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  • Still available to enjoy

    Our annual Festival of Literature has ended in Cedars Hall, but it continues in homes up and down the country –…

  • Your chance to peek behind the curtains

    Sneaking behind the scenes of public life is one of the chief delights of attending the Wells Festival of Literature….

  • Event Cancellation

    We very much regret that Emma Young, who was scheduled to talk about Super Senses: The Science of Your 32 Senses…

  • Welcome to Wells – wherever you are

    The Festival gets off to a tremendous start this Friday when we welcome the arrival of Our Friends in Beijing, brought to…

  • Talking about the Arctic… from the Arctic!

    Jemma Wadham, scheduled to appear in Wells on the Cedars Hall stage on Saturday 23 October at 2pm, will now be…

  • New event follows a royal couple in exile

    In a change to the published programme, we are delighted to introduce bestselling author Andrew Lownie as he explores the…

  • Event Cancellation

    We very much regret that Emma Dabiri, who was scheduled to discuss What White People Can Do Next with Sarah LeFanu, has had…

  • First class tickets to everywhere!

    Somerset was long considered the heart of England. After all, it’s easy to feel at home here. Many of our…

  • A taste of things to come

    Legendary war reporter Kate Adie CBE, in conversation with Festival Patron William Waldegrave, set the tone for this year’s Festival…

  • Topics for conversation

    Recent announcements about some of this year’s Festival events will certainly provide plenty to get people talking. First on the…