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2018 Highlights
2018 is over and 2019 is here! Last year was an incredible year for Bath Festivals and here are just a few highlights from our 70th anniversary year: The Bath Festival In May, The Bath Festival once again brought together some of the world’s leading writers, musicians and cultural figures, for an extended 17 days […]
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Bath Children’s Literature Festival 2018 Roundup
Once again, Bath Children’s Literature Festival delivered 10-days of world-class literary events to the families of Bath and beyond, with some of the most acclaimed authors and illustrators visiting the city for the occasion. Bath Children’s Literature Festival 2018 Highlights Ade Adepitan & David Walliams. Photo Credit James Cheadle. Bath welcomed David Walliams and chair, Ade Adepitan with open […]
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In conversation with Dermot O’Leary
Toto the Ninja Cat and the Incredible Cheese Heist by Dermot O’Leary (illustrated by Nick East), publishes in paperback, £6.99 on 20th September from Hodder Children’s Books. Dermot will be appearing with Nick East at the Bath Children’s Literature Festival on 30th September. Grab your tickets here! Have you been to Bath before and what […]
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Creative Learning Round Up – July 2018
Since The Bath Festival in May, the Creative Learning Department have been very busy celebrating creative writing in Radstock and Frome, getting ready for Bath Children’s Literature Festival in September/October and planning lots of exciting activity for 2019. WordUp! in Frome We have worked in Frome for a whole year in partnership with Lisa Merryweather-Millard, […]
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Bath Children’s Literature Festival Programme Announcement
Blockbuster highlights include David Walliams, Philip Pullman, Lauren Child, Tom Fletcher, Cressida Cowell, Harry Hill, Terry Deary & Martin Brown, Dermot O’Leary, Chris Riddell, Nadiya Hussain, Lucy Worsley, Ade Adepitan, Julian Clary & David Roberts, plus the new Share The Story initiative. Friday 28 September to Sunday 7 October 2018. Priority booking from 3 July General Booking from […]
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The Bath Festival 2018 Round-up
Record-breaking ticket sales on the 70th anniversary year The Bath Festival 2018 delivered 17 days of incredible music and literature events in the city with a new finale weekend on the Rec celebrating Bath Festivals’ 70thanniversary year. The festival, once again, brought together some of the world’s leading writers, musicians and cultural figures, for all to […]
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Sports personalities come to The Bath Festival
Join the team this May, as personalities from the sports world come to Bath to discuss tennis, cricket, rowing, rugby and horse riding! Read on to discover more… Judy Murray The Strictly Come Dancing star who raised tennis stars Andy and Jamie will give insights into the ups and downs of parenting children with big […]
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Party in the City Friday 18 May
THE BIGGEST NIGHT OF FREE ENTERTAINMENT IN BATH This year, The Bath Festival has broken from tradition by programming Party in the City on the second Friday of the festival period. Party in the City is an almighty celebration of FREE entertainment in central Bath and, this year, it will take place on Friday 18 […]
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IN THE NEWS
Prizes, publications and other plaudits A very happy publication to Deborah Levy, whose memoir The Cost of Living, has been receiving rave reviews. Levy will appear with acclaimed Canadian writer Sheila Heti – a thrilling pairing that you’ll only see here in Bath. BOOK HERE And congratulations too to Nikesh Shukla, whose novel The One Who […]
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The Bath Festival 70th anniversary programme launch
Stop Press! Last night, The Bath Festival officially launched the programme for their 70th Anniversary year at Komedia, Bath. A whole host of guests from the local community joined the team in their celebrations. Eleanor Household, the Festivals Team Development Director spoke of how ‘wonderful it was to see the turn out for our celebrations; […]
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