Ilkley Literature Festival: Children’s Book Trail, Mr Men & Little Miss
SATURDAY 29th SEPTEMBER – SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER Across Ilkey FREE Age 3–103 Help us find the Mr Men and Little Misses hiding in shop windows across Ilkley. Look out for...
SATURDAY 29th SEPTEMBER – SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER Across Ilkey FREE Age 3–103 Help us find the Mr Men and Little Misses hiding in shop windows across Ilkley. Look out for...
ALL DAY EVENTS Animal petting • Bollywood dancing • Donkey rides • Face painting • Live Music • Messy Play • Scarecrow Trail ⚡Duel with He Who Must Not Be Named ⚡ Broughton Hall Children's...
Peter Bunzl Saturday 29 September 11.15–12.00pm Tickets £8 Sunday 30 September 10.00–10.50am Tickets £8 The Show: Peter explains how real-life Victorians, Airships and Automata (clockwork robots) inspired the 'Cogheart Adventure' series....
Steven Butler- Dog Diaries Saturday 29 September 12.20–1.00pm Tickets £8 Sunday 30 September 10.00–10.50am Tickets £8 The Show: Dog Diaries Join award-winning children’s author Steven Butler, as he brings to...
Will Mabbitt Sunday 30 September 10.00–10.50am Tickets £8 The Show: A Mabel Jones Event - Get ready for a pirate adventure. Meet young Mabel Jones and her dastardly crew and take a...
Chris Bradford Sunday 30 September 10.00–10.50am -Young Samurai show Tickets £8 The Show: Chris Bradford is one of the most popular authors touring schools in the UK, his high energy...
Martin Chatterton Saturday 29 September 1.20–2.10pm Tickets £8 Sunday 30 September 10–10.50am Tickets £8 The Show: Martin will definitely NOT be doing any WORKSHOPPING, or anything that could be remotely...
John Row Saturday 29 September 1.20–2.10pm Tickets £6 Sunday 30 September 10.00–10.50am Tickets £6 The Show: Sit down and prepare to be enchanted, listen to John (who looks like Santa...
Robin Price Saturday 29 September, 10.00-10.50am Tickets £8 Sunday 30 September 11.15–12pm Tickets £8 The Show: Sail down the whale-road to Valhalla with the author that slayed crowds at the...
Michael de Souza - Rastamouse Saturday 29 September 12.20-1.00pm Tickets £8 Sunday 30 September 11.15–12.00pm Tickets £8 The Show: Join Michael DeSouza and Da Easy Crew. That means Rastamouse Scratchy...
Liz Million Saturday 29 September 2.30–3.15pm Tickets £6 Sunday 30 September 11.15–12pm Tickets £6 The Show: Liz is one of the most dynamic illustrators you will ever meet. No one...
Alex Scarrow Saturday 29 September 3.40–4.30pm Tickets £8 Sunday 30 September 11.15–12pm Tickets £8 The Show: Alex Scarrow will be talking about his varied careers that ultimately led him into...
Nick Toczek Saturday 29 September 3.40–4.30pm Tickets £6 Sunday 30 September 11.15–12pm Tickets £6 The Show: Nick Toczek's now legendary 'Million-Miles-An-Hour Show' is a rollercoaster one-man performance that showcases his...
Ciaran Murtagh Saturday 29 September 4.50–5.30pm Tickets £8 Sunday 30 September 11.15–12.00pm Tickets £8 The Show: Ciaran Murtagh is a genius and one of the funniest people you will ever...
Robin Etherington Saturday 29 September, 10-10.50am Tickets £8 Sunday 30 September 12.20–1pm Tickets £8 The Show: Set your brains to INSPIRE! During a high-energy show Robin Etherington will explain the processes...
Sally Crabtree Saturday 29 September 10-10.50am Tickets £6 Sunday 30 September 12.20–1pm Tickets £6 The Show: Sally Crabtree was once a world-class gymnast and since then has been turning the...
Sonia Leong Saturday 29 September 1.20–2.10pm Tickets £6 Sunday 30 September 12.20–1.00pm Tickets £6 The Show: An Introduction to Making Manga. Join Sonia Leong, a professional Manga creator, who will...
Harry Baker & Chris Read Saturday 29 September 16.50-17.30pm Tickets £8 Sunday 30 September 12.20-1.00pm Tickets £8 The Show: Having played together in various forms for over 10 years, World...
Spoz Saturday 29 September 4.50–5.30pm Tickets £6 Sunday 30 September 12.20–1.00pm Tickets £6 The Show: Spoz is a former Poet Laureate of Birmingham and a Poetry Slam Champion to boot!...
Kathryn Evans Saturday 29 September 12.20-1.00pm Tickets £8 Sunday 30 September 1.20–2.10pm Tickets £8 The Show: Kathryn Evans is an award-winning author and accomplished public speaker. Fun and revealing, her...
Cat Weatherill Saturday 29 September 10-10.50am Tickets £6 Sunday 30 September 1.20–2.10pm Tickets £6 Show: Cat is playful and fizzes with energy. She can send tingles up your spine or...
Cat Weatherill Saturday 29 September 10-10.50am Tickets £6 Sunday 30 September 1.20–2.10pm Tickets £6 Show: Cat is playful and fizzes with energy. She can send tingles up your spine or...
Tom Palmer Saturday 29 September 4.50–5.30pm Tickets £8 Sunday 30 September 1.20–2.10pm Tickets £8 The Show: Tom will talk about his new book 'Armistice Runner', a story about fell running,...
Nick Arnold Saturday 29 September 10-10.50am Tickets £8 Sunday 30 September 2.30–3.15pm Tickets £8 The Show: Join Nick Arnold for hair-raising highlights from the world's bestselling kids' science series -...
Brian Moses Saturday 29 September 11.15-12pm Tickets £8 Sunday 30 September 2.30–3.15pm Tickets £8 The Show: The Alternative 3 Rs - Rhyme, Rhythm & Rap. An inspiring, funny & magical...
Mara Menzies Saturday 29 September 2.30–3.15pm Tickets £6 Sunday 30 September 2.30–3.15pm Tickets £6 The Show: Come and join Mara on a journey that will take you to marvellous, mystical...
Jamie Thomson Saturday 29 September 3.40–4.30pm Tickets £6 Sunday 30 September 2.30–3.15pm Tickets £6 The Show: Greetings, tiny humans. Do you want to talk like an Evil Overlord? How about...
Karin Littlewood Saturday 29 September 11.15-12pm Tickets £6 Sunday 30 September 3.40–4.30pm Tickets £6 The Show: Come and meet Karin Littlewood as she brings the world of children's picture books...
Stuart Reid Saturday 29 September 2.30–3.15pm Tickets £8 Sunday 30 September 3.40–4.30pm Tickets £8 The Show: Stuart’s books are yucky, funny, imaginative and exciting enough to engage even the most...
Sam Gayton Saturday 29 September 2.30–3.15pm Tickets £8 Sunday 30 September 3.40–4.30pm Tickets £8 The Show: Sam will be letting the audience in on his top story telling tips, whilst...
Rob Bradley Saturday 29 September 4.50–5.30pm Tickets £6 Sunday 30 September 3.40–4.30pm Tickets £6 The Show: Get your best lyrics at the ready for a quick lesson in rap with...
First prize £50 Second Prize £25 Third Prize £10 Running throughout October 2018 Children must be between the ages of 4 and 11 years old and at all times be...
Prince Henry’s Open Evening Open Evening for potential Year 7s is Monday 1 October from 6 until 8.30pm
MONDAY 1 OCTOBER Ilkley Playhouse Wildman 6.30–7.15pm £5* Groups welcome Age 12+ Bea has started to hear and see things that no one else can... Carnegie Medal winning acclaimed young...
Hosted by Puffin Pottery Leeds Wednesday, October 3 at 10 AM – 12 PM Puffin Pottery Leeds, 2b Boroughgate, LS21 3AL Otley We love the story of Owl Babies here at...
Come and join the fun at the special story time with Amy Hest's new book On The Night Of The Shooting Star and craft some friendship chains! Ilkley library Wednesday 3rd...
Each year we hold an Open Evening, allowing prospective parents and students to find out more about life at Benton Park School. It is an opportunity to see the school and meet...
Ilkley Grammar School Open Day & Evening Our open day and evening is on Wednesday 3rd October. The evening session is 6-8pm.
THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER Ilkley Playhouse Wildman 6–6.45pm £5* Groups welcome Age 12+ and adults Meet 15-year-old Muzna, so used to being invisible she can’t believe the hottest boy in school...
THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER Kings Hall 6–7pm £10/6 concessions* Age 8+ Tracy Beaker is back, and she’s a mum now… Jess thinks Tracy is the best mum ever – their flat...
SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER 2–2.15pm, 2.45–3pm, 3.30–3.45pm, 4.15–4.30pm FREE All Ages Ilkley Library bring stories to life using puppets and props in these drop-in storytelling sessions
October 6 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Fulneck School, situated in the Fulneck Moravian Settlement in Pudsey, is one of the UK’s leading inclusive independent day and boarding school for boys...
Our Autumn Open Morning on will be on Saturday, October 6th 10.00am - 12.00pm. Lots of fun activities for children and a great chance to look round our wonderful school. All...
Art Weekend and Insect Trail Public · Hosted by Ilkley Art Trail and Nell Bank Outdoor Education Centre, Ilkley Oct 6 at 10 AM – Oct 7 at 4 PM Come and join us...
St Mary’s Catholic Academy Open Day Date of our next annual Open Day: Saturday 6 October 2018, 11.00 am – 2.00 pm
SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER Art House Manor House Courtyard 11am–4.30pm £5* Age 12–18 Become a real-life journalist for the day! Interview famous Festival authors and create a special edition Festival newspaper....
Skipton Library, High Street, Skipton, BD23 1JX Tel 01609 534548 e-mail: Skipton.library@northyorks.gov.uk Saturday 6th October Fun Palaces 2-4pm FREE drop-in - Join us to try your hand at coding, sculpting,...
SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER Playhouse Wharfeside 5.30–6.15pm £5* For families and children aged 8+ A Bradfordian folktale about a cunning huntsman, a menacing boar and of course the famous tongue! A...
Skipton Castle Woods Willow Lantern Walk Saturday 6 October 6pm -10pm. Advanced tickets only £7 adults £5 children (under 2s go free) Back by popular demand with an extended route,...
SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER Clarke Foley Centre Come to either part 1 or part 2 (Word Blend) or both. Part 1 7–8pm, FREE. Talented young writers and poets– the winners of...
Sunday 7 October, 10am - 4pm The final day of 'Clangers, Bagpuss and Co', Museums of Childhood, V&A, puppets and lanterns by Cecil Green Arts, facepainting by Artifaces and a pop up cafe. Vist...
SUNDAY 7 OCTOBER Otley Courthouse, 2–6pm (sign up from 1.40pm) £5* Age 12–18. An afternoon of laid-back workshops, cake, writing and fun for young people aged 12–18. 1.40pm Choose your...
MONDAY 8 OCTOBER Ilkley Playhouse Wildman 6.30–7.15pm £ 5* Age 12+ Much loved CBBC and Radio 1 presenter Katie Thistleton is here to help solve your problems. Real answers to...
TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER Ilkley Playhouse Wildman 6.30–7.15pm £5* Groups welcome Age 12+ When Taran and her brother Hari are suddenly caught up in a tragedy, they are forced to go...
Friday 12th Oct 2018 The Red Box Project Bradford will be at Silsden Co op with info on what we do and why. We are collecting donations of Sanitary...
SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER All Saints’ School £10/8 concessions* Family event for everyone aged 6+ Learn how to make your very own Gromit, Shaun the Sheep or Morph character at these...
SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER All Saints’ School 10am, 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm story sessions. Drop in activities 10am–4pm FREE Age 3–6 Join Story Bees for a journey into space with Jill...
Ben Rhydding Nearly New Sale being held on Saturday 13th October 2018, 10 am - 12 noon. This is a long-standing biannual event of children's clothing, toys, books, DVDs and...
