Hay Festival Cartagena 2026 Agenda

Starts at	Centro de Convenciones (Auditorio Getsemaní)	Centro de Convenciones (Explanada)	Centro de Convenciones (Salón Barahona)	Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española (Patio)	Centro de Vida de La Esperanza	Corporación Ruleli	Institución Educativa Politécnico del Pozón	La Canoa Literaria	Nelson Mandela	Teatro Adolfo Mejía	Universidad de Cartagena, Claustro de San Agustín (Biblioteca)	Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar (sede Manga)	Vereda Membrillal
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08:30							08:30 HFC1. Workshop for teachers with Elisa Guerra Reading to understand: Reimagining the teaching of reading


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10:00							10:00 HFC2. Musical presentation with children from the Corporación Ruleli, followed by La Pambelé Hay Festival Comunitario inaugural event: Ritmos de Libertad


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12:00										12:00 1. Diego Luna in conversation with Andrés Mompotes El Tiempo inaugural event	12:00 HFJ1. Pablo Muñoz, Laura Romero and Edna Liliana Valencia in conversation with Lidy Agámez Can I touch your hair?	12:00 HFJ2. Iván Onatra in conversation with Lisette Urquijo Macondo in New York


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13:00							13:00 HFC3. Workshop with Antonio Ortiz Adolescence and literature: a bridge to understand me


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14:30									14:30 HFC4. Reading and writing workshop with Nicole Sánchez Castillo Belo: a countryside hero				14:30 HFC5. Workshop with Mary Grueso


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15:00						15:00 HFC6. Art workshop with Niurka Rignack Imaginart: exploring art through literature		15:00 HFC7. Textile dyeing workshop with Rodrigo Paredes The form of water


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15:30			15:30 2. Marcela Meléndez and Andrea Otero in conversation with Adolfo Meisel When the playing field isn’t flat	15:30 Sold Out. Click the event title to add this event to your wishlist. 3. Sara Jaramillo Klinkert and Gustavo Rodríguez in conversation with Catalina Villa In search of identity	15:30 HFC8. Creative writing and traditional rhythm workshop with Brillith Sossa Wilches The word drum						15:30 HFJ3. Andrés Cota Hiriart in conversation with María del Rosario Osorio Fortich Discover the iconic axolotl


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16:00												16:00 HFJ4. Lu Beccassino in conversation with Mercedes Posada De amor y desamor


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17:30	17:30 4. Mario Mendoza in conversation with Ana María Parra Fugue State 1986		17:30 5. David Throsby in conversation with María Consuelo Araújo How to fund culture							17:30 6. Mia Couto, Omar El Akkad and Nesrine Malik in conversation with Camila Osorio Cartographies of our world	17:30 HFJ5. Óscar Daniel Campo, Javier Ortiz Cassiani and Muriel Vanegas The kapok of memory


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18:00												18:00 HFJ6. Sani Ladan in conversation with Claudia Ayola Africa in one click


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19:30	19:30 7. Pilar Quintana in conversation with Pilar Reyes Noche negra: return to the Pacific		19:30 8. Federico Guzmán and Jordan Salama in conversation with Jaime Abello Banfi Telling of journeys: travel writing							19:30 9. Andrew O'Hagan in conversation with Elvira Liceaga The 'definitive' post-Brexit novel


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21:00		21:00 10A. La Pambelé concert (General)


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