A growing programme of music, talks and special events will take place across the festival weekend. Tickets are now on sale for selected events, with free-entry family and arts events also in the programme.
In Conversation with The Reverend Richard Coles
St John the Baptist Church
Saturday 20 June 2026 at 11am
Tickets £15
The Reverend Richard Coles has lived a remarkable life. In fact in many ways he has lived several lives, having been a pop star in the ’80s with Bronski Beat and The Communards before becoming a Church of England priest, a nationally loved broadcaster, and now the author of bestselling mystery novels.
He joins us to discuss all of the above and A Death on Location, the latest delightfully fiendish instalment of the bestselling Canon Clement mysteries.
Tickets are £15 from Alnmouth Post Office or online via TicketSource.
A Heist Before Bedtime
Marquee at St John the Baptist Church
Saturday 20 June 2026 at 3pm
Free entry
Prepare to suspend reality as the Reverend Richard Coles entertains the whole family with fantastical true stories of scrapes, escapes and close shaves from his first book for children.
Hear about the theft of Albert Einstein’s brain, pick apart the sticky maple syrup mystery, and find out how McDonald’s was involved in a million-dollar heist.
The Bathers
St. John the Baptist Church, Alnmouth
Saturday 20 June 2026 at 7:30pm
Bar opens 6:30pm
Scottish cult favourites The Bathers bring their distinctive blend of elegant songwriting, wit and atmosphere to Alnmouth for a special festival evening. Expect a memorable live performance in one of the village’s most striking venues.
Tickets are £24 from Alnmouth Post Office or online via TicketSource.
Of Sea & Scarp
St John the Baptist Church
Sunday 21 June 2026 at 2pm
Free entry
Join poet Nancy Campbell and artist and archaeologist Rose Ferraby as they discuss their creative explorations of past landscapes with archaeologist Melanie Giles.
Blending poetry and visual art, the event will celebrate the exhibition of Rose’s archaeological artworks at the Old School Gallery, with readings from Nancy’s forthcoming book on her lived experience of Northumberland and its ancient past.
Mark Boden – Flamenco Fusion
Alnmouth Friary
Sunday 21 June 2026 at 6:30pm
Mark Boden brings Flamenco Fusion to Alnmouth, with guitar playing described by BBC Radio Tees as outstanding, full of passion and energy.
Tickets are £10 from Alnmouth Post Office or online via TicketSource.
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