The Zone

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

Chill, create, be you at The Zone – Zest Theatre’s award-winning pop-up community space for 11–18 years coming to Newark this summer.

Fantasy and Adventure Panel

Palace Theatre Palace Theatre, Appleton Gate, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Step into magical worlds with authors Michelle Harrison and Philippa Leathley in this thrilling Fantasy and Adventure Panel for 8–13 years.

Your First Novel – Writing Workshop

Newark Library Meeting Room Beaumond Gardens, Balderton Gate, Newark, United Kingdom

Get the tools you need to write your first novel in this interactive writing workshop with The Coffeehouse Writer, Mandi Allen during Newark Book Festival.

Grow, Play & Live with Luke Palmer

Palace Theatre Palace Theatre, Appleton Gate, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Join award-winning YA author Luke Palmer for a moving talk about his new book Live, the third in his series, following Grow and Play.

From the Stars to Electric Cars

Inspire, Newark Buttermarket (upstairs)

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned writer, join local poet Fiona Theokritoff in a creative workshop writing about the wonders of the natural world.

Wine and Words

Gannets Bistro Gannets Bistro, 35 Castle Gate, Newark, United Kingdom

Enjoy an afternoon of wine and words at Newark Book Festival with local poets Fiona Theokritoff and Jane Wyles. Book your tickets today!

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.

Island Spirit

Newark Library Meeting Room Beaumond Gardens, Balderton Gate, Newark, United Kingdom

Join Derby-based songwriting duo –vocalist Nina Blaszczyk and guitarist Phil Baggaley—for a spellbinding musical performance of their latest project, Island Spirit.

CAT Dungeons and Dragons Workshop

Newark Library Meeting Room Beaumond Gardens, Balderton Gate, Newark, United Kingdom

Join Creatively Autistic Together for a fun, neuro-inclusive, and imaginative Dungeons and Dragons workshop with Lawrence Mahon and Via Macnab.