Save money on Rochdale Literature & Ideas Festival tickets

Author, actress and television presenter Konnie Huq

Tickets for Rochdale Literature & Ideas Festival have gone on sale, with up to 25% off until 27 August, so book fans, literature lovers and culture vultures can get their tickets early and save money.

Book tickets for two or more shows online before 4pm on 27 August and you’ll get an early bird discount. You can also book and collect tickets in person from Touchstones in Rochdale. Save 10% if booking two events, 15% for three events, 20% for four and 25% if booking tickets for five or more festival shows.

The festival runs 14 to 21 October plus preview events earlier in October (preview events excluded from the early bird offer) with over 30 events to choose from.

Shows include Gogglebox star, The Reverend Kate Bottley, who will be talking about her road to faith and philosophy on life. Children’s author and television presenter Konnie Huq will present her family science show and international bestselling crime author and poet Sophie Hannah will be talking about her work.

The festival also features feel-good fiction writer Milly Johnson, blogger, author and activist Erin Ekins, popular children’s authors Harry Heape and Hannah Lee, as well as award winning illustrator Olivia Lomenech Gill.

Events will cover drama, comedy, poetry, spoken word, visual arts and children’s shows. For young people aged 14 to 25, there will be a ‘Generation Z’ programme.

The festival is aimed at celebrating and promoting the Maskew Collection of classic literature and philosophy at Rochdale Central Library, encouraging people to engage with books and ideas. Annie and Frank Maskew, a Rochdale couple who shared a passion for reading and thinking, met in Rochdale Library in the 1950s and left a sum of money to be used on resources and events related to literature and philosophy to ensure classic works are available for future generations.