Hay Festival 22 May 2025

Hay Festival

Every spring, a quiet town in Wales flings open its literary doors and lets the words pour in. Welcome to Hay-on-Wye, where sheep outnumber people, and books outnumber sheep. For over three decades, the Hay Festival has turned this border town into a buzzing hub of stories, ideas and page-turning excitement. What started in 1988 around a kitchen table and a shared love of books, has grown into one of the world"s best-known literary gatherings. Held over 10 days in late May to early June, the festival draws writers, thinkers, poets, politicians, comedians, musicians and curious readers from every corner. Big names like Margaret Atwood, Stephen Fry and Martin Rees have all graced the stage.

© Epics/Contributor/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Protecting Earths biodiversity for everyone
We can all just get along
22 May 2024International Day for Biological Diversity
22 May 2026International Day for Biological Diversity

More Desktop Wallpapers:

26 Dec 2024Boxing Day
12 Oct 2023Palouse region, Idaho, USA
1 Aug 2025Edinburgh Festival Fringe
30 Jul 2025International Day of Friendship
29 Nov 2024Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
2 Oct 2023World Architecture Day
Tune into International Jazz Day
21 Apr 2026European hedgehog, France
3 Apr 2026Armbrug bridge, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Kings of the north
An island park
27 Oct 2023Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
21 Jan 2026Squirrel Appreciation Day
21 Sep 2023International Day of Peace
Ludlow aglow
25 Dec 2025Merry Christmas!
5 Jan 2024International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
15 Jan 2025266 years of the British Museum
13 Jan 2026Hen Galan
In a world of their own
12 Jun 2025Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States
16 Apr 2026Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
14 Sep 2023Przewalskis horses, Hustai National Park, Mongolia
19 Apr 2024Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
9 Jan 2026Muir Woods National Monument, California, United States
Nature at its colourful best
11 Jul 2024World Population Day
11 Jan 2025Heri es-Swani in Meknes, Morocco
8 Oct 2025World Octopus Day
8 Jan 2026Tufted titmouse, Massachusetts, United States