The main festival takes place at the Hertford Club, Bull Plain. Full contact details can be found here. The majority of talks and performances will take place on our garden stage, under the cover of our marquee. There are a couple of exceptions where talks are taking place elsewhere; John Tunesi's Hertford Club history talk takes place inside the Club in the Chauncy Rooms and Des MacHale will be streamed live into the Quiet Man pub, Hertford for his talk on The Quiet Man film. Please review the schedule here to check the location.

The first session starts at midday on Friday 5th July. You can join John Tunesi in the Chauncy Room, in the Club as he gives a fascinating talk on some of the history of the Hertford Club itself. For the full schedule click here

Yes! The whole, main festival is completely free. Apart from the special ticketed Quiet Man Breakfast and talk for fans of the film which you can find out more about here.

No. This is a free community event and you can come and go as you please throughout the festival. We do recommend you RSVP so we can keep you up to date with news and updates.

Unfortunately not. This is a free, community event and people are free to come and go as they please. We do expect a full house for some of the headline talks, so if you want to guarantee a seat, make sur you come earlier in the day and enjoy the full line up!

Yes... for those of you who would like to keep an eye on the football score, this will be playing inside the club.

Yes! Access to the The Hertford Club is usually exclusive to members but for the duration of the festival any one can visit.

Yes! All books will be available to purchase and authors will be available after their sessions to sign books.

Yes of course. However do bear in mind that the festival is not designed with children in mind, so it is worth considering whether they will enjoy sitting and listening to the talks.

We're afraid not, unless it is a guide/assistance dog. Dog's aren't allowed at the festival.

Yes absolutely. The Jerk Chicken Man will be serving Jamaican inspired food and the Hertford Club's well-stocked bar will be serving drinks for the duration of the festival. You can find out more here.

There will be printed copies at the event. You can view the programme in flip-book style on your desk top here. Or download it directly here as a PDF.

The festival takes place under the cover of our giant marquee so rain or shine, it will be a fabulous event.

Pop into the Hertford Club to purchase tickets or fill in our contact us form for more information. This is the only ticketed part of the festival. £16 Breakfast £5 Quiet Man talk

Join us for a sumptuous breakfast at the Hertford Club on Saturday 5th July at 9am, followed by a stroll round the corner to The Quiet Man pub for a fan-based talk by film expert, Professor Des MacHale at 10.30am

A literary festival celebrates the art of spoken word, literature and poetry. Authors will be invited to come and talk about their books and provide in depth presentations on the inspiration behind their stories. Some of our guests write fiction, others write about their true-life experiences. A the Hertford Literary Festival, we expand our line up to include people with fascinating tales to tell whether it be their own family history or life experiences. If you have an inquisitive mind and a passion for books and literature, then join us - entry is completely free.

The festival is run by members of The Hertford Club. It is a non-commercial event and simply exists because we love literature and the arts and wanted an event to celebrate that. If you want to get in touch with us, simply drop us a note via the website here and we'll come back to you. Please remember that all our organisers are volunteers and do it for love...not profit!

Yes! Our festival couldn't take place without our fantastic sponsors and supporters. From covering the cost of our staging, printing the programmes, covering speaker travel expenses etc. There's a lot that goes into keeping our festival free for everyone to enjoy. We'd love to hear from local businesses or organisations with a passion for literature and the arts and supporting community events. We're excited to announce that for next year, we will be offering different sponsorship packages, allowing companies to advertise in our programme, on our website and social media channels too. If you are interested, then please fill in the form here and we'll be in touch.

We're always looking for guests with fascinating tales to tell or talents to share. If you are interested in joining the line up next year, then please fill in the appropriate form here and we'll be in touch to let you know if your application has been successful. If you simply want to find out more then drop us a note here

The 2024 annual price for membership to the club is £87 per year. For information on the benefits and joining the Hertford Club, please visit their website here.