HuddLitFest is a 10-day venue-based and digital literature festival of 50+ events, held in accessible spaces in Huddersfield and online. It includes author talks, performance poetry, workshops, discussion topics, wellbeing projects, family and multi-arts events, and a Schools Programme. The Festival promotes community cohesion and offers opportunities to enjoy arts and culture to a wide range of people, with free and low-cost activities, innovative commissions inspired by local community partnerships, and proactive engagement with underrepresented creatives, performers and audiences. Events take place online, outdoors and at a number of venues around Huddersfield, including
The University of Huddersfield,
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield Town Hall,
The Media Centre, libraries and local bars/cafes. The Festival provides Access Guides to key venues and includes several subtitled events every year. Many events are free or low cost. Festival patrons are
Lemn Sissay MBE and Sir
Patrick Stewart OBE and
lisa luxx. In 2016, 2017 & 2020, the Festival was chosen as a finalist in
Welcome to Yorkshire's White Rose Awards. Award wins include
Huddersfield Examiner Community Award (Arts category) in May 2017 and Accessible & Inclusive Tourism at the Yorkshire Post Tourism Awards in December 2022. ==History==