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  • A sell-out success for first event of 2025!

    It was such a pleasure to welcome an audience of over 800 to the Forum to hear Professor Tim Spector speak about his extensive research and findings into how what we eat affects our health. Tim was joined on stage by TV and radio presenter Gaby Roslin, a healthy gut advocate, who had come armed […]

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  • BATH MUSIC FESTIVAL: BIGGER AND BETTER FOR 2025

    Bath Festivals is delighted to present Bath Music Festival 2025, with a stellar programme of internationally renowned artists. This May’s curated collection of concerts in some of Bath’s most beautiful buildings sees twice as many events as 2024, with pieces from the classical canon, including Beethoven, JS Bach, Mozart, Haydn and Brahms, alongside some Renaissance […]

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  • A Look Back On 2024!

    Oh what a year we had! Were you there when these brilliant LIVE events occurred? The opening night of The Bath Festival back in May, the now legendary FREE Party in the City, started the festival with style, energy and literally dozens of brilliant live music performances. A BIG thank you to all the singers […]

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  • That’s a wrap for The Bath Children’s Literature Festival 2023!

    We have had a rip-roaring time over the last ten days with two jam packed weekends and an electric school’s programme sandwiched in the middle. Here are our highlights 🎉 Rob Biddulph kicked off the festival with his incredible draw-along and hundreds of children practiced their skills. Over the first weekend we took over The […]

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  • Jen Reid Interview

    Activist Jen Ried, climbed on to the plinth of Edward Colston and raised her fist above her head, becoming an iconic image and one of the defining moments of 2020. Jen has an event on Sunday 8 at 1pm, link to event information here. Are you from Bath? What was it like to grow up […]

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  • The Bath Children’s Literature Festival has officially begun!

    What an amazing start to the 2023 Bath Children’s Literature Festival!  On Friday Rob Biddulph kicked us off with his epic draw-a-long. Schools from Bath and beyond all got their pencils out and drew some incredible illustrations. Rob joined us again on Saturday for a public event and we did it all again! The Forum […]

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  • Book of the week – The Unlikely Rise of Harry Sponge

    The Unlikely Rise of Harry Sponge by Stephen and Anita Mangan Grumpy old King Chisel has a problem. He needs an heir to his kingdom – fast! So he challenges the best kids from across the country to compete in the Crown Duels, with the ultimate winner becoming king or queen. Step forward: GLORIA SQUAT-FURTHER: […]

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  • Book of the week – Animal Tales from India: Ten Stories from the Panchatantra

    Animal Tales from India: Ten Stories from the Panchatantra by Nikita Gill A stunningly illustrated gift book of ancient Indian fables, retold by bestselling poet Nikita Gill. The stories of the Panchatantra have been read aloud and shared for thousands of years, kept alive by generation after generation of storytellers. In this captivating collection of […]

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  • Book of the Week – The Boy With Wings: Clash of the Super Kids

    The Boy With Wings: Clash of the Super Kids with Sir Lenny Henry Wings? Check. A super-cool, super-secret past? Check. An impossible mission to save the world from a super evil enemy? Check. When Tunde’s parents take him to a top-secret testing facility called The Complex, he’s nervous about meeting others like him who have […]

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  • Book of the week – Speak up!

    Speak Up! by Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola Join the brilliantly passionate Rocket as she organises a peaceful protest to save her local library. On her weekly visit to the local library, to read all about inspirational figures such as Rosa Parks, Rocket discovers that the library will be closing. Can she use what she’s […]

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