Lincoln Book Festival 2025

Name: Lincoln Book Festival 2025
Start: 2025-10-02T13:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-05T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Lincoln Arts Centre, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS Lincoln, United Kingdom

Schedule

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025 at 01:00 pm to Sun, 05 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Lincoln Arts Centre, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS Lincoln, United Kingdom | Lincoln, EN

🎉 Lincoln Book Festival 2025
📅 Thursday 2 – Sunday 5 October
📍 Lincoln Arts Centre + Partner Venues Across the City
🎟️ Book now: lincolnbookfestival.org
Join us from Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 October as Lincoln Book Festival returns with four days of inspiring literary events across the spectacular historic city of Lincoln, UK.
The 2025 programme features bestselling authors, emerging voices, and creative talent, offering a rich mix of talks, readings, workshops, performances and fringe events. Whether you're a passionate reader, a curious writer, or simply love a good story, there's something for everyone.
✨ Festival highlights include:
🎤 Lemn Sissay – BAFTA-nominated poet and author of Let the Light Pour In
🌲 Tristan Gooley – Natural navigation expert and bestselling author
📚 Marcia Hutchinson – Launching her powerful debut novel The Mercy Step
🧙‍♀️ Fantastic Folklore – An evening of myth, magic and storytelling
🧒 Children’s Events – Storytimes, drawing workshops, and spooky tales
🛠️ Creative Workshops – Memoir writing, poetry, Dungeons & Dragons, and more
🎉 Fringe Events – Book launches, quizzes, and hands-on bookbinding.
There are more than 40 events packed into the four day festival. Many events are free to attend (prior booking is essential) with a vibrant festival fringe.
🗺️ Festival Venues Include:
📍 Lincoln Arts Centre (Festival Hub)
📍 Lincoln Central Library
📍 Waterstones Lincoln
📍 Lark Books
📍 Usher Gallery
📍 Charlotte House Hotel
📍 The Blue Room at The Lawn
📍 Bishop Grosseteste University
📍 White Hart Hotel
We’re proud to collaborate with our amazing venues and partners across the city. Lincoln Book Festival 2025 is made possible thanks to the support of the National Lottery through Arts Council England and a network of local businesses and cultural organisations, including Lincoln Arts Centre, as festival co-producer, and the headline festival patron, Shakespeare Martineau.