All Day

Meet Peter Rabbit at Waterstones Newark

Waterstones Newark Waterstones Newark, 36 Stodman Street, Newark

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

Ongoing

Open Doors Poetry with Leanne Moden

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

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

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

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.