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Our 2026 Book Festival is open for Priority Booking for Friends from 27th Feb and general bookings from 2nd March.

The festival runs from Friday 24 April to Sunday 3 May.

2026 also marks the twentieth year of the festival, so we hope you’ll join us to mark this milestone, to keep up-to-date with announcements, sign up to our newsletter at the bottom of this page.

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Audio Book Group

Hexham Book Group

Outreach

Young Writers Group

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2023 Festival

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Latest News

Hexham Book Festival 2026 dates announced

Hexham Book Festival will return for 2026: clear space in your diary for 10 days of book fun! The 2026 dates are: Friday 24 April

September 9, 2025

It’s Got Legs Outreach project

This summer we collaborated with Northumberland National Park and invited local school children to become nature detectives for the day. Pupils in Years 3 and

July 23, 2025

Schools Fest Success

March was a busy month for our outreach programme with both our creative writing challenge and annual Schools Fest reaching over 2000 children across Northumberland.

April 3, 2025

Testimonials

Many thanks for a wonderful time up in Hexham, I look forward to a return visit one of these years.

Thank you so much for an absolutely wonderful event last night. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed being back in beautiful Hexham - thank you for everything you and the team did to make it all run so smoothly.

I feel incredibly lucky to have this festival on my doorstep. It is world class.

Hexham Book festival is a leading creative force in the Northumbrian cultural landscape, with a positive impact on the lives of so many. Locally based, outward-facing, brilliantly organised, and recognised by writers and readers as one of the attractive and dynamic literary festivals.

Two words, absolutely fantastic. Really looking forward to next year!