Jaipur Literature Festival 2026 Unveiled at Delhi Preview, Promises a Global Confluence of Ideas
The JLF set to return for its 19th edition from January 15 to 19, 2026.
The Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), presented by Vedanta and celebrated as the “greatest literary show on earth,” is set to return for its 19th edition from January 15 to 19, 2026, at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur. Ahead of the Festival, Teamwork Arts hosted the Delhi Preview on December 17, 2025, at The Leela Palace, New Delhi, offering a glimpse into the scale, diversity, and intellectual depth of the upcoming edition.
The 2026 Festival will bring together an exceptional array of global voices, including renowned writers, thinkers, policymakers, artists, and cultural leaders such as Anne Applebaum, Esther Duflo, Javed Akhtar, Stephen Fry, Tim Berners-Lee, Vir Das, Vishwanathan Anand, Sudha Murty, and many others. Inclusivity remains central to JLF’s ethos, with sign language interpretation ensuring wider accessibility.
Running alongside the Festival, Jaipur BookMark will host its 13th edition, focusing on Marathi language publishing, translations, storytelling innovations, and the growing role of artificial intelligence in publishing. The Jaipur Music Stage will also return with contemporary and genre-blending performances.
Festival Co-Directors William Dalrymple and Namita Gokhale highlighted JLF’s role as a unique global platform for dialogue, imagination, and intellectual exchange, reaffirming its status as one of the world’s most influential literary gatherings.
