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DONATE NOW!BookFest 2024
Wimbledon BookFest’s main festival takes place 17-27 October in central Wimbledon venues – Wimbledon High School, Wimbledon Library and New Wimbledon Theatre.
Pop-up events also take place throughout the year, including our special Spring Events in March.
We are partnering in 2024 with both Kings’s Arts Festival (King’s College School, Wimbledon) and Polka Theatre.
NEWS: The former Prime Minister, Theresa May is confirmed to speak at King’s Arts Festival on Wed 25 June 2024 .
Tickets will be on sale in April. We expect high demand so Become a Friend for Priority booking.
Spring Events for 2024
Schools Events
World Book Day Author Events – now booking
25 & 26 March 2024
Every year more than 15,000 children from schools across south London take part in projects focused on literacy. School events for World Book Day include Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Katie and Kevin Tsang and official World Book Day authors Tọlá Okogwu and Louie Stowell. Events take place at New Wimbledon Theatre. click here.
Festival 2023
Explore ten days of brilliant events from Festival 2023 below. You can also download a copy of last year’s programme here
View 2023 GalleryMerton Big Read
Last year we launched the Merton Big Read – a community-wide reading scheme – in conjunction with Merton Libraries. Our 2023 Big Read was The Last White Man, by the acclamied author Mohsin Hamid.
This year’s Festival Big Read will be announced on World Book Night – 23 April 2024.
Our News
Rose Goddard appointed Executive Director at Wimbledon BookFest
Rose Goddard, formerly Prize Manager for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and Head of Trusts at Achates, has been appointed to the newly created role.
Axis Foundation Supports Wimbledon BookFest
Donation will fund free books for schoolchildren
2023 – Celebrating an incredible year at Wimbledon BookFest
Packed programme of events brings the best in books, culture and the arts to south-west London
Trust Magazine
Trust is a free award-winning magazine from Baillie Gifford – one of our generous sponsors. Published twice a year, Trust offers an insight into our investment trusts, and features interviews with fund managers and celebrated authors.
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