Cambridge Literary Festival
Spring Festival 2024
17 – 21 April
Events selling fast, don’t miss out. Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch, Tales of the City author Armistead Maupin, politician Caroline Lucas, Cambridge academics including volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer, neuroscientist Camilla Nord, cultural historian Clair Wills will appear alongside animal lover Clare Balding and acclaimed poets George the Poet and Jackie Kay. Join us for and celebrate the arrival of spring with these fantastic authors, speakers and thinkers.
Children’s Festival 20-21 April
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we have a limited number of FREE tickets.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR FREE TICKETS
Add one £7 ticket to your basket, then add as many free tickets as you need. At checkout you can then remove the £7 ticket from your basket and proceed with a free purchase. Good luck!
Livestream events
If getting to Cambridge to watch events in person is proving difficult, then why not watch from home. We have a limited number of events available to watch live online. Where possible we will be filming as many events as we can and uploading them to the CLF Player as soon as we can after the festival.
One-Off Events coming up
Why not make an evening of it, come to both events on the same night and get 25% off the combined ticket price!
Missed an event? Catch up with CLF Player.
Don’t worry – you can watch and listen to over 300 events from previous festivals with our CLF Player.
For just £15 a year you can listen or watch award winning authors anytime, on any device from anywhere in the world.
Download or order a copy of the Programme
If you would like a to download the programme, or you would like a copy of it posted to you, you can do so here.
Friends will receive a free copy, you do not need to order one.
There is a small £2 charge for non-members to cover postage and handling.
Trust – the free non-fiction magazine from Baillie Gifford
Baillie Gifford is a long-term supporter of the festival and other literary events around the UK.
Trust magazine is full of insightful articles exploring the ideas transforming how we live and work.
Find out about the sources of disruption in our fast-changing world from features about pioneering companies and conversations with visionary authors. You can also access regular book-related giveaways and hear from the winners of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
Thanks to our supporters and partners
