Last Chance Ticket Available! Although our Spring Gathering on Sat 11 April is sold out, an unexpected cancellation means we now have 1 day-only ticket available. This ticket gives you access to all daytime events at Torquay Museum, plus lunch and gifts www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

🐣🌼 Happy Easter from all of us at the Agatha Christie Festival 🐰🥚 www.iacf-uk.org/festival-2026

After the sell-out success of our Monday Afternoon Tea at Burgh Island, we have added a second event on Tuesday 15th September. Tickets are selling fast! www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

The Agatha Christie Sea Swim will be returning with a brand-new format over the weekend of Sat 11 & Sun 12 July. The event was created to celebrate Agatha's love of sea swimming & to raise money for Rowcroft Hospice & the Agatha Christie Festival charity www.iacf-uk.org/.../agatha-c...

A fabulous recommendation for a fabulous new podcast!

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT – AGATHA CHRISTIE FESTIVAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL The Agatha Christie Festival is delighted to confirm that it has formally submitted ambitious new plans to transform Torquay’s Rock Walk into a world-class literary landmark: an Agatha Christie-themed version of Mount Rushmore...

Last chance to join us! There are just a handful of tickets left for this year’s Agatha Christie Festival Spring Gathering on Saturday 11 April and sales close in 24 hours so we can finalise catering! www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

Another fascinating podcast from Mark and Gray, of Swinging Christies fame, looking at the Mary Westmacott novels #westmafan #agathachristie

We feature in this great BBC travel article about places around the world where Agatha Christie found inspiration for murder. The lead photo is from our VE Day Ball last September www.bbc.co.uk/travel/artic...

It’s #EnglishTourismWeek26 and we’re celebrating the incredible global community that comes together at the Agatha Christie Festival! We’re proud to work alongside a fantastic network of local attractions and accommodation providers to welcome visitors from all over the world to the #EnglishRiviera

We're v excited to present our second ever 💃 LIVE 💃 EPISODE, "THE CONFESSIONS OF AGATHA CHRISTIE" at this event in a month's time! Tickets selling like (poisoned) hot cakes!! ➡️

As part of our Fringe Festival we are also repeating an event called Aspects of Agatha at the ancient church of St Mary the Virgin, Churston Ferrers, where Agatha worshipped while staying at Greenway. The event is free, but donations to the church are most welcome. www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

Also as part of our Fringe Festival, Kents Cavern have an event called Agatha Underground, where you can discover the real-life inspiration behind Hampsley Cavern from The Man in the Brown Suit, followed by a traditional Devonshire Cream Tea. www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

A few new events have now gone on sale for this year's Agatha Christie Fringe Festival. Our friends at Kents Cavern return with their unique Cave Cinema and the chance to view Christie classics including Death on the Nile and Witness for the Prosecution. www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

Also as part of our Fringe Festival, Kents Cavern have an event called Agatha Underground, where you can discover the real-life inspiration behind Hampsley Cavern from The Man in the Brown Suit, followed by a traditional Devonshire Cream Tea. www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

We are elated to share a brand new project in collaboration with @nationaltrust.org.uk's Greenway, the much loved holiday home of acclaimed Devon writer Agatha Christie! 📚 Watch this space for more news about this exciting international residency... www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...

There is just a month to go until the Agatha Christie Spring Gathering in Torquay, taking place over the weekend of 11 and 12 April. We still have around a dozen tickets remaining! Do join us if you can. It would be a crime to miss it... www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

Agatha Christie Sea Swim Weekend! We are delighted to announce that the Agatha Christie Sea Swim will be returning with a new format on Sat 11 & Sun 12 July. It celebrates Agatha's love of sea swimming & raises money for Rowcroft Hospice & the Agatha Christie Festival charity Tickets on sale soon!

New Opportunity – Join Our Team! We’re looking for a Freelance Schools Programme Project Officer to help deliver the Agatha Christie Festival’s 2026/27 creative learning programme across Torbay schools. You have until 16 March to apply. Find out more: www.iacf-uk.org/news/vacancy...

Our Literary Festival Day Tickets have been hugely popular. Thursday 17 Sept (Roger Ackroyd Day) is now sold out! You can still buy tickets for individual events on Thursday, but A Caribbean Mystery with Robert Thorogood and Ben Miller has almost sold out. Book here: www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

We’re delighted that the South Devon Big Band will be providing the musical entertainment for our What Agatha Did in the Great War event on Sunday 13 September! This is also a rare opportunity to see inside the Assembly Rooms where Agatha served as a nurse during WW1. www.iacf-uk.org/.../what-aga...

We are soooo looking forward to this!!

Wow, what an incredible 24 hours! Since launching the Agatha Christie Festival 2026 literary programme, we’ve sold a record number of tickets and are absolutely thrilled! A huge thank you to everyone who has already booked from across the UK and around the world! www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

NEW EVENT ANNOUNCED! We're heading back to the English Riviera for another LIVE EPISODE in September. That's more laughs, more cocktails and more Agatha Christie insight, all caught on tape to haunt us forevermore. Info & tickets here: www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202... @agathafestival.bsky.social

Pleased to share that I will be at the @agathafestival.bsky.social this year & honoured to be presenting on "Roger Ackroyd Day" (17-Sep). My spoiler-free illustrated talk will share new & fascinating insights into #agathachristie Ackroyd over its 100 years. Details: www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

I am honoured and very excited to be speaking at this year's @agathafestival.bsky.social – it is one of my favourite annual events and I can't wait to take part in such a fantastic programme. My talk will be on The Golden Age of Detection, on Friday 18 September 🔗 www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

Happy World Book Day! We’re thrilled to unveil our 2026 Literary Programme & tickets are now on sale! We have so many wonderful events for you! New this year are reduced booking fees & a limited number of day tickets to reduce fees even more. See you in September! www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

What Agatha Did in the Great War At this year’s Festival we are teaming up with the British Red Cross for a very special event inside Torquay Town Hall where Agatha volunteered as a nurse in the First World War. Sun 13 Sept £15 Period dress encouraged www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

Excited to see the first events for the Sept 2026 @agathafestival.bsky.social starting to go live. Looking forward to seeing both new and familiar faces at this wonderful #agathachristie event Initial details at: www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

With 200 days to go until the start of the Agatha Christie Festival, we’re delighted to unveil the first events in our Fringe Festival, the vibrant prelude to our much-loved Literary Festival. Events include boat cruises and coach tours with more to come: www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

**Fringe Festival tickets on sale next week** We’ll be releasing a number of events for this year’s Fringe Festival, including fun theatrical experiences, some very special excursions and a tea dance in a very unusual location. Our Fringe runs Sat 12 - Tues 15 September. We can't wait to see you!

We’re Hiring! Are you passionate about creative learning & inspiring young readers? The Agatha Christie Festival is seeking a part-time, freelance Schools Programme Project Officer to help deliver our 26/27 creative learning programme across Torbay schools www.iacf-uk.org/news/vacancy...

We're beavering away planning our special LIVE EPISODE for this, The Confessions of Agatha Christie, ft. HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!! Not to mention a string of fabulous talks and fun all day and into the evening! If you haven't got a ticket yet, what are you waiting for?? #SwingingChristies

Last year, we welcomed visitors from 30 countries to our main Festival. What we didn’t expect, when we launched our boutique Spring Gathering, was that Christie fans would still travel from far and wide to celebrate the Queen of Crime in her home town! www.iacf-uk.org/festival-2026/spring-gathering

Happy Publication Day to Festival friend @tinahodgkinson.bsky.social This looks fabulous and we can't wait to read it!

A reminder that we still have a few tickets left for our criminally good Agatha Christie Festival Spring Gathering 2026 Join us in Torquay on Saturday 11 April for a very special celebration of Agatha Christie. We’d love to welcome you there: www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

Agatha Christie: A Year of Celebration in Cheadle! In 2026, Cheadle will be celebrating its fascinating connection to Agatha Christie and its links to some of her novels. Her sister Madge lived at Abney Hall. www.cheadlecivicsociety.uk/AgathaChristie #CheadleCivic photo: Christie Archive Trust

In this week's local paper! www.torbayweekly.co.uk/news/home/19...

The survey to have a say in the future of Torquay Pavilion closes on 25th January. www.torbay.gov.uk/news/pr9421/ We have long been pushing for the building to become the official International Agatha Christie Centre. Please read our vision here: www.iacf-uk.org/news/an-inte...

Don't miss this great event with a talk by Festival friend, Dr Mark Aldridge. It's raising money for the Dame Hannah Rogers Trust, a Devon charity that provides services to enrich the lives of disadvantaged and disabled children and adults. @markaldridge.info www.discoverhannahs.org/event?event=59

It may be Blue Monday, but the best way to beat the winter blues is to make plans to look forward to! There is our Spring Gathering on Saturday 11 April. Or our main Festival in September, with the programme revealed & tickets going on sale in the spring. Find out more www.iacf-uk.org/festival-2026

Agatha Christie Festival puts Torquay in the spotlight this spring. Thank you to @torbayweekly.bsky.social www.torbayweekly.co.uk/news/local-n...

This is my weekend plans x

ANNOUNCING our next LIVE EPISODE: THE CONFESSIONS OF AGATHA CHRISTIE! What could it mean?! Come and find out! @agathafestival.bsky.social Spring Gathering - 11 April, a one-day extravaganza, ticket price includes goodies and famous authors and an evening do to boot! www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

We've an exciting change to the advertised programme of our Spring Gathering on Sat 11 April. The Swinging Christies team will now be hosting a LIVE episode called The Confessions of Agatha Christie, chatting all about a secret document... @christietime.com To book: www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

Festival Friend Robert Thorogood's latest book in the fabulous Marlow Murder Club series is out now. We cannot wait to read it! @robthor.bsky.social

We cannot wait to read this latest book by the brilliant @radiomukhers.bsky.social We are thrilled he will be talking (and signing books!) at our Spring Gathering on 11 April: iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

Today's the Day! 1925. At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong Starring Mia McKenna-Bruce, Helena Bonham Carter & Martin Freeman Written by Festival Friend, Chris Chibnall Directed by Chris Sweeney @netflix.com @chrischibnall.bsky.social

Agatha Christie Festival have outlined a proposal for Torquay Pavilion to become the Agatha Christie Centre, an inclusive, high-quality arts centre anchored in her legacy to include exhibitions, performance space and educational facilities. Please have your say here: www.torbay.gov.uk/news/pr9421/

ITV did a special report on Monday 12th January to mark 50 years since the passing of Agatha Christie. It’s a great look at some of the local places from her life and works and you may spot a few familiar faces along the way… www.itv.com/watch/news/t...