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5 September 2026 | In-Person & Digital | Kenwood House Gardens, London

The FT Weekend Festival programme for this September is now live!

Explore the full line-up and start planning your day at Kenwood House Gardens. Choose from ten stages of thought-provoking debates and interviews with FT journalists in conversation with Peter Capaldi, Angela Hartnett, Jeremy Hunt, Fiona Shaw, Mary Beard, Richard E. Grant, Lisa Hogan and many more.

Our early bird ticket rate ends on 9 August. Now is the perfect time to secure your pass. Join thousands of curious minds and create your own festival agenda from a packed programme of world-class journalism, influential voices and live experiences.

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What's in store on 5 September?

Challenge your thinking at our Big Ideas stage. Explore sessions including Data: Servant or Master?, The World at War and So What Does the FT Really Think?, and hear from Roula Khalaf, Peter Capaldi, Martin Wolf, Avril Haines, Paul Smith and more.

Channel your inner explorer at our travel stage with Richard E. Grant, Paul Theroux and Sophie Raworth, before heading to the Literature & Life tent for thought-provoking discussions with Mary Beard, Elif Shafak, Francis Fukuyama and Rose Tremain.

Step into the world of HTSI for conversations on style, beauty, wellness and design. Hear from Christopher Kane, discover beauty advice for every age, explore the future of hospitality with Nick Jones, and uncover the wellness trends that really work, hosted by HTSI editor Jo Ellison.

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