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Canterbury Children's Literature Festival

Programme

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Stories & Mindfulness

Friday 11th July

10.30am, Canterbury Library

All Ages

From Monday 6th - Friday 10th July we will be running a programme of free events for local primary and secondary schools as well as local youth groups. Find information and book for these here

Friday 10th July

Fri 10th
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Storytime at the Library

1.30pm, Canterbury Library

All ages

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The Laugh with Fay Evans

3.30pm, Canterbury Cathedral

All ages

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Storytime with Gemma Hunt

Friday 11th July 

4pm, Chapters Coffee & Books

All Ages

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The Big Kids Bookish Quiz

6.30pm, Chapters Coffee & Books

Recommended age 10+ - Adult

Saturday 11th July

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The Storymakers

11am, Canterbury Library

Saturday 11th July

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Recommended age 5+

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Stitch Head with Guy Bass

10.30am, Waterstones

Saturday 11th July

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Recommended age 7+

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Drawalong (and Dinosaurs) with Garry Parsons

10.30am, The Old Synagogue,

Saturday 11th July

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All Ages

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Cosmic Cadets!

10.30am, Chapters Coffee & Books

Saturday 11th July

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Recommended age 5+

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Weird & Wonderful Ways to Save the Planet

11.30am, Franciscan Gardens

Recommended age 6+

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The Supersonic Fart!

with Helen Rose

12.30pm, Canterbury Library

Saturday 11th July

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The Kingdom of Tigers 

Musical Suitcase Adventure!

11am, Canterbury Library

Saturday 11th July

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A Kidsummer Night's Dream

2pm, The Old Synagogue​

All Ages

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Midnight Puzzlers

with Liz Fost

2pm, Canterbury Cathedral

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Recommended age 7+

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Birdlands

with Anthony McGowan

2pm, Waterstones

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Recommended age 8+​

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A Kidsummer Night's Dream

12pm, The Old Synagogue

Saturday 11th July​

All Ages

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Beast Meets Stick 

Storytime

1.30pm, Franciscan Gardens

All ages

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Racing Around the World

with Nat Harrison

1pm, The Little Green Bookshop

Saturday 11th July

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The Othernauts 

with Clare Pollard

12.30pm, Chapters Coffee & Books

Saturday 11th July

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Storytime with Dean Atta

12pm, Waterstones 

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All ages

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Turn Your City Wild with Christiane Engel

11.30am, Wildwood​

All ages

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How to Make a Comic

with Madeleine Finlay

2.30pm, Chapters Coffee & Books

Recommended age 6+

Sunday 12th July

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Robots, Reading & Revolution

with Steve Blackman

2.30pm, Canterbury Library

Recommended age 9+

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In Conversation

with Nathanael Lessore

4.30pm, Waterstones

Recommended age 11+

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Happy Hills

with Sophy Henn

11am, Waterstones

Recommended age 6+

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School of Gods Drawalong

with Thiago de Moraes

11.30am, The Old Synagogue

Recommended age 5+

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Storytelling Yoga

3.30pm, The Old Synagogue

All Ages

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Storytelling Yoga

10am, The Old Synagogue

All Ages

Sun 12th
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The Family Quiz

with Robert Tregoning

11am, The Little Green Bookshop

All ages

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Our Living Soils

with Emma Rosen

11.30am, Franciscan Gardens

Recommended age 3+

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How to Do Paris with One Leg

with Ella Dove

12pm, Chapters Coffee & Books

Recommended age 8+

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Storytime 

with Mama G

How to be an Eco Explorer

with Yussuf Rafik

1pm, Wildwood

All ages

1pm, Waterstones

All ages

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The World of Skandar

with AF Steadman

1pm, Shirley Hall

Recommended age 7+

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We are Dragons

with John Condon

2pm, Chapters Coffee & Books

All ages

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Storytelling Concert

Canterbury Voices

2.30pm, The Old Synagogue

All ages

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Tilda's Journey in the Jungle

with Nicola A Lewis

3.30pm, Viewing Gallery, 

Canterbury Cathedral

All ages

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