Join Maria as she teaches the Makaton signs for a performance as part of Crawley Sings!

After the resounding success of Crawley Sings! in 2025 we are repeating this wonderful event on Saturday 28th March 2026.

CELEBRATING THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR

Inspired by one of the most iconic comic strips from Scream!, The Thirteenth Floor Anthology watches evil AI Max go worldwide in a collection of 13 stories for fans of Black Mirror.

Our annual Family Day returns on Saturday 7th March from 10am at Crawley Library. It's always a brilliant day of fun and laughter for children aged 3 - 12 years old. Below are all the details of the authors and illustrators you will get the opportunity to meet and be inspired by! We have something for everyone, including those with additional needs with our sensory space, Signed Stories and Story Magic session. 

We will also have Ginger Moo delivering a fantastic drop-in art table in the children's library, two book trails and the very lovely The Book Nook selling books of the authors and illustrators who will be present on the day. 

This is a day not to be missed!

Join us to explore and improvise. Play, think and relax by 'drawing' with pens, collage, fabric, light, movement and sound.

Diverse Crawley in association with WORDfest will be giving away an especially commissioned poem and a rose for free in celebration of International Women's Day.

Ever wanted to look into a Museum’s archives? Find an artefact that inspires you and bring history to life with your imagination.

Join Crawley Art Society at one of their regular sessions

A chance to try out something new creatively! It will be an informal evening of art, please bring your own materials, paper will be provided.

What is it about a Crime Series that seems to really grab readers? Join us with two of the finest proponents of the crime series to find out.

Join Book Club as we interview Clare Chambers author of Shy Creatures and Small Pleasures

A literature festival celebrating women writers over 50, headlined by Monique Roffey. 

Join us to hear five crime authors read excerpts of their work

We are delighted to bring Noir at the Bar back to The Old Punchbowl in the High Street as part of WORDfest Crawley.

Join Crawley Writers' Circle for a morning of creativity.

An evening of Sussex folklore retold by actors from Pitchy Breath Theatre around a campfire.

The annual WORDfest quiz returns! Who will be the champions for 2026?

Join Maria as she teaches the Makaton signs for a performance as part of Crawley Sings!

After the resounding success of Crawley Sings! in 2025 we are repeating this wonderful event on Saturday 28th March 2026.

Listen to Lara talking about the items she has found on the foreshore of the River Thames.

Join us for a performance of language and dialect from a range of cultures.

Join WORDfest for our annual Comedy Night. A night full of laughter and fun with headliner act Russell Hicks.

By Debris Stevenson

Poetry, music and movement unite in Debris Stevenson’s explosive new play about learning to fall, fail and find our own ways to fly.

Daisy and Luke are twins navigating life in a high-rise estate, where ambition and self-doubt collide. Both twins have labels thrust upon them: Daisy the “idiot” and Luke the “genius”. But will their bond and shared dream of flying launch them up together or crash them apart?

Join Crawley Creative Writing Group at one of their regular sessions.

Join us for a celebration of singing at the Bandstand in the Memorial Gardens in Crawley town centre. 9 adult choirs will take turns to sing and showcase their amazing choir, with a finale from the WORDfest Makaton Choir.