Winchester Books Festival 2026

Friday 17 – Sunday 19 April

Tickets go on sale 9am, Friday 6 February

WBF 2026 promo with authors 1000 x 1000 (2)

What’s in store for 2026

Stories come in many shapes and sizes

From Anglo-Saxon epics to the Queen of Shops’ memoir.

They are always better shared.

We’re bringing big name authors to Winchester.

Stories worth sharing

First names announced:

Sir Tony Robinson | Mary Portas | Rob Biddulph | Kathy Lette |

Tom Gilbey | Lynda La Plante

Go All In - National Year of Reading (pink)

Winchester Books Festival and the National Year of Reading

What better way to honour the joy of reading than by joining thousands of fellow book lovers at the Winchester Books Festival.

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