This year’s Festival will be the biggest yet as it stretches to 10 days for the first time in our 19-year history, with a starry double bill on night one followed by exciting names from fiction, food, football and more. Dame Joanna Lumley will open proceedings on Friday October 3 sharing some of her favourite …
Supported by Fane Group for the first time this year, we are excited to announce the first few speakers of the 120+ events for adults and children that will take place from October 4-12 at venues across Henley-on-Thames. Jung Chang, with estimated global sales of 20 million in more than 40 languages, comes to the …
Dinosaurs, inventing, the British Empire and rapping are among the subjects children around the country can hear about at Henley Literary Festival’s schools programme this autumn, in-person and online. The Festival – one of the UK’s most popular book events – returns from 4-12 October, with the line-up of over 100 events for adults and …
This year’s Henley Literary Festival reached our biggest audience ever with over 24,500 tickets to the public events sold, and 2,344 school children in person and over 10,000 people watched from around the world online including schools and care homes. Watch our 2024 highlights video below. https://youtu.be/z9coSHpXv1c
We’re delighted to share the full programme for the 2024 Henley Literary Festival.
Bestselling authors and beloved entertainers, sports stars and broadcasters feature alongside local writers and first-time authors as the full programme for this autumn’s Henley Literary Festival is revealed. The 18th annual Festival features over 120 conversations, performances, workshops and talks for adults and children from September 28 to October 6, at Henley Town Hall and …
National treasures and local first-time authors are among the latest exciting names revealed for this year’s Henley Literary Festival, including Michael Palin, Zeinab Badawi, Dawn O’Porter, Roger McGough and Supertato creator Sue Hendra. The 18th annual Festival will host over 100 conversations, talks, performances and workshops for adults and children from September 28 to October …
The team of volunteers at Greener Henley are always reading books and sharing recommendations about the many great climate and nature stories out there, so they’ve kindly put together a challenge for you: Read one of the books listed from their favourites listed on their website and start a conversation with someone about it during …
Henley Literary Festival returns this autumn, with the authors of some of the most beloved books of this century appearing alongside icons of athletics, dance, film and fashion! The Festival, now in its 18th year, will take place from September 28 to October 6 with over 100 conversations, talks and performances for adults and children. …
Our May Pop-up! Dr Louise Newson Our Pop-up programme continues in to Spring, with our latest event to go on sale and we’re delighted to welcome Dr Louise Newson to Henley on Thursday 2nd May. Louise is widely regarded as the UK’s leading medical expert on menopause and has been described as the doctor …
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