Festivals Literature Saturday 21 September 2024 - Saturday 5 October 2024 International Literature Festival Utrecht 2024 Practical information Various locations Utrecht Utrecht View location ILFU is the biggest literature festival in the low countries, lasting two weeks, presenting over 200 authors and reaching 20,000+ visitors. The festival originated in 1980 when the first edition of the ‘Nacht van de Poëzie’ (Dutch Poetry Night) was organized in Utrecht’s 2000-seats concerthall TivoliVredenburg. Against all odds, the event presenting 8 hours of poetry until the wee small hours attracted thousands of visitors and anno 2023 still is an iconic value in the Dutch literary scene. Over the decades, the festival grew into a big celebration of literature, covering many genres, from poetry to young adult, from non fiction to spoken word, from quality films to high standard singer-songwriters and from literary theatre to narrative visual art. Advertisement Kids Kids Bringing far away close by Sonnenborgh Museum and Observatory Date continuous Time various times Classical music Classical music Classical Top 400 TivoliVredenburg Date Fri 18 Oct Time 20:15 Dance & ballet Dance & ballet Danslokaal #12 Stadsschouwburg Utrecht Date Wed 23 Oct - Thu 24 Oct Time 20:30 Advertisement Lectures Lectures Sharing Stories De Nijverheid Date Wed 23 Oct Time 18:30 - 22:00 Festivals Festivals IMPAKT Festival 2024: DEAL WITH IT Various locations Utrecht Date Wed 30 Oct to Sun 3 Nov Museum & exhibitions Museum & exhibitions ENERGY: Redistributing Power and Taming Consumption FOTODOK Time th to su: 11:00 - 17:30 More agenda Calendar More inspiration in Utrecht Festivals Music & concerts Ramblin Roots TivoliVredenburg Date Sat 19 Oct Time 15:00 - 23:00