Galle Literary Festival
27 January 2025
Taking place in the beautiful south coast town of Galle, Galle Lit Festival attracts travellers all around the world who are ardent lovers of highly acclaimed literary works. Along with workshops, discussions carried out by well-acclaimed authors, writers, the festival was founded by Geoffrey Dobbs, a pioneer of boutique tourism industry.
This year, it will take place from 6th to 9th February 2025, V V Ganeshananthan, Romesh Gunasekara, and many other renowned authors will be delivering their views in discussions on feminism, gender, modern conflicts and numerous contemporary hot topics. Since its inception, Galle Literary Festival has invited international chefs from around the world to host intimate “author dinners”. Building on the success of these events, Gourmet Galle was introduced in 2024. The Gourmet Galle programme invites a different international chef every weekend from Jan – March to host a dinner and a masterclass. Events are held at boutique hotels along the coast from Hikkaduwa to Tangalle.
If you are around Galle enjoying your much awaited vacation to Sri Lanka, then Galle Lit Festival is yet another event to look out for to meander in the palms of literature.
