Portsmouth BookFest
We are a friendly and relaxed book festival on the South Coast of England offering almost three weeks of exciting events for all ages in a range of lovely venues!
The festival is run by Portsmouth City Council Library and Archive Service in partnership with independent bookseller The Hayling Island Bookshop.
At most events there is the opportunity to buy a book and have it signed by the author.
Tickets are available from Monday 6th January.
If the event you are interested in is not listed here, it may be organised by an external venue who are organising their own ticket sales - see https://librariesandarchives.portsmouth.gov.uk/public-library-service/whats-on/events/portsmouth-bookfest/ for full listings.
Please note BookFest tickets are non-refundable. In the event of cancellation by the organiser ticket holders will be offered a full refund.
We look forwards to seeing you at the festival!
The tiger who came to tea
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Central Library |
|---|---|
| P | Tuesday 18th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 11:00am, Start time: 11:00am |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Literature |
The tiger who came to tea
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Portsea Library |
|---|---|
| P | Tuesday 18th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 3:30pm, Start time: 3:30pm |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Literature |
The tiger who came to tea
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Paulsgrove Library |
|---|---|
| P | Wednesday 19th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 10:00am, Start time: 10:00am |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Literature |
The tiger who came to tea
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Cosham Library |
|---|---|
| P | Wednesday 19th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 1:00pm, Start time: 1:00pm |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Literature |
The tiger who came to tea
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: North End Library |
|---|---|
| P | Wednesday 19th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 3:30pm, Start time: 3:30pm |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Literature |
The tiger who came to tea
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Alderman Lacey Library |
|---|---|
| P | Thursday 20th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 10:00am, Start time: 10:00am |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Literature |
The tiger who came to tea
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Beddow Library |
|---|---|
| P | Thursday 20th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 1:00pm, Start time: 1:00pm |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Literature |
The tiger who came to tea
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Southsea Library |
|---|---|
| P | Thursday 20th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 3:30pm, Start time: 3:30pm |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Literature |
Tigerboat Theatre
Goldilocks and the three bears
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Carnegie Library |
|---|---|
| P | Friday 21st February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 9:45am, Start time: 9:45am |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Literature |
Tigerboat Theatre
The Billy Goats Gruff
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Carnegie Library |
|---|---|
| P | Friday 21st February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 11:00am, Start time: 11:00am |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Literature |
Drawing and Story-Making Activities
with Jonah Rideout, Author of A Rubbish Journey
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Southsea Library |
|---|---|
| P | Friday 21st February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 2:00pm, Start time: 2:00pm |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Literature |
Tigerboat Theatre
Goldilocks and the three bears
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: North End Library |
|---|---|
| P | Friday 21st February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 2:00pm, Start time: 2:00pm |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Literature |
Tigerboat Theatre
The Billy Goats Gruff
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: North End Library |
|---|---|
| P | Friday 21st February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 3:30pm, Start time: 3:30pm |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Literature |
Zine making workshop
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: University of Portsmouth: University Library |
|---|---|
| P | Saturday 22nd February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 10:00am, Start time: 10:00am |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Literature |
Moonstruck!
Creative writing with Lynne Stretch
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Cosham Library |
|---|---|
| P | Saturday 22nd February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 10:15am, Start time: 10:15am |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Literature |
Moonstruck!
Creative writing with Lynne Stretch
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Southsea Library |
|---|---|
| P | Saturday 22nd February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 1:30pm, Start time: 1:30pm |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Literature |
Black Yanks
Defending Leroy Henry in D-Day Britain
| 0 | SOUTHSEA: D-Day Story |
|---|---|
| P | Monday 24th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 1:00pm, Start time: 1:00pm |
| . | 14 and over |
| C | Literature |
Regina
With Emily Murdoch Perkins
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Central Library |
|---|---|
| P | Tuesday 25th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 2:00pm, Start time: 2:00pm |
| . | All ages |
| C | Literature |
Historic Building Mythbusting
With James Wright
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: University of Portsmouth: Eldon Building |
|---|---|
| P | Tuesday 25th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 8:30pm |
| . | All ages |
| C | Literature |
Where madness lies
The double life of Vivien Leigh by Lyndsy Spence
| 0 | ONLINE: Zoom - online event |
|---|---|
| P | Tuesday 25th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:00pm |
| . | All ages |
| C | Literature |
Solent and Other Oceans
A Pens of the Earth poetry workshop, with Alison Habens and Sue Spiers
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: The Green House |
|---|---|
| P | Wednesday 26th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 3:00pm, Start time: 3:00pm |
| . | 16 and over |
| C | Literature |
Taking a ride on the BookFest Express!
A poetry workshop with Maggie Sawkins to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Central Library |
|---|---|
| P | Thursday 27th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 3:00pm, Start time: 3:00pm |
| . | 16 and over |
| C | Literature |
Family history and the media
Behind the scenes of Who Do You Think You Are
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Central Library |
|---|---|
| P | Thursday 27th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:00pm |
| . | All ages |
| C | Literature |
The exploding typewriter
Poetry, music and spoken word with Niall Hollaert and Andrew Stuart-Buttle
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Central Library |
|---|---|
| P | Thursday 27th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:00pm |
| . | All ages |
| C | Music - Classical |
Helen Lederer
| 0 | PORTSMOUTH: Central Library |
|---|---|
| P | Friday 28th February, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 7:00pm, Start time: 7:00pm |
| . | 16 and over |
| C | Literature |
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