Welcome
The Pentlands Book Festival is an annual festival with talks by authors held in Currie and Colinton Libraries and various other venues locally. It runs each autumn and is organised by local volunteers in conjunction with Currie and Colinton Libraries.
The Pentlands Book Festival has been going since 2015—this is our twelfth year! Events last about an hour and give an opportunity to meet and chat with the authors. At the authors’ discretion, featured books may be on sale, perhaps at a discount, and may be signed.
Tickets are free, but essential, and are available via this website or Currie or Colinton Library: 0131 529 5609 or 0131 529 5603 respectively.
Pentlands Book Festival is volunteer run and relies on grants and donations to continue. If you would like to make a donation to help keep the festival going please use the following link to visit our Crowdfunder page:
Explore the 2026 Programme
The full programme overview can be seen here.
You can click the author’s image below to find details on the event and get tickets.
Mon 26 Oct 2026 | 18:00 | Colinton Library
Thu 29 Oct 2026 | 19:00 | Colinton Episcopal Church
Mon 2 Nov 2026 | 19:30 | Juniper Green Bowling Club
Wed 4 Nov 2026 | 19:30 | Tanners Lounge Bar, Juniper Green
Thu 5 Nov 2026 | 19:30 | Baberton Golf Club
Sat 7 Nov 2026 | 11:00 | Colinton Library
Sat 7 Nov 2026 | 13:00 | Colinton Library
Date | Time | Venue
Mon 9 Nov 2026 | 18:00 | Colinton Library
Date | Time | Venue
Thu 12 Nov 2026 | 19:30 | Porteous Juniper Green
Wed 18 Nov 2026 | 19:30 | Balerno Parish Church
Thu 19 Nov 2026 | 19:30 | Baberton Golf Club
Sat 21 Nov 2026 | 11:00 | Colinton Library
Mon 23 Nov 2026 | 18:00 | Colinton Library
Wed 25 Nov 2026 | 14:00 | Library of Mistakes
Pentlands Book Festival: 26 Oct - 25 Nov 2026 