Current or future festivals

Death in the Dales Book Festival 2025

17th October 2025 - 19th October 2025

Following last years very successful event, Sedbergh, England’s only book town, presents its second crime fiction festival from 17th to 19th October 2025.

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Past festivals

Horror in the Howgills Book Festival

21st June 2025 - 22nd June 2025

We are very sorry to tell everyone that our new festival Horror in the Howgills has had to be cancelled this year. But do look out for the Death in the Dales crime festival in October.

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Sedbergh Music Festival, one-off concert 2025

22nd June 2025 - 22nd June 2025

The next full Sedbergh Music Festival will be in 2025 but there’s an extra one-off concert this year

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Death in the Dales Book Festival

11th October 2024 - 13th October 2024

October 2024 saw our first ever crime fiction festival take place in Sedbergh; Death in the Dales!

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Sedbergh Music Festival 2024

16th June 2024 - 27th June 2024

The Sedbergh Music Festival returns from 16th to 27th June 2024, and it is bigger than ever.

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‘What are Words Worth?’ – Sedbergh Book Festival 2024

25th May 2024 - 1st June 2024

‘What are Words Worth?’  Yes it’s a great pun, especially if you live close to the Lake District but our great poet was not the theme of the festival.

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