Literature Festivals 2025 in Yorkshire

Yorkshire hosts an array of literature festivals, hosting some of the worlds best authors and pulishers and featuring workshops to aid you in becoming a better writer. Many also host fantstic events for children.

Leeds Storytelling Festival

14th February to 8th March 2025
A brand-new family festival to enthral and inspire! The magic of storytelling unites cultures and generations. From award-winning family theatre and acclaimed author readings to costume-making workshops and a city-wide trail - this truly is a festival for everyone!

Festival of Debate

22nd April to 30th May 2025
The largest annual non-partisan politics festival in the UK! Expect another challenging and diverse programme of events, featuring an array of well-known keynote speakers

Filey Literature Festival

8th to 12th May 2025
Celebrate the magic of words and stories at the Filey Literature Festival, an annual gathering that brings together authors, readers, and literary enthusiasts in the picturesque setting of Filey.

Huddersfield Literature Festival

8th to 18th May 2025
Book Trails, cookery demonstrations, online author talks, writing workshops - all the usal fabulous Huddersfield Literature Festival events coming to a screen in your home.

Books By The Beach

6th to 8th June 2025
Books By the Beach brings authors to the readers, with a strong Yorkshire influence. Hsoted in Scarborough.

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Leeds Literature Festival

14th to 22nd June 2025
With 9 days of events in venues across the city. A collaboration of writers, venues, programmers & poets. A gathering of the homegrown people & guests from afar. Leeds award winning festival of words and thought has something for all, with some great speakers in the lineup & performances planned.

The Big Malarkey Festival

23rd to 29th June 2025
The Big Malarkey Festival is Hull’s children’s literature festival, held on a colourful tented site in East Park.

Bradford Literature Festival

27th June to 6th July 2025
BLF 2025 will feature hundreds of unique events for all ages across 10 brilliant days, welcoming some of the most inspirational and creative figures to Bradford.

Crime Writing Festival

17th to 20th July 2025
The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival offers a line-up of the biggest names and new talent in crime fiction, appearing as part of a programme which features creative workshops, unique author talks and enlightening panels.

Ilkley Literature Festival

3rd to 19th October 2025
The Festival is held over 17 days at the start of October in this miniature Victorian spa town at the foot of Ilkley Moor – surrounded by beautiful countryside. The festival all elements of words - written, spoken and performed.

Town Festival

9th and 10th October 2025
All new for 2024 a combination of Town grassroots music festival with the old Halifax Festival Of Words to bring our biggest festival yet with more events & new venues too including Halifax Minster & Calderdale Industrial Museum.

Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival

9th to 19th October 2025
A stellar line up of bestselling authors and celebrated speakers at The Crown Hotel, Harrogate, with a diverse programme designed to entertain, inspire, educate, challenge and amuse. Includes children’s events.

Off The Shelf Festival

10th to 26th October 2025
Off the Shelf Festival of Words is one of the largest literary festivals in the North of England, bringing the best in local, national and international literary talent to Sheffield.Each October we bring live events in real venues with the chance to hear some brilliant speakers in person, some of the best-known and rising stars in writing, arts and media.