Winchester Books Festival 2025
Winchester Books Festival 2025
Fri 25 – Sun 27 April 2025
Tickets on sale now for over 30 events.
Come and join us for a fantastic line up of more than 30 wonderful and award-winning authors including:
Ben Macintyre, Dame Kelly Holmes, Patrick Grant, Maz Evans,
Judy Murray, William Hanson, Tom Holland,
Susie Dent, Jeremy Bowen and many more.
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What’s on on Winchester? Find out where and when our Winchester Books Festival events are to plan your perfect weekend.
Ben Macintyre
One-off event: Ben Macintyre
Wed 7 May 2025 | 7:00pm – 8:00pm
We are thrilled to have Ben Macintyre joining us for a very special one-off event.
Ben Macintyre is the multimillion-copy bestselling author of books including Colditz, Agent Sonya, SAS: Rogue Heroes, The Spy and the Traitor, Agent Zigzag, Operation Mincemeat and A Spy Among Friends.
He is a columnist and Associate Editor at The Times, and has worked as the newspaper’s correspondent in New York, Paris and Washington. Several of his books have been made into films and television series, including Operation Mincemeat, A Spy Among Friends and SAS: Rogue Heroes.
Venue: The Middle Brook Centre, Winchester.
Hello and welcome to the Winchester Books Festival.
Winchester is a city steeped in literary history and famously the resting place of one of the UK’s most beloved authors, Jane Austen. Our festival is a vibrant celebration of books, authors and the power of words.
Each April, we bring together an extraordinary line up of authors for a weekend filled with inspiration, imagination and lively discussion. From captivating fiction and thought-provoking non-fiction to enchanting children’s stories, we aim for our festival to have something for everyone.
In addition to our annual festival, we also host special events throughout the year to keep the magic of books alive in Winchester.
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