• 2013 Programming Chair Val McDermid and the Programming Committee l-r: Jane Gregory, David Shelley, Val McDermid, Martyn Waites and NJ Cooper

  • 2013 Crime Banner with Lee

2013 Festival Tickets Released!

Join Us to Celebrate a Decade of Crime Writing in Harrogate

We are delighted to announce all Individual and Rover tickets are now on sale for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Festival. Book now to secure your seats for a weekend packed with the very best in Crime Fiction and help us celebrate a Decade of Crime Writing Festivals here in Harrogate.

The 2013 line up is our best yet, with Special Guests Kate Atkinson, Lee Child, Charlaine Harris, Susan Hill, William McIlvanney, Ian Rankin and Ruth Rendell interviewed by Jeanette Winterson. We also have a packed line up off panels showcasing the best in Crime Fiction from around the world, including a look at German Crime Writing and authors from South of the Equator. We’ll be asking ‘Who are You?’ in a discussion on Social Media, investigating forensics with Professor Sue Black, as well as Slaughtering the Sacred Cows and Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (yes, that’s right!).

We will be welcoming the star of Vera, Brenda Blethyn, for an in depth look at both the books and the TV series, with Ann Cleeves along with one of the show’s producers and screen writers. Lee Child will be grilled by the hilarious Sarah Millican in a interview that is bound to be something to remember.

As well as celebrating our own anniversary we will also be celebrating 60 years of the man with the golden gun, James Bond, with a special panel, dinner and book group dedicated to our favourite spy. So grab a Martini or a pint of Old Peculier and get ready to toast a decade of the best Crime Writing Festival around!

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2013 Weekend Break Packages – Make The Perfect Getaway

Treat yourself to a whole four days at the crime hot spot of the summer by booking a combined ticket and accommodation package. Stay in one of our specially selected Festival hotels and join over 80 of the world’s most celebrated crime authors in conversation, in action and in the bar!

Weekend Break Packages start from only £369 per person based on two people sharing a double/twin room, or only £409 for single person accommodation. Prices are dependent on your choice of hotel, for more information on the options available, click here.

Packages include:

  • 3 nights bed & breakfast accommodation (18, 19 & 20 July)
  • Weekend Rover Ticket with access to all Festival events from the Award event on Thursday evening to the last event on Sunday (excluding the Dinner event on Saturday evening), delicious lunches at The Old Swan Hotel on the Friday and Saturday and a complimentary Festival goody bag.