Photos from 2026 festival now on view!

Thank you to everyone who came to and took part in our 2026 festival!

More than 80 events across 10 days in various venues around Faversham

Our next festival will take place Feb 2027. Sign up to our newsletter for announcements about future events.

Faversham Literary Festival is an independent, not-for-profit annual event

Beans on Toast


 
An evening of songs and anecdotes from festival legend Beans on Toast. His latest book Wild Folk People Honest is funny and full of soul; a book about connection, creativity and the beautiful mess of being alive.
Robert Macfarlane
image © Phil Weedon

Joanne Harris


 
Joanne Harris spoke to Daniel Hahn about her latest book Vianne, the prequel to her novel Chocolat, which sold 35 million copies worldwide.
 

 
Bob Geldof
image © Frankie Julian
Gavin Esler Mark Kermode
image Nicola Gall
Ali Smith
image © Phil Weedon
Map Men
image © Phil Weedon

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