When is the Jaipur Literature Festival this year?

Typically January; confirm the exact dates and programme with the organisers before booking travel. (confirmed on enquiry)

Do I need a ticket to attend?

Many sessions are free and open to the public; some special sessions or add-ons may be ticketed — check the current year's programme for specifics.

Can this be combined with Rajasthan sightseeing?

Yes, easily — the festival dates fall inside Rajasthan's best travel season, so we can build a Jaipur or wider Rajasthan itinerary around your festival days.

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Last updated: 1 September 2026

Jaipur Literature Festival

The Jaipur Literature Festival is a major annual literary event held in Jaipur, typically in January, drawing prominent authors and thinkers for public talks and discussions, many of them free to attend, alongside a genuinely large public crowd rather than a niche literary gathering.

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Held over several days, the festival programmes public sessions with authors, poets, historians and public figures on a very wide range of subjects, many sessions free and open to the public alongside ticketed elements. It draws a substantial general public audience, not only a literary crowd, and is generally considered one of the larger literary festivals of its kind.

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