Our wee team are thrilled with the response to this years festival with tickets selling fast and a few sold out. But don't worry, we have plenty of opportunities for you to get involved free of charge, with pop-up authors and artists, the heritage trail and the art trail across the peninsula.

Our team have been blown away by the response to the Pro-Loco art competition which, this year, is set on the stunning Balnagown Estate. Is it because we are running the event on a Saturday or because of the stunning location? We can only guess. We just released an additional 5 spaces to join us on Saturday 5th September. Book before tomorrow evening (3rd Sept) to secure your space. Please read our terms & conditions before you book. The Pro-Loco Art Event returns, this ti

Fran Smee is a retired teacher of physical education and history. Her Fran's Van series of children's books reflect her interest in family, in community and her native Scotland. Her debut novel “A Better End” explores the same themes but at the other end of the age range. The landscapes of Scotland are a vital backdrop playing an important role in grounding her writing. Her characters drive her writing and are developed through dialogue, Fran lives in the far north east of Sc

These beautiful bookmarks will be available in the St Duthac Book and Arts Festival Pop-Up Bookshop (Masonic Lodge, Tain) during the festival run from 8th - 13th September 2026. A perfect gift for the bookworms in your world.

This year we have a number of events in our programme that patrons should book direct with the facilitators. Starting with our launch event to Celebrate Fèis Rois’s 40th Birthday with an evening of excellent music. Book direct here. Monday 7th September 7.30 pm-9.30 pm The Duthac Centre, Stafford Street, Tain IV19 1BQ

We love seeing the support from local organisations for our friendly wee festival. Gro For You have set up a bookshelf at their fabulous community innovation campus on Morangie Road, Tain, IV19 1PY. Why not pop in for something to eat in their cafe and while there pick up your next read for a donation.

Our 2026 programme is now available at venues across the Easter Ross Peninsula and will be coming to venues further afield. We invited volunteers to our launch event on the 22 July 2026 to see the brochures hot of the press and to enlist their help to distribute them to venues across the Highlands. We were blown away by the turnout of 38 people. Grab your copy, sit back and choose your events and be ready for tickets which go on sale on from 7 a.m. on the 28th July 2026. You

This year’s Festival (our 6th) is a wonderful mixture of the written word and creativity. BBC Radio 4’s Bookclub’s James Naughtie is returning after his sell-out appearance in 2022, while Newsnight former presenter Kirsty Wark dons her fiction hat to chat about her novels. The highly anticipated Asad Qureshi has cashed in on his raincheck from 2025 and joins us this year with his book 165 Days Prisoner of the Taliban. We get theatrical with Theatre Director John Doyle, born i