
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Literary Festival with Profile
The Weiden Literary Days are one of the most important literary festivals in the Oberpfalz and originated from an initiative by the Regional Library Weiden. For over ten days, they bring together German-speaking authors – from the fields of novels, non-fiction, poetry, crime fiction, fantasy, and cabaret – in the district town of Weiden in der Oberpfalz (AGS 09363). The festival is one of the oldest continuously organized literary series in Northern Bavaria.
Venues in the City
The main venue is the Regional Library Weiden, supplemented by the New Town Hall, bookstores, and cultural centers in the city. This distributes the readings across the city center, making the Literary Days an urban event series that fills the city center with life for several days in a row.
Theme and Programmatic Line
Each year, the festival carries its own thematic motto. In 2026, it is "Tale of Sun and Night" – the 38th edition is dedicated to exile, departure, and Jewish-Bavarian life paths. The programmatic line combines contemporary fiction with historical remembrance and political reportage.
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Weiden is a district-free city in northeastern Bavaria and the cultural center of the northern Oberpfalz. With its baroque market square, the Old Town Hall, and the Regional Library, the city offers a compact festival landscape that is easily accessible on foot. The Literary Days contribute significantly to the city's literary self-understanding and position Weiden on the national cultural calendar.
Weiden Literary Days — edition 2026
The 38th Weiden Literary Days will span ten days from April 16th to 25th, 2026. The motto "Tale of Sun and Night" combines contemporary fiction with remembrance work on exile, departure, and Jewish-Bavarian life paths. The festival opens on April 16th with Steffen Kopetzky at the New Town Hall.
The readings are spread across the Regional Library, New Town Hall, bookstores, and cultural centers of the city. Ticket prices for regular events are mostly between 10 and 15 Euros, with special events ranging from 8 to 19 Euros. Tickets are available in advance through the Regional Library Weiden, local bookstores, and online.
Programme Weiden Literary Days 2026
Opening – April 16, 2026 (New Town Hall)
- Steffen Kopetzky – Opening reading about a journey through the Harz in the spirit of Heinrich Heine, German identity as a novel
April 17, 2026 – Regional Library
- Martina Bogdahn – Novel about freedom, self-discovery, and life transitions
April 18, 2026 – Regional Library
- Friedrich Ani reads from "Schlupfwinkel", a family and escape story between the post-war economic miracle and the present
April 19, 2026 – Regional Library
- Lena Gorelik reads from "Alle meine Mütter" about complex mother-child relationships
April 21, 2026 – with Live Music
- Thomas Muggenthaler – Bavarian-Jewish emigrant stories from Israel, America, and Argentina, accompanied by violin and guitar
April 22, 2026
- Martin Stangl – humorous homage to the Upper Palatinate dialect
April 24, 2026 (Sin)
- Magdalena Gammel reads from "Tale of Sun and Night", the start of a romantic fantasy trilogy for young readers (Moderation: Maron Fuchs)
Closing – April 25, 2026
- Christian Springer – Analysis of the Middle East between history and the present
Highlights Weiden Literary Days 2026
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Getting There
Weiden is accessible via the A 93 (Hof – Regensburg) and the Nuremberg – Schwandorf – Furth im Wald railway line (Weiden (Oberpf) station). The venues are mostly located in the city center and are within walking distance.
Tickets
Most readings cost between 10 and 15 Euros, special events 8 to 19 Euros. Advance booking through the Regional Library Weiden and local bookstores, as well as online.
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