These celebrations of reading, writers and literature in all forms represent huge variety in terms of scale, format and outlook – including large and small festivals, urban and rural festivals, island and multi-artform festivals, voluntary and community festivals, genre-specific and international festivals.
Fringe by the Sea
The festival set against the stunning backdrop of North Berwick.
July 31 - August 9
Govanhill International Festival & Carnival
The Festival exists to strengthen the civic life of Govanhill through joy, solidarity and collective...
August 1 - August 16
Bute Noir
The annual crime writing festival held on the Isle of Bute.
August 7 - August 9
Book Fringe | Date TBC
The free, bookshop run, alternative August literary festival.
August 14 - August 30
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Part of the Edinburgh Festivals taking over the city in August.
August 15 - August 30
Islay Book Festival
The community-led festival on the whisky isle.
August 27 - August 30
Beyond Borders
Dedicated to facilitating cultural exchange and international dialogue between nations.
August 29 - August 30
Nairn Book and Arts Fesitval
An annual celebration of literature, art, music, and drama in the Scottish Highlands.
August 29 - September 6
Balfron Book Festival
A celebration of books and storytelling.
September 3 - September 6
St Duthac Book and Arts Festival
Inspiring a community with creativity.
September 8 - September 13
My Kind of Book: Accessible Book & Story Festival
Making stories fun for everyone.
September 11 - September 12
Bloody Scotland
Scotland's international crime writing festival.
September 18 - September 20
Tidelines Book Festival
From the community-run charitable trust.
September 24 - September 27
Findhorn Bay Festival
Set amongst the rural and coastal communities surrounding the Bay of Findhorn.
September 24 - October 4
Wigtown Book Festival
A 10-day literary celebration in Scotland's National Book Town.
September 25 - October 4
Epic Comic Con
Scotland's #1 & largest fan convention!
September 26 @ 8:00 am - September 27 @ 6:00 pm
Portobello Book Festival
A book festival for local people, run by local people.
October 2 - October 4
WayWORD Festival
Empowering young people to produce a cross-arts literary festival in Aberdeen.
October 3 - October 11
OH! Con
Sci-fi, fantasy, comics, games, and all that sort of stuff.
October 3
Berwick Literary Festival
Celebrating words.
October 5 - October 11
BookMark
BOOKMARK realises that readers defy categories, therefore invite writers from all disciplines.
October 10 - October 11
Cymera Loves Romantasy
The new romantasy festival in Edinburgh from Cymera.
October 17 - October 18
OUT
Scotland's Queer Book Festival
October 17
TAGS Festival
The tabletop & graphic storytelling festival.
October 17 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Scottish International Storytelling Festival
Supporting storytellers in Scotland.
October 21 - October 31
Tobermory Book Festival
October 23 - October 24
Women’s Fiction Festival
Celebrating writing for, by, and about women.
October 24
Aye Write | Date TBC
Glasgow's Book Festival.
November 1 - November 30
Radical Book Fair | Date TBC
Alternative, independent and entirely bookshop run flea market of books and ideas!
November 1 - November 30
Pentlands Book Festival | Date TBC
Talks with local authors held in local venues.
November 1 - November 30
A Write Highland Hoolie!
The Mallaig Book Festival.
November 6 - November 8
Push the Boat Out
Edinburgh's international poetry festival.
November 12 - November 15
Burns & Beyond | Dates TBC
The celebration of the life and legacy of Robert Burns.
January 1, 2027 - January 31, 2027
Winter Words Festival | Date TBC
The annual literary festival at Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
February 1, 2027 - February 28, 2027
Artists’ Bookmarket 2027 | Date TBC
Fruitmarket's annual celebration of artists' book culture.
February 1, 2027 - February 28, 2027
Granite Noir | Date TBC
Aberdeen's crime writing festival.
February 1, 2027 - February 28, 2027
StAnza Poetry Festival | Date TBC
Scotland's international poetry festival.
March 1, 2027 - March 31, 2027
Assynt Book Festival | Date TBC
The 2027 Assynt Book Festival will be exploring themes of Crofting and Culture: Crofting: A Way of L...
April 1, 2027 - April 30, 2027
First Date Festival | Date TBC
Edinburgh's romance festival founded by the Lighthouse Bookshop.
April 1, 2027 - April 30, 2027
Colonsay Book Festival | Date TBC
The book festival in Colonsay.
April 1, 2027 - April 30, 2027
Glasgow Zine Fest | Date TBC
Glasgow's yearly celebration of zine culture.
May 1, 2027 - May 31, 2027
Cromarty Crime & Thrillers Weekend | Date TBC
The crime and thriller weekend from Cromarty Arts Trust.
May 1, 2027 - May 31, 2027
Boswell Book Festival | Date TBC
The world's only festival of biography and memoir.
May 1, 2027 - May 31, 2027
Paisley Book Festival | Date TBC
Paisley's book festival.
May 1, 2027 - May 31, 2027
Cymera | Date TBC
Scotland's festival of science fiction, fantasy and horror writing.
June 1, 2027 - June 30, 2027
Shetland Noir | Date TBC
Bringing Shetland's unique voice to the global stage of crime writing.
June 1, 2027 - June 30, 2027
Borders Book Festival | Date TBC
Where words come alive!
June 1, 2027 - June 30, 2027
Solas Festival | Date TBC
Music and arts festival in Perthshire.
June 1, 2027 - June 30, 2027
St Magnus International Festival | Date TBC
The festival at the heart of Orkney's cultural life.
June 1, 2027 - June 30, 2027
Imaginate: Edinburgh’s International Children’s Festival | Date TBC
Edinburgh's International Children's Festival
June 1, 2027 @ 8:00 am - June 30, 2027 @ 5:00 pm
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