Jaipur Literary Festival

The iconic Jaipur Literature Festival is coming to Dublin this May with the Trinity Long Room Hub and School of Histories and Humanities as key festival partners, and a host of international and Irish writers, and Trinity voices.

Registration please see here.

The iconic Jaipur Literature Festival is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading literary festivals and a global platform for ideas, dialogue and cultural exchange. Taking place from May 22nd – 31st 2026, the festival will travel across four locations – Belfast, Armagh, Dundalk and Dublin – marking the first time JLF has been presented as an all-island, multi-venue event of this scale.
Supported by the Government of Ireland and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, JLF Island of Ireland reflects a shared commitment to cultural exchange, dialogue and the role of storytelling in bringing people together. The festival forms part of a landmark three-year partnership to deliver an all-island edition of JLF in Ireland.
Bringing together internationally acclaimed writers, historians, journalists, academics, poets, playwrights, performers, public intellectuals and musicians from across the island of Ireland, India, and beyond, the festival will present a programme of conversations, readings, performances and discussions exploring the ideas shaping contemporary life. From history, politics and geopolitics to climate change, identity, migration, language and culture, the programme reflects both global perspectives and local realities.

International speakers will include leading historians, authors and journalists such as William Dalrymple, Jeff Goodell, Shashi Tharoor, Jeet Thayil and Tishani Doshi. They will be joined by some of the most prominent writers and thinkers from the island of Ireland, including Fintan O’Toole, Jan Carson, David McCullagh and Jane Ohlmeyer, among others.

For the full programme see here.

The Dublin events will take place between the 29th and 31st May and tickets are now on offer here.