A tropical scene with palm trees and a boat in the foreground contrasts with a cityscape featuring the Golden Gate Bridge and skyscrapers in the background, all under a banner announcing the ALA Art & Literature Festival 2026.

Art Lovers Of America

LXCL:Access to the morning through evening including the complete ALF festival experience.

Full-Day Festival Pass

LXCL:A curated morning experience where stories, poetry, performance, memory and migration flow between Kerala and the Bay Area.

Featured Morning Session Only

The ALA Art &amp; Literature Festival (ALF) returns for its fourth edition in 2026 with the theme &ldquo;Kerala to the Bay: The Stories That Bind Us.&rdquo;Following three successful years, ALF 2026 comes to the San Francisco Bay Area as a celebration of literature, art, performance, memory, and cultural connection. The festival brings together voices from Kerala and the Bay Area to explore how stories travel across oceans, generations, and languages. Through conversations, poetry, music, dance, visual art, and community gatherings, ALF 2026 celebrates identity, belonging, creativity, and the shared human experiences that connect us. Festival Highlights Featured Morning Session:&nbsp;Identity &amp; Belonging: Voices Between Kerala and San FranciscoThe day opens with Identity &amp; Belonging, a specially curated morning session where poetry, storytelling, performance, music, and memory flow together as one immersive experience.Designed for both Malayalam-speaking and non-Malayalam audiences, this session explores migration, home, language, identity, belonging, and the emotional landscapes we carry with us. Rather than a traditional lecture or panel, the morning unfolds as a connected journey of voices, stories, and artistic moments between Kerala and the Bay Area. Afternoon Literary &amp; Cultural ProgramConversations, Ideas, and Cultural ReflectionThe afternoon brings powerful literary and cultural conversations featuring distinguished voices from Kerala, including Dr. Sunil P. Elayidom.This segment invites audiences into thoughtful reflections on literature, society, culture, memory, and the continuing relevance of Kerala&rsquo;s intellectual and artistic traditions in a global setting.Dance Segment Mohiniyattam by Dr. Neena PrasadMohiniyattam by Dr. Neena PrasadALF 2026 is honored to present a special Mohiniyattam performance by Dr. Neena Prasad, one of Kerala&rsquo;s celebrated classical dancers and scholars.Her performance brings the grace, subtlety, and expressive depth of Mohiniyattam to the Bay Area, offering audiences an unforgettable encounter with Kerala&rsquo;s classical performance tradition. Vayalar NightA Musical Tribute to Vayalar RamavarmaThe evening culminates in Vayalar Night, a mesmerizing musical tribute to the legendary poet and lyricist Vayalar Ramavarma.Acclaimed singers and musicians from Kerala will join us for an unforgettable night of music, poetry, memory, and nostalgia &mdash; celebrating timeless songs and words that continue to live across generations.

The ALA Art &amp; Literature Festival (ALF) returns for its fourth edition in 2026 with the theme “Kerala to the Bay: The Stories That Bind Us.”Following three successful years, ALF 2026 comes to the San Francisco Bay Area as a celebration of literature, art, performance, memory, and cultural connection. The festival brings together voices from Kerala and the Bay Area to explore how stories travel across oceans, generations, and languages. Through conversations, poetry, music, dance, visual art, and community gatherings, ALF 2026 celebrates identity, belonging, creativity, and the shared human experiences that connect us. Festival Highlights Featured Morning Session: Identity &amp; Belonging: Voices Between Kerala and San FranciscoThe day opens with Identity &amp; Belonging, a specially curated morning session where poetry, storytelling, performance, music, and memory flow together as one immersive experience.Designed for both Malayalam-speaking and non-Malayalam audiences, this session explores migration, home, language, identity, belonging, and the emotional landscapes we carry with us. Rather than a traditional lecture or panel, the morning unfolds as a connected journey of voices, stories, and artistic moments between Kerala and the Bay Area. Afternoon Literary &amp; Cultural ProgramConversations, Ideas, and Cultural ReflectionThe afternoon brings powerful literary and cultural conversations featuring distinguished voices from Kerala, including Dr. Sunil P. Elayidom.This segment invites audiences into thoughtful reflections on literature, society, culture, memory, and the continuing relevance of Kerala’s intellectual and artistic traditions in a global setting.Dance Segment Mohiniyattam by Dr. Neena PrasadMohiniyattam by Dr. Neena PrasadALF 2026 is honored to present a special Mohiniyattam performance by Dr. Neena Prasad, one of Kerala’s celebrated classical dancers and scholars.Her performance brings the grace, subtlety, and expressive depth of Mohiniyattam to the Bay Area, offering audiences an unforgettable encounter with Kerala’s classical performance tradition. Vayalar NightA Musical Tribute to Vayalar RamavarmaThe evening culminates in Vayalar Night, a mesmerizing musical tribute to the legendary poet and lyricist Vayalar Ramavarma.Acclaimed singers and musicians from Kerala will join us for an unforgettable night of music, poetry, memory, and nostalgia — celebrating timeless songs and words that continue to live across generations.

Art Lovers Of America

ALF 2026

19501 Redwood Rd

Full-Day Festival Pass

$50

Featured Morning Session Only

$20

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