The Festival, set for 15–19 January 2026, has released its final list of authors, thinkers, artists, and leaders.

Speakers include Amish, Anuradha Roy, Anne Applebaum, Jeet Thayil, Kiran Desai, Megha Majumdar, Richard Flanagan, and more, along with Co-Directors Namita Gokhale and William Dalrymple.

Economists, policymakers, and academics such as Esther Duflo, Arvind Subramanian, Nicholas Stern, Radoslaw Sikorski, and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud will participate.

The line-up features Viswanathan Anand, Vir Das, Stephen Fry, Pernia Qureshi, Rujuta Diwekar, and several scientists and historians.

Gokhale, Dalrymple, and Sanjoy K. Roy said the Festival continues to be a global platform for ideas, creativity, and cultural exchange, with additions like Jaipur Music Stage and Jaipur BookMark.