Get Ready: It's
Festival Week!
What's on tomorrow
Plan Your VISIT
To get the most out of your 4-day long weekend of literary experiences, check out our Daily Schedule and use the filters to toggle through the dates you’d like to attend. To quickly scan when your favourite authors and thinkers are making their appearances, head to the speaker page. And don’t forget to keep your eyes on our social channels for the latest updates during the festival.
We recommend joining our festival venue at Taman Baca with our free shuttle buses, which run from 8:00 until 18:00. Departing every 30 minutes, the buses begin at Museum Puri Lukisan on Jalan Raya Ubud (see Google maps). You can also order a taxi or ojek (scooter). Drivers can be hired for a day quite easily from many places in Ubud, with negotiable prices.
There isn’t much parking available at the festival grounds, and there are signs directing you to the parking area.
Whether you want to grab a coffee on the go or sit down for a meal and leisurely debrief after your sessions, our delightful hospitality partners offering local and international cuisine have you covered.
Our Google Map has a handy key of all the restaurants, cafes, and bars where you can enjoy simply delicious food, excellent coffee, and refreshing cocktails, all located conveniently close to the festival.
With food focused on snacking and sharing, our Bazaar at our main festival venue at Taman Baca is the perfect place to pop in between events to nourish your body and satisfy your cravings.
Visit Periplus, the festival's official bookseller, to purchase your soon-to-be favourite book and maybe even have it signed, which is located at the main festival venue, Taman Baca. You can also order books online for home delivery. For international guests, please check Readings, and for those ordering in Indonesia, visit the Periplus.
Help us commit to cleaning up Bali and Ubud by reducing your use of single-use plastics and recycling where possible. Around Taman Baca and all of our venues, there are garbage cans, so please put all your waste in those provided.
Learn more about our partner, Magi Farm, a pioneering Bali-based social enterprise that is responsibly managing and upcycling the festival food waste here.
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Our site allows you to easily save the events that interest you, so you can track what's happening and avoid any schedule conflicts. You can save events from multiple pages across the site. Whenever you see the bookmark symbol, simply click it to save the event.
If you click the bookmark symbol in the top-right header, it will take you to all the events you’ve bookmarked across the site.
Happy bookmarking!
For minor injuries visit the First Aid area in Taman Baca. For anything more serious, please head directly to Ubud Clinic, open 24 hours a day:
Location: Jalan Raya Campuhan No. 36, Ubud 80571 (See Google Maps)
Hotline: 0361-974-911 (Contact through WhatsApp)
FESTIVAL MAPS
SPECIAL EVENTS
With limited seats available, we advise booking Special Events well in advance.
Main Character Energy: The Literary Heroes And Villains
Astungkara Way: A Journey into Permaculture and Indigenous Wisdom
Sound Healing with Lionel Lauch at Dragon Tea Temple
Under the Stars with Amitav Ghosh and Deborah Baker
Birdwatching Tour with Darryl Jones on Saturday
Better Off Said: A Poetic Celebration of Impermanence
Birdwatching Tour with Darryl Jones on Thursday
Soldier, Sailor by the Sea with Claire Kilroy
A Literary Feast with the Center for Book Affairs
Moonlit Jazz & Poetry: Indra Lesmana & Eva Celia Special Performance
Voices of the Unheard
Sal Priadi di Ubud
Birdwatching Tour with Darryl Jones on Friday
Discover the Magic of Taro Village: Fireflies Tour
Poetry Night at Casa Luna
Escape Conversation: Sustainability Literary Lunch with Juliet Kinsman and Siddarth Shrikanth
Omar Musa and Mariel Roberts Musa: The Offering (A Plastic Ocean Oratorio) at Chora Ubud
Gods, Ghosts and Deities
Umami: Miso Making and The Food and Culture of Japan with Hanako Footman, Shoukei Matsumoto, and Naomi Furuya
Herb Library Literary Lunch
Steeped in Tradition: The Historical Pathways of Hinduism
Invitation to a Banquet with Fuchsia Dunlop, Aube Rey Lescure, and Juli Min
Constellation of Words: The Wisdom of The Stars and an Evening of Poetry at Indus
'Fearless' Storytelling at Arcadia
MASTERCLASSEs
Writing to understand Food: Fuchsia Dunlop Food Writing Workshop
Visual Translation: From the Meaningful to the Visual Form
Unstuck: Ideas for Your Next Zine – Masterclass with Cahyati Press
Editing Photo Publications: A Masterclass with Aziziah Diah Aprilya & SOKONG!
Storytelling on the Road: Travel Writing with Fatris MF
Travel Writing Workshop with Juliet Kinsman
Crafting Reality: Creative Non-Fiction Writing Workshop with Agustinus Wibowo
Crafting better spoken word poetry performances with Lizzie Chan
The Pitch: A Masterclass for Translators with Anton Hur
Interview Skills & Program Paper with Iyas Lawrence
How to Make Your Book a Bestseller: Initiatives for Success
Audio Storytelling: A Live Podcast Workshop
The Dao De Jing: Inspiration for Writers and Readers
ART & CULTURAL PROGRAM
Mordant Printing with Symplocos on Barkcloth and Cotton with Cinta Bumi Artisans
Bahasa Bali Breakfast
The Language of Balinese Offerings
Balinese Palm-Leaf Manuscript Crafting Experience
Exploring Indigo Tie Dye with Threads of Life
Botanical Printing on Barkcloth and Silk Scarf with Cinta Bumi Artisans
Artist & Curator Talk on Reality Check Exhibition
Bahasa Indonesia Breakfast
Ubud Story Walks: The Myth of Pejeng Tour
OUR SPEAKERS
CLIMATE DAY
Climate Day Keynote with Amitav Ghosh
Greener Horizons: Bridging Sustainability Industry and Finance
Harnessing Regenerative Agriculture and Social Enterprise for a Thriving Tomorrow
Take only Pictures: Ecotourism
Rahayu Project: In conversation and screening
Food Waste: A Global Challenge
EAT AND DRINK
Words shape our worlds.
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