Special Events

Elmbridge Literary Festival

Saturday 30 May 10.30-12:30 - Literary Walk of Walton
The hidden stories - Fully Booked

Saturday 30 May 13.00-17:00 - Handmade Paper & Artist Books Workshop
Session 1: Paper Making - Fully Booked

Saturday 30 May Doors open 19.00 - Helen of Four Gates
A tale of Treachery, Madness and Thwarted Love

Sunday 31 May 13.00-16:00 - Handmade Paper & Artist Books Workshop
Session 2: Artist Book Binding by Artistic Stitches - Fully Booked

Tuesday 2 June 10.30-12:30 - Literary Walk of Walton 2
The hidden stories - Fully Booked

Friday 5 June 12.00-13.30 - Memoir Writing and Self Publishing Workshop
An autobiography is the biography of oneself narrated by oneself

Friday 5 June 14.00-15.30 - Spilling the Beans
An adventure in crafting poems 

Friday 5 June 16.45-18.15 - She’s Electric
Performance Storytelling
This performance will be followed by an informal bbq evening.

Saturday 6 June 10.30-13.00 - From Page to Screen
Adaptations and the Art of Trying to Please Everyone

Saturday 6 June 14.00-15.30 - “Mystery”
A celebration of the 2026 Elmbridge Literary Competition including the prize giving

Saturday 6 June 19.30 - 21.00 (doors open 19.00) - No Alibis
Crime Writers Unmasked

Sunday 7 June 10:30-12-30 - Coffee and Conversation
This is a great opportunity to discover writers and poets who live in Elmbridge

Sunday 7 June 14.00-15.30 - From the Mill to Monte Carlo
The story of the man who broke the bank

Sunday 7 June 16.00-18.00 - The Booming Lovelies and Open Mic Poets
Join host Katie Griffiths and friends for a well-versed afternoon.

Sunday 7 June 20.00-21.30 (doors open at 19.30) - Whose Truth is it anyway?
With Tony Birtley the multi-award-winning TV journalist 


Legends of Swing

Venue:

Walton on Thames Bowling Club, Elm Grove Recreation Ground, Hersham Road, Walton on Thames, KT12 1LH

Time:

7:30pm

Date:

20th June 2026


An Operatic Experience

Venue:

The King's Church, Longmead Rd, Epsom KT19 9BU

Time:

2pm

Date:

24th June 2026


Busts of two philosophers with cups of coffee and picture of Chris Warne the presenter

Philosophy Cafe

Time:

11 am to 1pm

Dates:

  • 29th April 2026