The city of Querétaro has been confirmed as the main venue for the tenth edition of the Hay Festival, which will take place from September 4 to 7, 2025, with activities also scheduled in three other municipalities. The festival, which will host cultural and artistic presentations by both national and international figures, will be held in various venues throughout the Historic Center and in the remaining six delegations, with additional events scheduled in Tequisquiapan, Corregidora, and Jalpan de Serra.
From Cartagena, Colombia, the festival director, Cristina Fuentes La Roche, along with the municipality's Secretary of Culture, Daniela Salgado, announced the participation of notable figures at the Hay Festival. Among the confirmed names are British writer Deborah Levy, Colombian writer Juan Gabriel Vásquez, and Canadian journalist John Vaillant.
Additionally, the tenth edition will include a project called "Constelaciones Hay Festival," which will consist of dialogues with representatives from disciplines such as literature, cinema, music, science, and gastronomy. According to the organizers, they hope to reach new audiences, promote greater interaction between the artistic community and the festival, and that it be embraced by the local artistic community, as well as reflect the current administration's imprint.
It is noteworthy that in the previous edition, the Hay Festival managed to gather more than 27,000 attendees at over 100 events with the participation of 120 speakers. Furthermore, the festival generated an economic spillover of 23 million pesos, of which 175,000 pesos were donated to the Municipal DIF System.
