The title compound, C 12H 11N 3O 2, was prepared by the reaction of isonicotinohydrazide and 5-methylfuran-2-carbaldehyde. The pyridine ring makes a dihedral angle of 46.90 (9)° with the mean plane of the furan ring. The crystal packing is stabilized by a bifurcated intermolecular N—H⋯(N,O) interaction.