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Hay Festival Querétaro Closes 10th Edition With 29,488 Attendees, Donates Ticket Sales to Letra Capital

Organizers highlighted a decentralization drive that reached seven delegations plus Pinal de Amoles.

Overview

  • Final tallies reported 29,488 in-person attendees, 11,406 digital viewers and a social media reach of 1,199,811.
  • Casa Hay Festival SURA debuted as a new hub for talks, book sales and meetings; session recordings remain available online through September 21.
  • Programming extended beyond the city center to Tequisquiapan, Huimilpan and, for the first time, Pinal de Amoles, alongside community strands for youth and neighborhood audiences.
  • Public support totaled 11 million pesos from the Municipality of Querétaro plus 4 million pesos from the state government, according to officials.
  • Reports differed on total participants, variously citing 150, 147 or 179 people from 17 countries or regions.