European Literature Night

In English with some French words and expression
For everyone
Free

Join the wonderful community of European readers!

Overview

Each venue hosts a live reading every 30min (10 min performance, 20 min transition). You’re free to walk between venues in any order.

📚 European Literature Night 3rd Edition 2026

Hong Kong, 2 February 2026 – On Friday, 27th February 2026, European Literature Night will take place in 10 curated sites stretching from the historical Central to Sheung Wan district. Featuring performances of Nobel Prize titles, niche cultural and social spaces, and a wonderful community.

Literature Night was founded 20 years ago, as a project to bridge the public with unusual and inaccessible places with contemporary European literature. In the course of two decades, Literature Night has established its presence across Northern America, Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia and Hong Kong as well. With Hong Kong being the debuting city from the East Asia sphere. Represented collectively by Consulates-General/Embassy from European Union Member States and local communities, EUNIC Cluster Hong Kong (Alliance Française, Consulate General of Czechia and Czech Centres, Goethe-Institut, Istituto Italiano di Cultura) welcome European Literature Night’s 3rd edition on the occasion and with the support of the Hong Kong International Literary Festival.

Audiences are invited to rotate between different venues, each of them hosts a 10 minute live-reading performance, an adaptation of a novel. Guests will have a chance to redeem a free copy of one of the titles, or a preferred discount on their purchase. Sign language interpretation provided at select locations.

Event Details

Date: Friday, 27 February 2026

Time: 18:00 – 22:40

Venues: 10 cultural spaces across Central & Sheung Wan

Admission: Free | RSVP & Walk-ins welcome
RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/european-literature-night-3rd-edition-2026-tickets-1982339418564?aff=oddtdtcreator

Map link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gQeXB1vtxThcUFHd7?g_st=ac

Media or General Enquiry: hongkong@mzv.gov.cz

Line-up

Belgium-Slovenia – Add cyanide to taste by Karmen Spiljak | Rachel Smith @ The Siberian

Czechia – A Brief History of Living Forever by Jaroslav Kalfař | Ellie Law @ Mount Zero Books

Germany – About People by Juli Zeh | Wong Yi Eva @ Print Art Contemporary

Spain – Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado | Billy Chan @ Wyndham Social

Finland – The Clues in the Fjord by Satu Rämö | Joms Ortega @ One Bite Design Studio

France – The Book of Mother by Violaine Huisman | Angela Yu @ Parenthèses

Hungary – Satantango by László Krasznahorkai | Vulgo Theatre @ Wyndham Social

Ireland – The Bee Sting by Paul Murray | Dr. Moonyoung Hong @ Bookazine

Italy – The Lake's Water Is Never Sweet by Giulia Caminito | Elizabeth Chung @ La Biblioteca Italian Library

Netherlands – Grand Hotel Europa by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer | Mart van de ven @ Habyt

Ukraine – (IN)Visible by Ivan Baidak | Mo Ka Yan Mocha @ 10 Chancery Lane Gallery

The programme is designed as a literary promenade, with performances running simultaneously across venues from 18:00 to 22:40. Guests may curate their own route, choosing to linger, or meet other literature enthusiasts along the way! Books presented will also be available through Bookazine, audiences have the chance to take home what they encounter.

Organisers

Presented by EUNIC Cluster Hong Kong (Alliance Française, Consulate General of Czechia and Czech Centres, Goethe-Institut, Istituto Italiano di Cultura), alongside the Consulates of Belgium, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, the Ukrainian Society in Hong Kong and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Beijing.

Local partners include the European Union Office in Hong Kong and Macao, the Hong Kong International Literary Festival, Bookazine. The event is supported by media partner Zolima CityMag.

Venue partners include 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Bookazine Social, Habyt, La Biblioteca Italian Library, Mount Zero Books, One Bite Design Studio, The Siberian, Parenthèses bookshop, Print Art Contemporary, and Wyndham Social.