Bude Literary Festival 2026

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

Philippa 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

On sale Sun 1st Mar 9AM
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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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

On sale Sun 1st Mar 9AM
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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