Ceylon Literary & Arts Festival · Edition 04

INTERSECTION

LiteratureArtMusicFilm

Where stories meet people.

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22 — 24 JANUARY 2027COLOMBO, SRI LANKAEDITION 04

Festival highlights

A little inspiration.

An engraved book, paper birds, architecture and a gramophone in a festival collage

LITERARYSAMPLE SESSION

Finding Structure in Personal Writing

Turn a personal memory into a story worth sharing.

FRI 22 JAN · 5:00 PM
MAIN HALL · WORKSHOP

The festival

Good stories.
Great company.

Three days of literature, art and conversation in the heart of Colombo.

More about the festival

The fourth edition brings readers, writers, artists and curious minds together. Discover new perspectives across literature, art, music and film, with dedicated programmes for children and young people.

03Days

05Festivals

04Editions

Follow your curiosity

Five festivals.
One intersection.

Explore the festivals

05 / The Youth Festival

The next chapter
belongs to you.

A place for young voices to write, create and connect.

NEW VOICES. NEW POSSIBILITIES.

WRITE
YOUR
OWN
STORY

THE YOUTH FESTIVAL · 2027

22–24 January · Colombo

Find your next session.

Sample programme · final details to come.

January 2027

The conversations start here

Meet the speakers.

Sample lineup · 2027 guests to be announced.

Discover the voices

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Tickets & passes

Choose your festival.

Sample prices · booking opens soon.

Day Access

Rs. 250 / day

One day to explore.

What’s included

One calendar day
Non-ticketed sessions
Exhibitions & festival grounds

THE FULL EXPERIENCE

Festival Pass

Rs. 600 / 3 days

All three days, all yours.

What’s included

Three days of discovery
Priority seating
Evening stage access

Student Access

Free / with ID

For the next generation.

What’s included

Selected sessions & exhibitions
Valid student ID required
Part of the Youth Festival

Illustrated architecture and tropical palms in the festival collage

See you
in Colombo.

Plan your visit

See you in Colombo.

22–24 January 2027
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Venue and travel details will be announced soon.

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Visitor information

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With our thanks

Making it possible.

Our festival partners.

PRESENTED BY

HSBC

Principal partners

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The story so far

INTERSECTION

Where stories meet people.

A little inspiration.

Finding Structure in Personal Writing

Good stories.
Great company.

Five festivals.
One intersection.

Literary

Art

Children

Performing Arts

The next chapter
belongs to you.

Future Writers

Student Access

Join the Crew

Find your next session.

January 2027

Meet the speakers.

Choose your festival.

Day Access

Festival Pass

Student Access

See you in Colombo.

Making it possible.

Principal partners

Festival partners

Supporting partners

Earlier chapters.

INTERSECTION

Where stories meet people.

A little inspiration.

Finding Structure in Personal Writing

Good stories.Great company.

Five festivals.One intersection.

Literary

Art

Children

Performing Arts

The next chapterbelongs to you.

Future Writers

Student Access

Join the Crew

Find your next session.

January 2027

Meet the speakers.

Choose your festival.

Day Access

Festival Pass

Student Access

See you in Colombo.

Making it possible.

Principal partners

Festival partners

Supporting partners

Earlier chapters.

The next chapter,in your inbox.

Good stories.
Great company.

Five festivals.
One intersection.

The next chapter
belongs to you.

The next chapter,
in your inbox.