Bude Literary Festival 2026
Tour Dates & Tickets
May
Tue
12
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
The Big Bude Lit Fest Family Literary Quiz
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Wed
13
May
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Sun
17
May
Various Venues, Bude
Bude Literary Festival
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Wed
13
May
Bude Library
Phillipa Ashley - A Wedding Under The Cornish Sky
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Wed
13
May
Bude Castle
Mark Berridge - The Castle: History of Bude's Iconic Landmark
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Wed
13
May
Bude Library
Alex Riley - Super Natural: How Life Thrives in Impossible Places
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Wed
13
May
Bude Castle
Tim Rolt Explores The Diary of a Disappointed Man
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Wed
13
May
Bude Castle
Annown
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Wed
13
May
Bude Castle
Veronica Henry: The Invitation
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Wed
13
May
Bude Castle
Georgina Moore - River of Stars
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Wed
13
May
Bude, North Coast Wine Lounge
'Words-Work' A Poetry and Spoken Word Open Mic Event
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Wed
13
May
Bude Library
David Myers - 630 Miles In A Fortnight
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Wed
13
May
Bude Castle
Vikki Heywood: Miss Veal & Miss Ham
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Thu
14
May
Bude Castle
The Barrel Tappers
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Thu
14
May
Bude Castle
Bude Literary Walk
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Thu
14
May
Bude, The Olive Tree
Sam Horton 'Ragwort'
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Thu
14
May
Bude Library
Peter Tickler - Death in the Sea Pool
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Thu
14
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Merlin Hanbury-Tenison - These Oaken Bones: Reviving a Family, a Farm & Britain's Ancient Rainforest
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Thu
14
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Adele Parks - Our Beautiful Mess
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Thu
14
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Louise Candlish - A Neighbour's Guide to Murder
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Thu
14
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
David Hendon - Pots of Gold
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Thu
14
May
Bude, St Michael & All Angels Church
Jonathan Ball - From The Great Atlantic Way to The Wild Atlantic Way...and Back Again
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Thu
14
May
Bude Castle
Tom Cox - Everything Will Swallow You
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Thu
14
May
Bude Castle
Jane Lovell & Mark Haworth-Booth - Earth Notes: Poetry On Wonder and Loss
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Thu
14
May
Bude, The Olive Tree
Annown
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Thu
14
May
Bude, The Olive Tree
Ezmay Grace
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Fri
15
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Martin Dorey - The Way of the Waves
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Fri
15
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Grace Spence Green - To Exist As I Am: A Doctor's Notes on Recovery and Radical Acceptance
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Fri
15
May
Bude Castle
Ellis Hunter - Blood Bound
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Fri
15
May
Bude Castle
All@C
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Fri
15
May
Bude Castle
John Rous: Clovelly
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Fri
15
May
Bude Castle
Paul Watts - Magic and Witchcraft in Medieval England
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Fri
15
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Rob Hopkins - How to Fall in Love with the Future
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Fri
15
May
Bude, Temple Bar
Vikki Heywood: Writing Workshop for Adults
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Fri
15
May
Bude, Efford Cottage
Efford Cottage: A History - with Rita Golden
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Fri
15
May
Bude Library
David Myers - 630 Miles In A Fortnight
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Sat
16
May
Bude Castle
Barrel Border Morris
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Sat
16
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Cara Hunter 'Making a Killing'
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Sat
16
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Dr Paul Lashmar - Drax of Drax Hall: How One British Family Got Rich (and Stayed Rich) from Sugar and Slavery
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Sat
16
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
John Crace - What The Hell Just Happened?
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Sat
16
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Rob Newman - Intelligence
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Sat
16
May
Bude Library
Getting Published - A Talk with Ellen Hawley
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Sat
16
May
Bude, The Pearl Exchange
Comedy Writing Workshop with Ed Gaughan
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Sat
16
May
Bude, Freemasons Hall
Professor David Harrison: Freemasonry
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Sat
16
May
Bude Castle
Play Story with Rachel Walden & Becky Rowland
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Sat
16
May
Bude, Parkhouse Centre
Calligraphy Taster Workshop with Ruth Sutherland
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Sat
16
May
Bude Castle
Jane Corry - My Sister's Secret
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Sat
16
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Jean Rhys - An Exploration with Poppy Wonnacott
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Sat
16
May
Bude Castle
Hannah Marsh - Thread: A Caesarean Story of Myth, Magic & Medicine?
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Sat
16
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Paperback Theatre: Make your own Sock Puppet Weasel: A Free Workshop for 3Yrs+
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Sat
16
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Paperback Theatre: 'The Wind In The Willows'
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Sat
16
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Helen Bain - The Daffodil Days
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Sat
16
May
Bude, Parkhouse Centre
Iain + Tamara of Tolhurst Organic - My Vegan Farm Food
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Sat
16
May
Bude Castle
Vikki Heywood: Miss Veal & Miss Ham
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Sun
17
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Jo Caulfield - The Funny Thing About Death
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Sun
17
May
Bude Library
Poetry Scavenger Hunt for All The Family on Summerleaze Beach with Nicola Garrard
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Sun
17
May
Bude Library
Creative Writing Workshop with Nicola Garrard
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Sun
17
May
Bude, Ebbingford Manor
Book-Character Treasure Hunt
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Sun
17
May
Bude Castle
Tony Wade
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Sun
17
May
Bude, Efford Cottage
Efford Cottage: A History - with Rita Golden
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Sun
17
May
Bude Castle
Dr Tabitha Stanmore and Dr Joan Passey: Workshop: Writing the Supernatural
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Sun
17
May
Bude Castle
Dr Tabitha Stanmore and Dr Joan Passey - In Conversation
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Sun
17
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Suited Storytellers present HERD
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Sun
17
May
Bude Castle
Sam Davey: Creative Writing Workshop
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Sun
17
May
Bude Castle
From Week St Mary to Westminster - Staging Our Local Past
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Sun
17
May
Bude, Norton Barton Artisan Food Village
Tommy Barnes - Something Brewing in Cornwall
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Sun
17
May
Bude Library
Nicola Garrard - On The Edge
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Sun
17
May
Bude Castle
Sam Davey - The Chosen Queen + The Sisters and the Sword
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Sun
17
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Ed Gaughan is..... The Emperor! (Work In Progress)
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Sun
17
May
Bude, Falcon Hotel
Nigel Planer - Young Once
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