Swanage Literary Festival
Thursday, 05 November 2026 to Saturday, 07 November 2026
20:00 to 19:00
Type: Fetes and Festivals
Booking Required: No
Swanage Literary Festival is celebrating its third year and has grown to offer an even wider range of events to celebrate many different aspects of literature, catering for both adults and children. All members of the community and visitors are invited to join us in
' Celebrating Books in the Bay'
The festival starts on Thursday November 5th at 8.00pm with a fun event: ' The Big Book Quiz ' in The Showbar at The Mowlem
Friday November 6th sees an afternoon and evening of 'Poetry and Performance', featuring a wide range of amazing local and national performers, starting at 1.30pm in The Studio at The Mowlem.
Saturday November 7th , continues in The Studio from 10.00 am and hosts an amazing day of author events, where there will be the opportunity to hear from and meet an incredible array of authors.
Children's events will take place on Friday 6th in Swanage Library at 11.00 and at The Mowlem at 1.30 and on Saturday 7th in Swanage Library at 11.00.
For more details including how to buy tickets please see below:
https://swanageliteraryfestival.co.uk/
https://swanageliteraryfestival.co.uk/downloads/LiteraryFestival.pdf
Contact
The Mowlem Theatre
Swanage
BH191DD
swanageliteraryfestival@gmail.com
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