DATES

EVENT

Regular throughout year

Noir at the bar edinburgh

Regular throughout year

Hawkesbury Upton Literature Festival

Regular throughout year

Hull Noir

Regular throughout year

Oundle Festival of Literature

Mar 2-6, 2026

Oundle KidLit

Mar 3-28,2026

WORDfest Crawley

Mar 5- 8, 2026

Aldeburgh Literary Festival

Mar 5- 8, 2026

Kirkcudbright Book Week

Mar 6- 8, 2026

Ennis Book Club Festival

Mar 10–12, 2026

London Book Fair

Mar 11–15, 2026

Words by the Water

Mar 13–14, 2026

Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival (Spring)

Mar 13–22, 2026

Litfest

Mar 19–22, 2026

Lichfield Literary Festival

Mar 21–29, 2026

Oxford Literary Festival

Mar 21–28, 2026

Deptford Literature Festival

Mar 23, 2026

Morpeth Book Festival

Mar 27–28, 2026

Helensburgh Book Festival

Mar 2026 TBA

Black British Book Festival

Apr 10-12, 2026

Sherborne Travel Writing Festival

Apr 10-11, 2026

Chipping Campden Literature Festival Part 1

Apr-26

Fishbourne Literary Festival

Apr 17-18, 2026

Abergavenny Writing Festival

Apr 17-19, 2026

Granard Booktown festival

Apr 17-19, 2026

Winchester Books Festival

Apr 19, 2026

Warrington Crime Festival

Apr 21-26, 2026

Cúirt International Festival of Literature

Apr 22-24, 2026

Milton Keynes Literary Festival

Apr 22-26, 2026

Cambridge Literary Festival (Spring)

Apr 23-May 8, 2026

Guernsey Literary Festival

Apr 24-26, 2026

Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Apr 25-27, 2026

Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

Apr 25-27, 2026

Wirksworth Book Festival

Apr 25-26, 2026

Colonsay Book Festival

Apr 29 - May 3, 2026

Deepings Literary Festival

Apr 24 - May 3, 2026

Hexham Book Festival

May 1-10, 2026

Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival

May 1-3, 2026

Crime and Thriller Weekend

May 1-9, 2026

Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature

May 4-9, 2026

Chipping Campden Literature Festival Part 2

May 4-10, 2026

Swindon Festival of Literature

May 5-17, 2026

Chalfont St Giles and Jordans Literary Festival

May 6-17, 2026

Huddersfield Literature Festival

May 7-10, 2026

Stratford Literary Festival

May 8-10, 2026

Boswell Book Festival, Dumfries House, Ayrshire

May 8-24, 2026

Norfolk and Norwich Festival

May 15-24, 2026

International Literature Festival Dublin

May 16-27, 2026

Linton Children's Book Festival

May 16, 2026

Beyond the Book Festival

May 17-18, 2026

Herts Book Festival

May 21-31, 2026

Hay Festival

May 22-31, 2026

Derby Book Festival

May 27-31, 2026

Listowel Writers' Week

May 28-Jun 28, 2026

Essex Book Festival

May 15-17, 2026

Paisley Book Festival

May 29-31, 2026

Girvan Arts Festival

May 2026 TBA

Wee Write

May 2026 TBA

Barnet Libraries Literary Festival

May 2026 TBA

The Bath Festival

May 2026 TBA

WOWFest

Jun 5-7, 2026

Cymera

Jun 5-7, 2026

Books by the Beach

Jun 5-7, 2026

Borris House Festival of Writing & Ideas

Jun 11-14, 2026

Borders Book Festival, Melrose

Jun 12-14, 2026

Clevedon Literary Festival

Jun 12-14, 2026

Montgomeryshire Literary Festival

Jun 12-21, 2026

Sturminster Newton Literary Festival

Jun 12-28, 2026

Crossing the Tees Book Festival

Jun 14, 2026

Dalkey Book Festival

Jun 18-21, 2026

Capital Crime

Jun 18-21, 2026

Well Read at Wasing

Jun 19-21, 2026

Brighton Book Festival

Jun 22-28, 2026

Chalke Valley History Festival

Jun 26-28, 2026

Evesham Festival of Words

Jun 27-28, 2026

Barnes Children's Literature Festival

Jun 27-28, 2026

Felixtowe Book Festival

Jun 2026 TBA

Belfast Book Festival

Jun 2026 TBA

Boston Book Festival

Jun 2026 TBA

Warminster Book Festival

Jun 2026 TBA

Orwell Festival of Political Writing

Jun 2026 TBA

Dundee book festival

Jun 2026 TBA

Redwings’ Book Festival

Jun 2026 TBA

Leeds Lit Fest

Jun 2026 TBA

Aberford Literature Festival

Jun 2026 TBA

Wealden Literary Festival

Jun 2026 TBA

Northwich Literature festival

Jun 2026 TBA

Stoke Newington Literary Festival

Jul 3 – 5, 2026

The Repton Festival

Jul 3 – 12, 2026

Bradford Literature Festival

Jul 4, 2026

MeetCute Book Fest 2025

Jul 2026 TBA

Penzance Literary Festival

Jul 2026 TBA

Buxton International Festival

Jul 2026 TBA

Hertford Club Literary Festival

Jul 2026 TBA

Frome Festival

Jul 2026 TBA

Newark Book Festival

Jul 2026 TBA

West Cork Literary Festival

Jul 2026 TBA

Flash Fiction Festival

Jul 2026 TBA

BeaconLit Book Festival

Jul 2026 TBA

Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival

Jul 2026 TBA

BIG LIT: The Stewartry Book Festival

Jul 2026 TBA

McLellan Book Festival

Jul 2026 TBA

Canterbury Children's Literature Festival

Aug 2026 TBA

McLellan Book Festival

Aug 2026 TBA

Wee Mac Arran Children's Book Festival

Aug 2026 TBA

Bute Noir

Aug 2026 TBA

Fringe by the Sea

Aug 2026 TBA

Llangwm Literary Festival

Aug 2026 TBA

Edinburgh Book Festival

Aug 2026 TBA

Durham Children's Book Festival

Aug 2026 TBA

Glasgow Film & Comic Con

Aug 2026 TBA

St Hilda’s College Crime Fiction Weekend

Aug 2026 TBA

Beyond Borders International Festival

Aug 2026 TBA

Islay Book Festival

Aug 2026 TBA

Nairn Book and Arts Festival

Aug 2026 TBA

Queen's Park Book Festival

Aug 2026 TBA

Ennistymon Book Town Festival 

Sep 2026 TBA

Ness BookFest

Sep 2026 TBA

Outwith Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Burnham on Sea Book Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Marlow Indie Book Fair

Sep 2026 TBA

St Duthac Book & Arts Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Chiswick Book Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Chorlton Book Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Rye Arts Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Garden Museum Literary Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Bloody Scotland

Sep 2026 TBA

Hastings Book Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Appledore Book Festival

Sep 23-27, 2026

Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Richmond Walking and Book Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Dartmouth Book Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Jersey Word Fest

Sep 2026 TBA

Leiston Book Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

South Warwickshire Literary Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Barnes BookFest

Sep 2026 TBA

Shoreham Wordfest

Sep 2026 TBA

Manx Litfest

Sep 2026 TBA

Marlborough literature festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Tidelines Book Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

North Cornwall Book Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Byres Road Book Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Write by the Sea

Sep 2026 TBA

Wigtown book Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Big Dog book Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Bath Children's Literature Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Braemar Literary Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Birmingham Literature Festival

Sep 2026 TBA

Belper Book Fair

Sep 2026 TBA

Gryffe Valley Book Festival

Oct 4-11, 2026

Shoreham Wordfest - Celebrating Shakespeare

Oct 10-11, 2026

Bookmark Book Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

WayWORD

Oct 2026 TBA

Lincoln Book Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Cuckfield Book Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Ilkley Literature Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Portobello Book Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Henley Literary Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Moffat Crime and Mystery Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Chiltern Kills

Oct 2026 TBA

Guildford Book Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Berwick Literary Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Isle of Wight Literary Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

The Coast is Queer

Oct 2026 TBA

Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Cheltenham Literature Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Manchester Literature Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Caithness Book Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Durham Book Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Off the Shelf

Oct 2026 TBA

Cliveden Lit Fest

Oct 2026 TBA

Clapham Book Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Mere Literary Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Wimbledon Literary Festival (Sunset)

Oct 2026 TBA

Murder One Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Litfest Autumn Weekend

Oct 2026 TBA

Death in the Dales Book Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Wells Festival of Literature

Oct 2026 TBA

West over Sea

Oct 2026 TBA

Wokingham Children’s Book Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Dorchester Literary Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

South East London Bookfest

Oct 2026 TBA

Black British Book Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Falmouth Book Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

York Literature Festival (Autumn Fest)

Oct 2026 TBA

London Literature Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

International Storytelling Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Orkney Storytelling Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Yeovil Literary Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Wantage Literary Festival

Oct 2026 TBA

Small Publishers Fair

Oct 2026 TBA

Stratford Literary Festival Winter Weekend

Nov 15-17, 2026

Blandford Literary Festival

Nov 2026 TBA

Bristol Literary and film Festival

Nov 2026 TBA

Bridport Literary Festival

Nov 2026 TBA

Berkofest Adult Book Festival

Nov 2026 TBA

Stroud Book Festival

Nov 2026 TBA

Dublin Book Festival

Nov 2026 TBA

Aye Write

Nov 2026 TBA

Whitby Lit Fest

Nov 2026 TBA

Todmorden Book festival

Nov 2026 TBA

Hay Festival Winter Weekend

Nov 2026 TBA

Oxford Indie Book Fair

Nov 2026 TBA

Pentland Book Festival

Nov 2026 TBA

Mallaig Book Festival

Nov 2026 TBA

Creative Folkestone Book Festival

Nov 2026 TBA

Derby Book Festival (Autumn edition)

Nov 2026 TBA

Dulverton Exmoor Literary Festival

Nov 2026 TBA

Angus BookFest

Nov 2026 TBA

Litfest Autumn Weekend extra

Nov 2026 TBA

Kendal Mountain Book Festival

Nov 2026 TBA

South Devon Book Festival

Nov 2026 TBA

Cambridge Literary Festival (Winter)

Nov 2026 TBA

St Andrew's Book Festival

Nov 2026 TBA

Cove & Kilcreggan Book Festival

Nov 2026 TBA

Tring Book Festival

Feb 2026 TBA

Church Times Festival of Faith and Literature

Feb 2026 TBA

Macclesfield Book Festival

Feb 2026 TBA

Newcastle Noir

Feb 2027 TBA

Wolverhampton Literature Festival

Feb 2027 TBA

Stanfords Travel Writers’ Festival

Feb 2027 TBA

Wolverhampton Literature Festival

Feb 2027 TBA

Portsmouth BookFest

Feb 2027 TBA

Faversham Literary Festival

Feb 2027 TBA

Winter Words Festival, Pitlochry

Feb 2027 TBA

Granite Noir

Feb 2027 TBA

Bay Tales Live

Feb 2027 TBA

Jewish Book Week

Feb 2027 TBA

York Literature Festival

Jul 2027 TBA

Primadonna Festival