About us

Hay Festival is a cultural event accessible for everyone that celebrates the art and science throughout inclusive events with international artists. Literature, visual arts, cinema, music, geopolitics, journalism, the environment... all go together with dialogue and celebration. After ten years in Mexico, during which we have become one of the most important literary events in the Hispanic world, Hay Festival Querétaro is our fourth edition.

Our programme includes speeches, workshops, concerts and lectures with international experts in the fields of literature, visual arts, science, environment, cinema, music, human rights, journalism etcetera. The festival generates a space for the best cultural and scientific productions, a privilege space for dialogue, critical thinking and to exchange ideas. 

• This event stands as one of the most important cultural encounters of the Hispanic world 
• Promotion of both local and international literature, debate, cultural exchange, education and development 
• Accessible and inclusive events with international artists
• Social responsibility and education 
• Partnerships with institutions, private and public enterprise, local and international companies, in order to maximize the impact of our model and to secure its accessibility for the local population

Hay Festival Querétaro 203 Team

Hay Festival International Director, Cristina Fuentes La Roche; Hay Festival International coordinator, Izara García Rodríguez; AM coordination, Zoe Romero Miranda; digital content coordination, Iñaki Lasa Etura; Image and Design coordination, Verónica Gil Álvarez; Education coordination, Sheila Hall Peña; coordination assistants, Cecilia Feliciano, Natalia Gaona Doporto, Cristina Peralta

Logistics & Production: Yamile David and G&C team: Estefanía Apolinar Marín, Elisa López Pérez, Gabriela Yunuem Ortega Vallejo, Karol Alexandra Paredes Garduño, Diana Sánchez Ortiz, Karen Serrato Zenteno

Press & Communication: Cynthia Uribe, Jesús Astorga, Brenda García, Sergio Hernández, Alondra Jiménez, Marco Tolama

Development: Tai La Bella Damsky and Valeria Casenave

Social media: Junkie Media: Gisell González, Diana Gutiérrez, Enrique Hernández, Ignacio Hipólito, Carlos Millet, Luis Pérez.

Photography: Daniel Mordzinski and Mau Mallet

Video Production: Adolfo Gurrola

Hay Festival daily video: Laura García

Audiovisual production: G&C

Design & Layout: Daniel Zúñiga

Hay Festivalito & Delegation linking: Adriana Grimaldo

Translators: Maritere Dobarganes, Heriberto Gómez, Rosario Ledesma Susana Otamendi, Roberto Sánchez, Heike Thomas, Dubravka Sužnjević

Webpage: Paul Richardson

Hay Festival Foundation CEO: Julie Finch. Directors Hay Festival: Terry Burns, Geraint Davies, Cristina Fuentes La Roche, Jonathan Godfrey, Guto Harri, Caroline Michel, Philippe Sands, Michelle Walder