Join us in celebrating ‘each other’s stories’ alongside a caravan of writers, thinkers, poets, and artists from around the globe!

Experience the electric energy of the Jaipur Festival, as it makes its grand return to Boulder, Colorado, this year. The 11th edition of JLF Colorado will take place at the Boulder Public Library, from September 13th - 14th, 2025. In 2024, we successfully held another onground edition of JLF Colorado in collaboration with the Boulder Public Library and the City of Boulder. This year, we celebrate the beauty of the Rockies and prairies, as well as the vibrant energy, excitement, and intellect of Boulder. At JLF Colorado 2025, we once again bring our hallmark camaraderie, a caravan of ideas, and the enchanting flow of conversations that make our festival truly incredible! 

Saturday, September 13th 2025

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM: Morning Music

Location: Canyon Theater

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM: Inaugural Address

Location: Canyon Theater

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM: Less is Lost: The Art of Being Out of Place

Andrew Sean Greer in conversation with Arsen Kashkashian

Location: Canyon Theater

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM: The Lure of Noir

David Heska Wanbli Weiden and Erika Wurth in conversation with Maeve Conran

Location: Steps

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Great Black Hope

Rob Franklin in conversation with Pardis Mahdavi

Location: Canyon Theater

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Childless Mother: A Search for Son and Self

Location: Steps

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: The Medicine We Hold

A Conversation between Danielle SeeWalker and Tanaya Winder

Location: Brook

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM: Water, Water Everywhere, But Not A Drop to Drink

Marcus Moench, Patricia Limerick and Wade Davis in conversation with Jeanine Canty

Location: Canyon Theater

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM: My Friend Isabelle

Eliza Woloson and Isabelle Woloson in conversation with Tania Katan

Location: Steps

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM: (In)Justice Unveiled: A Story of Colonial Policy and Indigenous Resistance

David Heska Wanbli Weiden

Location: Brook

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Compass: Landscapes of the Self

Rajiv Mohabir, Pardis Mahdavi and David Heska Wanbli Weiden in conversation

Location: Canyon Theater

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: The Cobra's Gaze: Exploring India's Wild Heritage

Stephen Alter in conversation with Sanjoy K. Roy

Location: Steps

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: The Butterfly Affect: An Embodied Performance Experience

Beth Osnes-Stoedefalke in performance

Location: Brook

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM: Ideas of Eve: Evolutionary Feminism

Cat Bohannon and Sonora Jha in conversation with Patricia Limerick

Location: Canyon Theater

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM: Poetry Hour: What We Carry, What We Dream

Tanaya Winder, Rob Franklin and Rajiv Mohabir in performance

Location: Steps

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM: BoulderWrites! Harnessing Writing as a Tool for Community, Connection and Transformation

Juan Jimenez and Emily Reynolds

Location: Brook

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Our Volatile World: Searching Stability

Edward Wong, Pardis Mahdavi in conversation with Sanjoy Roy

Location: Canyon Theater

Sunday, September 14th 2025

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM: Morning Music

Location: Canyon Theater

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Blueprints: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity

Marcus du Sautoy in conversation with Sanjoy K Roy

Location: Canyon Theater

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM: Fictional Forays

Sonora Jha and Stephen Alter in conversation with Arsen Kashkashian

Location: Canyon Theater

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM: Peacebuilding Workshop

Randall Butler and Cassidy Murphy

Location: Brook

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning With China

Edward Wong in conversation with Maeve Conran

Location: Canyon Theater

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Peacebuilding Workshop

Randall Butler and Cassidy Murphy

Location: Brook

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Beneath the Surface of Things

Wade Davis in conversation with Patricia Limerick

Location: Canyon Theater

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Date: September 13 - 14, 2025

Location: 
Boulder Public Library
1001 Arapahoe Avenue 
Boulder, CO 80302

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