• 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…

  • 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…