Crack the Code: Detective Trail

Newark Town Centre

Embark on an adventure trail through the cobbled streets of Newark becoming a crime detective for the day to crack the mystery code!

Literature Village Newark Market Place

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

Enjoy 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, Newark

Bring your little ones for a Little Roars Musical Play session at St Mary Magdalene Church on the opening morning of Newark Book Festival.

Smoke & Mirrors Swing Dance

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

Enjoy an hour of free toe-tapping music and performance at the Newark Book Festival Literature Village with the Smoke and Mirrors Swing Dancers.

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.