Wine & Words

Join Wine & Words, local poets Fiona and Jane in a new Newark Book Festival venue; Old School Tea Room for an afternoon tea and poetry.

An Interview with Mark Billingham & Abir Mukherjee

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

Join crime writers Mark Billingham and Abir Mukherjee as they discuss their latest books, The Wrong Hands and Hunted.

Poetry Workshop with Joseph Coelho

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

Join poet Joseph Coelho at Newark Town Hall Ballroom for a fun and interactive schools and home educators workshop event.

Play With Your Food – Ally Pally Arts Story Emporium

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

Get 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.

Free

Storytime with Frances Stickley

Beanblock Beanblock, Unit 24, 15 St Marks Place, St Marks Lane,, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Join picture book author Frances Stickley for a morning packed full of stories and imagination at BeanBlock Café in Newark.

Beyond the Blue

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

Singer songwriters Nina Blaszczyk and Phil Baggaley of Broken Instruments are returning to the festival with a new project and original songs in Beyond the Blue.

Bookmaking & Journaling Workshop

Learning Space, National Civil War Centre National Civil War Centre, 14 Appleton Gate, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Get your pens at the ready as we celebrate the launch of the Newark Creates BookBench Trail with bookmaking and journalling at the National Civil War Centre.

The Lost Paths – Jack Cornish

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

For the walkers amongst you this is an event not to missed, as Jack Cornish treats us to a story about his lost paths experiences.

My My! Abba Through the Ages – Giles Smith

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

Abba don't really need an introduction - this event with Giles Smith is all about the music as he shares Abba Through the Ages.

Folk Games – Ivan Brett

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

Star of BBC’s The Traitors, Ivan Brett will treat you to an entertaining afternoon with the master of misunderstandings and mistakes which have crafted his life so far!

An Evening with Tom Cox

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

Our last event on Friday evening is sure to be a fantastic event not to be missed as Tom Cox treats us to a whirlwind of stories as he 'talks for britain'!