Open Doors Poetry with Leanne Moden

National Civil War Centre (Upstairs) National Civil War Centre, 14 Appleton Gate, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Join resident poet Leanne Moden for some wordy arts and crafts and see her work as part of the Open Doors programme.

The Kingdom of Tigers – Felicity Yeoh

St Mary Magdalene Church Church Walk, Newark

Join children's author Felicity Yeoh for a morning of musical suitcase production of The Kingdom of Tigers at St Mary Magdalene Church at Newark Book Festival.

Capybara Disco Dream with Frances Stickley

Learning Room, Palace Theatre Palace Theatre, Appleton Gate, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Join bestselling picture book author Frances Stickley as she and Colin the Capybara teach you all the latest moves from her new book, Capybara Disco Dreams.

Meet Peter Rabbit at Waterstones Newark

Waterstones Newark Waterstones Newark, 36 Stodman Street, Newark, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Come and meet Peter Rabbit and join in the fun at Waterstones Newark over the festival weekend.

The Singing Mermaid – Rhubarb Theatre

St Mary Magdalene Church Church Walk, Newark

Bring your little ones for an interactive storytelling and craft session with The Singing Mermaid with Rhubarb Theatre during Newark Book Festival.

The Doodling Poet

Newark Library Newark Library, Beaumond Gardens, Baldertongate, Newark, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Find The Doodling Poet as he pops up in and around Newark Library for some doodling, poems, colouring, and imaginative writing.

The Singing Mermaid – Rhubarb Theatre

St Mary Magdalene Church Church Walk, Newark

Bring your little ones for an interactive storytelling and craft session with The Singing Mermaid with Rhubarb Theatre during Newark Book Festival.

The Storm Cloud – Frances Stickley

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

Join bestselling picture book author Frances Stickley for a reading of her new book, The Storm Cloud, as part of the Summer Reading Challenge.

The Singing Mermaid – Rhubarb Theatre

St Mary Magdalene Church Church Walk, Newark

Bring your little ones for an interactive storytelling and craft session with The Singing Mermaid with Rhubarb Theatre during Newark Book Festival.

Literature Village

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

Books of all genres and local bookish crafts and trinkets. Find the Literature Village under the red and white stripes of the Newark Royal Market.

Paddington Cook & Craft Workshop

Learning Room, Palace Theatre Palace Theatre, Appleton Gate, Newark, Nottinghamshire

A cooking and crafting workshop experience for little people all on the theme of Paddington Bear!

Toby and the Pixies, Draw-a-long Workshop

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

Cartoonist, comic writer and illustrator James Turner introduces his hilarious, slapstick graphic novel Toby and the Pixies in a draw-a-long event.