Classic Weekend Rover 2026

Indulge your criminal tendencies and get great value for money with a Classic Weekend Rover ticket. Don’t miss a minute of the action for the whole weekend by making sure you have your seat for every panel and special guest, securing your pint at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Awards, and booking your spot for the Late-Night Quiz.

Your Rover ticket includes:

• Access and a guaranteed seat to all 22 Festival events taking place on the Theakston Stage across the whole weekend to get you up close to all the action
• 2-course lunch at The Old Swan Hotel on Friday & Saturday
• Access to the Festival site, including bars, bookshop, and signings
• A Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival goody bag to take home.

EVENTS INCLUDED

Thursday 23 July | 1 event

8.00pm Theakston Old Peculier Crime Awards & Party

Friday 24 July | 9 events

9.00am Nadine Matheson & Steve Cavanagh | 10.30am From Poirot to Podcasts | 12.00pm Gillian McAllister & Holly Jackson | 2.00pm Can’t Get You Out of My Head | 3.30pm Man About the House | 5.00pm Chris Brookmyre | 6.30pm Nothing But the Truth? | 8.30pm David Baldacci | 10.00pm Interview Bingo

Saturday 25 July | 9 events

9.00am Anthony Horowitz | 10.30am What Happened to All the Serial Killers? | 12.00pm Critics’ New Blood | 2.00pm A Way With Words | 3.30pm You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me | 5.00pm LJ Ross & Jane Harper | 6.30pm Whiteboards Versus Empty Screens | 8.30pm Lisa Jewell | 10.15pm The Late-Night Quiz

Sunday 26 July| 3 events

9.00am Alice Feeney & Chris Whitaker | 10.30am Your Local Writer | 12.00pm Ann Cleeves & Brenda Blethyn

Kindly sponsored by Theakston Brewery