Photos from 2026 festival now on view!

Thank you to everyone who came to and took part in our 2026 festival!

More than 80 events across 10 days in various venues around Faversham

Our next festival will take place Feb 2027. Sign up to our newsletter for announcements about future events.

Faversham Literary Festival is an independent, not-for-profit annual event

Luke Wright


 
Poems and stand-up with the wit, pathos and silliness that has made Luke Wright one of the most popular live poets in England.
Dominic Gregory
image © Phil Weedon

Jon King, Gang of Four


 
Post-punk band Gang of Four's Jon King spoke about how music took him from a south London slum and impoverished working-class background to international success in the legendary band, which performed its final tour in 2025.
 

 
Jung Chang
image © Phil Weedon
Simon Armitage
image © Frankie Julian
Michael Morpurgo
image © Frankie Julian
Cllr Josh Rowland
image © Phil Weedon

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