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Spring Festival 2027

6th to 9th May 2027

Tickets released in February 2027

Autumn Festival 2027

27th to 31st October 2027

Tickets released in August 2027

Festival Highlights

JUST ADDED! Si King

Proper Home Cooking

Thu 26 Nov 7:00pm

£18

students - inc booking fee £16

Festival News

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What novel did you decide should be left on the shelf?

We asked you which novel you would choose if you could only have ONE on your shelf. Here's what you said!

Our Autumn 2026 Programme

Download the full Autumn 2026 programme here and see who joined us!

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Everything to need to know about your visit to the Festival!

Find out here about parking, how to buy tickets, and all the info to make your visit easy

Our Festival Ambassadors

Meet our brilliant team of fairy godparents who champion the Festival and our outreach work

Our Outreach Work

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Become a Friend and get priority booking!

Become a Friend or Benefactor and you'll get priority booking. Plus you'll be supporting our impactful literacy outreach work in schools, prisons and the community. Find out more here!

Books for Kids 2026

Too many children don't have a book at home. Can you help us change that?

National Year of Reading 2026

What we're doing to support this important initiative

Bridging the Literacy Gap

Find out more about what we do in schools and help us continue our valuable work with a donation

Dame Julia Donaldson is Patron of our literacy outreach work

The most popular author for young children in the UK is Patron of the work we do in schools, the community and prisons banging the drum for all the brilliant benefits of books and how they can change lives.

Find out about our Outreach Work

Read all about our charity projects in schools, the community and prisons

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Spreading the Word

Since 2008, Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival been bringing you an exciting mixture of debate, ideas, celebrity author events, workshops, performances and comedy in spring and autumn. We’re also a charity promoting the benefits of reading and writing for education, literacy and well-being with activities and workshops in schools, the community and prisons.

The Festival is one of the most significant literary festivals in the UK, attracting thousands of people to the world-famous literary town of Stratford-upon-Avon, all of whom share one passion: a love of books, writing and reading.