Fringe Festival


The Story of Agatha Christie's Extraordinary Life

Friday 11th September 2026 - Sunday 20th September 2026

The Story of Agatha Christie's Extraordinary Life

Every day, between Friday 11th and Sunday 20th September 2026 (except Monday 14th and Tues 15th)

Join this award-winning walking tour has enthralled thousands of guests from across the world!

Tickets: £20.00 per person, £10.00 for under 18’s

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Agatha’s Mysterious Dartmoor… Revisited!

Saturday 12th September 2026 | Ugbrooke House

Agatha’s Mysterious Dartmoor… Revisited! (SOLD OUT)

After the success of last year’s sold out event, we are returning to Agatha’s mysterious Dartmoor but are making the event an all day one. This gives everyone longer to enjoy and savour the stunning locations visited en route.

Tickets: £60 plus booking fees

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Murder Mystery Afternoon Tea

Saturday 12th September 2026 | Palace Theatre, Paignton

Murder Mystery Afternoon Tea

Join Moonstone Theatre Company to help them solve a mystery, whilst enjoying a fabulous afternoon tea experience, held in Stage Left.

Tickets: £28

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It's a Mystery

Saturday 12th September 2026

It’s A Mystery!

Tim Benzie, award-winning playwright and the acclaimed creator and host of Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote presents his new one-man show, a funny and engrossing deep dive into the enduring appeal of murder mysteries.

Tickets: £21 plus booking fees

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Church Service, All Saints’ Church, Torquay

Sunday 13th September 2026 | All Saints' Church, Torquay

Church Service, All Saints’ Church, Torquay

Join us for a Sunday service in the church where Agatha Christie was baptised Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller on Thursday 20th November 1890. Led by Father Peter March, this is always a popular experience for Festival goers, held in such a significant setting which Agatha describes fondly in her autobiography.

Tickets: FREE

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What Agatha Did in the Great War

Sunday 13th September 2026 | Torquay Assembly Hall

What Agatha Did in the Great War

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 Red Cross during the First World War.

Tickets: £15 plus booking fees

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AB Sea Murders

Sunday 13th September 2026

The AB Sea Murders

Back by popular demand!

Join us for a boat trip around the Bay, passing beaches and locations loved by Agatha or featured in her works. Why not dress in your best detective outfits, as there’s sure to be a mystery to solve along the way. We will also be pointing out locations around the coast with an Agatha Christie link. There will also be period music, a fully stocked lounge bar and some fantastic views on this evening cruise.

Tickets: £20 plus booking fees

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Tea and Cake at Agatha’s Church

Monday 14th September 2026 | All Saints' Church, Torquay

Tea and Cake at Agatha’s Church

For this very special morning, join us for coffee/tea and cake and a chance to see the actual marble font where Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was baptised on Thursday 20 November 1890.

Tickets: £10

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Afternoon Tea at Burgh Island

Monday 14th September 2026 | Burgh Island

Afternoon Tea at Burgh Island (SOLD OUT)

After last year’s sell-out success, we are delighted to be revisiting this stunning and unique location where Agatha not only stayed but was inspired to write Evil Under the Sun and And Then There Were None. A luxury coach will take you from Torre Abbey to Bigbury-on-Sea, which is the closest mainland location to Burgh Island. It will be low tide this year, so guests can walk across the sands if they are able. A guided tour of the island seeing the places that inspired the locations in Evil Under the Sun will be followed by a sumptuous afternoon tea in the Nettlefold restaurant.

Tickets: £100 plus booking fees

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Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote

Tuesday 15th September 2026 | Palace Theatre, Paignton

Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote

Cult hit event Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote returns to Torquay with an interactive screening of the classic Murder, She Wrote episode “Paint Me a Murder”. Jessica Fletcher visits an artist friend on a remote island hideaway, but soon there’s a murder that only JB (or you!) can solve!

Tickets: £25

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Mix and Mingle

Wednesday 16th September 2026 | The Imperial Hotel, Torquay

The Mysterious Mix and Mingle

After the success of last year’s Mix and Mingle, we are delighted to bring back this popular, and free, social event which is the perfect chance to meet fellow festival-goers over a drink or two.

Tickets: FREE - booking coming shortly before the festival

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Agatha Christie Festival 2026 supports the UK National Year of Reading


Under the Patronage of the UK National Commission for UNESCO

Under the Patronage of the UK National Commission for UNESCO

Kindly Supported by:

English Riveria Bid Company

Rosalind Hicks Charitable Trust


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