Birnam Book Festival
26th & 27th October 2024
We’re delighted to announce that our Birnam Book Festival programme is confirmed for 2024, with most of our events from the cancelled 2023 events being run again this year. We are grateful to all our performers for coming back for 2024 and we’ll be welcoming back Witches of Scotland, Philip Parris, Chris Brookmyre, Ambrose Parry, Heal and Harrow and more! Our patron Fiona Valpy, will also be joining us to talk about her new release, The Sky Beneath Us.
You can see all the details at www.birnamarts.com
If you booked tickets for 2023, these will be valid for 2024 performances. Please simply bring your 2023 confirmation with you on the day of the 2024 performance for entry.
If you booked a children’s workshop for 2023, please contact arts@birnamarts.com to arrange. These will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Birnam Book Festival is a volunteer run community festival. The committee thanks you for your support and patience and we look forward to welcoming you to Birnam Arts on 26th & 27th October 2024.
Birnam Book Festival 2024
We’re back!
Legends, Lore, Stories and Song
26-27 October 2024
at Birnam Arts
Join us to explore legends and lore with themes around the Scottish witch trials still resonating today. See how these play out among the shadows of Birnam Wood, where Macbeth’s characters dwelt. After the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio, marked in 2023, now we uncover the real stories of Macbeth’s Tayside locations.
Birnam Book Festival 2024 presents authors and storytellers, blended with music and creativity, and features Chris Brookmyre, Margaret Bennett, the Witches of Scotland podcast, Heal & Harrow, Ambrose Parry, Fiona Valpy, Jamie Jauncey, Kate Leiper, Morag Anderson, and many more. We are excited to present this feast for your imagination!
The Birnam Book Festival showcases literature from Scotland and beyond in our beautiful corner of Perthshire, nestled among hills and woodlands by the great River Tay. From William Shakespeare and John Ruskin to Beatrix Potter, this area features strongly in literary history, and also captivates contemporary authors, poets, songwriters, and artists.
Our book festival is an inclusive event for all ages, with workshops, lively discussions, inspiring authors, and great music. A warm welcome awaits you.