The Festival 2020 was cancelled... but we are still here!
Book Clubs Hub and Survey
Booktown is developing a Book Clubs Hub as an online space for all book clubs across the country to share stories, knowledge, resources and to connect with authors. To find out more click here.
In a book club? Please help us to find out much more about the reach and operations of Australia’s thousands of book clubs by participating in our National Book Club Survey (it only takes five minutes).
The first national symposium on books clubs, Book Clubs Friday, originally scheduled for 1 May 2020 in Clunes, Victoria, will be held when possible.
Festival Info
Talk, Panels and Rare Books
Along with author talks and panel discussions, festival-goers can discover the largest collection of rare, out-of-print and collectible books in Australia, go inside heritage buildings, listen to live music, watch street performers, enjoy local wines and produce while meeting and interacting with literature lovers from far and wide.
Booktown On Sundays
Clunes is a Booktown all year round and offers a FREE series of writer talks on the third Sunday of the month – Booktown on Sunday. The charming Goldfields village of Clunes is internationally recognised as a Booktown. It is a hub of ideas and the arts.
Conversation, Ideas and Art
The Clunes Booktown Festival is all about celebrating books and the great conversations and big ideas that come from them. The Festival is turning the stereotype of rural towns on its head: from slow, dusty and dry to a hub of ideas and the arts.
Workshops, Entertainment and Food
Author talks, workshops, live entertainment, a kids village, and good food.
The People of Booktown
Each year, an army of local volunteers and a small team of staff, host the annual Clunes Booktown Festival, which attracts 15,000 people to enjoy the most amazing whole town bookshop in the world.
Tickets
Ticket releases will be announced via our email newsletter (sign up above). Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and festival updates.
When To Come
Join the conversation during the first weekend of May in Clunes.
Stay Overnight
We strongly advise all guests intending to stay overnight to book their accommodation early. We’ve made it easy with a list of suggested accommodation options.
Welcome To Clunes!
Our Team
Bringing you Clunes Booktown Festival, Booktown On Sunday and The Clunes Ceramic Award
Richard Mackay-Scollay
CEO
Sharon Hughes
Arts Administrator
What People Say
Very best opinions
SUPPORT
Creative Clunes Inc, the producers of the Clunes Booktown Festival, Booktown on Sunday and the Clunes Ceramic Award, is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
We respectfully acknowledge the Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung people – traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work.
