WHAT A FABULOUS EVENT IT WAS!
In order to wet your appetite for the things to come please feel free to browse the events of 2018 until we are ready to tell you all about the treats in store in 2019.
Click on the events listed below to browse our programme for 2018.
If you want to see what’s on on a specific day please click on the relevant date below, which will give you a list of the relevant events:
You can also search the events by category by clicking on the following links:
Historical Fiction and Non-Fiction
Each event has a ‘Book Here’ button which will transfer you to our sales partner, the fabulous New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich. Any problems please give their box office a ring on 01473 295900. PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLINE SALES WILL STOP AT MIDNIGHT BEFORE THE DAY OF EACH EVENT.
ONLINE SALES WILL STOP AT MIDNIGHT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE EVENTS. AFTER THIS TIME PLEASE COME ON THE DAY AND BUY YOUR TICKETS AT THE DOOR (subject to availability, cash and cheque only).
You will also be able to buy tickets from a cash-only ticket desk at the Felixstowe Library between 10am and 12 noon every Tuesday.
SPECIAL OFFER FOR 2018
This year we have a fantastic offer to tempt you to try something a little different and new: book at least 5 events and get £ 1 off each ticket. Book 10 or more events and you will even get £ 2 off each ticket!
You can also download a pdf of our programme here
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 30/06/2018 All Day | National Coastguard Institution - Boat and stories Viewpoint Car Park, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 9:30 am - 12:00 pm | Kev F's Comic Art Masterclass - sold out Felixstowe Library, Felixstowe Suffolk |
| 30/06/2018 9:45 am - 10:45 am | Ross King - Claude Monet and the painting of The Water Lilies - sold out The Orwell Hotel – Furneaux Suite, Felixstowe Suffolk |
| 30/06/2018 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Art and Craft with Arty Mouse Felixstowe Library – Children’s section, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Horatio Clare and Rose George - Inside Shipping Orwell Hotel – Elizabeth Suite, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 10:15 am - 11:15 am | Michael Arditti - Of Men and Angels - Cancelled Orwell Hotel – His Lordship’s Library, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Peter Bunzl Animation Workshop Felixstowe Library – Room at the Top, Felixstowe Suffolk |
| 30/06/2018 11:00 am - 4:00 pm | Sea Change: Refugee Tales - Lily Hunter Green Shipping Container – Beachside Events Area, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 11:00 am - 11:45 am | Tales from the Toy-Maker - Richard o'Neill Tourist Office Beach Hut opposite Town Hall, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Writing for Wellbeing workshop with Francesca Baker - sold out The Orwell Hotel – Furneaux Suite, Felixstowe Suffolk |
| 30/06/2018 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Sharif Gemie and Brian Ireland - The Hippie Trail Orwell Hotel – His Lordship’s Library, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Sir Vince Cable - Open Arms - not many tickets left Orwell Hotel – Elizabeth Suite, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Free pop up event: Poetry Juke Box with Adie Mueller & Trui Malten Beach Hut 22 near The Spa Pavillion, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Who Runs the World? - Lunch with Virginia Bergin and Hayley Long Felixstowe Library – Room at the Top, Felixstowe Suffolk |
| 30/06/2018 12:45 pm - 1:30 pm | Tales from the Toy-Maker - Richard o'Neill Tourist Office Beach Hut opposite Town Hall, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm | Patrick Barkham - Islander - A Journey Around our Archipelago - sold out Orwell Hotel – His Lordship’s Library, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Christopher Matthew - The Old Man And the Knee Orwell Hotel – Elizabeth Suite, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Kev F's Comic Art Masterclass - sold out Felixstowe Library, Felixstowe Suffolk |
| 30/06/2018 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Martin Kemp - Mona Lisa: The People and the Painting - sold out The Orwell Hotel – Furneaux Suite, Felixstowe Suffolk |
| 30/06/2018 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Peter Bunzl - Join the Cogheart Adventures Felixstowe Library – Children’s section, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Five Ways of Mental Wellbeing - Workshop with Tom George Town Hall Garden Shelter, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm | Tales from the Toy-Maker - Richard o'Neill Tourist Office Beach Hut opposite Town Hall, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Kate Hamer and Alex Hourston Orwell Hotel – His Lordship’s Library, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Songlines - workshop with Francesca Baker Orwell Hotel, Felixstowe Suffolk |
| 30/06/2018 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Damian Le Bas - The Stopping Places The Orwell Hotel – Furneaux Suite, Felixstowe Suffolk |
| 30/06/2018 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Jenni Murray - A History of Britain in 21 Women - Sold Out Orwell Hotel – Elizabeth Suite, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm | Tales from the Toy-Maker - Richard o'Neill Tourist Office Beach Hut opposite Town Hall, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Nick Arnold presents My Horrible Science Life Felixstowe Library – Children’s section, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Andrew Monaghan - Power in modern Russia - sold out Orwell Hotel – His Lordship’s Library, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Free pop up event: Poetry Juke Box with Adie Mueller & Trui Malten Beach Hut 22 near The Spa Pavillion, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Short Story Competition The Orwell Hotel – Furneaux Suite, Felixstowe Suffolk |
| 30/06/2018 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Stephen McGann - Flesh and Blood Orwell Hotel – Elizabeth Suite, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 5:45 pm - 7:30 pm | Café Culture Orwell Hotel – His Lordship’s Library, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Timothy Bentinck and Francis Wheen - Being David Archer: And Other Unusual Ways of Earning a Living Orwell Hotel – Elizabeth Suite, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Caroline Slocock - People like us: Margaret Thatcher and Me Orwell Hotel – His Lordship’s Library, Felixstowe |
| 30/06/2018 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Martin Newell with the Hosepipe Band - Jigsaw Coast Orwell Hotel – Elizabeth Suite, Felixstowe |
Please note, buying a ticket affirms your consent to the possible photographing of yourself as a member of the audience. If you have any objection, please contact a book festival volunteer before the event you are attending.
We reserve the right to make changes to the programme due to circumstances beyond our control.
