The world’s first literature festival still leads the way in celebrating the written and spoken word, presenting the best new voices in fiction and poetry alongside literary greats and high-profile speakers, while inspiring over 9,000 school children with a love of books. All set in the Festival Town of Cheltenham, with free pop-up events galore and festivities continuing late into the night, including the popular Lit Crawl.

Cheltenham Literature Festival is part of Cheltenham Festivals, a charity which creates world-class cultural festivals and year-round accessible talent development, outreach and education programmes. Over 225,000 visitors a year are inspired by its Literature, Science, Jazz and Music Festivals.

For more information and to buy tickets please visit Cheltenham Literature Festival

Box Office: 01242 850270
Email: [email protected]
#CheltLitFest @cheltfestivals

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