April Festival 2026

Fri 17 Apr | 10:00am

Story Time at Winchester Library – The Moon Keeper by Zosienka

Story time with Zosienka

Fri 17 Apr | 10:30am

Sarah Vaughan | Based on A True Story

Sarah Vaughan in conversation with Rebecca Fletcher

Fri 17 Apr | 11:00am

Story Time at Winchester Library – Alfie Saves the Day by Emma Challis

Storytime with Emma Challis

Fri 17 Apr | 12:00pm

Dame Vikki Heywood | Miss Veal and Miss Ham

Dame Vikki Heywood in conversation

Fri 17 Apr | 2:00pm

Lynda La Plante | Sacrifice

Lynda La Plante in conversation with Rebecca Fletcher

Fri 17 Apr | 4:00pm

Patrick Gale | Love Lane

Patrick Gale in conversation with Judith Heneghan

Fri 17 Apr | 6:00pm

Tristan Gooley | The Hidden Seasons

The Natural Navigator, Tristan Gooley, discusses the seasons

Fri 17 Apr | 8:00pm

Sir Tony Robinson | The House of Wolf

From Blackadder to Alfred The Great

Sat 18 Apr | 9:00am

Eleanor Houghton | Charlotte Bronte’s Life Through Clothes

Eleanor Houghton in convesation with Gillian Dow

Sat 18 Apr | 10:00am

Rosalind Freeborn | Prince George and Master Frederick

Rosalind Freeborn talks about her novel

Sat 18 Apr | 10:30am

Rose Lihou | Tiny Dogs

Family event with Rose Lihou

Sat 18 Apr | 11:00am

Tom Bradby | Red Scorpion

TV Presenter and author Tom Bradby discusses his new novel

Sat 18 Apr | 11:30am

Annie Garthwaite | The King’s Mother

Annie Garthwaite discusses her new novel

Sat 18 Apr | 12:00pm

A Fun Cartoon Workshop Event! Jon Lock and Nich Angell | Tiny Hercules: The World’s Tiniest, Mightiest Hero!

Workshop event with John Lock and Nich Angell

Sat 18 Apr | 12:00pm

Mary Portas | I Shop, Therefore I Am

Queen of Shops, Mary Portas, in conversation with Gaby Huddart

Sat 18 Apr | 1:00pm

Dr Victoria Bateman | Economica and Dr Elizabeth Norton | Women Who Ruled the World

Victoria Bateman and Elizabeth Norton in conversation

Sat 18 Apr | 1:30pm

Marina Gibson | Cast, Catch, Release and Jeremy Wade | River Monsters and Think Like A Fish

Marina Gibson and Jeremy Wade in conversation

Sat 18 Apr | 2:00pm

Kit Kemp | Design Stories

Kit Kemp in conversation with Giles Kime

Sat 18 Apr | 2:00pm

Katy Hessel | The Story of Art Without Men: An Illustrated Guide to Amazing Women Artists

Katy Hessel talks about the history of art through women artists with Fee Mak

Sat 18 Apr | 2:30pm

Mark Urban | Tank: The 10 War Machines that Changed the World and the Remarkable Men Behind Them

Marc Urban in conversation with Sir Nick Borton

Sat 18 Apr | 3:30pm

Jo Thompson | The New Romantic Garden

Celebrated garden designer Jo Thompson in conversation wtih Natasha Poliszczuk

Sat 18 Apr | 3:30pm

‘Draw With Rob’ – Rob Biddulph is coming to the Winchester Books Festival!

Rob Biddulph talks about his latest book

Sat 18 Apr | 4:00pm

Tim Bouverie | Allies at War: The Politics of Defeating Hitler

Tim Bouverie in conversation wtih Matt Frei

Sat 18 Apr | 4:30pm

Nathanael Lessore | What Happens Online

Nathanael Lessore discusses his new book

Sat 18 Apr | 5:30pm

Tom Gilbey | Thirsty: 100 Great Wines and Stories

YouTube's The Wine Guy, Tom Gilbey in conversation about his book.

Sat 18 Apr | 7:00pm

Kathy Lette | The Sisterhood Rules

Kathy Lette in conversation with Jo Elvin

Sun 19 Apr | 11:00am

The Next Chapter: Work, Identity and Life after Children | Dolly Jones in conversation with Sarah Turner

Dolly Jones in conversation with Sarah Turner

Sun 19 Apr | 12:30pm

John Suchet | Beethoven

John Suchet in conversation with Rebecca Fletcher

Sun 19 Apr | 2:00pm

Jennie Godfrey | The Barbecue at No.9

Jennie Godfrey in conversation with Natasha Poliszczk

Sun 19 Apr | 4:30pm

Small Bomb at Dimperley | Lissa Evans in conversation with Claire Fuller – A Big Book Club Event

Lissa Evans in convesation with Claire Fuller - A Big Book Club Event