Events Diary

How to book

By telephone on 01225 463362

Online at bathfestivals.org.uk

In person at Bath Box Office Counter, 1A Forum Buildings, St James Parade, BA1 1UG

Bath Box Office telephone and counter is open 10am–5pm.

Fees

*All tickets are subject to a 10% service charge and all bookings incur a transaction charge of £1.

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

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

We are also working with Tickets for Good and their Affordable Tickets Project, enabling anyone who’s received a Cost of Living payment from the UK Government in the past 6 months at the time of verification to access free and affordably-priced tickets.

Support Us – Become a Member

To find out more: www.ticketsforgood.org/member-signup

If you would like to support others to access free tickets you can donate via our Share the Story scheme. Share the Story allows you to donate when purchasing your tickets and we use your donations to purchase tickets and contribute to travel expenses for schools and families.

‘We were incredibly grateful to be given tickets – the boys would not have had an opportunity to take part if it hadn’t been for the generosity of your organisation. The events were engaging, entertaining and inspirational.’ per annum

As a charity, we are reliant on the support of our members. By becoming a member of Bath Festivals, you are joining a community of like-minded people who want to help the arts thrive in Bath and create life-enhancing experiences and opportunities for children and young people. All members are entitled to special privileges.

Donate to help us help others

Every year we reach 127,000 people by making books, music and performance accessible to all. Please help us continue changing lives through the arts.

£5 – A £5 donation could provide one free book for a local school.

£15 – A £15 donation could provide a ticket for an inspirational experience.

£25 – A £25 donation could provide a family with tickets to an event.

To support us please visit https://bathfestivals.org.uk/support/ Bath Festivals is a Registered Charity, number 801617