What's On 2024
The Play on Words festival has finished for 2024. Venues across the New Forest hosted a vibrant programme of events and activities celebrating everything to do with the spoken and written word. Thanks to to our steering group, all the participating writers, everyone who came, and all our partners and funders. To see what happened, click through to our event pages, or check out events still to come in 2024 and beyond.
Coming up soon
Click through for year round events and activities
Workshops and walks 2024
Get involved in everything from crafting and pottery to writing for wellbeing or starting your memoirs
Exhibitions and bookshops 2024
Lists: Lost and Found at Coda Music and Arts Centre and where to buy books
Live events and showcases 2024
Theatre, poetry, food, talks and showcases
Children, young people & families 2024
Comic creating, story making, mother and baby journalling, writing clubs and much more
Writers' Days 2024
Support and advice for writers at all levels who want to share and develop their work
