Pioneers Centennial Festival Program

Under the patronage of the esteemed Prime Minister, Mr. Ali Al-Zaidi
With the support of the Association of Iraqi Private Banks
In cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities
The General Union of Writers and Authors in Iraq
The Prime Minister's Office/Cultural Advisory Office is holding a festival:
Centenary of the Pioneers (Al-Sayyab - Al-Bayati - Buland Al-Haydari)
(1926 - 2026)
To commemorate the centenary of their birth, the festival will be held in Baghdad from October 1-3, 2026
# The opening ceremony will be at 5 pm on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at the Al-Rasheed Theater.
Friday, October 2, 2026, includes four events:
# The first critical session about the poet Badr Shakir Al-Sayyab will be at ten o'clock in the morning in Al-Mutanabbi Street, Iqraa Downtown Building, Al-Qasab Guesthouse.
# The second critical session about the poet Abdul Wahab Al-Bayati at 11:30 AM
The first poetry reading session will be at 5 pm in the Governorate building on Al-Mutanabbi Street.
The second poetry reading session will be at 9 pm on the Pioneers platform in Al-Jawahiri Hall, Union of Writers.
Saturday, October 3, 2026, includes three events:
The third critical session about the poet Buland al-Haydari will be at 10:00 AM.
In the Al-Qasab Guesthouse, Iqraa Downtown Building, on Al-Mutanabbi Street
Third poetry reading session
5 PM, Al-Mutanabbi Street, Al-Mutasarrifiyah Building
The fourth poetry reading session will take place at 9:00 PM on the Pioneers' Platform in Al-Jawahiri Hall at the Writers' Union.