Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival celebrates great writing and leading authors and features a programme designed to entertain, inspire, educate, challenge and amuse.

At the forefront of the literary scene thanks to its stellar line-up of literary names, the Festival was picked out as ‘One of the Top 3 Literary Festivals in the UK’ by The Guardian.

This year’s speakers include former Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Conservative MP and former chancellor Jeremy Hunt, TV personality Chris Tarrant, presenters John Suchet and Patrick Grant, comedian, actress and author Helen Lederer, and sporting legends Graham Gooch and Martin O’Neill.

Also appearing is historian Kate Vigurs, philosopher A. C. Grayling, the creators of the popular audio drama podcast Victoriocity Chris and Jen Sugden.  Plus comedian and travel writer Dom Joly, neurodiversity advocate and podcaster Alex Partridge, journalist Sarah Vine, comedian and novelist Mark Watson and cosy crime author Paula Sutton.

This year’s Literary Lunch guest speaker is the BBC’s Chief International Correspondence Lyse Doucet.

Full details and to book tickets please visit the Harrogate International Festivals website.

We look forward to welcoming you – 9 to 19 October 2025

Curated and produced by Harrogate International Festivals.