Poetry in Aldeburgh Festival

Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th November 2025

The Poetry in Aldeburgh Festival returns this year with an expanded four-day line-up, running from Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 November. This year’s theme is “The Book and Beyond” – exploring everything bookish, from the tactile world of paper and print to artists’ books, performance, technology, and poetry’s future.

Saturday’s Gala Reading (8 November) features acclaimed poets Clare Pollard and Richard Scott.

Other featured poets include Patience Agbabi, Fiona Benson and Roger Robinson, alongside an exclusive performance from Caroline Bergvall. The Robin Boyd Memorial Lecture will be given by Ian Patterson on ‘Reading Time and Writing Time’.

Tickets are available from the Poetry in Aldeburgh website HERE

Ticket prices

Festival Pass: £85 (full price) / £50 (concessions)*
Saturday night gala and final Sunday reading: £15 (full price) / £8 (concessions)
All other readings: £10 / £6 (concessions)
Workshops: £25 / £12.50 (concessions)

*Concessions are available only for those 25 years old and under, and those in receipt of Jobseeker’s allowance/Universal Credit, Income support, Housing Benefit, Council tax benefit or Working tax credit.