Agatha Christie Festival

We're v excited to present our second ever 💃 LIVE 💃 EPISODE, "THE CONFESSIONS OF AGATHA CHRISTIE" at this event in a month's time! Tickets selling like (poisoned) hot cakes!! ➡️

International Agatha Christie Festival | Aspects of Agatha Last year we enjoyed a morning of three talks at the ancient church of St Mary the Virgin, Churston Ferrers, where Agatha worshipped while staying at her holiday home at Greenway. Organized by the Dev...

As part of our Fringe Festival we are also repeating an event called Aspects of Agatha at the ancient church of St Mary the Virgin, Churston Ferrers, where Agatha worshipped while staying at Greenway.
The event is free, but donations to the church are most welcome.
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

International Agatha Christie Festival | Agatha Underground Step into the world of Agatha Christie with this specialist cave tour, created in celebration of the [International Agatha Christie Festival.](https://www.iacf-uk.org/)

Also as part of our Fringe Festival, Kents Cavern have an event called Agatha Underground, where you can discover the real-life inspiration behind Hampsley Cavern from The Man in the Brown Suit, followed by a traditional Devonshire Cream Tea.
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

International Agatha Christie Festival | Agatha Christie - Cave Cinema Experience an unforgettable evening at Kents Cavern’s Agatha Christie Cave Cinema, where classic films inspired by the Queen of Crime are screened in the unique setting of this prehistoric cave. Surro...

A few new events have now gone on sale for this year's Agatha Christie Fringe Festival. Our friends at Kents Cavern return with their unique Cave Cinema and the chance to view Christie classics including Death on the Nile and Witness for the Prosecution.
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

International Agatha Christie Festival | Agatha Underground Step into the world of Agatha Christie with this specialist cave tour, created in celebration of the [International Agatha Christie Festival.](https://www.iacf-uk.org/)

Also as part of our Fringe Festival, Kents Cavern have an event called Agatha Underground, where you can discover the real-life inspiration behind Hampsley Cavern from The Man in the Brown Suit, followed by a traditional Devonshire Cream Tea.
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

UNESCO City of Literature Writers Greenway Residency — Exeter City of Literature An international writers residency for published UNESCO City of Literature authors at National Trust’s Greenway, the much loved holiday home of acclaimed Devon writer Agatha Christie.

We are elated to share a brand new project in collaboration with @nationaltrust.org.uk's Greenway, the much loved holiday home of acclaimed Devon writer Agatha Christie! 📚

Watch this space for more news about this exciting international residency...

www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...

International Agatha Christie Festival | Spring Gathering After the sell-out success of the inaugural Spring Gathering in April 2025, we are delighted to be able to invite you to our Spring Gathering for 2026. We are looking forward to sharing a day of murde...

There is just a month to go until the Agatha Christie Spring Gathering in Torquay, taking place over the weekend of 11 and 12 April.
We still have around a dozen tickets remaining!
Do join us if you can. It would be a crime to miss it...
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

Agatha Christie Sea Swim Weekend!
We are delighted to announce that the Agatha Christie Sea Swim will be returning with a new format on Sat 11 & Sun 12 July. It celebrates Agatha's love of sea swimming & raises money for Rowcroft Hospice & the Agatha Christie Festival charity
Tickets on sale soon!

International Agatha Christie Festival | Vacancy: Freelance Project Officer Agatha Christie Festival Limited is a registered charity. We programme and deliver an annual festival designed to celebrate the life, legacy and provenance of world best-selling author, Torquay-born, ...

New Opportunity – Join Our Team!
We’re looking for a Freelance Schools Programme Project Officer to help deliver the Agatha Christie Festival’s 2026/27 creative learning programme across Torbay schools.
You have until 16 March to apply.
Find out more:
www.iacf-uk.org/news/vacancy...

Our Literary Festival Day Tickets have been hugely popular. Thursday 17 Sept (Roger Ackroyd Day) is now sold out!
You can still buy tickets for individual events on Thursday, but A Caribbean Mystery with Robert Thorogood and Ben Miller has almost sold out.
Book here:
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

We’re delighted that the South Devon Big Band will be providing the musical entertainment for our What Agatha Did in the Great War event on Sunday 13 September!
This is also a rare opportunity to see inside the Assembly Rooms where Agatha served as a nurse during WW1.
www.iacf-uk.org/.../what-aga...

We are soooo looking forward to this!!

International Agatha Christie Festival | Literary Festival Celebrate Agatha Christie in the place of her birth on the English Riviera. Step into the area’s outstanding literary and geological heritage with a six-day fringe followed by a four-day literary fest...

Wow, what an incredible 24 hours!

Since launching the Agatha Christie Festival 2026 literary programme, we’ve sold a record number of tickets and are absolutely thrilled!
A huge thank you to everyone who has already booked from across the UK and around the world!

www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

Thank you! We are looking forward to another brilliant live episode!

International Agatha Christie Festival | The Swinging Christies LIVE: The Pale Caribbean Mirror Crack’d! Join Dr Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown (aka Christie Time) for another barnstorming live podcast episode recording! Never mind the Sixties - this time we are rocketing into the electric Eighties ...

NEW EVENT ANNOUNCED! We're heading back to the English Riviera for another LIVE EPISODE in September. That's more laughs, more cocktails and more Agatha Christie insight, all caught on tape to haunt us forevermore. Info & tickets here: www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202... @agathafestival.bsky.social

Pleased to share that I will be at the
@agathafestival.bsky.social this year & honoured to be presenting on "Roger Ackroyd Day" (17-Sep). My spoiler-free illustrated talk will share new & fascinating insights into #agathachristie Ackroyd over its 100 years. Details: www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

Thank you Angela, we are delighted that you are speaking this year!

International Agatha Christie Festival | The Golden Age of Detection To open the Friday of our Literary Festival, the Agatha Christie Festival is delighted to welcome renowned historian Dr Angela Buckley.

I am honoured and very excited to be speaking at this year's @agathafestival.bsky.social – it is one of my favourite annual events and I can't wait to take part in such a fantastic programme. My talk will be on The Golden Age of Detection, on Friday 18 September 🔗 www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

International Agatha Christie Festival | Literary Festival Celebrate Agatha Christie in the place of her birth on the English Riviera. Step into the area’s outstanding literary and geological heritage with a six-day fringe followed by a four-day literary fest...

Happy World Book Day!
We’re thrilled to unveil our 2026 Literary Programme & tickets are now on sale!
We have so many wonderful events for you!
New this year are reduced booking fees & a limited number of day tickets to reduce fees even more.
See you in September!
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

International Agatha Christie Festival | What Agatha Did in the Great War This special event offers a rare opportunity to step inside the historic Assembly Rooms at Torquay Town Hall, where Agatha Christie served as a nurse in the Voluntary Aid Detachment for the British R...

What Agatha Did in the Great War
At this year’s Festival we are teaming up with the British Red Cross for a very special event inside Torquay Town Hall where Agatha volunteered as a nurse in the First World War.
Sun 13 Sept
£15
Period dress encouraged
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

Excited to see the first events for the Sept 2026 @agathafestival.bsky.social starting to go live. Looking forward to seeing both new and familiar faces at this wonderful #agathachristie event Initial details at: www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

International Agatha Christie Festival | Fringe Festival Celebrate Agatha Christie in the place of her birth on the English Riviera. Step into the area’s outstanding literary and geological heritage with a six-day fringe followed by a four-day literary fest...

With 200 days to go until the start of the Agatha Christie Festival, we’re delighted to unveil the first events in our Fringe Festival, the vibrant prelude to our much-loved Literary Festival.
Events include boat cruises and coach tours with more to come:
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

**Fringe Festival tickets on sale next week**
We’ll be releasing a number of events for this year’s Fringe Festival, including fun theatrical experiences, some very special excursions and a tea dance in a very unusual location.
Our Fringe runs Sat 12 - Tues 15 September.
We can't wait to see you!

International Agatha Christie Festival | Vacancy: Freelance Project Officer Agatha Christie Festival Limited is a registered charity. We programme and deliver an annual festival designed to celebrate the life, legacy and provenance of world best-selling author, Torquay-born, ...

We’re Hiring!
Are you passionate about creative learning & inspiring young readers?
The Agatha Christie Festival is seeking a part-time, freelance Schools Programme Project Officer to help deliver our 26/27 creative learning programme across Torbay schools
www.iacf-uk.org/news/vacancy...

We're beavering away planning our special LIVE EPISODE for this, The Confessions of Agatha Christie, ft. HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!! Not to mention a string of fabulous talks and fun all day and into the evening! If you haven't got a ticket yet, what are you waiting for?? #SwingingChristies

Last year, we welcomed visitors from 30 countries to our main Festival.
What we didn’t expect, when we launched our boutique Spring Gathering, was that Christie fans would still travel from far and wide to celebrate the Queen of Crime in her home town!
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-2026/spring-gathering

Happy Publication Day to Festival friend @tinahodgkinson.bsky.social
This looks fabulous and we can't wait to read it!

International Agatha Christie Festival | Spring Gathering After the sell-out success of the inaugural Spring Gathering in April 2025, we are delighted to be able to invite you to our Spring Gathering for 2026. We are looking forward to sharing a day of murde...

A reminder that we still have a few tickets left for our criminally good Agatha Christie Festival Spring Gathering 2026
Join us in Torquay on Saturday 11 April for a very special celebration of Agatha Christie. We’d love to welcome you there:
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

Agatha Christie: A Year of Celebration in Cheadle!

In 2026, Cheadle will be celebrating its fascinating connection to Agatha Christie and its links to some of her novels. Her sister Madge lived at Abney Hall.
www.cheadlecivicsociety.uk/AgathaChristie
#CheadleCivic
photo: Christie Archive Trust

Jim Parker: Can Torbay do with Dame Agatha what Stratford-upon-Avon has done with Shakespeare? Agatha Christie, the world’s biggest selling author, born in Torquay, and with who we could do so much more

In this week's local paper!

www.torbayweekly.co.uk/news/home/19...