Hay Festival Cartagena 2026 Agenda

Starts at	Bayunca (Bolívar)	Casa Benkos Biohó	Casa Hay Festival SURA / Bancolombia (Centro de Convenciones)	Centro de Convenciones (Auditorio Getsemaní)	Centro de Convenciones (Salón Barahona)	Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española (Biblioteca)	Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española (Patio)	Centro de Vida de La Esperanza	Corporación Ruleli	Institución Educativa Politécnico del Pozón	La Canoa Literaria	Membrillal	Palacio de la Proclamación (Auditorio Juan José Nieto)	Santa Rosa	Teatro Adolfo Mejía	Tierra Baja	Turbana (Bolívar)	Universidad de Cartagena, Claustro de la Merced (Salón Eréndira)	Universidad de Cartagena, Claustro de San Agustín (Biblioteca)	Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar (sede Manga)	Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar (sede Manga) - Explanada Auditorio Jorge Tahua
09:00	09:00 HFC9. Encounter with Antonio Ortiz Adolescence and literature: a bridge to understand me


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09:30						09:30 HFC10. Creative Writing workshop with Rosmery Armenteros Contar lo que somos: historias de Gambote


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10:00		10:00 TE1. Óscar Daniel Campo, Laura C. Vela and Alejandro Villate in conversation with Catalina Villa Editoriales indies: una hermosa historia que no cesa		10:00 11. Leila Guerriero, Leonardo Padura and Juan Gabriel Vásquez in conversation with Javier Moreno The world of El País in it’s first 50 years	10:00 12. Mia Couto (digitally) in conversation with Pilar Quintana The mapper of absences		10:00 14. Frank Báez and Cristina Bendek in conversation with Yeniter Poleo Writing from the Caribbean			10:00 HFC12. Fanzine and collage workshop with Rodrigo Paredes Rebel media			10:00 15. Sani Ladan and Karima Ziali in conversation with Diego Aretz South to North Conversations: necessary histories	10:00 HFC14. Workshop with Mary Grueso	10:00 Sold Out. Click the event title to add this event to your wishlist. 13. Fernando Arancón in conversation with Claudia Gurisatti The forces that move the world		10:00 HFC13. Workshop with Mónica Diago and Pedro Caballero Ciencia magnética		10:00 HFJ8. Joca Reiners Terron in conversation with Valentina Rodríguez Ayola Death and the meteor


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12:00			12:00 Sold Out. Click the event title to add this event to your wishlist. CL2. Book Club with Santiago Posteguillo and Toni Celia The three worlds	12:00 16. Leonardo Padura in conversation with Juan Gabriel Vásquez Dying in the sand	12:00 17. Mireille Fanon in conversation with Sani Ladan Post-colonialism and emancipation								12:00 19. Julieta Lemaitre, Anna Rubesame and Philippe Sands in conversation with Juanita Goebertus Justice in the face of the irreparable		12:00 18. Juan Esteban Constaín in conversation with Pablo Arango From the beginnings of Christianity				12:00 HFJ7. Yeniter Poleo in conversation with Lusdary Martínez Traumas brought to light	12:00 HFJ9. Frank Báez in conversation with Graciela Franco The Caribbean, in another light


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12:30		12:30 TE2. Rosmery Armenteros and Nicole Sánchez Castillo in conversation with Rafael Cantillo Castillo These are my words


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13:30					13:30 17B. Daniel Alarcón, Mireille Fanon and Nesrine Malik in conversation with Mario Arriagada South to North conversations: XXI century Imperialism


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14:00										14:00 HFC15. Encounter with Jhon Narváez From the neighbourhood and from the screen


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14:30						14:30 HFC16. Book-binding workshop with Rodrigo Paredes Amphibious binding laboratory						14:30 HFC17. Workshop with Jairo Ojeda Catching butterflies				14:30 HFC18. Workshop with Mónica Diago and Pedro Caballero Ciencia magnética


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15:00									15:00 HFC11. Art workshop with Dayro Carrasquilla Reconstructing memory from image and text


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15:30		15:30 Sold Out. Click the event title to add this event to your wishlist. TE3. Mónica Acebedo and Javier Peña in conversation with Elisa Guerra Strategies for reading (more and better)	15:30 Sold Out. Click the event title to add this event to your wishlist. CL3. Book Club with Sara Jaramillo Klinkert and Ana María Aponte The sky is empty	15:30 20. Pankaj Mishra in conversation with Javier Lafuente El País talk: The world after Gaza	15:30 21. Evelio Rosero in conversation with Nahum Villamil A shower of priests			15:30 HFC19. Event with young people from La Esperanza with Brillith Sossa Wilches Hearing us: the youth of La Esperanza					15:30 23. Pablo Arango and Lu Beccassino in conversation with Isabella Atehortúa Everyday philosophy		15:30 22. Richard McGuire in conversation with Elvira Liceaga Here, from the corner of the room				15:30 HFJ10. Cristina Bendek in conversation with Ricardo Chica Salt crystals


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16:00											16:00 HFC20. Workshop with Edgar Rodríguez Dulce de Coco									16:00 HFJ11. Gustavo Rodríguez in conversation with Joel Samper Mamita


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17:30		17:30 29. Dejanira Álvarez, Frekwéncia and Catalina Villa in conversation with Edna Liliana Valencia Women leaders creating spaces		17:30 24. Santiago Posteguillo in conversation with Juan Lozano	17:30 25B. Omri Boehm, Pankaj Mishra y Philippe Sands in conversation with Héctor Abad Faciolince The end of a world order?		17:30 27. Andrés Cota Hiriart in conversation with Andrés Bermúdez Liévano The axolotl: the “immortal” amphibian						17:30 28. Mónica Acebedo and Chao Tayiana Maina in conversation with Alexandra Vives Eccles Institute event: shared histories		17:30 53. Karen Hao in conversation with José Carlos Cueto What AI doesn’t want you to know			17:30 HFJ12. Rafael Dumett in conversation with Nahum Villamil Incas, spies and astronauts	17:30 HFJ13. Lecture by Carry Somers The Nature of Fashion


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18:00																					18:00 HFJ14. Conversation and concert with La Pambelé, moderated by Gustavo Bossa


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19:30		19:30 35. Andrea Díaz Cardona, Catalina Suárez and Jorge Súarez in conversation with Laura Plitt Improbable: would you fall in love with someone with opposing political beliefs?		19:30 Sold Out. Click the event title to add this event to your wishlist. 30. Let's talk about Venezuela María Corina Machado (virtually) in conversation with Moisés Naím + Venezuela Today and Possible Scenarios debate	19:30 31. Lea Ypi in conversation with Marianne Ponsford Freedom, inequality, indignity		19:30 33. Iván Onatra in conversation with Jaime Abello Banfi Macondo York						19:30 34. Arianna de Sousa-García, Eduardo Otálora Marulanda and Saia Vergara Jaime in conversation with Santiago Ángel On mothers, fathers and children		19:30 32. Pedro Mairal and Marcos Giralt Torrente in conversation with Pilar Reyes Cuadernos hispanoamericanos


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21:00															21:00 36. Play: Antígona González with Marina de Tavira


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