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Bath Children's Literature Festival at Bath Assembly Rooms

The Bath Children’s Literature Festival 2024 will be taking place from 27 September – 6 October with many events hosted at Bath Assembly Rooms.

  • Booking advisable

This year's festival features a programme of over 80 events, with special guests including Michael Rosen, Cressida Cowell, Rob Biddulph, Harry Hill, Andy Day, Jacqueline Wilson, Ben Miller, Robin Stevens and Liz Pichon.

Both weekends of the festival will be filled with lots of interactive events, with the chance to hear from authors and illustrators talking about the stories you love. The Schools Programme during the week will also be hosting some top names, with children from 44 schools in Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, Somerset and Wiltshire taking part.

The festival hub this year is Bath Assembly Rooms. For full details of the festival including timings, ticket prices and booking, please visit their website.

Times

Prices

Event prices

Ticket typeTicket category
Tickets from, view festival site for ticket prices£6.50

The basics

Booking details

Call 01225 463362

Meeting point

Entrance is via the main doors.

Accessibility

Located on the ground floor there is level access throughout and an accessible toilet.

Upcoming events

Event

Explore Bath Assembly Rooms 

The doors will be open for visitors to step inside and see the principle rooms of this historical building.

Event summary

on
7 Sep to 19 Sep 2024
at
10:00 to 14:30
+ 9 other dates or times
Event

Hard hat behind-the-scene event tours 

Come behind-the-scenes and see the lower ground floor stripped back to its original architecture.

Event summary

on
7 Sep to 11 Sep 2024
at
14:30 to 14:45
+ 2 other dates or times
Event

Specialist tour - Jane Austen at Bath Assembly Rooms 

Discover more about Jane Austen during this tour of the Assembly Rooms.

Event summary

on
9 Sep to 24 Sep 2024
at
15:00 to 16:00
+ 6 other dates or times
Event

Guided Tours 2024 - July onwards 

See the rooms on the ground floor of Bath Assembly Rooms and learn about the history of this building.

Event summary

on
11 Sep to 25 Sep 2024
at
17:00 to 17:15
+ 11 other dates or times