30th Leukerbad International Literary Festival
Program Overview
You can find out here which authors have accepted our invitation to Leukerbad for this year’s anniversary edition. In the program overview, we list Festival cornerstones like the Literary Walk in the Dala Gorge or the midnight reading. Everything in between — who is reading where and when — will be posted around two weeks before the Festival opening in the detailed program.
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Literary Tours
Literary cycle tour
Friday, 26 June 2026
11:00—24:00
Readings and discussions in nearly a dozen venues in Leukerbad, including:
9:30
Literary Walk in the Dala Gorge
17:00
Presentation of the writing workshops with students from Leukerbad
24:00
Midnight reading
Saturday, 27 June 2026
11:00—24:00
Readings and discussions in nearly a dozen venues in Leukerbad, including:
9:00
Literary Walk in the Dala Gorge
approx. 10:00
Insights into the Translation Colloquium
18:00–approx. 23:00
Night walk with Rolf Hermann (not included in the festival pass;
20:00
Literary Evening in the bath area of the Leukerbad Clinic
Sunday, 28 June 2026
10:00—15:00
Readings and discussions
The detailed program with the exact times and locations will be published at the end of May, will be posted here and available at the festival office.
Pablo’s Lounge
The oldest and most traditional festival bar. Poetic drinks are served from Thursday through Saturday. Additional festival bars are located at the Leukerbad Clinic, the Hotel Les Sources des Alpes, and in the festival tent on the village square.
31st Leukerbad International Literary Festival:
