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Bath Festivals appoints new programmers
Bath Festivals has appointed two highly respected professionals in children’s book publishing as programmers for next year’s Bath Children’s Literature Festival. Janet Smyth, former children and education programme director at Edinburgh International Book Festival, and Fritha Lindqvist who was head of publicity at Hachette Children’s Group and is now a children’s books consultant, join the […]
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Character Treasure Trail around Bath!
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CHARACTER TREASURE TRAIL MAP Our favourite characters have gone shopping in Bath and we want you to find them! To celebrate Bath Children’s Literature Festival, which runs from Friday 27 September to Sunday 6 October, we’re running a treasure trail through the city centre. We’ve teamed up with Bath BID […]
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Bristol and Bath Culture FLASH SALE September 2019
Culture ticket prices slashed in 24 hour sale across Bristol and Bath Thousands of tickets to shows and events across Bristol and Bath will be discounted for 24 hours only tomorrow (Thursday 5 September). The Culture Flash Sale returns to the region from 10am tomorrow until 10am on Friday 6 September, with tickets slashed for […]
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18 things that are great about Bath
1 The city has some of the world’s finest historic buildings which are used to this day. As a festival we’re proud to welcome audiences to venues such as the Assembly Rooms, the Guildhall and the city’s old Theatre Royal. 2 Bath’s parks are its green lungs, offering residents and visitors free access to open […]
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Holly Bourne Q&A
Writer Holly Bourne on her new book The Places I’ve Cried in Public, the challenges faced by young people today and how she likes to empower them Your new book The Places I’ve Cried in Public (due out on 3 October) depicts the girls we have all seen, or been ourselves, silently crying with their […]
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SAVE THE DATE: The Bath Festival will return on Friday 15 May – Sunday 24 May 2020
The Bath Festival is pleased to announce the dates for its ten-day celebration of music and books for 2020. The festival will open with its traditional FREE Party in the City on Friday 15 May, run through the following ten days with a rich kaleidoscope of events, from classical concerts to debates on the big […]
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Konnie Huq’s new book is out now!
Get ready to meet Cookie Haque – funny, science-obsessed and ready to take on the world! Join author, broadcaster and beloved former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq as she introduces you to Cookie’s adventures in a sparkling new series. Publishing in hardback on 8th August 2019, Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World marks the start […]
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Fantastically fun things to do over the school holidays
Mostly FREE things to do in the school holidays including competitions to win tickets to events in the Bath Children’s Literature Festival! 1.BUTTERFLY COUNT: join in the National Butterfly Count so the numbers and species of British butterflies can be recorded, to see how they’re doing. Visit bigbutterflycount.org, where you can download a colourful butterfly […]
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CITY SUPPORT FOR BATH FESTIVALS
New leadership and ambition at Bath Festivals instill confidence in council to give one-off grant to support the charity’s ambition. Bath Festivals, the largest provider of diverse arts in the city, is proud and delighted to have been offered financial support by way of a one-off grant of £75,000 from newly elected Bath & North […]
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Cressida Cowell announced as Children’s Laureate
Bath Children’s Literature Festival is delighted that a festival favourite, Cressida Cowell, has been appointed as Waterstones’ Children’s Laureate. The creator of How to Train Your Dragon who is appearing at our festival this autumn, is the 11th Children’s Laureate in an illustrious line-up which started with the first incumbent, Quentin Blake. The new Children’s […]
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