The UK Ghost Story Festival returns for 2026, with a new weekend and an exciting new home! Join us in Britain’s most haunted city for three days of author interviews, talks,  workshops, panels and more, with book and merch sales running throughout – the perfect weekend for writers and readers of the spooky and the supernatural!

Confirmed headline speakers:
Steve Nallon (Spitting Image, Steve Nallon’s Ghost Stories)
Catriona Ward (The Last House on Needless Street, Looking Glass Sound, Nowhere Burning, Sundial)
Jon Dear (acclaimed writer, film critic and podcaster)
David Alnwick (occult illusionist and storyteller)
with many more authors and speakers taking part!

Passes are now on sale at the links below. See an at-a-glance list of what’s on at the festival by clicking here.

Friday 27^th Feb – event runs from 12:30pm-9:00pm
Saturday 28^th Feb – event runs from 10:30am-9:00pm
Sunday 1^st March – event runs from 10:30am-2:30pm

Full weekend pass: £80
Saturday event pass: £35
Individual ticket prices vary.