The Sit+Read Artbook Fair returns to Timișoara for its 8th edition, from 23 to 25 October 2026, at the Comenduirea Garnizoanei (Piața Libertății), with free admission. The programme runs Friday 2:00pm-8:00pm, Saturday and Sunday noon-8:00pm, bringing together artists, illustrators, independent publishers, engravers, designers and DIY collectives from Romania and abroad, with artist books, zines, comics, prints, exhibitions, talks with artists, workshops and book launches.
Guests include Barbora Mullerová (Lustr Festival, CZ), Hurrikan Press (HU), Lena Yokoyama (UK) and Maria Surducan (RO), alongside dozens of participants from many countries; workshops led by Hurrikan Press, Mimi Ciora and Lucian Barbu, music by Lenhart Tapes, exhibitions AndNowEast and Local Design Awards. Organiser: Asociația La Figurat, funded by the Municipality of Timișoara through the Centrul de Proiecte.
