"With a Book on the Beach" Festival

Five days of literature, outdoors and indoors, at the “Флора” Expo Center — presentations of new books, meetings with authors including Georgi Gospodinov, exhibitions by Bulgarian illustrators, a discussion about BookTok, and poetry-and-music performances. The program spans children’s, romance, and contemporary Bulgarian literature with the participation of dozens of publishers. Free admission.

12 – 16 August 2026, daily 10:00–20:00, free admission. “Флора” Expo Center, Burgas.

Wednesday, 12 August

• 11:30 — Presentation of the book “Х като сапун” by Gergana Decheva, publisher “Пепърмил Букс” /open-air stage/
• 17:00 — Premiere of “Голотата на това, което идва” by Zlatka Pishieva and “Мравките пият вода” by Zhivka Ivanova, publisher “Знаци” /open-air stage/
• 17:30 — “Пространства — абстрактна живопис”: abstract paintings and poems by Burgas poets from the “Арт пиерия”-Burgas association, an exhibition by the artist Nikolay Nikolov; presented by Dr. Mariana Pramatarova; publisher “Новата цивилизация” /Hall No. 2/
• 18:00 — Presentation of the short-story collection “Бягащият човек — от Маратон до Марс”, publisher “Ай Си Ю”, compiled by Nevena Dishlieva, with the participation of Rada Gankova /open-air stage/
• 19:00 — Meeting with Georgi Gospodinov and presentation of “Черешата на един народ: 30 години по-късно”, publisher “Жанет 45” /open-air stage/

Thursday, 13 August

• 10:30 — Presentation of booklets No. 6 and No. 7 “Как баба Борди полетя с балон” (Part 1 and Part 2) from the series “Градът на скейтбордовете”, publisher “Еко Кидс” /open-air stage/
• 11:30 — Presentation of the children’s book “Чин Чин” by author and illustrator Nusha Royanova, publisher “Дъбови листа” /open-air stage/
• 17:00 — Presentation of “Нарисувай болката” and “Биография на Бездната” by Hayri Hamdan; host Rumyana Emanuilidu, publisher “Знаци” /open-air stage/
• 17:30 — Opening of the exhibition “От Болоня до Бургас — автентичните гласове на съвременните български илюстратори на детски книги” with Ina Hristova, Lyuba Haleva, Kapka Kaneva, and Nevena Angelova; organized by the Association for Culture and Literacy /Hall No. 6/
• 18:00 — Presentation of the book “Духова могила — дотам и нататък” by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Veselina Vachkova /Hall No. 2/
• 19:00 — “Ах, тази любов” — a meeting with the romance-novel author OuRa Love and presentation of “Пчелата — любов, извън времето и пространството”, “Пчелата — любов, във времето и пространството”, and “Докосване”; a conversation with psychologist and life coach Radka Tishelova /Hall No. 2/

Friday, 14 August

• 10:30 — Presentation of the debut children’s book “Тайната на Странджа” by Stanislava Kalcheva /open-air stage/
• 11:30 — Presentation of the short-story collection “Солено слънце” by Diana Fartunova, publisher “Папая прес” /open-air stage/
• 17:00 — Presentation of the book “Докосване” by Anastasia Dimitrova, publisher “Изида” /open-air stage/
• 18:00 — Presentation of Maria Doneva’s new book “Искам да се обадя на майка по телефона”, publisher “Жанет 45” /open-air stage/
• 19:00 — Meeting with the Serbian author Nataša Panić and presentation of “Цървена локва” and “Паулина”, publisher “УНИСКОРП” /open-air stage/

Saturday, 15 August

• 10:30 — “Елиза и сандъчето с вълшебните рокли” — the newest book from publisher “Меченосец”, presented by author Aleksandra Koleva /open-air stage/
• 11:30 — Presentation of the children’s books “Истории за малкото мишле”, publisher “УНИСКОРП” /open-air stage/
• 16:00 — “Библиотека на младите — как BookTok преобрази разговорите за книги и литература” — an open discussion; moderator Hristina Todorova (Hrisilandia), guests Todora Daskalova (Reading Trolls), Eleonora Staykova (Nora’s Reading), and Magdalena Gerova (Magdalena.Books)
• 17:00 — Presentation of the book “Морска геометрия” by Radosveta Gyuleva, guest Zdravka Evtimova /open-air stage/
• 18:00 — “Манифест на тъмнината” and “Орнитография” — presentation of the books with members of the Society for the Protection of Birds and of the “Пода” Nature Conservation Centre; moderator Lora Stamatis, publisher “Знаци” /open-air stage/
• 19:00 — Performance “Посоки на обичта” — original poetry, prose, and music by Tatyana Yotova, Mariana Marinova, and Toni Marks /open-air stage/

Sunday, 16 August

• 10:30 — Presentation of the children’s book “ХРАБЪР — Три пъти синьо”, publisher “Така започна всичко” /open-air stage/
• 11:30 — Presentation of the book “Тримата братя и златната ябълка и други приказки”, publisher “Пан”, with the participation of illustrator Nevena Angelova /open-air stage/
• 16:00 — “Когато цветята говорят — от викторианската епоха до наши дни” — a presentation based on the books “Флориография” and “Градината на Джейн Остин” with florists Diana and Todor Teodosievi; host Lora Stamatis, publisher “Знаци”
• 17:00 — “Откровения на свещи — музика, поезия и лирични истории” with Mariyana Dobreva, Yana Valcheva, and Samuel Manuelyan /open-air stage/
• 18:00 — Poetry reading by Geri Turiyska and friends, publisher “Пощенска кутия за приказки” /open-air stage/