In numbers
Want to know how our 2025 went in a snapshot? You’re in the right place.
Festival 2025
16 days
673 events
682 authors and illustrators
273 chairpeople
160,000 site visits (a 60% uplift from 2024)
76,681 tickets issued
17,943 tickets bought by first-timers (that’s 23.4% of all tickets sold)
118 free or Pay What You Can events
35,000 books sold
4,702 free books for school pupils
Online
700 people attended watch parties in libraries across 12 Scottish local authorities
Over 140 livestreamed and on demand events
Almost 20,000 online event views
63 countries joining online
Schools and communities
178 Communities participants taking part in Festival events
27 Schools events
4,702 pupils and teachers attending from 77 schools (all receiving a free book to take home)
Accessibility
78% of events had access productions, including
24 BSL interpreted events
50 live captioned events
450 AI captioned events
5-star rating on Euan’s Guide
And also…
1 Scottish Thistle Award for Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival
Want to explore more interesting facts and figures? Why not check out our Annual Impact Reports.