WORDfest: Crawley Festival of Words

WORDfest: Crawley Festival of Words WORDfest: A programme of events dedicated to the word every March throughout Crawley. Most of our events can be booked through Eventbrite.
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WORDfest 2023 in March is will combine live and online events, including author talks, drawalongs, workshops and comedy and quiz nights. Signing up to our mailing list through our website is the best way to keep informed of all events. Please keep up to date by regularly checking this page in case of late changes. We hope you can join us wherever you are for a variety of wordy entertainment!

We are very excited about this amazing event!! Book now to avoid disappointment
11/09/2026

We are very excited about this amazing event!! Book now to avoid disappointment

Watch in person or live on YouTube as Greg talks to Katie Kennedy aka The History Gossip about all things history.

06/09/2026

Join us for our free Unity: Crawley Together event in Memorial Gardens. There will be speeches from community leaders and live entertainment from brilliant local singers Victoria Boltwood and Yesha. The event starts at 11am.
Check out https://orlo.uk/wqaYy for further details.

05/09/2026
24/07/2026

We so are excited to announce that Forthwrite Festival will be back in March 2027! Bigger and better than ever with two packed days in Brighton and a day in Crawley. Expect workshops, panels and more at our celebration of women writers over 50!

Thanks to funding from Arts Council England and in partnership with New Writing South

Sign up to our mailing list to stay up to date and get those dates in your diary - we can’t wait to see you there! 🩷💛



Anna Jefferson Author Sam Johnson
New Writing South

This weekend!! We love the Mela 💕
22/07/2026

This weekend!! We love the Mela 💕

16/07/2026

This Sunday, a delightful afternoon for the curious and the creative. A peek into our archives and fire up your imagination. All this plus tea and cake 🍰.

This was the workshop that had to be postponed from our festival in March. Please do join Crawley Museum for a fun and i...
14/07/2026

This was the workshop that had to be postponed from our festival in March. Please do join Crawley Museum for a fun and interesting afternoon 🎁

This month we have a delightful event for the curious at heart. This combines a creative writing workshop with a tour of the museum’s archives and a chance to use the collections as inspiration. With tea and cake in the courtyard it will be a lovely way to spend a Summer afternoon.
To reserve a place, email [email protected] or sign up at the Museum.

We love using Ifield Barn as a festival venue. Pop along!
27/06/2026

We love using Ifield Barn as a festival venue. Pop along!

Tomorrow!
We love to meet you!

06/06/2026

Our National Festival of Play 2027 launch celebration is just around the corner – get ready and get involved!

Here's your mission for 11th June 2026:

⌚Pause the usual routine from 12noon – 2pm
🏓Play a game – anything that takes your fancy!
🙋Capture the joy and share it – on Instagram tag 📸

Or if you’re out and about, drop by Unit 79/80 in County Mall for some action-packed board games with us! 🎲

Get involved and join us in this town-wide moment of joy 🎉

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