Welcome to Marlborough LitFest

24 – 27 September 2026

A book festival in beautiful Wiltshire with events for all.

Marlborough Town Hall in the sunshine with LitFest banners outside

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Our festival

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.

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Latest news

Quiz Night with LitFest and St Peter’s

Gather together your finest quizzing friends and join us for a literary-themed quiz night on Friday 15 May at St Peter’s in Marlborough. Please arrive by 6.30pm; the quiz will start at 7pm and finish at 9pm.

LitFest Patron

Our Festival Patron is acclaimed stage and theatre actor, Sir Simon Russell Beale.