Forever Bookshelf Fest 27

Forever Bookshelf Fest 27 is a cross between a book fair and a book club, creating the ultimate bookish day out.

20th February 2027 10am- 8pm.

Free book fair:

Entry 11am -3pm - for those who just want an amazing bookish shopping experience!

Ultimate bookclub tickets:

Book fair (10am - 4pm) -

Exclusive access to 50+ authors signing your new favourite books between 1-11am and 3-4pm

Bookish and whimsical vendors, including 3 card Tarot readings 

A stage with props and prompts for you to create bookish content

Quiet reading room 

Book hold - space to leave purchases

Book swap table - bring a book you can part with and take a new one home

The FB 100 mural - 100 reader recommended books, painted onto a mural

Keep an eye on socials for announcements and see who is confirmed so far: foreverbookshelf.com/whos-coming

Interactive Town Mystery (all day)

A town wide interactive mystery trail!  Follow the map to the clue location dotted across the town, where you will have to solve the puzzles to find the book-o-mancer’s lost shinies. Mystic magpie will reward those successful with their unique bookish fortune printed onto a bookmark

An accessible version will show photos of the locations, so you can solve the clues without leaving the main venue.

foreverbookshelf.com/mystery-trail

Genre meet-ups (all day)

Around a meal, over a board game, as a book club or just in a group.

Timings to be announced

foreverbookshelf.com/genre-meet-ups

Crafts (5-8pm, if we unlock next tier of ticket sales, it will be all day)

Book bedazzling, bookmark decorating and badge making.

Plus paid, more in depth workshops, hosted by professionals. TBA

foreverbookshelf.com/crafts

Bookish entertainment (5-8pm) 

The fun doesn’t end when the book fair packs away

An evening of bookish fun. Quiz followed by authors on stage. Embroider something bookish to your clothes while you watch

foreverbookshelf.com/bookish-entertainment

Worskhops

Tarot

Have your cards read by Lesley from Native Spirit - foreverbookshelf.com/whos-coming

Stay updated on socials, the website and mailing list - forever-bookshelf-w0e5db.subscribepage.io/

Please contact events@foreverbookshelf.com for large group booking discounts.