All the activities that Madrid hosts for Book Day 2023

Spring has arrived and it seems that Madrid already has another color. After a harsh winter, the mild temperatures invite the inhabitants of the capital to enjoy the good weather on the street and, of course, to join the large number of cultural activities that are taking place at the moment: among them, those organized by the Town Hall, the Community and the Ministry of Culture and Sports for celebrate a date as special as World Book Day.

So much so that this 2023, now completely free of restrictions due to the pandemic, to celebrate what is one of the most important cultural events of the year, Madrid will once again host the Arganzuela Book Fair, the Fair of the Tetouan book and many more. .events around literature that can be enjoyed for more than two weeks.

Here we tell you everything so that, whether you are a great lover of literature or want to get started in it or whether what you are looking for is that your children are those who have their first contact with books, you will find one or more proposals that suit you. :

Activities for Book Day in Madrid – City Hall

Thursday April 20

• From April 17 to 28: Cinefórum at the Vargas Llosa Library with ‘Las Horas’ by Stephen King
• From April 19 to 23: 2nd Arganzuela Book Fair at the Casa del Reloj Cultural Center on Paseo de la Chopera.
• April 20: Craft workshop for children aged 8 and over “Create your own Quixote” at the Municipal Public Library of San Blas.
• April 20 at 6 p.m.: Stories and crafts for children with ‘Do it Yourself’. Special Book Day at the José Hierro de San Blas-Canillejas Municipal Public Library.
• April 20 at 6:00 p.m.: Conference on Mudéjar art in Castile and León with a focus on Cuéllar at the Iván de Vargas Municipal Public Library of the Center.
• April 20 at 6.30 p.m.: Conference “The genesis of Dracula by Bram Stoker” at the Municipal Library of San Fermín de Usera.
• April 20 at 7:00 p.m.: Concert by Bel and Zed at the Iván de Vargas Municipal Library in the city center.

Friday April 21

• From April 21 to 23: Tetuán Book Fair in the Plaza de la Remonta.
• April 21 at 10:00 a.m.: Collective reading ‘De Marcha con Cervantes’ at the La Elipa Municipal Public Library in Ciudad Lineal.
• April 21 at 7:00 p.m. – Stories in the castle of the Emilia Pardo Bazán Cultural Center in the Salamanca district.
• April 21 at 7:00 p.m.: Presentation of the “Guide to Identify Characters in Classical Mythology” by Lorenzo de la Plaza Escudero, José María Martínez Murillo and José Ignacio Vaquero Ibarra at the Iván de Vargas Municipal Public Library in the center.
• April 21 at 7:00 p.m.: Tribute to Antonio Escohotado, Books and Freedom at the Mario Vargas Llosa Municipal Library downtown.
• From April 21 to May 7: Exhibition of illustrations from Porque#Yoleo bookstores at the Eugenio Trías Municipal Public Library in El Retiro.

Saturday April 22

• April 22 at 12:00 p.m.: Elderflower at the Eugenio Trías Municipal Public Library of El Retiro.

• April 22 at 12:00 p.m.: Presentation of the work ‘When there is no one left’ by Esther López Barceló at the Municipal Public Library in downtown Iván de Vargas.
• April 22 at 7:00 p.m.: ‘Cinema Saturdays’ adult film series with Hong-Sang-soo’s ‘La Novelista’ at the Buero Vallejo Cultural Center in San Blas – Canillejas.

sunday april 23

• April 23 at 11 a.m.: Reading corner with Chinese calligraphy workshop, presentation of ‘Books and Poems’, free readings, ‘Women in Literature’ exhibition and musical performance of ‘Peruvian Folklore’ at the Municipal Library of San Fermín in Usera.
• April 23 at 11:00 a.m.: Book Day for Hortaleza with a radio program with free readings and a performance by the children’s music group Arigato at the Huerta de la Salud Municipal Library in Hortaleza.
• April 23 at 11:00 a.m.: Storyteller’ Constantes y sonantes: requeteretahílas y neocantínelas’ by Roberto Mezquita at the Municipal Public Library of Downtown Iván de Vargas.
• April 23 at 12:00 p.m.: Storytelling and children’s workshop based on the story of Raquel Díaz Requena “I go with you” in the garden of the Municipal Library of San Fermín de Usera.
• April 23 at 12:00 p.m.: The storyteller “Osfi is looking for his guts” at the Eugenio Trías Municipal Public Library in El Retiro.

monday april 24

• April 24 at 12:00 p.m.: Violin recital by Javier García Aranda at the Pablo Neruda Municipal Library in Ciudad Lineal.
• April 24 at 7:00 p.m.: Presentation of the book ‘The wind, the spirit, the breath’ by Andreea Răsuceanu’ at the Iván de Vargas Municipal Public Library.

tuesday 25 april

• At 6:00 p.m.: Tales at the Municipal Library of La Elipa.
• At 6 p.m.: Storytelling and craft workshop at the Municipal Library of Canillejas.

Thursday April 27

• At 7:00 p.m.: Presentation of the collection of poems ‘Fotogramas’ by Alba Molero in the multipurpose room of the Municipal Library José Hierro de San Blas – Canillejas.
• At 7:00 p.m.: The literary gathering ‘El Escribidor’ presents ‘La memoria herida’ with Manuel Neila and Jorge Eliécer Pardo at the Municipal Public Library Vargas Llosa del Centro.

friday april 28

• April 28 at 7:00 p.m. – Cinematheque cycle at the Emilia Pardo Bazán Cultural Center in the Salamanca district.

Activities for the Night of Books on April 21

The weekend will start in style in Madrid with La Noche de los Libros, an evening entirely dedicated to culture during which the city will host up to 10 different activities that will take place in the public libraries of the neighborhoods of Retiro, Usera, Center and Chamartin.

• At 5:00 p.m.: Storyteller for children ‘Camuñas’ for children from 4 to 7 years old at the Municipal Public Library Dámaso Alonso de Chamartín.
• At 6:00 p.m.: Storytelling origami workshop of the Fundación Japón Madrid in the children’s room of the Iván de Vargas Municipal Public Library in the center.
• 6 p.m.: Presentation of the book sexual politics of pornography at the Eugenio Trías de El Retiro Municipal Public Library.
• At 6 p.m.: Portraits of José Hierro and poetry recital at the José Hierro Municipal Library.
• At 6.30 p.m.: Concert-recital ‘A garden of books and laughter’ at the Municipal Library of San Fermín de Usera.
• Performance and adaptation of ‘A Third Place’ directed by Ricardo Huetos and featuring the Teatr@me company at the Municipal Public Library of downtown Iván de Vargas.
• At 7:00 p.m.: Poetry recital ‘Women who know and teach: teachers’ by the Shared Reading Workshop of the Center for the Elderly of Casa del Reloj.
• At 7:00 p.m.: Reading by candlelight of “La terraza maldita” at the Municipal Library of San Fermín de Usera.
• Tribute to Antonio Esochotado presented by Jorge Escohotado and Miguel Ángel Quintana Paz in the Sala Eco (floor -1) of Mercado Barceló.

Activities for the Day of the Book in Madrid of the Ministry of Culture

Illustration of Don Quixote. / Bridgeman via Getty Images

• Continuous reading of Don Quixote – From April 20 at 6:00 p.m. to April 22 at 1:00 p.m. at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid.
• Cervantes Award Ceremony – April 24 at 12:00 p.m. at the Auditorium of the University of Alcalá in Alcalá de Henares.
• Deposit of the legacy of Rafael Cadenas in the Caja de las Letras – April 25 at 6:00 p.m. at the Instituto Cervantes.
• Inauguration of the exhibition ‘Rafael Cadenas: this present is everything’ at the Luis González Robles Museum in Alcalá de Henares.
• Meeting with UAH students – April 27 at 1:00 p.m. at the Luis González Robles Museum in Alcalá de Henares.
• Sale of publications published by the Ministry and delivery of free copies – April 24 from 09:00 at the Ministry of Culture and Sports.