Jaipur Literature Festival
Jaipur Literature Festival takes place Jan 14 - 18, 2027 (20th edition, Hotel Clarks Amer) in Jaipur, India. The dress code is Smart casual in removable layers - Jaipur mornings are near 8C and afternoons warm; comfortable shoes for lawns and gravel. Typical cost ranges from 200 to 900 EUR per person.
Billed as the world's largest free literary festival, gathering hundreds of writers, Nobel laureates and thinkers over five days in Jaipur. It blends heavyweight panels and debates with poetry, evening music and a famously argumentative audience. Free registered entry makes it strikingly accessible for a marquee cultural event.
- When
- Jan 14 - 18, 2027 (20th edition, Hotel Clarks Amer)
- Where
- Jaipur, India
- Dress code
- Smart casual in removable layers - Jaipur mornings are near 8C and afternoons warm; comfortable shoes for lawns and gravel.
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 200 to 900 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 8 - 22C, cool north-Indian winter, chilly mornings and evenings
- When to book
- Free registration opens in autumn on the festival site; book Jaipur heritage hotels 3+ months out for late Jan
- Getting there
- JAI (Jaipur), 30 min to Hotel Clarks Amer
- Where to stay
- Rambagh Palace, Samode Haveli, Hotel Clarks Amer (the festival venue)
- Official site
- https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org
How to attend
General entry is free but requires advance online registration at jaipurliteraturefestival.org; optional paid delegate passes add lounges, reserved seating and evening events. Register early and arrive at opening time to secure seats for headline sessions. The festival now runs at Hotel Clarks Amer rather than Diggi Palace.
Insider tip
Headline sessions fill 30 - 45 minutes early; the smaller stages host the best discoveries, and morning music sessions are the festival's quiet treasure.
Get inside Jaipur Literature Festival
Booking matters here: free registration opens in autumn on the festival site; book Jaipur heritage hotels 3+ months out for late Jan. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
Free while in beta. One email when your invitation is ready, nothing else.