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Our second Children's Book Festival will be Sept 26/27th 2026! We are a non-profit profit organisation committed to supporting children’s love of reading.

08/09/2026

Heard about the Holmfirth Children’s Book Festival but not had time to see what it’s all about?

⭐️ Check out our short video to help guide you through the process of buying tickets.

⭐️ Don’t forget that this year you can add tickets to your basket and then browse for other tickets at the festival too, completing everything in one transaction.

Head to www.holmfirthbookfestival.co.uk to find out more!

05/09/2026

Only THREE weeks to go! There’s so much happening behind the scenes and some events are running low on tickets so we recommend booking to avoid disappointment.

You can find everything you need to know about the festival here:

www.holmfirthbookfestival.co.uk

We can’t wait to welcome you to Holmfirth. We even have an extra car park 🅿️ just in time 💛 🙌

04/09/2026

Life for any 12 year old can be a drama, but for Medusa Gorgon it’s more like a Greek tragedy! You may know about the Greek Gods, but isn’t it about time the monsters got their say? Luckily for you, Medusa is keeping a secret diary all about her treatment… including getting banished to a modern day secondary school!

Get ready to giggle with Bethany Walker and her new take on the notorious Medusa. Join Bethany for all things ancient Greek, writing tips, fun games and a ssssseriously sssssserpenty draw-along!

⏰ Saturday 26th September from 9.30am - 10.30am

📍At The Civic, Lesser Hall

🏷️ Tickets £4 from https://www.tickettailor.com/events/holmfirthbookfestival/2282959?date=2026-09-26

👭 This event is most suitable for ages 7-11 but older children are welcome

☀️ This event is kindly supported by Pennine Wealth Management

01/09/2026

Liz Flanagan, writer of the brilliant Wildsmith series illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton, is back with a brand NEW book, The Moonlight Dragon. The Moonlight Dragon is a fantasy novel with themes of climate change and rewilding. Children attending the event will be invited to create a new magical creature and create the perfect habitat for it to flourish in, before starting to think about planning a story of their own.

Here’s what you need to know…

⏰ Sunday 27th September from 11am - 12pm

📍At The Civic, Main Hall

🏷️ Tickets £4 from https://www.tickettailor.com/events/holmfirthbookfestival/2300473?date=2026-09-27

👭 This event is most suitable for ages 7-11

☀️ This event is kindly supported by Ramsdens Solicitors

26/08/2026

It’s only 30 days to go until the Holmfirth Children’s Book Festival 🙌

Have you booked your tickets yet?

Find out everything you need to know at

⭐️ holmfirthbookfestival.co.uk ⭐️

25/08/2026

We’re so excited to have sessions for the littlest readers this year 💛

Come and join Leanne, award-winning Advanced Baby Sensory Practitioner, for structured sensory play inspired by the wonderful world of books. Join us as we explore the oxytocin rich moments that reading and story-telling can create.

The session will mirror your baby’s natural rhythm of “play, rest, play”. The class will read “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” by Bill Martin Jr.

⏰ Choose from two sessions:
Saturday 26th September: 2.30pm - 3.30pm
OR
Sunday 27th September: 1pm - 2pm

📍At Holmfirth Methodist Church

🏷️ Tickets £4
Saturday: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/holmfirthbookfestival/2283989?date=2026-09-26

Sunday: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/holmfirthbookfestival/2284057?date=2026-09-27

👭 This event is suitable for babies up to 13 months old. Maximum of 2 parents per baby to maintain a calm environment for the babies.

☀️ This event is kindly supported by The Nest who provide a brilliant programme of events for parents and young children in Holmfirth.

19/08/2026

Kerri Cunningham, otherwise known as Murphy’s Sketches, has been sharing messages of positivity and finding the joy in everyday life on Instagram for the last seven years. Her little sketches, poems and words of encouragement brighten people’s days all over the world.

She has released two books for children; There Is a Season, a poetry collection to celebrate the seasons, and Baxter’s View - her debut picture book about a little boy who looks at the world a little differently.

Kerri will talk all about her books and what inspired them, she will read some poetry from There Is a Season and children will help her to create a poem. Expect a welcoming event for all of the family.

⏰ Sunday 27th September: 10.30am - 11.30am

📍At The Civic, Lesser Hall

🏷️ Tickets £4 from https://www.tickettailor.com/events/holmfirthbookfestival/2300467?date=2026-09-27

👭 This event is most suitable for ages 4-10 but all ages are welcome.

☀️ This event is kindly supported by Safehouses Fostering.

15/08/2026

Our beautiful festival bookmark has now arrived! This is a limited edition print run of the 2026 Festival Bookmark which will be available at the festival on 26/27th September and also copies will be given to Isla and her school friends from Denby First School in September. Thank you Isla 💜

14/08/2026

Perfect for fans of Lottie Brooks and Cringe Club!

Join comedian, Nat Luurtsema for a talk about her new book, The Overthinkers’ Club: Happy List, which tackles anxiety, dread and the pointy worried feelings you get in your stomach, with science, good sense and a Happy List.

Nat used to be a very anxious child, and then an anxious adult, and now she has the personality of a Golden Retriever. Which is brilliant, obviously, and she wants to share her tips and tricks for achieving this excellent state of mind.

She’ll show kids her own personal Happy List and invite them to make one with her right now. She will also show exclusive glimpses of her attempts to illustrate this book herself, before her publisher said “absolutely not” and “those are horrible.”

Here’s what you need to know!

⏰ Sunday 27th September from 1pm - 2pm

📍At The Civic, Main Hall

🏷️ Tickets £4 from https://www.tickettailor.com/events/holmfirthbookfestival/2300505?date=2026-09-27

👭 This event is most suitable for ages 9-13.

☀️ This event is kindly supported by Safehouses Fostering.

Find out more about the festival at www.holmfirthbookfestival.co.uk

11/08/2026

Here are the answers to all the questions you might have about the festival!

If we’ve missed anything just send us a message 💛

Book now at www.holmfirthbookfestival.co.uk

Address

41 Huddersfield Road
Holmfirth
HD93JH

Website

http://www.holmfirthbookfestival.co.uk/

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