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Chester Literature Festival 2026: All Events

Chester Literature Festival

Events in this season

Event info for Andrea McLean: Shameless

Andrea McLean: Shameless

17 May 2026 • 2pm
At Garret Theatre
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Event info for Lenny Henry: Still At Large

Lenny Henry: Still At Large

17 May 2026 • 7:30pm
At Storyhouse Theatre
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Event info for Hamza Yassin: My Life Behind the Lens

Hamza Yassin: My Life Behind the Lens

19 May 2026 • 7:30pm
At Storyhouse Theatre
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Event info for Living History with Ruth Goodman

Living History with Ruth Goodman

20 May 2026 • 7pm
At Storyhouse Theatre
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Event info for Harry Baker: Tender

Harry Baker: Tender

21 May 2026 • 7:30pm
At Storyhouse Theatre
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Event info for An Afternoon with Celia Imrie and Fidelis Morgan

An Afternoon with Celia Imrie and Fidelis Morgan

23 May 2026 • 2pm
At Storyhouse Theatre
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Event info for Mrs Dalloway

Mrs Dalloway

29 May–6 Jun 2026
At Storyhouse Theatre
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Event info for Pride & Prejudice....But Funny

Pride & Prejudice....But Funny

29 May 2026 • 7pm
At Garret Theatre
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Event info for Imaginary Landscapes

Imaginary Landscapes

31 May 2026 • 2:30pm
At Garret Theatre
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Event info for Nigel Planer - Young Once

Nigel Planer - Young Once

31 May 2026 • 7:30pm
At Garret Theatre
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Event info for Storyhouse Spoken Word Open Mic Night

Storyhouse Spoken Word Open Mic Night

3 Jun 2026 • 7:30pm
At Garret Theatre
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Event info for Brian Bilston

Brian Bilston

4 Jun 2026 • 7:30pm
At Garret Theatre
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Event info for Crime and Thriller Panel

Crime and Thriller Panel

5 Jun 2026 • 7pm
At Garret Theatre
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Event info for How to Write a Book Workshop

How to Write a Book Workshop

6 Jun 2026 • 10am
At Garret Theatre
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Event info for How to Get Published Workshop

How to Get Published Workshop

6 Jun 2026 • 1pm
At Garret Theatre
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Event info for John Robb

John Robb

6 Jun 2026 • 8pm
At Garret Theatre
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Event info for Chris Fozzard: Old News-Tragedy and Comedy in the Early Chester Press

Chris Fozzard: Old News-Tragedy and Comedy in the Early Chester Press

7 Jun 2026 • 11am
At Garret Theatre
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Event info for Chester Humanists: Desert Island Books

Chester Humanists: Desert Island Books

7 Jun 2026 • 6pm
At Garret Theatre
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Event info for William Dalrymple

William Dalrymple

10 Jun 2026 • 7:30pm
At Storyhouse Theatre
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Event info for An Evening with Maggie O'Farrell

An Evening with Maggie O'Farrell

11 Jun 2026 • 7pm
At Storyhouse Theatre
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Event info for Susie Dent: Word Perfect

Susie Dent: Word Perfect

13 Jun 2026 • 7:30pm
At Storyhouse Theatre
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Event info for Regina with Kate Williams

Regina with Kate Williams

14 Jun 2026 • 2pm
At Storyhouse Theatre
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Event info for Keith Brymer Jones and Marj Hogarth: Us, Pots and A Welsh Chapel

Keith Brymer Jones and Marj Hogarth: Us, Pots and A Welsh Chapel

14 Jun 2026 • 7:30pm
At Storyhouse Theatre
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Event info for Things We Found In Books Exhibition
Free

Things We Found In Books Exhibition

16 May–12 Jun 2026
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Event info for Zine Workshop
Free

Zine Workshop

6 Jun 2026 • 11am
At Storyhouse
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