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SUMMARY:Blackburn with Darwen Children’s Literature Festival June 2026
DESCRIPTION:\nBlackburn with Darwen Children’s & Young People’s Literature Festival is back this June!\n\nThe festival will be running from 8th ’til 20th June at several venues, including at Darwen Library and Library Theatre.\n\nSchools from across the borough have been invited to take part in sessions at local libraries with an exciting range of authors and artists, including legendary author, poet and broadcaster Michael Rosen, award winning author and libraries’ patron Christina Gabbitas, and BAFTA winning British American writer and producer Jocelyn Stephenson. Other talent with strong connections to the borough is well represented, with Iqbal Hussain, Saira Shah, Hafiza Issa and illustrator Reyhana Ismail all taking part, alongside authors Sarah Surgey, Ben Davis, Donavan Christopher, Richard O’Neill MBE, Oliver Sykes, Adisa, Dom Conlon, Dommy B and Ursula Hurst while magician Angus Baskerville will be performing too.\n\n\n\nMost sessions are by invitation for schools only, but free tickets are available for the following public event:\n\n\n\nSaturday 13th June, Darwen Library Theatre, Dommy B performs ‘The Dinosaurs are Back!’ – two performances (11am – 12pm & 1 – 2pm), book now to avoid disappointment.\n\n\nFind out more about the festival and the full schedule here.\n\n\n
URL:https://darwentowncentre.co.uk/events/blackburn-with-darwen-childrens-literature-festival-june-2026/
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CATEGORIES:Darwen Library,Darwen Library Theatre,Darwen Town Centre,Upcoming
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