Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival is back – 22-23 April 2023

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Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival is back! After going virtual in 2021, the kids lit fest is returning with an in person event, taking place in Cardiff the weekend of Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April, 2023.

Two of Cardiff’s most iconic venues, City Hall and Cardiff Castle, will play host to the festival, which will include storytelling and book reading, writing and drawing workshops, craft activities, quizzes and games, and more.

The 2023 festival will bring together a spell-binding series of colourful characters and stupendous stories, ready to inspire and entertain your budding book fans.

Aimed predominantly at primary school children aged 3-11, since 2013, the festival’s goal has been to encourage a lifelong love of reading in young people, with an exciting ensemble of literary events in both English and Welsh, hosted by incredible guest authors and illustrators.

This year, there’s a packed programme of events, with tickets priced at £5 per person per event.

Celebrate 30 years of Horrible Histories with illustrator, Martin Brown. Get a beastly introduction to the adventures of 511-year-old Ebenezer Tweezer and orphan Bethany with Jack Meggitt-Phillips. Climb aboard a pirate ship and set sail on a riveting adventure with Iszi Lawrence. Learn about life-sized nature and fascinating animal facts with Sophy Henn; or go bookwandering with Anna James, as she tells all about her latest Pages & Co adventure The Treehouse Library.

Welsh sessions in 2023 include Pam? and Mira a’r Dant with author Luned Aaron, as well as returning festival favourite, Ble Mae Boc?, with the Lit Fest Crew’s very own illustrious illustrator, Huw Aaron. Plus, discover the magical woodland world of Criw’r Coed with Carys Haf Glyn.

Tickets are limited so it’s best to book in advance to avoid disappointment. However, any remaining tickets will be available from the venue on the day. Plus you will also be able to buy books from all authors taking part in the event and meet them afterwards for book signings and photographs. All children under 12 must be accompanied by a paying adult.

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Events on Saturday 22 April

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Pam? With Luned Aaron

10am, City Hall

Welsh language event, age 3+

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Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Pirates Ahoy! With Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton

11am, Undercroft, Cardiff Castle

English language event, age 5+

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The Wish Gatherers with Karin Celestine

11am, City Hall

English language event, age 4+

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Meet the Very WORST Vikings in the Village, with Francesca Simon and Steve May

12pm City Hall

English language event, age 6+

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Much Too Busy with John Bond

1pm, City Hall

English language event, age 5+

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Mira a’r Dant with Luned Aaron

1pm, Undercroft, Cardiff Castle

Welsh language event, age 7+

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Blanksy the Street Cat with Gavin Puckett

2pm, City Hall

English language event, age 6+

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The Treehouse Library with Anna James

3pm, Undercroft, Cardiff Castle

English language event, age 8+

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Welsh Wonders with Ioan Morris and Josh Hicks

3pm, City Hall

English language event, age 4+

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Events on Sunday 23 April

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Ble Mae Boc Ar Goll yn y Chwedlau with Huw Aaron

10am City Hall

Welsh language event, age 3+

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The Beast and the Bethany with Jack Meggitt-Phillips

11am, Undercroft, Cardiff Castle

English language event, age 8+

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Nell and the Cave Bear with Martin Brown

11am, City Hall

English language event, age 5+

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Let’s celebrate everything that makes Dads amazing! with Alison Brown

12pm, City Hall

English language event, age 3+

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Climb Aboard the Pirate Ship and Set Sail with Iszi Lawrence

1pm, Undercroft, Cardiff Castle

English language event, age 7+

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Lladron y Deyrnas Goll with Elidir Jones and Huw Aaron

1pm, City Hall

Welsh language event, age 8+

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Celebrate 30 years of Horrible Histories with illustrator Martin Brown

2pm, City Hall

English language event, age 8+

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Lifesize Nature and Fascinating Facts with author and illustrator Sophy Henn

3pm, City Hall

English language event, age 4+

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Criw’r Coed a’r Gwenyn Coll with Carys Glyn

3pm, Undercroft, Cardiff Castle

Welsh language event, age 3+

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To see the full festival programme and to book spaces at any of the events, visit www.cardiffkidslitfest.com.