The Zone
Newark Market Place Newark Royal Market, Market Place, NewarkChill, create, be you at The Zone – Zest Theatre’s award-winning pop-up community space for 11–18 years coming to Newark this summer.
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Literature Village
Newark Market Place Newark Royal Market, Market Place, NewarkBooks of all genres and local bookish crafts and trinkets. Find the Literature Village under the red and white stripes of the Newark Royal Market
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The Brain at Rest
Newark Town Hall Newark Town Hall, Market Place, NewarkDiscover the science of stillness with neuroscientist Dr Joseph Jebelli at Newark Book Festival this summer as he talks about his latest book The Brain at Rest.
2025 Summer Reading Challenge – Story Garden
Newark Library Children's Area Beaumond Gardens, Balderton Gate, NewarkJoin Ally Pally Arts in sowing stories and harvesting happy endings at Newark Library to launch the Summer Reading Challenge.
Young Ambassadors Writing Workshop
Newark Library Meeting Room Beaumond Gardens, Balderton Gate, NewarkAn exclusive creative writing workshop for Newark Book Festival’s Young Ambassadors - our keen writers and storytellers bursting with ideas.
Byron’s Manor: Birthplace of his poetry
Tudor Hall, National Civil War Centre National Civil War Centre, 14 Appleton Gate, NewarkExplore Lord Byron’s early life and poetry with Byron expert Geoffrey Bond, author of Byron’s Manor, at this special Newark Book Festival event.
Bookbench Storytime: Newark By Day/Night Bench
Newark Town Hall Newark Town Hall, Market Place, NewarkJoin 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.
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Georgian Creativity & Artistry with Essie Fox and Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Newark Town Hall Newark Town Hall, Market Place, NewarkJoin historical fiction authors Essie Fox and Laura Shepherd-Robinson in an interview on Georgian Creativity & Artistry: Mad, Bad & Dangerous.
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Creative Battle: Stories, Stitches & Sketches
Newark Town Hall Newark Town Hall, Market Place, NewarkFour bold creatives—Chris Shepherd, Gillie Ford, Eleanor Tomlinson, and Lucy Mangan—go head-to-head in a lively battle of imagination, ideas and inspiration.
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Pleasantly Disturbed – Interview with Lee Stuart Evans
Newark Town Hall Newark Town Hall, Market Place, NewarkJoin top TV comedy writer Lee Stuart Evans in conversation with Nick Quantrill as they discuss his new novel, Pleasantly Disturbed, on stage at Newark Book Festival.