2026 Festival

1st-9th May 2026

2026 Festival Opening Night

THE OVERTONES - May 1st

2026 Adult Short Story & Children's Writing and Art Competitions - now open!

Mark Butterworth: From Writer to Author - February 26th, 2026

A huge thank you to

Your support means a great deal

Whether you volunteer with us, have taken out a Friends membership, or contributed to our fundraising campaign, it means a lot to us.

Our fundraising campaign is ongoing, helping us to stage our Festival, in addition to the extremely important continuation of our schools’ literary programme.