Our 2013 programme from Guest Artistic Director and award-winning author David Almond will be available to view online in June. Priority booking opens 21 June and General booking is from 1 July.
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Friday 27 September
Kids Party with Sharky and George!
4:30 PM
5:15 PM
Guildhall
£6, Age 7+
A1
Festival Opening Night
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
Guildhall
£7, Adults
A2
Saturday 28 September
Maisy’s Band with Lucy Cousins
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
Guildhall
£6, Age 4+
B1
Fizzlebert Stump
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
Guildhall
£5, Age 7 - 9
B2
Wimpy Kid
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
Mission Theatre
£5, Age 8+
B3
Fantastic Beasts with Emily Gravett
10:30 AM
12:00 PM
Holburne Museum
£12, Age 7+
B5
Michael Rosen
10:30 AM
11:30 AM
The Forum
£7.50, Age 5+/Family
B6
Winnie the Pooh Storytime
11:30 AM
12:15 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 4+
B7
Geraldine McCaughrean
11:30 AM
12:15 PM
The egg
£5, Age 10+
B8
Dog Loves Counting
11:30 AM
12:15 PM
Bath Central Library
£5, Age 4 - 7
B9
Wimpy Kid
11:30 AM
12:15 PM
Mission Theatre
£5, Age 8+
B4
Pip and Posy with Axel Scheffler
12:00 PM
12:45 PM
Guildhall
£6, Age 3+
B10
Barry Loser
1:00 PM
1:45 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 7+
B11
Bodyguard Vs. Samurai
1:00 PM
1:45 PM
Mission Theatre
£6, Age 9+
B12
Tales from Schwartzgarten
1:00 PM
1:45 PM
The egg
£5, Age 9+
B13
A Bag Full of Acorns
1:00 PM
1:45 PM
Bath Central Library
£5, Age 5+
B14
Serious Play
1:00 PM
2:30 PM
Holburne Museum
£12, Age 11+
B15
Cressida Cowell
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
The Forum
£7.50, Age 7+
B16
Nick Barnard: Flight School
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Guildhall
£6, Age 7+
B17
Emily Gravett
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 4+
B18
Arthurian Legends
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Mission Theatre
£5, Age 9+
B19
Boris the Bear
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Bath Central Library
£5, Age 3+
B20
Jeremy Strong
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Guildhall
£6, Age 6+
B21
A Walk on the Wild Side with Nicola Davies
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 8+
B22
John Boyne
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Mission Theatre
£6, Age 11+
B23
Lyn Gardner: Olivia
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
The egg
£5, Age 9+
B24
Bottlenose Bay
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Bath Central Library
£5, Age 4-7
B25
Dave McKean
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Holburne Museum
£6, Age 13+/adults
B26
Sarah Webb and Natasha Farrant
5:30 PM
6:15 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 11+
B27
Charlie Higson: The Fallen
5:30 PM
6:15 PM
Mission Theatre
£6, Age 10+
B28
Lego with Duncan Titmarsh
6:00 PM
6:45 PM
Guildhall
£6, Age 6+
B29
Sunday 29 September
Carrie and David Grant
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
Guildhall
£6, Age 4+
C1
Moshi Monsters
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
Guildhall
£5, Age 6+
C2
Dinosaur Cove
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
Mission Theatre
£5, Age 5+
C3
Horror writing workshop
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Holburne Museum
£12, Age 12+
C4
The Lost Worlds
11:30 AM
12:15 PM
Mission Theatre
£5, Age 11+
C6
Sarah Ferguson
11:30 AM
12:15 PM
The Paragon School
£5, Age 4-8
C7
About Zooming Time: Opal Moonbaby
11:30 AM
12:15 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 7+
C5
Don’t Wipe Your Bum With A Hedgehog
12:00 PM
12:45 PM
Guildhall
£6, Age 7+
C8
Atticus Claw Lends a Paw
1:00 PM
1:45 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 7+
C9
Cathy Cassidy
1:00 PM
1:45 PM
Mission Theatre
£6, Age 9+
C10
Monster Craft Making with Rachel Bright
1:00 PM
1:45 PM
The Paragon School
£5, Age 4 - 8
C11
Mog the Cat Storytime
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
Bath Central Library
£3.50, Age 2+
C12
Mog the Cat Storytime
2:30 PM
3:00 PM
Bath Central Library
£3.50, Age 2+
C13
Where’s Spot?
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Guildhall
£6, Age 3-5
C14
Blood and Gore in Ancient Rome
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 10+
C15
Creating Characters Workshop with Curtis Jobling
2:30 PM
4:00 PM
Holburne Museum
£12, Age 10+
C18
Jon Mayhew
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
The Paragon School
£5, Age 9+
C17
Love and Pants
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Mission Theatre
£5, Age 10+
C16
Stitch Head!
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 6+
C20
Judith Kerr with David Almond
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Guildhall
£6.50, Age 9+
C19
Michelle Paver: Gods and Warriors
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Mission Theatre
£6, Age 10+
C21
Rachel Bright: My Life
4:15 PM
5:00 PM
Holburne Museum
£6, Age 16+
C23
The Dragonsitter
4:15 PM
5:00 PM
The Paragon School
£5, Age 7+
C22
Adventures, Myths and Legends
5:30 PM
6:15 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 8+
C24
David Levithan
5:30 PM
6:15 PM
Mission Theatre
£6, Age 12+
C25
Robert Muchamore
6:00 PM
6:45 PM
Guildhall
£6.50, Age 10+
C26
Monday 30 September
Ladybird Live
10:00 AM
11:30 AM
Bath Central Library
Free but ticket required, Age 0 – 5
D3
Super Sleuthing with Clementine Beauvais
10:30 AM
11:15 AM
Guildhall
£3, Age 8+
D2
Andrew Motion
10:30 AM
11:15 AM
Guildhall
£3, Age 10+
D1
Ladybird Live
1:00 PM
2:30 PM
Bath Central Library
Free, but ticket required, Age 0 - 5
D4
Storybuilding with Christopher William Hill
1:15 PM
2:00 PM
Guildhall
£3, Age 9+
D5
Is our food safe? Young Curators Debate
1:15 PM
2:00 PM
Guildhall
£3, Age 10+
D6
School Library Association Information Book Award 2013
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
Guildhall
Free, but ticket required, Adults
D7
Geekathon with Holly Smale and Andy Robb
7:30 PM
8:30 AM
Guildhall
£5, Age 11+
D8
Tuesday 01 October
Children As Readers, Children as Writers
9:30 AM
5:30 PM
Guildhall + Various Venues
£80, Adults
E1
Ladybird Live
10:00 AM
11:30 AM
First Step's Children's Centre, Twerton
Free but ticket required, Age 3 – 5
E2
Ladybird Live
1:00 PM
2:30 PM
First Steps Children's Centre, Twerton
Free but ticket required, Age 3 – 5
E3
Meg Rosoff and Anthony McGowan
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
Guildhall
£6, Age 13+
E4
Lord of the Flies
7:30 PM
10:00 PM
Mission Theatre
£10, Age 11+ (Conc. available)
E5
Wednesday 02 October
Ladybird Live
10:00 AM
11:30 AM
Midsomer Norton Library
Free but ticket required, Age 3 – 5
F3
I’m a Chicken…Get Me Out of Here
10:30 AM
11:15 AM
Guildhall
£3, Age 7+
F1
Code Breakers
10:30 AM
11:15 AM
Guildhall
£3, Age 9+
F2
Explore the Solar System with Simon Abbott
1:15 PM
2:00 PM
Guildhall
£3, Age 5 -7
F4
Are iPads the new school books?
1:15 PM
2:00 PM
Guildhall
£3, Age 10+
F5
I Have the Right to Be a Child
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
Guildhall
£6, Age 8+
F6
Lord of the Flies
7:30 PM
10:00 PM
Mission Theatre
£10 (conc. available), 11+
E5
Thursday 03 October
Ladybird Live
10:00 AM
11:30 AM
Bristol Central Library
Free, but ticket required, Age 3 - 5
G3
Tarzan: The Savage Lands
10:30 AM
11:15 AM
Guildhall
£3, Age 9+
G1
The Trouble with Mummies
10:30 AM
11:15 AM
Guildhall
£3, Age 9+
G2
Ladybird Live
1:00 PM
2:30 PM
Bristol Central Library
Free, but ticket required, Age 3 - 5
G4
Quirky Characters with Steve Hartley and Jo Nadin
1:15 PM
2:00 PM
Guildhall
£3, Age 7 - 9
G5
Shrinking Violet is Totally Famous
1:15 PM
2:00 PM
Guildhall
£3, Age 7+
G6
Tanya Byrne: Follow Me Down
7:30 PM
8:30 AM
Guildhall
£5, Age 14+
G7
Lord of the Flies
7:30 PM
10:00 PM
Mission Theatre
£10 (conc. available), Age 11+
E5
Friday 04 October
Ladybird Live
10:00 AM
11:30 AM
Chippenham Library
Free, but tickets required, Age 3 - 5
H2
Kids Big Bath Read: The Boy who Swam with Piranhas
10:30 AM
11:15 AM
The Royal High School
£3, Age 8+
H1
Ladybird Live
1:00 PM
2:30 PM
Chippenham Library
Free, but ticket required, Age 3 - 5
H3
Malorie Blackman: The Noble Conflict
6:00 PM
6:45 PM
Guildhall
£6, Age 11+
H4
Bath Spa Panel Event: Reading the Future: Digital Children’s Publishing
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
Guildhall
£7, Adults
H5
Lord of the Flies
7:30 PM
10:00 PM
Mission Theatre
£10 (conc. available), Age 11+
E5
From Pippi Långstrump to Pippi Longstocking – Children’s Literature in Translation
7:30 PM
8:30 PM
Guildhall
£6, Adults
H6
Saturday 05 October
Rich Witch, Poor Witch
2:30 AM
3:15 AM
Bath Central Library
£5, Age 4 - 6
J16
Horrid Henry
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
Guildhall
£6, Age 5+
J1
Zoe and Beans with Chloe Inkpen
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
Guildhall
£5, Age 4+
J2
Pirates versus Aliens
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
Mission Theatre
£5, Age 5+
J3
Cerrie Burnell
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
Holburne Museum
£5, Age 3+
J4
Holly Webb
11:30 AM
12:15 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 6+
J5
Bubble and Squeak
11:30 AM
12:15 PM
Mission Theatre
£5, Age 3+
J6
5 Children and It workshop
11:30 AM
1:30 PM
Holburne Museum
£6, Age 8+
J8
Doug the Bug with Sue Hendra
11:30 AM
12:15 PM
Bath Central Library
£5, Age 4+
Rainbow Magic 10th Anniversary
12:00 PM
12:45 PM
Guildhall
£6, Age 5+
J9
Fantasy with Catherine Fisher
1:00 PM
1:45 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 10+
J10
Kim Fupz Aakeson
1:00 PM
1:45 PM
Bath Central Library
£5, Age 5+
J12
Caroline Lawrence
1:00 PM
1:45 PM
American Museum
£5.50 Adults, £4.50 Children, Age 8 - 12
J13
Do be silly!
1:00 PM
1:45 PM
Mission Theatre
£6, Age 7+
J11
Sally Gardner and David Roberts: Wings & Co
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 7+
J14
Anne Fine
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Mission Theatre
£6, Age 11+
J15
E-writing Workshop with Siobhan Curham
2:30 PM
4:00 PM
Holburne Museum
£12, Age 12+
J17
The Troll and the Oliver
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Bath Central Library
£5, Age 3 - 5
J21
Derek Landy
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Guildhall
£6, Age 9+
J18
Septimus Heap – Fyre
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 8+
J19
Alexia Casale and Janne Teller
5:30 PM
6:15 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 12+
J22
Sally Gardner and David Almond
5:30 PM
6:15 PM
Mission Theatre
£6, Age 11+ / adults
J23
The Curious World of Eoin Colfer
6:00 PM
6:45 PM
Guildhall
£7, Age 11+
J24
Sunday 06 October
Celebrate 10 years of Dirty Bertie
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
Guildhall
£6, Age 6+
K1
The Baby’s Catalogue
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
Guildhall
£5, Age 2+
K2
The Famous Five Show
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
Mission Theatre
£5, Age 7+
K3
Mystery Making Workshop
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
The Paragon School
£12, Age 8+
K6
Kate Pankhurst: Mariella Mystery
11:30 AM
12:15 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 7+
K4
Bring the funny!
11:30 AM
12:15 PM
Mission Theatre
£5, Age 9+
K5
The Big Bath Draw
12:00 PM
4:00 PM
Holburne Museum
Free, Family event
Beast Quest
12:00 PM
12:45 PM
Guildhall
£6, Age 7+
K7
Belle & Boo Tea Party
1:00 PM
1:45 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 3 - 6
K8
David Almond on Skellig
1:00 PM
1:45 PM
Mission Theatre
£6, Age 11+
K10
Rob Lloyd Jones: Wild Boy
1:00 PM
1:45 PM
The Paragon School
£5, Age 9+
K11
Comic Books Masterclass
1:30 PM
3:00 PM
Holburne Museum
£12, Age 7+
K14
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
1:30 PM
2:15 PM
Bath Central Library
£5, Age 2+
K12
Sita Brahmachari and Hayley Long
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Mission Theatre
£6, Age 12+
K16
Case File Conundrum
2:30 PM
4:30 PM
The Paragon School
£12, Age 7+
K17
Sir Charlie Stinky Socks storytelling
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Guildhall
£6, Age 4 - 8
K15
Belle & Boo Tea Party
2:30 PM
3:15 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 3 - 6
K9
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
2:45 PM
3:30 PM
Bath Central Library
£5, Age 2+
K13
Steve Cole: MAGIC INK
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Guildhall
£6, Age 8+
K18
Wild animals with Gill Lewis
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 9+
K19
Crown of Midnight
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Mission Theatre
£6, Age 12+
K21
Seawigs and Sea Monkeys
5:30 PM
6:15 PM
Guildhall
£5, Age 7+
K20
Lauren St John: Race the Wind
5:30 PM
6:15 PM
Mission Theatre
£6, Age 12+
K22
More Than This with Patrick Ness
6:00 PM
6:45 PM
Guildhall
£6.50, Age 11+
K23
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