Lavenham Literary Festival
Lavenham Literary Festival 2026
An important date for your diary! Next year's Lavenham Literary Festival will take place over the weekend of Friday 13 to Sunday 15 November 2026. There will be well-known authors and new talent, international and local writers, fiction and non-fiction and talks on every subject from history and politics to nature and nurture. Keep in touch to find out what we have in store for you. There will be regular updates from the New Year onwards.
'This is my favourite festival! I relished the chance to return to beautiful Lavenham, and this year's festival was even better than ever (if that's possible).' - Tracy Borman
'I had the best time and would be honoured to be invited again!' - Ashely Hickson-Lovence
'Tom Henry's workshop was a great inspirational day.'
'Janet Suzman, Bill Alexander, Paul Venables were great - it was like ear-wigging a delicious private conversation'
'Great festival - packs a big punch!'
'All sessions thought-provoking'
'A plethora of smiling volunteers'
'The event with Sheila Hancock was the best I've attended at any festival'