Welcome to our Festival

Welcome to Cambridge Wordfest, one of Britain's friendliest and freshest literary festivals.

Twice each year, in spring and winter, we bring the best in new and established writers to this historic and beautiful city.

Our programmes cover all genres and offer a fantastic variety of events for the entire family - join us to defy the naysayers and celebrate the continuing joy of the book!

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Diary Dates

Spring 2013 - 12/13/14/ April
Winter 2013 - 1 Dec

 

What's New

  • Summer Season 2013

    Cambridge Wordfest is proud to announce the launch of its summer season 2013. Due to withdrawal symptoms following the end of another successful spring festival, we’ve decided... Read the full story

  • Spring 2013 tickets selling fast

    With just under two weeks to go until the festival, spring (maybe) finally upon us and tickets selling fast, don't miss out on the chance to see some of these great events. 

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    Our festival friends help guarantee that we continue to bring the best literary events to Cambridge and enjoy some exclusive festival benefits.

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