Do Lions Hate Haircuts: Storytime and Craft session

Newark Library Children's Area Beaumond Gardens, Balderton Gate, Newark

A morning storytime and craft session with author Bethany Walker! Hear Do Lions Hate Haircuts? and design a wild new look for Leonard the Lion.

Bookbench Storytime: Shimmer & Shine Bench

Newark Art Gallery 42A Kirk Gate, Newark, United Kingdom

Emma Oldham reads The Whale Who Disappeared at the Shimmer and Shine Bookbench inside Newark Art Gallery for a storytelling session.

2025 Summer Reading Challenge – Story Garden

Newark Library Children's Area Beaumond Gardens, Balderton Gate, Newark

Join Ally Pally Arts in sowing stories and harvesting happy endings at Newark Library to launch the Summer Reading Challenge.

Bookbench Storytime: Newark By Day/Night Bench

Newark Town Hall Newark Town Hall, Market Place, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Join Newark Book Festival’s Young Ambassadors for a free storytime session at Newark Town Hall.

Bookbench Storytime: Castles in the Air Bench

Inspire, Newark Buttermarket (upstairs)

Enjoy one of three Newark Bookbench Storytime sessions at the Castles in the Air Bench with a dragons and fairytales theme.

Dragons and Fairytale Fun

Inspire, Newark Buttermarket (upstairs)

Join the Inspire Learning and Music teams in a Dragons and Fairytale themed afternoon, with drop-in arts and crafts, have-a-go music sessions and meet Sapphire the Dragon and her friend Sparky.

En Plein Aire – Paint Club with Urban Canvas

Newark Market Place Newark Royal Market, Market Place, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Pick up a brush and “have a go with a pro” in this fun, all-ages En Plein Aire art workshop with Urban Canvas at the Newark Book Festival Literature Village.

Oaklore – Jules Acton

Tudor Hall, National Civil War Centre National Civil War Centre, 14 Appleton Gate, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Join environmentalist Jules Acton at Newark Book Festival to discover her debut book, Oaklore: Adventures in a World of Extraordinary Trees.

Writing The World – Walk & Workshop

Newark Castle Newark Castle, Castlegate, Newark

Get ready to Write the World, in this family-friendly walk and writing workshop around Newark, with author and University lecturer Amy Lilwall.

Newark Town Centre Tree Walk

Newark Town Hall Newark Town Hall, Market Place, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Enjoy a relaxing and informative tree walk through Newark Town Centre with the Woodland Trust, exploring different species and hearing about the work being done to protect local green spaces.

Rap School Poetic Flow with Rob Bradley

Newark Town Hall Newark Town Hall, Market Place, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Get ready to rhyme, write, and perform in the high-energy creative workshop with freestyle rapper and poet Rob Bradley at The Rap School at Newark Book Festival.