A prolific public speaker, John Higgs has spoken at events and festivals including Tate Britain, Wilderness, Sotheby’s, The Yale Centre for British Art, Glastonbury Festival, Soho Curzon, Brighton Festival, Women In Art, Port Eliot Literary Festival, Wadham College Chapel Oxford, the British Library, Festival No.6, Latitude, Amsterdam Dance Event, Belfast Arts Festival, Bath Literary Festival and LonCon3 (the World Science Fiction Convention).
Talks and appearances 2026
16 January – LONDON – On the first anniversary of David Lynch’s death, I’ll be talking about Lynchian with Robin Ince at the BFI library. Details and tickets here
14 February – HALIFAX – I’ll be at the Halifax Goth Festival talking about David Lynch, tickets are available here
21 February – FAVERSHAM – Faversham Literary Festival, details to follow
18 April – BIRMINGHAM – The Heath Bookshop Literature and Music Festival, Details to follow
