89 talks, readings and book events
Get ready to get lost in the literary labyrinth of East Sussex this November, where words and wonder await around every corner.
AL Kennedy: Mercy and Memory
15 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Citizens Advice
4 Nov 2026 – 21 Jul 2027
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
Courses
11 Nov 2026 – 13 Jun 2027
Depot (Lewes)
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
14 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
Where Else? (Margate)
Dirk and Jo
14 Nov 2026 – 21 Nov 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
Esther Ghey: Raising Children in the Digital Age
15 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Felicity Cloake & Claire Cohen: Dogs and Dinners
15 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Festival History
15 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Folkestone Book Festival 2026
15 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Ghosted at Preston Manor? Tell us about it.
15 Nov 2026 – 30 Nov 2026
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Hats Off Poetry
15 Nov 2026
Artista Cafe and Gallery (Brighton)
Join The Lounge Library
15 Nov 2026
Alcampo Lounge (Brighton)
Last-minute dates
7 Nov 2026 – 11 Jul 2027
Pelham House (Lewes)
Life Writing
5 Nov 2026 – 3 Dec 2026
Charleston (Lewes)
Miriam's Full English LIVE
15 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Murderous Minds with Emma Kenny
15 Nov 2026 – 17 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Poorna Bell & Helen Thorn: Reinvention, Rage & Reclamation
15 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Sajid Javid: The Making of Modern Britain
15 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
The Fisher Social Club
14 Nov 2026 – 24 May 2027
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
Tours of the Duke of York's
15 Nov 2026 – 6 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Under The Greenwood Tree - Written by Thomas Hardy
15 Nov 2026
The Astor Theatre, Deal
Airbnb Smart Hosting Seminar Brighton
16 Nov 2026 – 28 Nov 2026
Brighthelm Centre (Brighton)
Beck, Brian - On the Records : 80 Musicians on Beloved and Overlooked Albums
16 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Cory Doctorow: The Internet Is Broken. Now What?
16 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Glen E. Friedman - We've Got A Bigger Problem Now : The Dead Kennedys Photographs
16 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Iain MacGregor: How War Changed the World
16 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
London Writers’ Salon: Find Your Voice, Build Your Practice
16 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
myndstate: deep breath
16 Nov 2026 – 15 Jan 2027
Komedia Brighton
POETS PALACE BRIGHTON
16 Nov 2026
Daltons (Brighton)
Seed Talks - The Dark Origins of Christmas: Demons
16 Nov 2026 – 2 Dec 2026
Brighthelm Centre (Brighton)
Seed Talks - The Retelling of Greek Mythology: Fro
16 Nov 2026 – 16 Dec 2026
Brighthelm Centre (Brighton)
War in the Sky with Richard Dean MA
16 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
House Tours
17 Nov 2026 – 28 Nov 2026
Charleston (Lewes)
It's a Real Job Fair - Evening Youth Event
17 Nov 2026
'The Forum' Live Music Venue (Tunbridge Wells)
Linda Smith Lecture: Jo Caulfield
17 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
PUBS FOR THE PEOPLE (FREE!)
17 Nov 2026
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Rebecca Beattie: Winter, Witchcraft & Creative Renewal
17 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
The Book of Mormon
17 Nov 2026 – 29 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Victoria Bateman: The Hidden History of Money
17 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Alison Weir: Secrets, Queens and Tudor Power
18 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Autumn Light: Creative Photography
18 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Babeslam: It's Raining On Prom Night
18 Nov 2026
Where Else? (Margate)
Hazel Sheffield: Landscapes of Belonging
18 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Holzer, David - Lou Reed: Metal Machine Mystic
18 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Irene Revell, Aio Frei & Franziska Koch - Scores for Meeting Otherwise
18 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Scum of Thanet Talent Show
18 Nov 2026
Where Else? (Margate)
Siri Hustvedt: Life After Paul Auster
18 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Substack Success with Claire Venus
18 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Ventura, Maud - Make Me Famous (Nomad Edition) : A Novel
18 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
DMX - The Gospel According to DMX
19 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Folkestone Voices
19 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Harry Baker: Wonderful
19 Nov 2026
Where Else? (Margate)
Sarah Perry: What Makes a Life Extraordinary?
19 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
The Reminiscence Book
19 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Amy Abdelnoor: Women Rewriting the Map
20 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Anna B Savage
20 Nov 2026
Where Else? (Margate)
Harriet Tyce: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
20 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Jeremy Clarke
20 Nov 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Studio Sessions: Monthly Oils Club
20 Nov 2026 – 11 Dec 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
Tessa Hadley: The Books That Changed My Life
20 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Tessa Hadley: Turning Ordinary Lives into Fiction
20 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
The Medway Prison Hulks – Transporting Faversham’s Exiles
20 Nov 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Astrid Goldsmith & Wendy Holden: The Holocaust & the Next Generation
21 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Ben Okri & Rosemary Clunie: The True Artist Breaks Out of Jail
21 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Bill McGuire: The Future of Humanity
21 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
C4E'S FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY
21 Nov 2026
Where Else? (Margate)
Dan Schreiber – This Changes Everything
21 Nov 2026
Komedia Brighton
Designer and Maker Fair 2026
21 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026
Charleston (Lewes)
FIEP
21 Nov 2026
Where Else? (Margate)
Marina Wheeler: Beyond Brexit – What Comes Next
21 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Robert Peston: The Political Thriller of the Future
21 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
The Night Sky Show
21 Nov 2026 – 14 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Alasdair Gill: Knives, Spoons and Survival
22 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Festival Finale: Billy Childish
22 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Robin Yassin-Kassab: Syria After Assad
22 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Saara El-Arifi & Naomi Ishiguro: The Future of Fantasy
22 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Sara Wheeler: The Many Lives of Jan Morris
22 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
Whitstable Coastal Art
22 Nov 2026
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
Whitstable Coastal Art Market By Glass, Sand & Sea
22 Nov 2026
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
An Evening with Sir Chris Hoy
23 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Book Club Social
23 Nov 2026 – 14 Dec 2026
Rockwater Hove
Quantum 2.0
25 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Tassells Community Advice Clinic
25 Nov 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
The Gate London
25 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Jim White + Ben De La Cour
26 Nov 2026 – 4 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
War is Interested In You: The Threat of World War Three, with Gideon Rachman
26 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Bettany Hughes Uncovering Ancient Egypt
28 Nov 2026
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
Monthly Pay What You Can Days
29 Nov 2026 – 27 Dec 2026
Charleston (Lewes)
We've Got A Bigger Problem Now : The Dead Kennedys Photographs
30 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
