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Jaipur Literature Festival NC

Date: Fri, Sep 11, 2026

Time: Fri.-Sat., TBA

Venue: Jones Auditorium at Meredith College, Raleigh

Price: Friday Pass: $35 GA | $25 Educator | $10 Student Admission to opening night ceremony and keynote speech. Saturday Pass: $50 GA | $25 Educator | $10 Student Admission to all Saturday programming.

Category: Community

The spirit of the iconic Jaipur Literature Festival, called “the world’s greatest literary festival,” returns to the Triangle. This year, it’s coming to Meredith College and NC State Centennial Campus. JLF North Carolina is partnering with Artsplosure to produce an even bigger and better festival. The festival travels across countries and continents with a caravan of thinkers, poets, influencers, balladeers, and raconteurs. In the last two years, the Triangle has hosted such blockbuster writers as Pulitzer Prize winners Jhumpa Lahiri and Kathleen Duvall, Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai, actor and writer Kal Penn, writer and thinker Shashi Tharoor and historian and podcaster William Dalrymple.

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Jaipur Literature Festival NC

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When
Next Friday
Fri, Sep 11, 2026
Fri.-Sat., TBA
Ages
All ages
Price
Friday Pass: $35 GA | $25 Educator | $10 Student Admission to opening night ceremony and keynote speech. Saturday Pass: $50 GA | $25 Educator | $10 Student Admission to all Saturday programming.
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Friday Pass: $35 GA | $25 Educator | $10 Student Admission to opening night ceremony and keynote speech. Saturday Pass: $50 GA | $25 Educator | $10 Student Admission to all Saturday programming.

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Plan Your Visit

Schedule

Jaipur Literature Festival NC runs Fri, Sep 11, 2026, Fri.-Sat., TBA.

Getting There

Jones Auditorium at Meredith College is at 3800 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC. Open in Google Maps.

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What to Bring

  • Tickets or entry money — admission is Friday Pass: $35 GA | $25 Educator | $10 Student Admission to opening night ceremony and keynote speech. Saturday Pass: $50 GA | $25 Educator | $10 Student Admission to all Saturday programming.

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