Regular Event:
26th Sep 2025 -
28th Sep 2025
We are delighted to announce the return of the Braemar Literary Festival in 2025 for its fourth year from 26th to 28th September 2025.
Established in 2022 in collaboration with The Queen’s Reading Room, Braemar Literary Festival honours the literary heritage of Scotland and the Cairngorms as the inspiration for generations of writers, poets and creative thinkers.
With contributions from internationally renowned authors, poets, critics and spoken word performers and guest writers from the Queen’s Reading Room and the Women’s Prize Trust, turn the page on your next big adventure and visit us in our storybook setting in Braemar.
We have a stellar line up for 2025 and are delighted to be joined by prolific and best-loved author Sir Alexander McCall Smith, bestselling writer Monica Ali and the author/screenwriter of global sensation ‘One Day’, David Nicholls. Food writer and critic Tom Parker Bowles also returns alongside restaurant critic and columnist Giles Coren, as part of our fantastic literary line up plus many more – view the full programme here.
We are pleased to reveal that our guest chef, Lisa Goodwin-Allen will lead us into the weekend’s festivities at Braemar Literary Festival 2025 with a specially curated gala dinner on the opening evening. Find out more and book your tickets here.
Guarantee your front row seat now by booking our Braemar Literary getaway to enjoy:
• Two nights’ accommodation with breakfast at the Fife Arms hotel
• Welcome cocktail reception followed by a special festival launch dinner curated by Lisa Goodwin-Allen and entertainment in the Fife Arms Clunie Dining Room. View menu here.
• Complimentary access to all festival talks and performances with reserved priority seating
• Festival guest bag on arrival with complimentary gift
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