Family Friendly Events
Open Doors Poetry with Leanne Moden
Open Doors Poetry with Leanne Moden
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
The Kingdom of Tigers - Felicity Yeoh
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
Capybara Disco Dream with Frances Stickley
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.
The Doodling Poet
The Doodling Poet
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
The Singing Mermaid - Rhubarb Theatre
Bring your little ones for an interactive storytelling and craft session with The Singing Mermaid with Rhubarb Theatre during Newark Book Festival.
The Singing Mermaid – Rhubarb Theatre
The Singing Mermaid - Rhubarb Theatre
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
The Storm Cloud - Frances Stickley
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
The Singing Mermaid - Rhubarb Theatre
Bring your little ones for an interactive storytelling and craft session with The Singing Mermaid with Rhubarb Theatre during Newark Book Festival.
Literature Village
Literature Village
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
Paddington Cook & Craft Workshop
A cooking and crafting workshop experience for little people all on the theme of Paddington Bear!
Toby and the Pixies, Draw-a-long Workshop
Toby and the Pixies, Draw-a-long Workshop
Cartoonist, comic writer and illustrator James Turner introduces his hilarious, slapstick graphic novel Toby and the Pixies in a draw-a-long event.