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Wigtown Book Festival

Name: Wigtown Book Festival
Start: 2026-09-25
End: 2026-10-04
Location: County Buildings, Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, DG8 9JH

When Until 4 OctWhere County Buildings, Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, DG8 9JHPrice From £8 per event

Scotland's book town turns itself over to ten days of author talks, readings and literary mischief, with more than 200 events across cosy venues and a festival marquee.

Level access at the main County Buildings venue makes this one of the more genuinely accessible festivals around, and the town's row of secondhand bookshops is worth the trip alone.

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