The Bath Festival

About

The Bath Festival will return from 11 to 27 May, offering more than 180 events over an extended period of 17 days, and bringing some of the world’s leading writers, musicians and cultural figures to the city.
 
Get ready for well-known rock and pop bands as well as classical, jazz and folk music alongside contemporary fiction, intelligent debate, science, history, politics and poetry, plus concerts, discussions, collaborations and many free events taking place across the city.

The artistic directors have created an exciting programme inviting audiences to enjoy performances, exchange ideas, enable discussions and stop the world for a moment to listen to one another. The full programme can be viewed online at thebathfestival.org.uk.

General booking opens on 5 March 2018.

Highlights include:

Literature: David Olusoga; Professor Green; Maggie O’Farrell; Chris Bonington; Andrew Adonis; Margaret Drabble; Kate Mosse; Ruby Tandoh; Robert Webb; Afua Hirsch and Nikesh Shukla

Music: Amanda Palmer; Ben Folds; Kathryn Tickell; Ladysmith Black Mambazo; Mary Chapin Carpenter; Stephen Hough; Roderick Williams; Lars Vogt and the Royal Northern Sinfonia; Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Catriona Morrison.
 
Words and Music: Claire Tomalin; Richard Stokes, James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook; Living Literature- Frankenstein; Roddy Doyle and Hugh Buckley; Rose Tremain.

2018 also marks the 70th anniversary of Bath Festivals. The festival finale weekend (26 - 27 May) will see Tears for Fears, Robert Plant, Imelda May, Alison Moyet, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Midge Ure and Seth Lakeman play on Bath Recreation Ground, along with other festival entertainers including poets, roaming performers, children’s activities and more.