About JLF London – Jaipur Literature Festival
A convivial weekend not to be missed as JLF returns to the British Library for its twelfth edition. The Library once again comes into colourful life, with talks, panels and more across three venues, as speakers and writers from around the world discuss everything from art to literature, history to science, food to film, international politics to sustainability.
Please check back regularly for programme updates, or visit the JLF page.
Passes for each day, or the whole weekend, are now on sale – or for those unable to be in London or not wanting to miss a thing – an online pass that will give you access to the largest sessions live, and everything else soon after, for the next two weeks.
Tickets for the opening session on Friday 5 June are not included in Weekend passes and will be available at a later date.
JLF is one of the world's great literature events, attracting huge and youthful audiences to the ‘pink city’ of Jaipur in Rajasthan, India, every January. Its Artistic Directors William Dalrymple and Namita Gokhale, co-curate a series of international tasters of this remarkable festival in Europe and America, and the collaboration with the British Library is long established.
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Ticket types
This event will take place in three venues across the British Library site and is also available to watch online. Tickets may be booked to attend in person, or to watch online.
Which ticket is for you?
Weekend passes get you in person access to any of our JLF sessions across both days, subject to the capacity of individual venues.
Day tickets give you in person access to all sessions on either Saturday or Sunday, subject to subject to the capacity of individual venues. Please ensure you book for your desired day.
Online passes get you online only access to all JLF sessions in the Theatre or Entrance Hall venues, either live or on catch up. Piazza Pavilion sessions will be available soon after the event.
Please note that tickets for the opening session on Friday 5 June are not included in Weekend passes and will be available for purchase separately at a later date.
Concessions
There are a range of concessions available. These include discounts for British Library Members, Young Persons (16–25s), and visitors on Universal/Pension Credit and free entry for carers.
Accessibility and facilities
There is step-free access across the Library. Manual wheelchairs can be borrowed free of charge, subject to availability. Please ask a member of staff on arrival.
We welcome guide dogs and assistance dogs. Dog bowls are available at the Information Desk, Reading Rooms and all cafés.
A cloakroom and digital lockers are available for visitors who do not wish to take bags and coats into the exhibition. These are free to use and located on the Lower Ground Floor.
You will find accessible toilets on all floors and baby changing facilities on the Lower Ground Floor, Upper Ground Floor and Floor 1.
There are several restaurants and cafes at the Library and you are also welcome to bring your own food to eat outside on the Piazza or in our public spaces. There are water fountains that can be used to refill water bottles across the building. Please do not consume food or drink inside the Pigott theatre or in the exhibition galleries.
Learn more about your visit, accessibility, our facilities and cafés.
