Keen Boswell Book Festival enthusiasts will soon be able to snap up tickets for this year's event.

The event, named in honour of the great biographer James Boswell, will take place at Dumfries House from May 10-12.

The Family Festival will also be back at Dumfries House over the weekend.

Expected to be another popular year, tickets for the 2024 event will go on sale in March.

General sale tickets will go on sale from Thursday, March 21.

Those who sign up to become a 'Friend' of the festival, for an an annual fee of £25, will get ticket access from March 18.

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Looking ahead to this year's event, a Boswell Book Festival spokesperson said: "We were so appreciative of the hugely positive feedback from so many of you after last year’s festival and we are working hard towards the creation of another wide-ranging, stimulating and entertaining programme for all ages in 2024. 

Over the years the support of Boswell Book Festival Friends, Patrons and Sponsors has allowed us to welcome thousands of visitors to our exceptional festival weekends and is vital to help us stage another year’s festival, so please consider signing up this year.

"You will also get ahead of the crowd in obtaining the tickets you want for any sell-out events. "

They added: "With a largely volunteer team we make sure any money raised is used to make the festival affordable and accessible to as many people as possible. 

"If you, your company or organisation would like to explore the benefits of sponsorship at the same time as helping to keep the Boswell Book Festival alive (from a simple advertisement to a longer-term partnership), contact us and let’s have a chat."

More information is available on the Boswell Book Festival website.