29 September –8 October 2023 bathfestivals.org.uk | 01225 463362 | @bathkidslitfest Where books and stories come alive
Cover illustration credits
A Hero Like Me © Leire Salaberria | Adventuremice © Philip Reeve & Sarah McIntyre | Astronaut © Jess Bradley | Football School © Spike Gerrell | Gecko © Jim Field | Geoffrey © Nadia Shireen | Gigantic © Rob Biddulph | Heavy Metal Badger © Duncan Beedie | How to Train Your Dragon © Cressida Cowell | Martha Maps It Out © Leigh Hodgkinson | Marv © Paula Bowles | Mega Robo Bros © Neill Cameron | Ministry of Unladylike Activity © Robin Stevens, illus. Jan Bielecki | Mog © Kerr-Kneale Productions Ltd 1970 | Once Upon A Witch’s Broom © Beatrice Blue | Pick a Story © Adam Walker-Parker | Speak Up © Dapo Adeola | Super Ghost © Greg James and Chris Smith, illus. Amy Nguyen | Supertato © Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet | The Boy with Wings © Keenon Ferrell | What Do You See When You Look at a Tree © Emma Carlisle; Wings of Glory © Claire Powell | Wonder Brothers © Steven Lenton
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Welcome
Autumn in Bath will be buzzing with our totally brilliant festival. We’ll be welcoming over 100 of your favourite children’s authors and illustrators to spaces and places across Bath, to bring books and stories alive!
We know how much you loved Rob Biddulph last year so he’s back – bigger and better AND he’s also specially chosen some of his favourite illustrator events for the whole family to enjoy. In fact we have a huge selection of things for you to get stuck into. There’s storytime sessions, poetry, drawing, writing and making workshops, as well as fun and interactive book events diving into myths, fantasy, superheroes, football, science, comedy and plenty of magic and mystery.
We’re also celebrating a big book birthday with a special How to Train Your Dragon double bill. Join Cressida Cowell to dive into the world of Hiccup and Toothless and afterwards enjoy a special screening of the film.
All this and much, much more, so turn the page to see our highlights and full events diary before heading to the website for all the details
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Festival Experiences
Come with your family to explore the city and enjoy FREE activities during the festival.
The Happiness Hub
The Happiness Hub is BACK for 2023! Young people and their families are invited to drop into The Egg and take part in an array of fun, creative and thoughtful activities to help us all explore what makes us happy. Come and help us make a giant butterfly mural, drop your troubles into the worry jar to offload your cares and relax with a story or two in the chill-out area. Join in with games, quizzes and much more! There’ll be opportunities to make and create, dance your worries away and do what makes YOU happy!
The Happiness Hub will be open to all from 10am – 4pm on Saturday 30 September and Sunday 1 October.
Character Trail
Pick up our popular FREE Character Trail in partnership with Bath BID that takes you on a hunt around the city centre. A festival badge for all who take part and the chance to win a bundle of festival books too!
Riches of the Earth Exhibition
Enjoy FREE admission to BRLSI’s Riches of the Earth Exhibition running until 7 October – explore the beauty of minerals through the astounding forms and vibrant colours of more than 100 carefully selected specimens. Open 10am – 4pm every day except Sundays.
American Museum & Gardens Family Day
On Sunday 8 October, the American Museum & Gardens will be throwing its gates open, offering FREE site entry for all. Come and enjoy a fun family day out, including a visit to the exhibition Brick America: An Adventure in LEGO® Bricks. Activities on the day include lots of playtime with LEGO bricks in the gallery, storytelling, craft activities, a reading corner and plenty of outdoor space for running and exploring, including a children’s play area. Suitable for any age. Open 10am – 5pm (last entry 4.30pm).
Gaia at Bath Abbey
Luke Jerram’s Gaia is coming to Bath Abbey this Autumn! This large-scale installation of planet Earth is seven metres in diameter and features detailed images of the Earth’s surface.
10% discount on admission for families. Free entry for BA1 and BA2 residents with Discovery card or proof of address. For more details and opening times, see bathabbey.org
NEW FOR 2023:
Don’t miss our special events at The Little Theatre Cinema – including a How To Train Your Dragon celebration with Cressida Cowell, a Babe anniversary showing and Toddler Times every weekday featuring some of Julia Donaldson’s best-loved tales. Look for in the Events Diary.
Events for adults: learn about writing for young people with Bath Spa University or explore your experience of new motherhood with Mothership Writers.
BOOK NOW bathfestivals.org.uk 01225 463362
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Schools Programme
We want as many children as possible to access the wealth of brilliant authors coming to the festival and celebrate reading with us, so we have programmed 16 events for schools and home-schooled children and have a limited number of free tickets for B&NES schools.
Check out the in the Events Diary and get in touch for more info.
This year we are launching an Industry Day on Friday 29 September for GCSE and A-Level students, opening up the book industry and showcasing the range of careers involved. We also have five fantastic authors touring local schools and inspiring secondary school pupils on the next stage of their reading journeys:
For more info and to book places email: education@bathfestivals.org.uk
Reading is Magic Festival
We are so excited that the Reading is Magic Festival is returning from 2 – 6 October 2023! Our free five-day festival will be beamed straight into schools and homes across the globe and this year we are celebrating 20 Years of How to Train Your Dragon with Cressida Cowell, 25 Years of Skellig with David Almond and Tom de Freston, the brand new Adrien Prize, Waterstones Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho’s Bookmaker Like You project and many more authors and illustrators. Inspiration for the festival came from Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2019 – 2022 Cressida Cowell’s key message ‘reading is magic, and magic is for everyone’ and the 2023 festival will continue to explore the themes from her Waterstones Children’s Laureate Charter.
Find out more and tune in readingismagicfestival.com
Monday 2 Oct
Adiba Jaigirdar
Tuesday 3 Oct Nikesh Shukla
Wednesday 4 Oct L.D. Lapinski
Thursday 5 Oct Michael Mann
Friday 6 Oct Ayaan Mohamud
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HIGHLIGHTS
Event highlights for ages 0-5
FIND YOUR HAPPY WITH THE HAPPY NEWS FOUNDER EMILY COXHEAD
30 Sept | 14.00–14.45
The Egg
THE GECKO AND THE ECHO WITH LIZ FOST
1 Oct | 11.00–11.45
Bath Cricket Club
A WHALE OF A TIME: A FUNNY POEM FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR WITH LOU PEACOCK AND MATT HUNT
30 Sept | 13.00–13.45
Bath Cricket Club
WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AT A TREE? WITH EMMA CARLISLE
30 Sept | 14.30–15.15
Bath Central Library
POPPY & SAM’S FARMYARD ADVENTURE WITH LIZ FOST
1 Oct | 13.00–13.45
Bath Cricket Club
LIFESIZE DEADLY ANIMALS WITH SOPHY HENN
1 Oct | 15.15–16.00
Bath Cricket Club
CAPTAIN LOO ROLL WITH MATT CARR
2 Oct | 10.00–10.45
Bath Central Library
SPEAK UP! WITH DAPO ADEOLA AND NATHAN BRYON
7 Oct | 10.00–10.45
Guildhall
TEATIME STORYTIME WITH MOG THE FORGETFUL CAT AND STORYTELLER LIZ FOST
7 Oct | 16.45–17.30
Guildhall
SUPERTATO: MEAN GREEN TIME MACHINE WITH SUE HENDRA AND PAUL LINNET
8 Oct | 10.00–10.45
Guildhall
GET READY TO ROCK! HEAVY METAL BADGER WITH DUNCAN BEEDIE
7 Oct | 11.00–11.45
Bath Central Library
A HERO LIKE ME WITH ANTI-RACISM PROTESTOR JEN REID
8 Oct | 13.00–13.45
Bath Cricket Club
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Events highlights for ages 5-8 and family
GIGANTIC FUN WITH ROB BIDDULPH
30 Sept | 10.30–11.30
Forum
REEVE & MCINTYRE PRESENT ADVENTUREMICE!
1 Oct | 11.00–11.45
The Egg
CRESSIDA COWELL: 20 YEARS OF HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON!
7 Oct | 10.00–11.00
Forum
THERE’S A BEAST IN THE BASEMENT WITH PAMELA BUTCHART
8 Oct | 12.00–12.45
Guildhall
TRAIN YOUR BRAIN WITH DR RANJ’S BRAIN POWER
30 Sept | 12.00–12.45
Guildhall
NIKITA GILL’S ANCIENT INDIAN ANIMAL FABLES
1 Oct | 12.00–12.45
Guildhall
BRITISH MUSEUM: SO YOU THINK YOU’VE GOT IT BAD? A KID’S LIFE IN ANCIENT ROME WITH CHAE STRATHIE
7 Oct | 11.00–11.45
Minerva Room at Roman Baths CLC
DRAW WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY WITH STEVEN LENTON, SOPHY HENN AND NADIA SHIREEN, COMPERED BY STEVEN BUTLER
1 Oct | 10.00–10.45 | Guildhall
SUIT UP, STEP UP AND MEET MARV! WITH ALEX FALASEKOYA AND PAULA BOWLES
1 Oct | 16.00–16.45
Guildhall
THE BOY WITH WINGS: CLASH OF THE SUPER KIDS WITH SIR LENNY HENRY
7 Oct | 16.30–17.15
Guildhall
THE MARVELLOUS MYTH HUNTER: IN THE BEGINNING
8 Oct | 14.00–14.45
Guildhall
WINGS OF GLORY WITH DERMOT O’LEARY
8 Oct | 16.30–17.15
Guildhall
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Events highlights for ages 8–12
WORKSHOP: THESE ARE THE WORDS – FEARLESS VERSE TO FIND YOUR VOICE WITH NIKITA GILL
30 Sept | 11.30–13.00
Forum Ballroom
LOTTIE BROOKS LAUGHS WITH KATIE KIRBY
30 Sept | 16.00–16.45
Guildhall
GREG JENNER: YOU ARE HISTORY
30 Sept | 14.00–14.45
Guildhall
POETRY POWER WITH JOSEPH COELHO, JOSHUA
SEIGAL AND NIKITA GILL
30 Sept | 16.00–16.45
Guildhall
FINDING BEAR WITH HANNAH GOLD
1 Oct | 14.00–14.45
Guildhall
HOW TO BE A DETECTIVE WITH DC ALEXANDRA BEEVER AND FLEUR HITCHCOCK
30 Sept | 14.00–14.45
Guildhall
WORKSHOP: COMIC WORKSHOP WITH JESS BRADLEY
30 Sept | 14.00–15.00
Forum Ballroom
THE MINISTRY OF UNLADYLIKE ACTIVITY WITH ROBIN STEVENS
30 Sept | 15.30–16.30
Forum
RADZI’S INCREDIBLE FACTS
1 Oct | 10.00–10.45
Guildhall
MYTHICAL ADVENTURES OF GREEKS AND GODS WITH TOM HOLLAND, CHAIRED BY MAZ EVANS
1 Oct | 14.00–14.45
Guildhall
THE UNLIKELY RISE OF HARRY SPONGE WITH STEPHEN & ANITA MANGAN
1 Oct | 12.00–12.45
Guildhall
SAVING NEVERLAND WITH ABI ELPHINSTONE
1 Oct | 15.00–15.45
The Egg
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SUPERHEROES AND UNICORNS: FANTASTIC FICTION WITH A. F. STEADMAN AND TOLÁ OKOGWU
1 Oct | 16.00–16.45
Guildhall
WORKSHOP: HOW TO MAKE (AWESOME) COMICS WITH NEILL CAMERON
7 Oct | 13.00–14.30
Forum Ballroom
GROWING UP BLACK IN BRITAIN: STORIES OF COURAGE, SUCCESS AND HOPE WITH STUART LAWRENCE
7 Oct | 12.00–12.45
Guildhall
IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES WITH KATHERINE RUNDELL
7 Oct | 12.00–12.45
Guildhall
GODS AND MONSTERS WITH ANA SAMPSON AND CHRIS RIDDELL
7 Oct | 14.00–14.45
Guildhall
THE FOOTBALL SCHOOL WITH ALEX BELLOS
8 Oct | 12.00–12.45
Guildhall
DRAW YOUR OWN STAR WARS CHARACTERS
8 Oct | 14.00–14.45
Guildhall
Events highlights for ages 14+
HOW TO BE FUNNY WITH HELEN RUTTER
7 Oct | 14.00–14.45
Guildhall
GREG JAMES AND CHRIS SMITH: SUPER GHOST
8 Oct | 10.00–11.00
Guildhall
YOU COULD BE SO PRETTY: LOOKS, LOVE AND SEX IN A SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD WITH HOLLY BOURNE
30 Sept | 18.00–18.45
Guildhall
SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT BAD MAGIC GRAPHIC NOVEL WITH DEREK LANDY
30 Sept | 18.00–18.45
Guildhall
A GUIDE TO MURDER WITH HOLLY JACKSON, CHAIRED BY KATE WESTON
7 Oct | 18.30–19.15
Guildhall
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*All tickets are subject to a 10% service charge and all bookings incur a transaction charge of £1.
Code Event Time Venue Age Price* Friday 29 September A1 Industry Day 09:30–14:30 BRLSI & The Egg 14-18 £15 A2 Gigantic Fun with Rob Biddulph 13.00–14.00 Forum KS1, KS2 £5 Saturday 30 September B1 Ambrose Follows His Nose with Dick KingSmith’s great-granddaughter Josie Rogers 10.00–10.45 Bath Central Library 5+ £6.50 B2 Gigantic Fun with Rob Biddulph 10.30–11.30 Forum Family £9.50 B3 My Brother is an Avocado with Tracy Darnton 11.00–11.45 Bath Cricket Club 3+ £7.50 B4 A Damsel NOT in Distress Pantomime 11.00–11.45 The Egg 5+ £9 B5 These Are the Words: Fearless Verse to Find Your Voice with Nikita Gill 11.30–13.00 Forum Ballroom 10+ £15 B6 Train Your Brain with Dr Ranj’s Brain Power 12.00–12.45 Guildhall 7+ £8.50 B7 Bookmaker Like Me with Waterstones Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho and Selom Sunu 12.00–12.45 Guildhall Family £8.50 B8 A Day in the Life of An Astronaut, Mars and the Distant Stars with Mike Barfield 12.00–12.45 Bath Central Library 6+ £6.50 B9 A Whale of a Time: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year with Lou Peacock and Matt Hunt 13.00–13.45 Bath Cricket Club 5+ £7.50 B10 Greg Jenner: You Are History 14.00–14.45 Guildhall Family £8.50 B11 How to be a Detective with DC Alexandra Beever and Fleur Hitchcock 14.00–14.45 Guildhall 7+ £8.50 B12 Find Your Happy with The Happy News founder Emily Coxhead 14.00–14.45 The Egg 3+ £9 B13 Comic Workshop with Jess Bradley 14.00–15.30 Forum Ballroom 8+ £15 B14 What Do You See When You Look at a Tree? With Emma Carlisle 14.30–15.15 Bath Central Library 4+ £6.50 B15 A Magical Science Adventure with Izzy the Inventor 15.00–15.45 Bath Cricket Club 5+ £7.50 B16 The Ministry of Unladylike Activity with Robin Stevens 15.30–16.30 Forum 8+ £9.50 B17 Poetry Power with Joseph Coelho, Joshua Seigal and Nikita Gill 16.00–16.45 Guildhall Family £8.50 B18 Lottie Brooks Laughs with Katie Kirby 16.00–16.45 Guildhall 9+ £8.50 B19 You Could Be So Pretty: Looks, Love and Sex in a Social Media World with Holly Bourne 18.00–18.45 Guildhall 14+ £8.50 B20 Skulduggery Pleasant Bad Magic graphic novel with Derek Landy 18.00–18.45 Guildhall 14+ £8.50
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Code Event Time Venue Age Price* Sunday 1 October (continued) C3 Reeve & McIntyre present ADVENTUREMICE! 11.00–11.45 The Egg 5+ £9 C4 The Gecko and the Echo with Liz Fost 11.00–11.45 Bath Cricket Club 3+ £7.50 C5 Babe film screening with an introduction by Josie Rogers 11.00–12.30 Little Theatre Cinema 5+ £6 C6 The Unlikely Rise of Harry Sponge with Stephen & Anita Mangan 12.00–12.45 Guildhall 9+ £8.50 C7 Nikita Gill’s Ancient Indian Animal Fables 12.00–12.45 Guildhall 5+ £8.50 C8 Poppy & Sam’s Farmyard Adventure with Liz Fost 13.00–13.45 Bath Cricket Club 3+ £7.50 C9 Mythical Adventures of Greeks and Gods with Tom Holland, chaired by Maz Evans 14.00–14.45 Guildhall 9+ £8.50 C10 Finding Bear with Hannah Gold 14.00–14.45 Guildhall 9+ £8.50 C11 Saving Neverland with Abi Elphinstone 15.00–15.45 The Egg 8+ £9 C12 LIFESIZE Deadly Animals with Sophy Henn 15.15–16.00 Bath Cricket Club 5+ £7.50 C13 Superheroes and Unicorns: Fantastic Fiction with A. F. Steadman and Tolá Okogwu 16.00–16.45 Guildhall 9+ £8.50 C14 Suit Up, Step Up and Meet Marv! With Alex Falase-Koya and Paula Bowles 16.00–16.45 Guildhall 5+ £8.50 Monday 2 October D1 Captain Loo Roll with Matt Carr 10.00–10.45 Bath Central Library 3+ £5 D2 Geoffrey Gets the Jitters with Nadia Shireen 10.30–11.15 Guildhall KS1 £4 D3 Space Blasters with Katie and Kevin Tsang 11.00–11.45 Guildhall KS2 £4 D5 Toddler Time screening: The Snail and the Whale 11.30–12.00 Little Theatre Cinema 3+ £3.30 for children, free for adults D4 The Wonder Brothers with Frank Cottrell-Boyce & Steven Lenton 13.15–14.00 Guildhall KS2 £4 Tuesday 3 October E1 Small Stanley’s Big List of Scary Stuff with Angie Morgan 10.00–10.45 Bath Central Library 3+ £5 E2 Laugh Out Loud with Jenny Pearson! 10.30–11.15 Guildhall KS2 £4 E3 A Different Kind of Freedom with Richard O’Neill 11.00–11.45 Guildhall KS2 £4 E5 Toddler Time screening: Zog 11.30–12.00 Little Theatre Cinema 3+ £3.30 for children, free for adults E4 Second World War Stories with Phil Earle and Hiba Noor Khan 13.15–14.00 Guildhall KS2 £4 Wednesday 4 October F1 Pick a Story with Sarah Coyle 10.00–10.45 Bath Central Library 3+ £5 F2 Myths and Magic with Elle McNicoll and Lizzie Huxley-Jones 10.30–11.15 Guildhall KS2 £4 BOOK NOW bathfestivals.org.uk 01225 463362 11
Events Diary
Code Event Time Venue Age Price* Wednesday 4 October (continued) F3 The Bear Behind with Sam Copeland 11.00–11.45 Guildhall KS1 £4 F5 Toddler Time screening: The Gruffalo 11.30–12.00 Little Theatre Cinema 3+ £3.30 for children, free for adults F4 Empathy in Action with Rashmi Sirdeshpande and Cath Howe 13.15–14.00 Guildhall KS2 £4 F6 Bath Spa Anthology Readings 17.00–18.00 Guildhall Adult FREE F7 Creative Writing for Young People with Bath Spa 19.30–20.30 Guildhall Adult £8.50 Thursday 5 October G1 Mothership Writers 10.00–11.30 Bath Central Library Adult £10 G2 Adventures at the River School with Sabine Adeyinka 10.30–11.15 Guildhall KS2 £4 G3 A Dinosaur at the Bus Stop: Poems with Kate Wakeling 11.00–11.45 Guildhall KS1 £4 G5 Toddler Time screening: Superworm 11.30–12.00 Little Theatre Cinema 3+ £3.30 for children, free for adults G4 Can You Get Rainbows in Space? With Dr Sheila Kanani 13.15–14.00 Guildhall KS2 £4 Friday 6 October H1 Discover Bats and Orangutans with picture book creator Sean Julian 10.00–10.45 Bath Central Library 3+ £5 H2 Speak Up! With Dapo Adeola and Nathan Bryon 10.30–11.15 Guildhall KS1 £4 H3 We Are Family with Jenna Herman and Lucy Reynolds 11.00–11.45 Guildhall KS1 £4 H5 Toddler Time screening: Room on the Broom 11.30–12.00 Little Theatre Cinema 3+ £3.30 for children, free for adults H4 Impossible Creatures with Katherine Rundell 13.15–14.00 Guildhall KS2 £4 Saturday 7 October J1 Speak Up! With Dapo Adeola and Nathan Bryon 10.00–10.45 Guildhall 4+ £8.50 J2 Jane Austen Investigates with Julia Golding 10.00–10.45 Guildhall 9+ £8.50 J3 The Star Whale with Nicola Davies and Petr Horáček 10.00–10.45 Bath Cricket Club 6+ £7.50 J4 Cressida Cowell: 20 Years of How To Train Your Dragon! 10.00–11.00 Forum 7+ £9.50 J5 How to Make (Awesome) Comics with Neill Cameron 10.00–11.30 Forum Ballroom 8+ £15 J6 Get Ready to Rock! Heavy Metal Badger with Duncan Beedie 11.00–11.45 Bath Central Library 3+ £6.50 J7 British Museum:
Rome with Chae Strathie 11.00–11.45 Minerva Room at Roman Baths CLC 7+ £7.50 J8 Impossible Creatures with Katherine Rundell 12.00–12.45 Guildhall 9+ £8.50 *All tickets are subject to a 10% service charge and all bookings incur a transaction charge of £1. 12
So You Think You’ve Got It Bad? A Kid’s Life in Ancient
Code Event Time Venue Age Price* Saturday 7 October (continued) J9 Growing Up Black in Britain: Stories of courage, success and hope with Stuart Lawrence 12.00–12.45 Guildhall 10+ £8.50 J10 Travel the World and Discover Mythical Animals with Beatrice Blue 12.00–12.45 Bath Cricket Club 4+ £7.50 J11 The Girl Who Walked to the Moon with Tessa Cobb 13.00–13.45 Bath Central Library 4+ £6.50 J12 How to Make (Awesome) Comics with Neill Cameron 13.00–14.30 Forum Ballroom 8+ £15 J13 Gods and Monsters with Ana Sampson and Chris Riddell 14.00–14.45 Guildhall 9+ £8.50 J14 How to be Funny with Helen Rutter 14.00–14.45 Guildhall 8+ £8.50 J15 The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions with Isabel Thomas 14.00–14.45 Bath Cricket Club 7+ £7.50 J16 Vita the Gladiator with Ally Sherrick 14.00–14.45 Minerva Room at Roman Baths CLC 9+ £7.50 J17 Martha Maps it Out with Leigh Hodgkinson 15.00–15.45 Bath Central Library 4+ £6.50 J18 How to Train Your Dragon film screening with an Introduction from Cressida Cowell 15.00–16.40 Little Theatre Cinema Family £6 J19 Making Monstrous Villains with Eve Wersocki-Morris 15.45–17.15 Forum Ballroom 9+ £15 J20 The Boy With Wings: Clash of the Super Kids with Sir Lenny Henry 16.30–17.15 Guildhall 8+ £8.50 J21 Teatime Storytime with Mog the Forgetful Cat and storyteller Liz Fost 16.45–17.30 Guildhall 3+ £8.50 J22 A Guide to Murder with Holly Jackson, chaired by Kate Weston 18.30–19.15 Guildhall 14+ £8.50 Sunday 8 October K1 Supertato: Mean Green Time Machine with Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet 10.00–10.45 Guildhall 3+ £8.50 K2 Greg James and Chris Smith: Super Ghost 10.00–11.00 Guildhall 8+ £8.50 K3 Spectacular Science for Curious Minds with Isabel Thomas 10.30–11.15 Bath Cricket Club 9+ £7.50 K4 There’s a Beast in the Basement with Pamela Butchart 12.00–12.45 Guildhall 7+ £8.50 K5 The Football School with Alex Bellos 12.00–12.45 Guildhall 9+ £8.50 K6 A Hero Like Me with Anti-Racism Protestor Jen Reid 13.00–13.45 Bath Cricket Club 5+ £7.50 K7 The Marvellous Myth Hunter: In the Beginning 14.00–14.45 Guildhall Family £8.50 K8 Draw Your Own Star Wars Characters 14.00–14.45 Guildhall Family £8.50 K9 Art Makes Powerful People with Bob and Roberta 15.00–15.45 Bath Cricket Club 6+ £7.50 K10 Wings of Glory with Dermot O’Leary 16.30–17.15 Guildhall 7+ £8.50 K11 Romancing the Past with Joanna Nadin and Laura Wood 16.30–17.15 Guildhall 12+ £8.50 BOOK NOW bathfestivals.org.uk 01225 463362 Films Workshops Schools 13
How to book
By telephone on 01225 463362
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Fees
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Booking enquiries
If you have any enquiries regarding booking please contact Bath Box Office: info@bathboxoffice.org.uk | 01225 463362
Child Protection Policy
Children under 12 must be accompanied by a ticket buying adult at all festival events unless otherwise stated. Children under 2 do not require a ticket, unless otherwise stated. Parents/carers are responsible for their children at all times.
Screenings
We’ve teamed up with our friends at The Little Theatre Cinema to present Toddler Time screenings every weekday, featuring our favourite Julia Donaldson shorts! Tickets are £3.30* for children, free for accompanying adults. Adults are only admitted if accompanying a child. Bring the whole family along for our special film screenings of Babe and How To Train Your Dragon – tickets £6* for adults and children.
Workshops
Children aged 8 or older can be dropped off at workshops. You will need to sign them in and leave a contact number. If you need to support your child at the workshop, please select a free 8+ Parent Ticket at the checkout. If your child is under 8 you will need to stay with them at the workshop, please select a free Under 8 Parent Ticket at the checkout.
Filming and photography
Some events or shows may be filmed or photographed, please let a member of staff know at the event if you do not wish to be filmed or photographed.
Accessibility
We want everyone to feel welcome at our events. All of our venues are wheelchair accessible and for more information about individual venues and how we can support you please visit: bathfestivals.org.uk/ childrens-literature/your-visit/accessibility
If you have any access enquiries please contact us at access@bathfestivals.org.uk
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Free tickets
We want to support as many children as we can to access our festival and to share the joy of reading. We have a limited number of free tickets available for families and schools. If you are a family who would benefit from these tickets please get in touch: info@bathfestivals.org.uk
If you are a B&NES school and would like to request free tickets please email education@bathfestivals.org.uk
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