Book Festivals UK & Ireland

BOOK FESTIVALS - UK & Ireland

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DATES	EVENT
Regular throughout year	Noir at the bar edinburgh
Regular throughout year	WORDfest Crawley
Regular throughout year	Hawkesbury Upton Literature Festival
Regular throughout year	Milton Keynes Literary Festival
Regular throughout year	The Manchester Children’s Book Festival
Regular throughout year	Hull Noir
Regular throughout year	Shrewsbury Festival of Literature
Regular throughout year	Bookmark Book Festival
Regular throughout year	Oundle Festival of Literature
Mar 21 - May 25, 2025	Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival
Apr 4-5, 2025	Abergavenny Writing Festival
Apr 5th, 2025	Fishbourne Literary Festival
Apr 8-13, 2025	Cúirt International Festival of Literature
Apr 11-13, 2025	Granard Booktown festival
Apr 11-13, 2025	Sherborne Travel Writing Festival
Apr 23-27, 2025	Cambridge Literary Festival (Spring)
Apr 25-May 4, 2025	Guernsey Literary Festival
Apr 25-27, 2025	Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Apr 25-May 10, 2025	Chipping Campden Literature Festival
Apr 25-27, 2025	Paisley Book Festival
Apr 25-May 10, 2025	Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival
Apr 25-27, 2025	Shoreham Wordfest - Celebrating Shakespeare
Apr 25-27, 2025	Winchester Books Festival
Apr 25-27, 2025	Wirksworth Book Festival
Apr 26-27, 2025	Colonsay Book Festival
May 2-11, 2025	Hexham Book Festival
May 2-11, 2025	Crime and Thriller Weekend
May 5-11, 2025	Swindon Festival of Literature
May 7-11, 2025	Stratford Literary Festival
May 8-18, 2025	Huddersfield Literature Festival
May 9-11, 2025	Boswell Book Festival, Dumfries House, Ayrshire
May 9-17, 2025	Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature
May 9-25, 2025	Norfolk and Norwich Festival
May 10, 2025	Beyond the Book Festival
May 15-18, 2025	Crimefest
May 16-25, 2025	The Bath Festival
May 16-25, 2025	International Literature Festival Dublin
May 22 - Jun 1, 2025	Hay Festival
May 23 - Jun 1, 2025	Derby Book Festival
May 25 - 26, 2025	Well Read at Wasing
May 28 - Jun 1, 2025	Listowel Writers' Week
May 2025 TBA	WOWFest
May 2025 TBA	Kilted Scribblers (11am-3pm)
May 2025 TBA	Aye Write!
May 28-Jun 30, 2025	Essex Book Festival
May 15-18, 2025	Herts Book Festival
Jun 5-12, 2025	Belfast Book Festival
Jun 6-8, 2025	Cymera
Jun 6-8, 2025	Girvan Arts Festival
Jun 6-8, 2025	Montgomeryshire Literary Festival
Jun 6-8, 2025	Books by the Beach
Jun 6-8, 2025	Borris House Festival of Writing & Ideas
Jun 6-15, 2025	Sturminster Newton Literary Festival
Jun 7-8, 2025	Boston Book Festival - History
Jun 12-18, 2025	Crossing the Tees Book Festival
Jun 12-15, 2025	Dalkey Book Festival
Jun 12-15, 2025	Borders Book Festival, Melrose
Jun 12-27, 2025	Orwell Festival of Political Writing
Jun 13-14, 2025	Capital Crime
Jun 14-22, 2025	Leeds Lit Fest
Jun 18-22, 2025	Brighton Book Festival
Jun 21-22, 2025	Wealden Literary Festival
Jun 21-22, 2025	Barnes Children's Literature Festival
Jun 23-29, 2025	Chalke Valley History Festival
Jun 25-29, 2025	Felixtowe Book Festival
Jun 27-Jul 6, 2025	Bradford Literature Festival
Jun 2025 TBA	Clevedon Literary Festival
Jun 2025 TBA	Wee Write
Jun 2025 TBA	Stoke Newington Literary Festival
Jul 1-5, 2025	Penzance Literary Festival
Jul 10-27, 2025	Buxton International Festival
Jul 4-5, 2025	Hertford Club Literary Festival
Jul 4-13, 2025	Frome Festival
Jul 10-13, 2025	Newark Book Festival
Jul 11-18, 2025	West Cork Literary Festival
Jul 18-25, 2025	Flash Fiction Festival
Jul 4-6, 2025	The Repton Festival
Jul 12, 2025	BeaconLit Book Festival
Jul 17-20, 2025	Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
Jul 18-21, 2025	BIG LIT: The Stewartry Book Festival
Aug 1-3, 2025	Bute Noir
Aug 1-10, 2025	Fringe by the Sea
Aug 8-10, 2025	Llangwm Literary Festival
Aug 9-24, 2025	Edinburgh Book Festival
Aug 14, 2025	Durham Children's Book Festival
Aug 16-17, 2025	Glasgow Film & Comic Con
Aug 18-21, 2025	St Hilda’s College Crime Fiction Weekend
Aug 23-24, 2025	Beyond Borders International Festival
Aug 28-31, 2025	Islay Book Festival
Aug 30-Sep 7, 2025	Nairn Book and Arts Festival
Aug 30-31, 2025	Queen's Park Book Festival
Aug 26-27, 2025	Ennistymon Book Town Festival
Aug 2025 TBA	Wee Mac Arran Children's Book Festival
Sep 2-4, 2025	Ness BookFest
Sep 6, 2025	Burnham on Sea Book Festival
Sep-25	Marlow Indie Book Fair
Sep 9-14, 2025	St Duthac Book & Arts Festival
Sep 10-15, 2025	Chiswick Book Festival
Sep 12-13, 2025	Garden Museum Literary Festival
Sep 12-14, 2025	Bloody Scotland
Sep 12-21, 2025	Hastings Book Festival
Sep 12-21, 2025	Appledore Book Festival
Sep 17-21, 2025	Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival
Sep 17-21, 2025	Richmond Walking and Book Festival
Sep 19-28, 2025	Jersey Word Fest
Sep-25	Leiston Book Festival
Sep-25	South Warwickshire Literary Festival
Sep 23-28, 2025	Manx Litfest
Sep 25-28, 2025	Marlborough literature festival
Sep 26-28, 2025	Write by the Sea
Sep 26-Oct 5, 2025	Wigtown book Festival
Sep 26-Oct 5, 2025	Big Dog book Festival
Sep 26-Oct 5, 2025	Bath Children's Literature Festival
Sep 26-27, 2025	Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival
Sep 27th, 2025	UKCBC Live (Details TBA)
Sep 28-Oct 5, 2025	Birmingham Literature Festival
Sep 2025 TBA	Outwith Festival
Sep 2025 TBA	Tetbury Book Festival
Sep 2025 TBA	Rye Arts Festival
Sep 2025 TBA	Boston Book Festival
Sep 2025 TBA	North Cornwall Book Festival
Sep 2025 TBA	Byres Road Book Festival
Sep 2025 TBA	Shoreham Wordfest
Sep 2025 TBA	Tidelines Book Festival
Sep 2025 TBA	Braemar Literary Festival
Sep 2025 TBA	Taunton Literary Festival
Sep 2025 TBA	Barnes BookFest
Sep 2025 TBA	Chorlton Book Festival
Sep 2025 TBA	Ullapool Book Festival
Sep 2025 TBA	Belper Book Fair
Oct 2-5, 2025	Lincoln Book Festival
Oct 3-5, 2025	Cuckfield Book Festival
Oct 3-19, 2025	Ilkley Literature Festival
Oct 3-5, 2025	Portobello Book Festival
Oct 4-12, 2025	Henley Literary Festival
Oct 4, 2025	Chiltern Kills
Oct 5-19, 2025	Guildford Book Festival
Oct 9-12, 2025	The Coast is Queer
Oct 16-26, 2025	Wimbledon Literary Festival (Sunset)
Oct 9-12, 2025	Isle of Wight Literary Festival
Oct 9-19, 2025	Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival
Oct 10-19, 2025	Cheltenham Literature Festival
Oct 10-26, 2025	Manchester Literature Festival
Oct 10-12, 2025	Caithness Book Festival
Oct 10-26, 2025	Off the Shelf
Oct 11-12, 2025	Cliveden Lit Fest
Oct 11, 2025	Clapham Book Festival
Oct 13-19, 2025	Mere Literary Festival
Oct 17-25, 2025	Wells Festival of Literature
Oct 17-18, 2025	West over Sea
Oct-25	Wokingham Children’s Book Festival
Oct 18-25, 2025	Dorchester Literary Festival
Oct 21-Nov 2, 2025	London Literature Festival
Oct 22-Nov 1, 2025	International Storytelling Festival
Oct 23-27, 2025	Yeovil Literary Festival
Oct 25-Nov 1, 2025	Wantage Literary Festival
Oct 30-Nov 2, 2025	Stratford Literary Festival Winter Weekend
Oct 2025 TBA	Black History Month
Oct 2025 TBA	Berwick Literary Festival
Oct 2025 TBA	Durham Book Festival
Oct 2025 TBA	Falmouth Book Festival
Oct 2025 TBA	Murder One Festival
Oct 2025 TBA	Orkney Storytelling Festival
Oct 2025 TBA	Faclan Hebridean Book Festival
Oct 2025 TBA	Litfest Long Autumn Weekend
Oct 2025 TBA	Small Publishers Fair
Oct 2025 TBA	Birnam Book Festival
Oct 2025 TBA	South East London Bookfest
Oct 2025 TBA	Linton Bookfest
Nov 2-8, 2025	Bridport Literary Festival
Nov 5-9, 2025	Stroud Book Festival
Nov 5-9, 2025	Dublin Book Festival
Nov 7-9, 2025	Mallaig Book Festival
Nov 13-23, 2025	The Shape of Things to Come
Nov 20-23, 2025	Kendal Mountain Book Festival
Nov 26-30, 2025	St Andrew's Book Festival
Nov 29-30, 2025	Cove & Kilcreggan Book Festival
Nov 2025 TBA	Berkofest Adult Book Festival
Nov 2025 TBA	Derby Book Festival (Autumn edition)
Nov 2025 TBA	Pentland Book Festival
Nov 2025 TBA	Cambridge Literary Festival (Winter)
Nov 2025 TBA	Tring Book Festival
Dec 2025 TBA	Newcastle Noir
Jan 2026 TBA	Stanfords Travel Writers’ Festival
Jan 2026 TBA	Wolverhampton Literature Festival
Feb 2026 TBA	Winter Words Festival, Pitlochry
Feb 2026 TBA	Portsmouth BookFest
Feb 2026 TBA	Faversham Literary Festival
Feb 2026 TBA	Granite Noir
Feb 2026 TBA	Church Times Festival of Faith and Literature
Feb 2026 TBA	Macclesfield Book Festival
Mar 2026 TBA	Bay Tales Live
Mar 2026 TBA	Jewish Book Week
Mar 2026 TBA	Kirkcudbright Book Week
Mar 2026 TBA	Ennis Book Club Festival
Mar 2026 TBA	Litfest
Mar 2026 TBA	York Literature Festival
Mar 2026 TBA	Darkside of Brighton
Mar 2026 TBA	London Book Fair
Mar 2026 TBA	Words by the Water
Mar 2026 TBA	Deptford Literature Festival
Mar 2026 TBA	Lichfield Literary Festival
Mar 2026 TBA	Morpeth Book Festival
Mar 2026 TBA	Oxford Literary Festival
Mar 2026 TBA	Black British Book Festival
Mar 2026 TBA	Helensburgh Book Festival
Mar 2026 TBA	Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival (Spring)
Mar 2026 TBA	Oundle KidLit
Mar 2026 TBA	Aldeburgh Literary Festival
May 2026 TBA	Chalfont St Giles and Jordans Literary Festival
May 2026 TBA	Deepings Literary Festival
Jul 2026 TBA	Primadonna Festival
Aug 2026 TBA	McLellan Book Festival

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