Literary and arts festival listings 2019
Ullapool Book Festival Scotland, 10–12 May www.ullapoolbookfestival.co.uk
The Norfolk & Norwich Festival 10–26 May www.nnfestival.org.uk
Althorp Food and Drink Festival 11–12 May https://spencerofalthorp.com/ althorp-festivals The Fowey Festival of Words & Music Cornwall, 11–18 May www.foweyfestival.com
Newbury Spring Festival Berkshire, 11–25 May www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk
Sandstone Ridge Festival Cheshire, 16–19 May Oldie Literary Lunch 17 May at
Cholmondeley Castle www.sandstoneridgefestival.co.uk
The Bath Festival 17–26 May www.bathfestivals.org.uk
Charleston Festival East Sussex, 17–27 May www.charleston.org.uk
Hay Festival Hay-on-wye, Wales, 23 May–2 June www.hayfestival.com
University of Aberdeen May Festival 24–26 May www.abdn.ac.uk/mayfestival
Islay Festival of Music and Malt Scotland, 24 May–1 June www.islayfestival.com
Chichester Cathedral Flower Festival 30 May–1 June https://worldloveflowers.com
Red Rooster Festival Euston, Suffolk, 30 May–1 June www.redrooster.org.uk
June
Rochester Dickens Festival Kent, 1–2 June www.rochesterlitfest.com
Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas Carlow, Ireland, 7–9 June www.festivalofwritingandideas.com
Sidmouth Literary Festival 7–9 June www.sidmouthlitfest.co.uk
Bedford Park Festival Chiswick, London, 7–23 June www.bedfordparkfestival.org
Isle of Wight Music Festival
13–16 June https://isleofwightfestival.com
Borders Book Festival Melrose, Scotland, 13–16 June www.bordersbookfestival.org
Winchester Writers’ Festival Hampshire 14–16 June www.writersfestival.co.uk
Festival of Chichester West Sussex, 15 June–14 July www.festivalofchichester.co.uk
Farley Music Festival Wiltshire, 18–23 June www.farleymusic.co.uk Edinburgh International Film Festival 19–30 June www.edfilmfest.org.uk
RS Thomas Festival Aberdaron, Wales, 20–23 June www.rsthomaspoetry.co.uk
Broadstairs Dickens Festival Kent, 21–23 June www.broadstairsdickensfestival.co.uk
Hebden Bridge Arts Festival West Yorkshire, 21–30 June www.hebdenbridgeartsfestival.co.uk Ashbourne Festival Derbyshire 21 June–7 July www.ashbournefestival.org
Yorkshire Sculpture International Leeds, Wakefield 22–29 June www.yorkshire-sculpture.org Chalke Valley History Festival Wiltshire, 24–30 June www.cvhf.org.uk
Big Malarkey Festival of Children’s Literature Hull, 26–30 June www.thebigmalarkeyfestival.com/
July
Penzance Literary Festival Cornwall, 3–6 July www.pzlitfest.co.uk/
Frome Festival Frome, 5–13 July www.fromefestival.co.uk
Ledbury Poetry Festival Herefordshire, 5–14 July www.poetry-festival.co.uk
Ways With Words Festival Dartington Hall, Devon, 5–15 July www.wayswithwords.co.uk
Buxton International Festival Derbyshire, 5–21 July www.buxtonfestival.co.uk
John Clare Society Festival Helpston, Northants, 12–14 July johnclaresociety.wordpress.com
West Cork Literary Festival Bantry, Cork, 12–19 July www.westcorkmusic.ie/literaryfestival
Petworth Summer Festival West Sussex, 16 July–3 August www.petworthfestival.org.uk
Latitude Southwold, Suffolk, 18–21 July www.latitudefestival.com