Downtown Hayward’s “Lit Hop” Literary Festival

Submitted by the Event Organizer

The Hayward Lit Hop Literary Festival returns to downtown Hayward on Saturday, April 26th!

We’ll begin at 2 pm at Heritage Plaza, a park across the street from the Downtown Hayward Public Library, with a welcome from Hayward local civic and literary leaders and a musical performance from the East Bay Symphonic Band. Next, Hayward’s poet laureate Leticia Guzman and former poet laureate Bruce Roberts will perform, followed by youth laureates Fern Biswas and Ellie Bleharski.  

Then from 4-7 pm, we’ll hop from place to place to different venues up and down on and near B Street to hear performances from groups including the AfroSurreal Writers Association,  a bilingual Spanish/English reading, the Queer Writers, local Horror Writers’ and Mystery Writers’ Association chapters, the Women’s National Book Association, Women Who Submit Lit, the East Bay Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers, the California Writers’ Club, Moreau Catholic High School, and students from CSUEB.

Venues include Books on B, the Odd Fellows Lodge, the Dirty Bird Lounge, Kin Cafe, youth performing arts center Treasures Unleashed, and The World Famous Turf Club. The event concludes with an afterparty at the Sun Gallery where we will have music, food and drinks. 

This event aims to support local businesses, celebrate Hayward’s diverse cultural scene, and allow people to meet their neighbors and see each other’s talents. Also, to help people with an interest in writing or art find local groups to support and foster their talents. 

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.