Cheltenham Literature Festival is back in town this autumn, bringing the biggest names and the most exciting up-and-coming authors to the Regency town.
When is Cheltenham Literature Festival 2025?
Who's on the lineup at Cheltenham Literature Festival 2025?
The lineup features TV and radio royalty, including Joanna Lumley, Graham Norton, Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Page, Larry Lamb, Mary Portas, Alan Davies, Katie Piper, Oti Mabuse and even Hercule Poirot himself, David Suchet.
More famous names include former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, former Conservative party leader Willian Hague and singer and N-Dubz member Tulisa Contostavlos, alongside iconic authors like Irvine Welsh, Richard Osman, Jojo Moyes and Ian McEwan and exciting up-and-comers like Oyinkan Braithwaite, Florence Knapp and author of Cheltenham Literature Festival's Big Read pick, Kaliane Bradley.
While little book lovers have the chance to see Tweedy, Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Alice Oseman, Charlie Mackesy and even famous farmer Kaleb Cooper.
Cheltenham's rooftop restaurant, The Nook on Five, is hosting exclusive dining events – including dinner with Saturday Kitchen star Matt Tebbutt and wine buff Olly Smith – with Dunkertons in Charlton Kings hosting a series of fringe events, too.
One third of this year's programme is free to attend, including the infamous Lit Crawl taking literature and poetry to venues across town, as well as the popular VOICEBOX stage, Times Square and family-friendly area The Wild Wood within the Festival Village.
How to get tickets for Cheltenham Literature Festival 2025?
Tickets for Cheltenham Literature Festival go on general sale on Thursday 4 September 2025 via the Cheltenham Festivals website.
To check out SoGlos's highlights from the lineup, see Cheltenham Literatrure Festival reveals 2025 lineup.
