The festival fills one Sunday with authors, scholars and comedians. You could hear Francis Fukuyama at noon, Ayad Akhtar at 1, Peter Sagal on the Constitution at 2:30 and Jeff Garlin at 4. It is one of the best-stocked single days on the fall talks calendar.
What to expect
Back-to-back talks and conversations at Northwestern's Evanston campus. The festival lists open captions and assistive listening devices for most programs. Plan your day with the festival's calendar view.
Good to know
- Each program needs its own ticket.
- John Green's 7pm program and the Doorways of Chicago walking tours are sold out; John Green has a waitlist.
- Schedule: Fukuyama at noon; Akhtar and Eric Idle at 1pm; Sagal at 2:30pm; Pearsall and Garlin at 4pm; Slimani at 5:30pm; Giridharadas at 7pm.
- Most programs list open captions and assistive listening devices.
- Evanston is reachable on the CTA Purple Line and Metra's UP-North line.
Going? Keep it.
Common questions
Is one ticket good for the whole day?
No. The festival sells each program separately.
Who is speaking?
Francis Fukuyama, Ayad Akhtar, Eric Idle, Peter Sagal, Sarah M. S. Pearsall, Jeff Garlin, Leïla Slimani, Anand Giridharadas and John Green.