2025 Autumn Festival Gallery

Check out some of the highlights from Wimbledon BookFest 2025!

Sunday 26 October

Sunday brought Wimbledon BookFest to a captivating close, with a day full of thought-provoking conversations, memorable performance and inspiring final sessions to end the festival on a high.

Saturday 25 October

Saturday featured a vibrant line-up of authors and speakers, from Yuan Yang to Elif Shafak, delivering a day of inspiring talks, powerful stories, and lively discussion at Wimbledon BookFest.

Friday 24 October

Friday night at Wimbledon BookFest saw the spellbinding UK premiere of The Gap of Time (A Winter’s Tale), a captivating performance of Korean pansori by Jung Eunhye and pianist Kim Yong-Jae in partnership with Seoul WOW Book Festival.

Thursday 23 October

Thursday at Wimbledon BookFest was a day filled with thought-provoking discussion, political insight and captivating storytelling.

Wednesday 22 October

Midweek at Wimbledon BookFest saw audiences captivated by a diverse range of voices, from politics and creativity to history and storytelling, making for an evening of insight and inspiration.

Tuesday 21 October

Tuesday at Wimbledon BookFest brought together leading writers, thinkers and politicians from Terry Deary to Lord Michael Heseltine for an evening of lively debate, creativity and big ideas.

Monday 20 October

Monday 20 October saw a night of music and storytelling with Justin Currie and Irvine Welsh captivating sold-out Wimbledon BookFest audiences.

Sunday 19 October

A vibrant day at Wimbledon BookFest featuring events for all ages . From Supertato! family fun to insightful discussions with acclaimed writers, thinkers and performers throughout the day.

Saturday 18 October

The opening Saturday of Wimbledon BookFest 2025 was a great day of engaging conversations and captivating storytelling setting the tone for an inspiring festival week ahead.

Friday 17 October

The Weekend starts with four incredible voices: Michelle Paver, Lynda La Plante, Reeta Chakrabarti & Garrett Carr

Thursday 16 October

Autumn Festival 2025 kicks off with Kit de Waal and Nussaibah Younis & Sanam Mahloudji in Merton Arts Space.

Friday 10 October

A Pre-Festival Event with Adam Buxton!

Young Writers Competition

Young Writers Competition 2025 Prize-Giving celebrating the winners of our annual writing competition.

School Events

Pre-Festival school events with the brilliant Emma Carroll and MC Grammar.

Tuesday 7 October

A Pre-Festival Event with John Cooper Clarke.

School Events

Pre-Festival with the amazing Nadia Shireen and Stephen Mulhern kicking off our first school events!
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