Hay Festival Segovia
Segovia, Spain · 9–12 Sep 2027 · T3 Niche
The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts, or simply the Hay Festival (Welsh: Gŵyl Y Gelli), is an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales, for 10 days from May to June. Devised by Norman, Rhoda and Peter Florence in 1988, the festival was described by Bill Clinton in 2001 as "The Woodstock of the mind". Tony Benn said: "In my mind it's replaced Christmas".
- Language
- Spanish
- Genres
- general lit
- Format
- in-person
- Duration (days)
- 4
- Next edition
- 9–12 Sep 2027
- Author participation
- Hay programme pathway
- Audience
- It has become a prominent festival in British culture, and sessions at the festival have been recorded for television and radio programmes such as The Readers' and Writers' Roadshow and The One Show.
- Age policy
- A children's festival, "Hay Fever", runs alongside the main festival.
- Language notes
- Listed working language: Spanish
- Genre notes
- Primary focus: general lit
- Programme
- It has become a prominent festival in British culture, and sessions at the festival have been recorded for television and radio programmes such as The Readers' and Writers' Roadshow and The One Show.
- Awards
- The Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer's Award is given annually to two writers to support their work on a forthcoming book, either fiction or non-fiction, relating to the Americas.
- Past editions
- 1962, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024
- Travel
- When reached out to, Britain's Metropolitan Police confirmed having received a report of alleged rape from a woman on July 3.