

Lewes Speakers Festival
Where bold ideas soar


Tickets & Special Discounts
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​ Evening Festival Pass: £35 - For the 8th May 2026 *
1-Day Festival Pass: £60 - For Saturday the 9th May 2026*
1-Day Festival Pass: £60 - For Sunday the 10th May 2026*
2-Day Festival Pass: £85 - For both the 9th and 10th May 2026*
All Festival Pass £95 - For the 8th, 9th and 10th May 2026*
*Excludes workshops, walk and Children’s book festival
Alternatively, single tickets cost £14.00 for each individual talk.
Early Bird price if bought before the 31st March 2026 - £12.00 each
Purchase two tickets to one talk for £13.00 each, 3 or more for £12.00 each.
Buying your Tickets:
To purchase your tickets from the secure site please scroll down this page and click on the speaker(s) you wish to see.
To book by telephone please call the Box Office on: 0333 666 3366.
(This new box office number qualifies as inclusive call minute packages for mobiles and landlines)
Tickets are strictly limited so book early to avoid disappointment.
Please note:
A booking fee will be added by the ticket company ‘TicketSource’ when you buy online or via the ticket telephone line.
50% of these fees have been paid by The Lewes Speakers Festival and so the fee will amount to no more than a maximum of 5% of the price of the ticket(s). This percentage decreases if you spend more than £25.
To keep the fee to a minimum please book online and print your tickets out at home. This is free of charge.
Alternatively, TicketSource add £1.50 to the booking fee for tickets to be sent to you by post.
Any queries, please email: marcrattrayuk@yahoo.co.uk

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​Friday 8th May 2026
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Friday 8th May 15.30 – 16.40
Anne-Laure Le Cunff Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
Friday 8th May 17.00 – 18.10
Sumit Paul-Choudhury in conversation with Richard Church The Bright Side: How Optimists Change the World, and How You Can Be One
Friday 8th May 18.30 – 19.40
Jeremy Hunt Can We Be Great Again?: Why a Dangerous World Needs Britain
Friday 8th May 20.00 – 21.10
Professor Bill McGuire The Fate of the World: What Earth’s Past Tells Us About Our Future
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​Saturday 9th May 2026
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Saturday 9th May 9.50 – 11.00
Dr Fola Yahaya Quite Possibly the Best Introduction to AI
Saturday 9th May 11.20 – 12.30
Ian Williams Vampire State — The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Economy – an update
Saturday 9th May 12.50 - 14.00
Dr Andrew Bayliss SPARTA: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower
Saturday 9th May 14.20 - 15.30
Jason Burke The Revolutionists: How the Radical 1970s Changed the World
Saturday 9th May 15.50 – 17.00
David Torrance The Edge of Revolution: The General Strike That Shook Britain
Saturday 9th May 17.20 – 18.30
Professor Leah Ruppanner Drained: The Real Mental Load and How to Reclaim Your Life
Saturday 9th May 18.50 – 20.00
Helen Pilcher This Book May Cause Side Effects: The Nocebo Effect and the Mind–Body Trap
Saturday 9th May 20.20 – 21.30
Thant Myint-U Peacemaker: U Thant, the United Nations and the Untold Story of the 1960s
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​Sunday 10th May 2026
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Brian Groom These Isles: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Sunday 10th May 11.20 - 12.30
Philip Coggan The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump: What the Trade War Means for the World
Sunday 10th May 12.50 - 14.00
Professor Colin Shindler A Forever War: Israel, Palestine & the Quest for Impartial History
Sunday 10th May 14.20 – 15.30
John Kampfner Braver New World: The Countries Daring to Do Things Others Won’t
Sunday 10th May 15.50 – 17.00
Dr. Johnny Teague Thomas Paine Returns: Common Sense for a Nation in Crisis
Sunday 10th May 17.20 - 18.30
Liam Byrne Why Populists Are Winning: And How to Beat Them
Sunday 10th May 18.50 – 20.00