7 - 11 October 2026
Grifid NOA Hotel, Golden Sands Resort
The international festival for young talents in tourism transforms VARNA into a stage for the next generation of professionals!
From 7 to 11 October 2026, Varna will host PAGUR VARNA 2026 – International Festival for Young Talents in Tourism – a major professional platform designed to connect young talents with leading names, companies and professionals from the worlds of tourism, gastronomy and HORECA.
The events will take place at Grifid NOA Hotel, where Grifid Hotels will provide a professional and welcoming environment for the festival and its participants and guests.
PAGUR VARNA 2026 puts young people, their talent, professional development and the future of the tourism industry at the heart of the event.
The festival will bring together:
BOCUSE D’OR WINNERS
One of the international highlights of PAGUR VARNA 2026 will be the participation of Bocuse d’Or winners, placing the festival within the context of world-class professional gastronomy. Their presence will give young participants the opportunity to meet professionals who have reached the highest level of international culinary competition.
HOREKA Show-Off Hub
A dedicated space at the festival will be the HOREKA Show-Off Hub – a professional platform for companies and brands that want not simply to showcase their products, but to demonstrate how they can be applied in practice.
The Hub will feature professional solutions, products, technologies and innovations for the modern HORECA industry.
8 October | 12:00 - 18:00
9 October | 10:00 - 18:00
10 October | 10:00 - 18:00
FLAVOR COUTURE
On 9 and 10 October, PAGUR VARNA will also present FLAVOR COUTURE – a space where gastronomy, creativity, technique and visual presentation come together.
Competitions and Professional Formats
The programme includes professional competitions for:
as well as professional lectures, demonstrations, meetings with leading specialists and hands-on sessions.
The aim is to give young professionals not only a stage to showcase their talent, but also direct access to knowledge, technologies, professional experience and contacts that can help lay the foundations for their future careers.
VARNA as an International Stage
PAGUR VARNA 2026 is part of the efforts to establish VARNA as an international tourism destination and as a venue for professional events that bring together education, business, tourism and gastronomy.
The festival is designed as a long-term international platform that will grow and evolve with each successive edition.
PAGUR VARNA
Talent meets technology.
Technology meets taste.
And taste becomes a story.
Organiser: PAGUR VARNA 2026
info@bacc-bg.com
