# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Children’s Book Festival 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Calling all young readers, curious minds, and budding storytellers! Join us for a magical celebration of books, imagination, linguistic diversity and creativity at the Children’s Book Festival at the Institut français d’Écosse! 

Programme:

10:00–11:00: Alastair Chisholm will present his new picture book, Sticky Mildred (ages 2–6), in English, bookings opening soon

11:00–11:40: Couette-Couette show (ages 2+), non-verbal: book your ticket(s) here

11:40–12:00: Madly Chatterjee will read the latest version of one of her bilingual picture books, Les enfants de Slowville (ages 2–7), in French, free

12:00–12:45: Grace Easton, author of The House with the Little Red Door, will host an improvised drawing session (ages 2+), in English, bookings opening soon

13:00–13:15: Peter and the Wolf, performed by Arthur and Catherine, in French, free

13:15–14:00: Kasia Matyjaszek, children’s book Illustrator, in English, Polish, French, free

14:00–15:00: Clémentine Baudet, Halloween workshop (ages 4–6), in French, bookings opening soon

15:00–15:30: Elodie Montagne and Victoria May, reading/discussion of the picture book Un costume pour minuit (ages 4+), in French or bilingual, free

15:30–16:30: Maura McRobbie, Paula Andrews, and Michaela Morgan (ages 6+), in English, free
 

Sales tables in the rotunda: the Edinburgh Bookshop, Madly Chatterjee, Elodie Montagne and Kasia Matyjaszek

Info and booking: https://www.ifecosse.org.uk/events-agenda/childrens-book-festival-2026/#/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/childrens-book-festival-2026/200030560946149
- **Event Categories**: festivals, art, workshops, fine-arts, literary-art, drawing-painting
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Edinburgh
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 55.94946
- **long**: -3.1917
- **full address**: West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Children’s Book Festival 2026
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Children s Book Festival 2026 being held?
  - **A:** Children s Book Festival 2026 takes place on Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am at West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Children s Book Festival 2026?
  - **A:** Children s Book Festival 2026 is organized by Institut francais d'Ecosse.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Children s Book Festival 2026 is ideal for festival lovers, culture enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a vibrant, immersive community experience. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Edinburgh, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Children s Book Festival 2026 sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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