Where culture brings us together
Since 2006, we’ve been bringing people together through stories, ideas and live experiences, building something that reflects the London we love: curious, open and connected to the world.
Every October, more than 20,000 people join us for ten days of events with the world’s best authors, leaders and thinkers – everyone from well-loved celebrities and sporting heroes to politicians, prime minsters and Nobel Prize winners. The rest of the year, we take things far beyond the page, from breaking Guinness World Records to bringing Dame Jacinda Ardern to speak to sixth formers.
It started with two friends, arts journalists Tony Kane and Fiona Razvi, who believed Wimbledon deserved its own literary festival. Over coffee (and the occasional strong beverage), they built one.
Their idea was simple: bring the world into Wimbledon and make sure everyone felt welcome. Nearly two decades on, that idea still drives everything we do.
None of it happens without the people who believe in what we do.
Beyond the BookFest
From Wimbledon to the World
Voices of the Future
