Elgin Poetry Festival 2026

The inaugural Elgin Poetry Festival is taking place between 24 & 26 July 2026, celebrating poetry with all poetry lovers. The locations are Cheverells Farm and Liberty Books.

Friday, 24 July 2026

18:30 for 19:00 - Cheverells Farm: Friday night fine dining & poetry evening, featuring John Maytham reading words by Finuala Dowling. These tickets can be booked via the Cheverells Farm Quicket Event page: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/356938-elgin-poetry-festival-dinner-poetry-evening.

On Saturday we are hosting the following events (for the free events please book your ticket as the numbers are limited):

Saturday, 25 July 2026

At The Shed, Cheverells Farm

09:00 - 10:00 - Poetry as Resistance

10:15 - 11:15 - Writing Between Languages

11:30 - 12:30 - Writing What’s Hard

14:00 - 15:00 - The Geography of Poetry

15:15 - 16:45 - OPEN MIC (free event)

At Liberty Books, Peregrine Farm Stall

18:00 -19:30 - Karavan Press poetry anthology book launch (free event)

Sunday, 26 July 2026

10:00 - 13:00 - An intimate poetry workshop with Kerry Hammerton and Melissa Sussens. This can be booked by emailing [email protected]