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Ted Hodgkinson To Leave Southbank Centre & Join Hay Festival As Creative Director

Ted Hodgkinson, the Southbank Centre’s longtime director of literature and spoken word, is leaving the London institution to join Hay Festival in the newly created role of creative...

Wimbledon Book Festival Is Back & It’s Stacked Spine To Spine

London's leading literary festival, Wimbledon BookFest, is returning for another chapter this October. The eleven-day event will see a huge selection of authors from across fiction...

The INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF WALES showcases homegrown talent in Wrexham

From full features to shorts and music vids, the International Film Festival Of Wales returns to Wrexham for another packed day of cinematic events. The post The INTERNATIONAL FILM...

Sŵn Festival 2026, Cardiff – Festival Review

Keith Goldhanger visits Cardiff for his annual dive into more exciting new music, returning with one or two new discoveries and revisiting one or two bands we already love.  Cardi...

Ireland's Town of Books Festival attracts huge crowds to south Kilkenny town

Ainehi Edoro’s Forest Imaginaries and Michael Imossan’s All That Refuses to Die Feature at the Wisconsin Book Festival,...

The Wisconsin Book Festival returns to Madison for its 25th anniversary edition, running October 15–18 across venues including Central Library, the Discovery Building, and the Over...

Win £100 worth of tickets to Henley Literary Festival with the Independent Culture newsletter

Here’s your chance to win one of four £100 ticket bundles to the Henley Literary Festival, the UK’s celebrated event for authors, talks and cultural highlights

Festival 'shines a light' on Scotland's national book town

A range of local, national and international authors head to Wigtown for its annual literary celebration.

A huge Welsh festival is coming and celebrations start this weekend

Newport will host a welcome festival this Saturday ahead of next year's Eisteddfod yr Urdd.

CARDIFF MUSIC CITY FESTIVAL: third time, aren’t we lucky?

International names, Welsh talent, grassroots venues and unexpected collaborations: it’s the imminent return of Cardiff Music City Festival. The post CARDIFF MUSIC CITY FESTIVAL: t...

Invention Festival 2026, Derby, UK, September 19, 2026

The first edition of Invention Festival took place in Derby last weekend (Saturday 19th September). Here's what Under the Radar's Faye Stacey saw. 

Black British Book Festival Returns October 4 with Nick Makoha, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, and More A...

Europe’s largest celebration of Black literature is back! The Black British Book Festival, founded by Selina Brown, returns to London’s Barbican Centre on Sunday, October 4, 2026,...

FFOTO CYMRU: the Wales International Festival Of Photography returns for 2026

Ffoto Cymru’s second edition looks to be as thought-provoking as its debut two years ago. Ben Woolhead sifts through some potential highlights. The post FFOTO CYMRU: the Wales Inte...

Somerset ‘festival of ideas’ to measure whether its talks change people’s outlook

Attenders will be asked to take part in tests to see if they have become more open to views they do not agree withFestivalgoers sometimes report feeling they have a fresh perspecti...

From a VR gay sauna to the gothic pile that inspired Cluedo – Fierce festival storms back

Venues across BirminghamAs Britain’s longest-running live art festival returns, get ready for late-night artist dinners, a show in a swimming pool and Faye Driscoll’s incredible ro...

Namwali Serpell, Mahmood Mamdani, and Conceição Evaristo Headline Harlem Stage’s New York Black & African Literature...

Harlem Stage presents the second edition of the New York Black & African Literature Festival (NYBALF), running September 18–20, 2026, in a new presenting partnership that bring...

Cardiff Music City Festival 2026

Cardiff Music City Festival 2026

The Wisconsin Book Festival at 25

The Wisconsin Book Festival has become one of the premier book festivals in the country, offering a year-round series of author events. A lot has changed since its inception 25 yea...

Why food lovers are flocking to this Welsh town this weekend as a festival returns

A major food festival returns this weekend, promising two days of flavour, entertainment and famous faces.

Scotland’s storytelling festival announces packed 2026 programme

THE Scottish International Storytelling Festival has launched its 37th festival programme, with more than 100 events across Scotland

Irvine Welsh, Aisling Bea, and Gwenno among names for Ireland's Edge in Dingle

The 12th edition of the West Kerry talks and performance weekend takes place on November 27th and 28th,…

For the year of reading I spent my Saturday at the Literary Escape Festival at Newcastle Racecourse

For the year of reading I spent my Saturday at the Literary Escape Festival

Local History Shines At Bloomsbury Festival 2026

Packed programme of art, music, theatre and history.

The best Welsh food festivals to visit in early autumn

From serious chef action to fire-cooked feasts in a medieval castle, September and October are big months in the Welsh foodie calendar. The post The best Welsh food festivals to vi...