The world’s longest-running literature festival has welcomed its biggest-ever box office as it celebrates the enduring power of stories in the National Year of Reading. The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival has closed its 2026 edition with the highest Box Office in its…
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The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival has today announced its free programme of events and activities, inviting audiences of all ages to create, share and connect through storytelling, while affirming its commitment to connecting communities and broadening access to culture. At…
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2026 FULL PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT Alexei Sayle | Andrew Child | Andrew Davies | Anneka Rice | AP McCoy | Ashley James | Blake Morrison | Boyd Hilton | Caitlin Moran | Cariad Lloyd | Celia Imrie | Charlie Higson | Craig Revel Horwood | Dave Rowntree | David Kynaston | David Larbi | David Olusoga |…
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The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival has today announced award-winning author and screenwriter Candice Carty-Williams and bestselling crime writer MJ Arlidge as its Guest Curators for 2026, offering audiences a first glimpse of what to expect from this year's Festival programme…
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The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival has today announced Women’s Prize for Fiction winner Virginia Evans’ and The Correspondent as this year’s Big Read title, launching a celebration of reading ahead of the Festival taking place this Autumn (9-18 October). Fresh from winning…
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Leading national arts charity Cheltenham Festivals has just launched ‘The Next Chapter’, its innovative new 5-year strategy (2026-2030), placing people, place and collective action at the centre of its mission and vision. By 2030 Cheltenham Festivals will: Provide 50% of its festival activity for…
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Can science predict the World Cup? Could AI become our friend, or even replace human connection? How do we tackle digital burnout, cybercrime and misinformation? Cheltenham Science Festival returns to Imperial Gardens (2-7 June) with something for curious minds of all ages, with a programme packed…
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The much-loved Cheltenham Music Festival is following Mental Health Awareness Week by making the case for classical music’s role in promoting emotional wellbeing. The Festival, hosted by the charity - Cheltenham Festivals, celebrates it’s 81st birthday in July. It is pointing to the benefits of live…
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Cheltenham Jazz Festival has celebrated its most successful year to date, with its 30th anniversary edition welcoming record numbers of festival-goers to Montpellier Gardens, connecting over music across a sunsoaked Bank Holiday weekend. Marking three decades of world-class music, the 2026 Festival…
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Overseen by the Festival’s new Guest Curator, double-Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey-Rae, be part of the Cheltenham Jazz Festival 30th birthday year as it celebrates three decades of bringing world-class jazz and emerging talent to Montpellier Gardens. At thirty years young, the…
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