Chester Literature Festival 2024

Storyhouse, Hunter Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 2AR

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Chester’s annual celebration of literature, poetry and more returns this November!

Booking is now open for this year’s programme of talks, workshops, and performances – explore the full lineup below to see what’s happening throughout the festival.

This year kicks off with a special pre-festival event with Richard Ayoade on 6 October, before November’s programme featuring Ruby Wax, Simon Reeve, Lucy Worsley, George The Poet, Shaparak Khorsandi, Mackenzie Crook and many more!

 

Sunday 6 October

In a special pre-festival event:

Event info for Richard Ayoade: The Unfinished Harauld Hughes

Richard Ayoade: The Unfinished Harauld Hughes

6 Oct 2024 • 7pm

 At Storyhouse Theatre

 

Thursday 7 November

Event info for John Nichol: The Unknown Warrior

John Nichol: The Unknown Warrior

7 Nov 2024 • 7:30pm

 At Storyhouse Theatre

 

Event info for Luke Wright: JOY!

Luke Wright: JOY!

7 Nov 2024 • 8pm

 At Garret Theatre

 

Friday 8 November

Event info for Writing Spies in the Shadow of Bond

Writing Spies in the Shadow of Bond

8 Nov 2024 • 7pm

 At Garret Theatre

 

Event info for Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve

8 Nov 2024 • 7:30pm

 At Storyhouse Theatre

 

Saturday 9 November

Event info for How to Write A Book Workshop

How to Write A Book Workshop

9 Nov 2024 • 10am

 At Garret Theatre

 

Event info for How To Get Published Workshop

How To Get Published Workshop

9 Nov 2024 • 1pm

 At Garret Theatre

 

Event info for TALK: Beyond the Runway

TALK: Beyond the Runway

9 Nov 2024 • 7pm

 At Garret Theatre

 

Event info for ABC – An Intimate Evening With Martin Fry

ABC – An Intimate Evening With Martin Fry

9 Nov 2024 • 7:30pm

 At Storyhouse Theatre

 

Monday 11 November

Event info for Mackenzie Crook

Mackenzie Crook

11 Nov 2024 • 7pm

 At Storyhouse Theatre

 

Wednesday 13 November

Event info for Ruby Wax: I’m Not As Well As I Thought I Was

Ruby Wax: I’m Not As Well As I Thought I Was

13 Nov 2024 • 8pm

 At Storyhouse Theatre

 

Event info for Poetry Pub Crawl

Poetry Pub Crawl

13 Nov 2024 • 7pm

 At Garret Theatre

 

Thursday 14 November

Event info for George The Poet

George The Poet

14 Nov 2024 • 7pm

 At Storyhouse Theatre

 

Friday 15 November

Event info for Chester Authors Party

Free

Chester Authors Party

15 Nov 2024 • 7pm

 At Garret Theatre

 

Event info for An Audience with Lucy Worsley

An Audience with Lucy Worsley

15 Nov 2024 • 7:30pm

 At Storyhouse Theatre

 

Saturday 16 November

Event info for Shaparak Khorsandi:

Shaparak Khorsandi: Scatterbrain

16 Nov 2024 • 7:30pm

 At Garret Theatre

 

Event info for Pam Ayres and George Fenton

Pam Ayres and George Fenton

16 Nov 2024 • 7:30pm

 At Storyhouse Theatre

 

Book Tickets

Opening Times

Festival (6 Nov 2024 - 16 Nov 2024)

Directions

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Contact Us

Tel: 01244 409113

Tel: 01244 409113

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