Hay Festival Winter Weekend 2024 - Hay on Wye

Hay-On-Wye

28th November - 1st December, 2024

Celebrating the 25th edition with a sparkling programme of events, brining writers and readers together to mark the turning of the seasons with hope, joy, and laughter.

Over four days, more than 70 artists take part in over 60 events in Hay Castle and venues all over our book town, launching the best new fiction and non-fiction, engaging with some of the biggest issues of our time, and spreading festive joy with conversations, candle-lit storytelling, film screenings, comedy, music and workshops.

Guests include novelists Ali Smith and Paula Hawkins; actors Rupert Everett, Paterson Joseph and Luke Evans; broadcaster and campaigner Carol Vorderman; former Australian PM Julia Gillard; statistician David Spiegelhalter; classicist Natalie Haynes; poet Theresa Lola; Uncanny host Danny Robins; foreign policy specialist Chloe Dalton; comedians Russell Kane and Vic Reeves; broadcaster Cerys Matthews; musician Arun Ghosh; supervet Noel Fitzpatrick; and historians Sarah Clegg and Jonathan Dimbleby.

Admission / Ticket Information

Event tickets are individually priced starting from £8

Disabled Access

Both venues have wheelchair access. Please call the Box Office on 01497 822 629 if you have a particular accessibility requirement, and we will do our best to make your visit as easy as possible.

Disabled Facilities

Wheelchair accessible venues and toilets. Disabled car parking available in the Oxford Road car park. Hearing loop in both main venues. Please call the Box Office on 01497 822 629 if you have a particular accessibility requirement.