Wantage Literary Festival

South Oxfordshire

Type:Performing Arts

Portway, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9BX
Wantage Literary Festival

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Wantage Literary Festival

Get ready for the 2025 Wantage Literary Festival!

With over 40 thrilling events on the horizon, we are bringing together brilliant authors, poets, and thinkers for unforgettable conversations, workshops, and performances. From literary legends to rising stars, it is all happening in our historic market town.

Speakers include Jeremy Hunt, Janette Manrara, Sir Max Hastings and lots more.

Plus, come and share a cake and a coffee at the Brews and Books Café, head to Wantage Library for free family events, or join in the Big Town Read to connect with fellow book lovers. With each talk that you attend, every book that you buy or borrow, and any event you engage with, you will be helping support our Wantage com

 

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Opening Times

Wantage Literary Festival (25 Oct 2025 - 6 Nov 2025)

What's Nearby

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