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  • First off the mark!

    The 2023 Festival starts on 27 October but on 4 July guests in a packed Cedars Hall enjoyed a foretaste…

  • Mariella to launch our 2023 Festival

    Somerset resident and one of the UK’s most recognised cultural critics, Mariella Frostrup is the natural choice to launch our…

  • The pictures speak volumes

    As you can probably guess from Jo Shepherd’s comprehensive pictorial round-up of our 30th Anniversary Festival, it was a record-breaking…

  • Dotting the i i i i i i i i i i i ….. And crossing the t t t t t t t

    You’ve booked your tickets, double-checked the time your event/s will start and googled how best to get to Cedars Hall!What…

  • It promises an unforgettable nine days in October

    As Richard Manning, Festival Chairman, revealed first to a specially invited audience in Cedars Hall, the Festival will open with…

  • First, second and third…

    The beginning of July marks a few milestones in the run up to our 30th Anniversary Festival this October. First,…

  • Not to be missed

    The last festivals seem to have hurried by in a flash and here we are, before we know it, on…

  • Sir John Major joins our 30th Anniversary celebration

    The event is open exclusively to Friends and Sponsors of the Festival. To find out more about supporting the work…

  • It’s Over!

    The 29th Wells Festival of Literature has now ended and the team of volunteers who put it together are pausing…

  • Remember, remember…

    … it ends in November! Although the 2021 Festival officially ended on 23 October, it is still being watched online…