Bute Noir
Fri 07 Aug
|The Glenburn Hotel
An annual crime fiction festival held in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. It celebrates crime, thriller, mystery, and suspense writing, bringing together bestselling authors, debut writers, publishers, and readers for a weekend of talks, interviews, panel discussions, book signings, and so
Time & Location
07 Aug 2026, 16:00 – 09 Aug 2026, 23:00
The Glenburn Hotel, Mountstuart Rd, Rothesay, Isle of Bute PA20 9JP, UK
About the event
Another terrific international lineup at Bute Noir this year, with authors from ten different countries. Among the
headliners are queen of suspense Ruth Ware, the master of the missing person mystery Tim Weaver, Traitors’ star Harriet Tyce and the queen of Irish crime Liz Nugent. We are celebrating 30 years of Chris Brookmyre, welcoming bestsellers including Louise Candlish, Alan Parks and Erin Kelly, as well as Andi Osho, star of TV’s Blue Lights, and international guests including Orjan Karlsson, Jenny Lund Madsun and CJ Howell.
Get your tickets from Print Point or call them on 01700 503389
Weekend pass £100. All individual events £7. Except events 6, 13 and 14 which are £10.