Next summer, we’ll gather to celebrate the twentieth edition of Latitude Festival. 

Twenty years of festival lineups that celebrate the breadth of the arts. Thousands of artists have moved us with theatre, with literature, with songs, with laughter, with dance. Together, we’ve experienced moments that simply couldn’t have happened anywhere else.

To celebrate it all, we’d like to invite you to join us in a conversation about the most important artists, the most important books, the most important theatre shows. Part mission statement, part cultural archive, part collective memory. A cultural and social survey and conversation with you, our audience, to establish in your eyes and our eyes what the most important aspects of modern life and culture have been.

Our next category is…

The Most Important Societal Change

As one year ends and another begins, New Year’s Eve invites reflection. It’s a moment to look back at how far we’ve come, and to imagine what comes next. Some conversations were once whispered. Over the last twenty years, many of them have found their way into everyday life; discussed at dinner tables, in classrooms, in workplaces, and across cultures with greater care. This category celebrates the shifts that have helped bring once-taboo topics into the open, reshaping how we understand ourselves and one another.

Our picks for the most important aspects of modern life and culture.

Twenty years of Latitude. Twenty years of a festival celebrating Theatre, Literature, Songs, Science, Dance, Poems. Signifying twenty of the most important cultural moments, the most important artists, the most important books, the most important theatre shows. Part mission statement, part cultural archive, part collective memory. In your eyes and our eyes. A cultural conversation on the most important aspects of modern life and culture.

Melvin Benn, Latitude Festival Director

A celebration of brilliance...

Malala Yousafzai wins your vote

For two decades, Latitude has championed bold and fearless voices. As we mark 20 years of music, arts, and ideas at Henham Park, our community voted to honour the young voices who have shaped our generation, and voted for Malala Yousafzai.

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The Most Important Poet

Poetry has been at the heart of our programme since our very first edition. In the last twenty years, we've enjoyed incredible new talent, and seen established artists taking their poetry into new genres.

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The Most Important Young Voice or Voices

It is young voices that have always created change. Older voices have legislated them usually but it’s the young voices that have created the pressure for the legislators to respond.

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Explore the categories

We’ve experienced moments that simply couldn’t have happened anywhere else. Read more about the categories to join in on the conversation.

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2006 was the year it all began.

Find out more about our origins, and delve into some of our key moments across our last 20 years.

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The History of Latitude

Relive the magic and memories of Latitude Festival throughout the years, from the very first Latitude Festival in 2006 to the most recent year.

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