YouTube video by Agatha Christie Festival

The 2026 Agatha Christie Festival, held over ten days, has been hailed a huge success, with visitors coming from across the UK and around the world, generating significant revenue for the local econom...

YouTube video by The Swinging Christies

YouTube video by The Swinging Christies

As part of the Agatha Christie Festival, Little Miss Marple and Mr Poirot are coming to the seaside! The two mini-sleuths will be hiding in shop windows around Torquay Harbour from Saturday 5 Septem...

Celebrate Agatha Christie in the place of her birth on the English Riviera. Step into the area’s outstanding literary and geological heritage with a six-day fringe followed by a four-day literary fest...

Agatha Christie is revered around the world for her books and the characters she created. Less well-known is her writing for the stage – an...

As the International Agatha Christie Festival returns to Torbay, we have another chance to celebrate the life and legacy of the Queen of Crime

The Agatha Christie story is being delivered to our youngsters in a brilliant way

Celebrate Agatha Christie in the place of her birth on the English Riviera. Step into the area’s outstanding literary and geological heritage with a six-day fringe followed by a four-day literary fest...

To conclude the literary part of today's events, the Agatha Christie Festival is delighted to welcome bestselling author, Cathy Rentzenbrink. Cathy's latest book, *The Agatha Cure*, is a literary dete...

The programme for 2026 Festival is here! A four-day Fringe Festival (featuring fun and social events in unusual places) will be followed by a four-day Literary Festival, with a number of evening socia...

Festival director plans book on Agatha Christie’s places linked to her life and works

We are thrilled that, in partnership with Festival Friend the Dartmouth Steam Railway and Riverboat Company, we can offer this exciting and fun day out to the beautiful historic town of Dartmouth.

The programme for 2026 Festival is here! A four-day Fringe Festival (featuring fun and social events in unusual places) will be followed by a four-day Literary Festival, with a number of evening socia...

The 11.30 from Paignton – Paignton Station, Tue 15 Sep 2026 - Back by popular demand! We have been inundated with requests to bring back this ever-popular and very special event. We are thrilled that,...

Join Matt Newbury, Creative Director of the Agatha Christie Festival, for a captivating and entertaining talk about the Festival's history and his own adventures inspired by the Queen of Crime. Held e...

Tickets are now available for Agatha Christie's Towards Zero at Palace Theatre, Paignton between Tue 9 Jun 2026 and Thu 30 Jul 2026. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets n...

As Torquay prepares to welcome thousands of visitors for the 2026 Agatha Christie Festival, Gabriella Mae-Mitchell explores why the Queen of Crime remains one of the world's most enduring cultural fig...

This special event offers a rare opportunity to step inside the historic Assembly Rooms at Torquay Town Hall, where Agatha Christie served as a nurse in the Voluntary Aid Detachment for the British Re...