Launceston Poetry Festival 2025
Festival Passes
Purchase your Festival Pass and enjoy a weekend pass that unlocks free bookings for all events*. Ensure your weekend pass is secured first, then easily book your preferred sessions. Don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity to experience everything the festival has to offer!
The Launceston Resident Pass unlocks free bookings for all events* at the fantastic locals rate of only £45. If you’ve got a Launceston postcode, simply secure your pass and start saving today (valid only with a Launceston postcode or proof of address).
Please note: Pass codes will be sent as a separate email along with the order confirmation. Check your spam settings and folders if the email doesn’t appear in your inbox.
*Excluding 1:1 Poetry Mentoring Sessions and Meet the Publisher Events
Unfortunately due to unforeseen personal circumstances Sir Andrew Motion has had to withdraw from the festival.
Click here to learn how your Festival Pass or Launceston Resident Pass works
The Charles Causley Trust is delighted to launch the inaugural Launceston Poetry Festival, a celebration of the diverse and inspiring poets of the UK, in the beautiful heritage Cornish town of Launceston, Charles Causley’s beloved home
We’re excited to host some of the most celebrated names in British and international poetry. Our headliners this year include Frank Skinner, Daljit Nagra, Ella Frears, Jackie Oates and Pascale Petit. And there is a wonderful diverse programme of exciting voices in British Poetry. Join us too for fantastic free community activities around Launceston including town square performances and concerts, children’s workshops and open mic poetry sessions. Our festival also features a visual art exhibition and poetry film installation.
This festival is organised by the Charles Causley Trust and supported by the Cornwall Community Foundation, Sedel-Collings Foundation, Carew Pole Charitable Trust, FEAST, Launceston Rotary, WBW solicitors, and private donors. In partnership with Guillemot Press, Clemo Books, The Poetry Pharmacy, English Heritage, Comical Entertainment and the Universities of Falmouth, Glasgow, and Plymouth.