Cambridge Literary Festival
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Spring Festival Programme 2025
Our full festival line-up is now available.
It’s a bumper Spring Festival programme presenting an impressive 55 events, 100 speakers, over 5 days, including, for the first time, a FREE Children’s Festival.
Featuring:
Diane Abbott | Kevin Barry | Samantha Harvey | George Monbiot I Emma Barnett | Gary Younge | Andrey Kurkov | Abi Daré | Richard Ayoade | Lindsey Hilsum | Ian Hislop | Ash Sarkar | David Larbi | Kit de Waal
Printed copies of the programme are winging their way to Friends of the Festival or you can download a free copy here!
Winter Festival now on CLF Player
Zandra Rhodes
David Nicholls
Harriet Walter
Alan Hollinghurst
Michael Rosen
Sayeeda Warsi
Rupert Everett
Laura Cumming
Mackenzie Crook
Tim Spector
Led By Donkeys
Book Festivals Improve Our World
We share a love of books, writing and reading. We have joined forces with eight other UK festivals to share a message on our mission and purpose, and to call for increased support
If you would like to support the festival you can do so by going to our Donate page or Contacting Us to offer your support.
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