This year we hope to continue the impressive performance of last year’s festival with an exciting line-up of fascinating, entertaining events from 4th – 12th November, further establishing Folkestone’s reputation as a focal point in the South East for arts and culture. The Quarterhouse arts and entertainment venue in the Creative Quarter, with its versatile performance space and fabulous bar, is the home of the festival and will host an exciting line-up of events, catering for all tastes and ages.

In addition to our main programme which boasts a number of outstanding guests including Sir Max Hastings, Andy Kershaw, Barry Cryer, Francine Stock, Nicholas Parsons, Francis Pryor and Johnny Ball, and in keeping with the diversity of last year’s excellent programme, the festival will stage other events such as film screenings, theatre performances, live music, quiz nights, walks, workshops and comedy nights. The festival will end in style too with a sensational closing performance from Four Poofs and a Piano!

There will be free events aplenty at the Brewery Tap, on Tontine Street, together with workshops, talks and seminars at University Centre Folkestone. There is a fabulous line up this year of family friendly events including The Hungry Caterpillar story-telling and workshop sessions, a charming theatre show based on the book The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers and the swashbuckling theatre adaptation of Vampirates! based on the popular novels by Justin Somper.

I hope you enjoy this year’s programme and I look forward to seeing you at the festival!

Roberta Spicer
Festivals & Programming Manager
Creative Foundation