Fleet Street Quarter

Tickets are now 🌟LIVE🌟for the Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Words 2026. Explore this year’s programme and book your tickets via link in bio! The theme this year - The Age of Wisdom and Foolishness - takes inspiration from the famous opening lines of Charles Dickens’s novel, A Tale of Two Cities: ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness'. ​ Join us across 45 events as we examine and celebrate what drives our own Age of Wisdom and Foolishness, the ideas right or wrong that challenge what has gone before and seek to predict what will come next. We look forward to welcoming you! 🧡 With huge thanks to our Headline Sponsor, Landsec and MYO. Event Sponsors, Teneo and News Media Association. Venue Partners, Maughan Library King’s College London, the Stationers’ Company, Cutler’s Hall, Dr Johnson’s House, Temple Church, C. Hoare & Co., St Martin within Ludgate Church, Shoe Lane Library, St Bride’s Church and St Bride Foundation. @landsecgroup @myo.workspace @kings_libraries @stationershall @cutlershall.london @drjohnsonshouse @templechurchldn @stbrideschurch @stbridefoundation #fleetstreetquarter #fleetstreetquarterfestivalofwords #literaryfestivallondon #cityoflondon

📣 SAVE THE DATE! Tickets for the Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Words go live at 11am on Friday 13th March! Sign up to our newsletter at the link in bio to snag exclusive early-access tickets and discounts… 🧡 With thanks to the Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Word’s Headline Sponsor, Landsec and MYO. Event Sponsors: Teneo and News Media Association. Venue Sponsor: Maughan Library King’s College London, the Stationers’ Company, Cutler’s Hall, Dr Johnson’s House, Temple Church, C. Hoare & Co, St Martin within Ludgate Church, St Bride’s Church, and St Bride Foundation. @landsecgroup @myo.workspace @kings_libraries @stationershall @cutlershall.london @drjohnsonshouse @templechurchldn @stbrideschurch @stbridefoundation @sirbenokri @thatsarahvine @iaindale @fergal.keane.3 @rbiddulph @tom.bradby @gylesbrandreth @larrylambofficial @thetimes #FleetStreetQuarter #CityofLondon #LiteraryFestival #FestivalofWords2026 #London

Read all about it this World Book Day! Fleet Street Quarter’s Festival of Words returns from 12th – 16th May 2026. 📚 The Festival of Words, sponsored by Landsec and MYO, will bring five days of enlightening and transformative conversations to this historic western side of the City of London. Our theme this year - The Age of Wisdom and Foolishness - takes inspiration from the opening line of Charles Dickens’s, A Tale of Two Cities. ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness'. Join us across 45 events as we examine and celebrate what drives our own Age of Wisdom and Foolishness, the ideas - right or wrong - that challenge what has gone before and seek to predict what will come next… 🎟️ Sign up to our newsletter via the link in bio to be the first in the know and snag exclusive early-bird discounts. 🗣️ Ahead of the full line-up announcement, we are delighted to share that this year’s programme of leading authors and journalists will include the festival’s Patron, Sir Ben Okri – plus, Hanif Kureishi, Poorna Bell, Iain Dale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, Paddy O’Connell, Wendy Joseph KC, Fergal Keane, Rob Biddulph and Tom Bradby with the Royal Television Society alongside daily breakfast briefings from The Times, The Guardian and more. In addition to panels, workshops and family events, hear live podcast recordings! Larry Lamb will join Gyles Brandreth’s Rosebud Podcast and The Times’ The State of It podcast will do a deep dive into journalism and the room where decisions are made. 🧡 With thanks to the Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Word’s Headline Sponsor, Landsec and MYO. Event Sponsors, Teneo and News Media Association. Venue Sponsors, Maughan Library King’s College London, the Stationers’ Company, Cutler’s Hall, Dr Johnson’s House, Temple Church, C. Hoare & Co, St Martin within Ludgate Church, St Bride’s Church, and St Bride Foundation. @landsecgroup @myo.workspace @kings_libraries @stationershall @cutlershall.london @drjohnsonshouse @templechurchldn @stbrideschurch @stbridefoundation @sirbenokri #FleetStreetQuarter #CityofLondon #LiteraryFestival #FestivalofWords2026

🧡Today’s the final day of the Festival of Words, and what a week it’s been! 🌟If you haven’t had a chance to make it to an event, there are still some tickets available for today’s events including, Hanif Kureishi, Beano Comic workshops, Guinness World Records, and a live recording of Gyles’ Brandreth’s Rosebud podcast with Larry Lamb! 🎟️ Book now at the link in our bio… #fleetstreetquarter #cityoflondon #fleetstreet #literaryfestival #festivalofwords

Fleet Street Quarter are proud to be supporting a range of literacy charities and organisations in this National Year of Reading. Find out more by visiting their pop up stalls at the Festival of Words, or heading to their websites to donate. And, make sure to visit Shoe Lane Library while you’re here in the city, right in the heart of the Quarter! 🧡@literacy_trust 🧡@chapterone_uk 🧡@barbicanandcommunitylibraries 🧡Get Britain Reading #fleetstreet #fleetstreetquarter #cityoflondon #literaryfestival #festivalofwords

SAVE THIS — there’s a FREE Beano trail hidden around Fleet Street right now 🤩📚 If your kids love Dennis the Menace, Gnasher and all things Beano, there are some really fun interactive installations dotted around Fleet Street Quarter for the Festival of Words ✨ Here’s what to look out for👇 📚 Beano Book Bench 📍Apex Temple Court Hotel, EC4Y 1AG 🗓 Until July 2026 😂 Beano Laughter Boxes Mini Trail 📍Fleet Place, EC4M 7RA 📍New Street Square, EC4A 3BN 📍St Bride Foundation, EC4Y 8EQ 🗓 Until 11 June 2026 🪞Festival of Words Mirror Installation 📍New Street Square, EC4A 3BN Perfect little free activity if you’re exploring central London with kids this half term 👀✨ SAVE & SHARE this with a Beano fan ❤️ #londonwithkids #freefamilyfun #fleetstreet #cityoflondon #londonkids

Have you spotted any of these activations around the Quarter? To celebrate the Festival of Words why not visit: 💥Beano Book Bench at Apex Temple Court 💥Beano Festival of Words laughter boxes at Fleet Place, New Street Square, and St Bride Foundation 💥The Festival of Words mirror in New Street Square #fleetstreetquarter #cityoflondon #london #fleetstreet #literaryfestival

We’re very excited to be a charity partner for the @fleetstquarter Festival of Words this week! Come and see us at @stationershall on Thursday (14 May) and Friday (15 May)! 📚✨

Thanks to Tom Bradby, James Graham and hosts Marie Le Conte and Charlotte Ivers for two insightful sessions in collaboration with Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Words this week! #FleetStreetQuarter #FleetStreetQuarterFestivalofWords #RTSEvents

Don’t miss these fantastic deals on offer during the Festival of Words! 🍴Show your ticket at APEX Temple Court ‘s Lazy Ballerina Wine Bar to enjoy two small plates and a glass of house wine for only £20! ☕️Use the code FLEETSTREET85 at CORD café for 10% off coffee and breakfast, or to savour a 20% discount on tasting and à la carte menues at CORD Restaurant. 🥘Grab 20% off at HYDEs Leydi with the code FESTIVAL26 from the 12-16th of May! 🎟️Book your tickets for the Festival of Words now at the link in our bio! #fleetstreetquarter #cityoflondon #fleetstreet #literaryfestival #festivalofwords

Yesterday was day one of the Festival of Words and it was a busy one! With writing workshops, Beano laughter boxes around the Quarter, and the opening of our pop up Festival of Words Book Shop, the Quarter really came alive 🧡 #fleetstreetquarter #cityoflondon #london #literaryfestival #fleetstreet

Read all about it! The Fleet Street pop up bookshop is now live at 150 Fleet Street 📚📚 Open 10am-6pm every day during the Festival of Words: 12-16th of May! Come by to browse titles from festival speakers, and maybe grab a signed copy… #bookshop #fleetstreetquarter #popup #literaryfestival #london