Amazing Authors - Brilliant Books - Charming Cuckfield

Events

Tickets go on sale 15 August for priority booking and 22 August for general sale.

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All tickets are £14 (£10 for 24 years and under), unless otherwise stated.

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September

Book Club – Marie O’Hare

Date 8 September 2026Time 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGenre Book club Crime

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Zadie Smith at local book festival in Cuckfield - sussex village

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September

Zadie Smith – SOLD OUT

Date 16 September 2026Time 7:30 pm - 8:30 pmGenre Fiction

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Literary Quiz Cuckfield Book Festival 2026

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September

Literary Quiz

Date 25 September 2026Time 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmGenre Literary Quiz

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02

October

Celebration Supper at Ockenden Manor with Sir Jeremy Hunt MP.

Date 2 October 2026Time 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmGenre Politics

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Matt Newnham Children's author at cuckfield bookfest 2026

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October

Matt Newnham

Date 3 October 2026Time 10:00 am - 11:00 amGenre Children's books

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03

October

Oliver Bullough

Date 3 October 2026Time 11:30 am - 12:30 pmGenre Current Affairs Economics

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Peter Fiennes at Cuckfield Bookfest 2026

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October

Peter Fiennes

Date 3 October 2026Time 11:30 am - 12:30 pmGenre Literary Travel

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Damian Barr Author at sussex book festival cuckfield 2026

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October

Damian Barr

Date 3 October 2026Time 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmGenre Literary Fiction

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03

October

Local Authors

Date 3 October 2026Time 1:00 pm - 2:30 pmGenre Biography Fiction memoir Natural History Thriller

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03

October

Tim Spector

Date 3 October 2026Time 2:30 pm - 3:30 pmGenre Health & Nutrition

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Elish Fisher author at Cuckfield Book festival 2026

03

October

Eilish Fisher

Date 3 October 2026Time 2:30 pm - 3:30 pmGenre Children's books

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Jessie Burton at sussex book festival cuckfield 2026

03

October

Jessie Burton

Date 3 October 2026Time 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmGenre Children's books

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Jonathan Wilson author at uk sussex book literary event cuckfield bookfest 2026

03

October

Jonathan Wilson

Date 3 October 2026Time 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmGenre Sport

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Kate Mosse Author at Cuckfield Book Festival 2026

03

October

Kate Mosse

Date 3 October 2026Time 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmGenre Non-Fiction

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October

Andrew Hunter Murray

Date 3 October 2026Time 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmGenre Crime Fiction

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Harriet Rix and Richard Negus authors at Cuckfield Book festival 2026

03

October

Harriet Rix & Richard Negus

Date 3 October 2026Time 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmGenre Natural History

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Greg and Felix Mosse authors at Cuckfield Bookfest 2026

03

October

Greg and Felix Mosse

Date 3 October 2026Time 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmGenre Crime fantasy fiction

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03

October

Dame Prue Leith

Date 3 October 2026Time 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGenre memoir

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Steve Brusatte palaeontologist and author at Cuckfield Bookfest 2026

04

October

Steve Brusatte

Date 4 October 2026Time 10:00 am - 11:00 amGenre Natural History

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04

October

Claire Fuller and Fiona Mozley

Date 4 October 2026Time 10:00 am - 11:00 amGenre Fiction

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Lotties Moggach and Louisa Treger at cuckfield bookfest 2026

04

October

Lottie Moggach and Louisa Treger

Date 4 October 2026Time 11:30 am - 12:30 pmGenre Fiction

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Anne and Steve Brusatte Natural history childrens authors

04

October

Anne Brusatte

Date 4 October 2026Time 11:30 am - 12:30 pmGenre Children's books Dinosaurs Natural History

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Alanna Skuse The Surgeon, the Midwife and the Quack How to Stay Alive in Renaissance England

04

October

Alanna Skuse

Date 4 October 2026Time 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmGenre History of Medicine

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Alexander Larman author David Bowie autobiography cuckfield book festival 2026

04

October

Alexander Larman

Date 4 October 2026Time 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmGenre Biography

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Paul OKeefe author at cuckfield Bookfest 2026

04

October

Paul O’Keeffe

Date 4 October 2026Time 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmGenre History

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Catherine Mayer author speaking at Cuckfield Book festival in Sussex 2026

04

October

Catherine Mayer

Date 4 October 2026Time 2:30 pm - 3:30 pmGenre Royal Biography

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Jane Rogoyska author at Cuckfield Book festival 2026

04

October

Jane Rogoyska

Date 4 October 2026Time 2:30 pm - 3:30 pmGenre Narrative European History

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Tiffany Murray creative writing memoir workshop

04

October

Creative Writing Workshop with Tiffany Murray

Date 4 October 2026Time 2:30 pm - 4:30 pmGenre Creative Writing Workshop memoir

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James Campbell uk Author speaking at Cuckfield Book festival 2026

04

October

James Campbell

Date 4 October 2026Time 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmGenre Non-Fiction

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Poetry and Tea Annette Badland and Allie Isiri at Cuckfield Bookfest 2026

04

October

Poetry and Tea with Annette Badland and Ellie Esiri

Date 4 October 2026Time 4:00 pm - 5:30 pmGenre Poetry and Tea

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Abir Mukherjee and Simon Toyne at Cuckfield Bookfest 2026

04

October

Simon Toyne & Abir Mukherjee

Date 4 October 2026Time 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmGenre Crime Fiction

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04

October

Patrick Gale

Date 4 October 2026Time 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmGenre Big Book Group Fiction

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Amazing Authors - Brilliant Books - Charming Cuckfield

Events

Tickets go on sale 15 August for priority booking and 22 August for general sale.

Click HERE to see the full programme

Book Club – Marie O’Hare

Zadie Smith – SOLD OUT

Literary Quiz

Celebration Supper at Ockenden Manor with Sir Jeremy Hunt MP.

Matt Newnham

Oliver Bullough

Peter Fiennes

Damian Barr

Local Authors

Tim Spector

Eilish Fisher

Jessie Burton

Jonathan Wilson

Kate Mosse

Andrew Hunter Murray

Harriet Rix & Richard Negus

Greg and Felix Mosse

Dame Prue Leith

Steve Brusatte

Claire Fuller and Fiona Mozley

Lottie Moggach and Louisa Treger

Anne Brusatte

Alanna Skuse

Alexander Larman

Paul O’Keeffe

Catherine Mayer

Jane Rogoyska

Creative Writing Workshop with Tiffany Murray

James Campbell

Poetry and Tea with Annette Badland and Ellie Esiri

Simon Toyne & Abir Mukherjee

Patrick Gale

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