Crack the Code: Detective Trail
Newark Town CentreEmbark on an adventure trail through the cobbled streets of Newark becoming a crime detective for the day to crack the mystery code!
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Literature Village Newark Market Place
Newark Market Place Newark Royal Market, Market Place, Newark, NottinghamshireEnjoy four days of wonderful local crafts, bookish organisations, authors and published books of all genres at the Festival Literary Village, under the red and white stripes of Newark’s Royal Market.
Little Roars Musical Play
St Mary Magdalene Church Church Walk, NewarkBring your little ones for a Little Roars Musical Play session at St Mary Magdalene Church on the opening morning of Newark Book Festival.
Play With Your Food – Ally Pally Arts Story Emporium
Newark Market Place Newark Royal Market, Market Place, Newark, NottinghamshireGet your wonderful imaginations ready to craft up a feast fit for a fairytale at the Ally Pally Arts Story Emporium at Newark Book Festival's Literature Village.
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Kids VS Adults Poetry Workshop with Joseph Coelho
Inspire, Newark Buttermarket (upstairs)Join poet Joseph Coelho for a wonderful kids Vs adults poetry workshop at Inspire, Buttermarket and be inspired to write your own poem!
This Rock is Mine – Alice McKinley
Beanblock Beanblock, Unit 24, 15 St Marks Place, St Marks Lane,, Newark, NottinghamshireJoin Alice in Beanblock for the launch of the Summer Reading Challenge with a hilarious tale - This Rock is Mine, with Illustrator Alice McKinley.
Shed of Stories
Newark Market Place Newark Royal Market, Market Place, Newark, NottinghamshireDiscover magical worlds with our family free sessions in Newark Market Place as words and stories tumble out of a mysterious shed of stories.
Cancelled Saving Hanno Reading & Workshop – Miriam Halahmy
Byron Room, Upstairs, Newark Palace Theatre Appleton Gate, Newark, United KingdomThe Bryon Room is the setting for an inspiring storytelling by Miriam Halahmy. Don't forget to join in the workshop in the afternoon!
Play in an Inspiring way!
Newark Buttermarket Inspire Buttermarket, First Floor, The Buttermarket, Middlegate, Newark, Nottinghamshire, United KingdomHead to Inspire Buttermarket for fun, noisy creative drop-in play sessions in their interactive music room to play in an inspiring way!
Urban Canvas Word Art
Newark Market Place Newark Royal Market, Market Place, Newark, NottinghamshireA free event which is not to be missed as the talented Urban Canvas transform the market place with their unique word art.
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Play at the Castle
Newark Castle Newark Castle, Castlegate, NewarkJoin Newark Book Festival for a day of Play at the Castle, filled with adventure, yoga, storytelling, colouring and much, much more!
Newark BookBenches: Storytelling with Emma Oldham
Riverside Park Riverside Park, Great North Road, NewarkFind one of the many stunning BookBenches and join Emma Oldham for storytelling at the Shimmer and Shine BookBench near the Riverside Park.