Norwich Book Festival

18/06/2026

We've absolutely loved being reunited with Inky - our mascot for the spooky part of NBF25's programme - as well as seeing other book (and non book) related art as part of Norwich University of the Arts Grad-Fest today! Thank you so much for inviting The Forum Norwich to see the work of the city's next gen of creative talent!

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Photo of Inky, a stop motion puppet based on a mushroom and mini book designs.

07/06/2026

See you there!

Fill your weekend with giggles and silly fun and join us for the next TOASTies: Kids’ Poetry Show - an interactive poetry adventure for children and families.

Expect games and playful performances from award-winning poet Simon Mole that the whole family can enjoy!

Sun 14 Jun, 2pm, pay what you can: £2.50/£5/£10 - book via theforumnorwich.co.uk
TOAST Poetry

03/06/2026

A book sale, now that's something we love to see!

Our pals at Norfolk Children's Book Centre are moving to Wroxham Barns if you want to bag yourself a bargain!

The centre also has a crowdfunder to help with the move, if you're in a position to support. Visit their page for details.

29/05/2026

TOAST is back atThe Forum, Norwich in June with their silly, giggly poetry show, designed especially for kids and families.

Award-winning poet, Simon Mole, will bring you play, games, giggles, and of course poetry, in the way TOAST does best!

Tickets are pay what you can: £2.50/£5/£10. Link in our 'About'

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Image: Poet Lewis on stage in The Auditorium in front of an engaged audience.

08/05/2026

Want to be part of Norwich Book Festival 2026 this autumn?!

The call is out for contributors to The Imaginarium, which is the heart of the festival, taking place The Forum, Norwich and includes a range of free engaging activities that celebrate all things books, stories and creativity.

For NBF26 it'll be even bigger than before, spanning 5 days.

The first day, Saturday 24 October, will be Indie Book & Zine Fair, so if you're a small or independent press looking to sell books, get in touch with [email protected]

Sunday 25 through to Wednesday 28 October, we're looking for contributors to get involved.

See our website (link in 'About') for details and application form.

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A selection of photos from The Imaginarium 2025, including a time machine, crafting, book-selling, printing and more.

06/03/2026

Why just stick to one day when you can have Word Book Week?

This week we've taken authors, illustrators and NBF patrons Matt Robertson Illustration and Kate Read Illustration to two schools, had a ROARR-some time with the Dino Hunter and Dippy, thanks to ROARR and Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, who also supplied the pics.

Images: a compilation of images including a reminder of Norwich Book Festival dates: 24-30 October, smiling children holding up and having their books signed, Dippy and the Dino Hunter reading to children, and our event producer Ailsa wearing cute fox ears.

05/03/2026

World Book Day is pretty much our favourite day of the year!

We ask some of our team at The Forum, Norwich to pick their current fave reads...

Happy reading!

26/02/2026

Last week we announced the dates for NBF26: Saturday 24 until Friday 30 October 2026.

Here's a glance at Norwich Book Festival 2025 in figures:

92 authors and creatives took part in 51 events, with 3,298 tickets pre-booked and more than 32,000 people visited The Forum, Norwich during the four days of The Imaginarium - our four-day mini festival of free activities.

98% of people who took part in the survey said they enjoyed the festival, with 75% saying they were inspired to visit more events like it in the future.

Image: A graphic showing the numbers set out in the text above, accompanied by relevant icons, including a pencil and pie charts.

25/02/2026

25/02/2026