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Community Events

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Festival Theme; Fairy Tale, Myth & Legend
Festival Theme. Fairy Tale, Myth & Legend
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 Including Workshops, Performances, Book Signings, Authors, School Visits, A Literary Fair, A Medieval Fair, Crafts, Knights, Vikings, Fairy Door Trail, An Animatronic Dragon and more – based at Kingsley & Co in the Strand Shopping Centre and around Bootle.

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This Autumn, the barriers between myth and reality are weak... And fairy folk, goblins, elves and woodland creatures are coming to Sefton! Fairy doors will be appearing across Bootle as they move in.

  • Fairy Door Trail at North Park

  • Fairy Door activities at Kingsley & Co

  • Half Term activities at Sefton Libraries & Write Blend Bookshop

 

Medival Fair

Can you save the Conscience Fairy?

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Medieval Fair

Half Term 26th - 28th October

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Dragon Trail
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  • Archery & Catapults

  • Harpist

  • Jesters

  • Sword in the Stone

  • Story book characters

  • Dragon Trail;

  • Hema Workshops / Medieval fighting demos

  • Storytelling workshops

  • Crafts

  • Stocks (Photo opportunity)

​Don't forget to pick up your Dragon Passport from Kingsley & Co

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Story Fair
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Story Fair

4th November

Authors, artists & performer stalls

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Come and support local authors, buy some new books and get them signed. You'll also get to meet and chat to a variety of artists, illustrators & theatre groups

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  • Meet a knight and his squire

  • Harpist

  • Full programme of storytelling & performances

  • Story book characters

  • Storytelling workshops

  • Knight workshops

  • Stocks (Photo opportunity)

  • Crafts

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Draon Fest
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Dragon Fest

11th November

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The Finale

  • Performances from Dreygo the Dragon

  • Meet the baby dragons

  • Wirral Vikings

  • Storytelling workshops

  • Dragon Trail

  • Crafts

  • How to be a Knight workshops

  • Dragon Mania workshops

  • Sword in the Stone

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Please consider donating to support the Bootle Children's Literary Festival 2023

www.ykids.co.uk

Charity no: 1141530 Company No: 7150747

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