24 – 27 September 2026
A book festival in beautiful Wiltshire with events for all.
The full 2026 LitFest programme will be available from the end of June. Tickets on sale for Friends of LitFest from Monday 29 June and general booking from Friday 10 July.
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Marlborough LitFest began in 2010 and showcases fiction and non-fiction, including events for children, writing workshops, poetry readings and more.
As a charity we provide free events for young children, local schools and adults every year. This year we reached 1200 primary and secondary school children in Marlborough, Pewsey, Devizes and Calne.
Support the charity and gain access to priority booking and other benefits by becoming a Friend of Marlborough LitFest
Bringing the legacy of George Michael and a new instalment of the beloved Cazalet Chronicles to the 17th Marlborough LitFest this year will be bestselling author Sathnam Sanghera and novelist Louisa Young, from 24 – 27 September 2026.
Marlborough LitFest is delighted to announce its main event sponsor for 2026 as St Mary’s and St Margaret’s Calne. As a charitable arts organisation, LitFest depends on its partners and sponsors to help stage its annual festival; bring free events to children, families and the wider community; and take the joy and transformative power of reading to the current and next generation of readers.
Our Festival Patron is acclaimed stage and theatre actor, Sir Simon Russell Beale.
The generous support of our sponsors brings wonderful cultural events to Marlborough and allows us to run our free events for schools and others
