Programme & tickets

Hay Festival Arequipa 2025 will be held November 6-9.

All festival events will be in-person, and several of them will be streamed for the digital audience.

Book your tickets for Hay Festival Arequipa 2025

Online box office

On site box office: Teatro Municipal. October 20 onwards

Monday to Friday: 09:00 - 18.00 h.

Thursday, 6 - Sunday 9: 09:00 - 20:00 h

WhatsApp contact (only in Spanish): +51 986 201 093

Other sections of our programming:

Hay Festival Presenta Barranco, November 5

Hay Festival Joven, for University students

Hay Festival Comunitario, for children

Hay Festival Presenta Lima, November 10&11

Hay Festival Arequipa is a cultural and ideas festival for all audiences that celebrates the arts and sciences through inclusive, accessible and playful events. Hay Festival Arequipa is defined by the dissemination of culture and social commitment...

Access for Minors

We offer a free program designed for children within the Hay Festival Comunitario. For the general program, minors under 16 are allowed entry as long as they are accompanied by an adult and hold a ticket. As the general program is designed for an adult audience, it is up to parents/guardians to decide whether the content is appropriate for minors under 16 in their care.

Hay Festival Arequipa 2024 venues

Staff 2025

Hay Festival Global International Director, Cristina Fuentes La Roche 
Development & Communications Director, Ángela Delgado Valdivia
Hay Festival International Coordinator, Izara García Rodríguez
Authors Coordinator, Zoe Romero Miranda
Digital content Coordinator, Iñaki Lasa Etura
General Production, María Luisa Rodríguez Crispín
Education Coordinator, Sheila Hall Peña
Graphic Design, Rosa Cruz León
Image & Design Coordinator, Verónica Gil Álvarez
Press & Communication, Carla Cruzado, José Japa, Gabriela Alosilla, Gabriela Calle, Claudia Florian, Augusto Carhuayo, Diane Mora
Coordinator Assistants, Virginia E. Higueras, Camila Macedo Belón, Marcela Mastroianni, Daniella Paredes Johnson
Social media, Junkie Media: Alejandra Hernández, Patrizio Palacios, Eduardo Ayala, Ignacio Hipólito, Carlos Millet, Luis Pérez
Photographer, Daniel Mordzinski, Denis Mayhua y Gea Stories Fotografía
Audiovisual production, Vía Expresa Cine y Video. Miguel Barreda Delgado
Sound, Javier Salinas
Streaming, Macanudo Marketing SAC
Sound Technical Coordinator, César Fuentes
Hay Festival Comunitario Coordinator, Doris Zuzunaga Valdivia
Production Coordinators, Laura Zolezzi, Jaime Rodríguez, Anita Salas
Production Coordinator, Andrea Cortés
Logistics Coordinators, Yesenia Chura Quispe, Marco Fonseca y Tatiana Huerta
Social Activities Coordinator, Faviana Deglane
Transport Coordinator, Patricia Deza
Financial Advisor, Ángela Ojeda
Digital Content Productor, Alejandra Díaz
Translator, David Hosking
Web Page, Paul Richardson

Hay Festival Global Foundation CEO: Julie Finch. Hay Festival Trustees: Jay Hunt (Chair), Corisande Albert, Victoria Bejarano, Nick Butler, Elan Closs Stephens, Tony Followell, Suhair Khan, David Olusoga, Ed Shedd, Shakia Stewart. Hay Festival Global President: Stephen Fry

Hay Festival Arequipa Vicepresidents: Alonso Ruiz-Rosas Cateriano, Hernando Torres-Fernández

Hosts and Volunteers Coordination, Lissette Valdivia. Thank you to all the volunteers.