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Bridgend Children's Literature Festival 2025
Bridgend Children’s Literature Festival is back!
Join Awen Cultural Trust this February half term for theatre, storytelling, author talks and more at our libraries, Bryngarw Country Park and Maesteg Town Hall.
Fun for the whole family guaranteed.
Saturday 22 February 2025 | |||
10am-12.30pm | Family Film Club: Harold and The Purple Crayon | Y Bocs Oren, Maesteg Town Hall | https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/bclf-harold-and-the-purple-crayon-pg/ |
11am | Pop-Up Books: Jason Hicks | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/make-your-own-pop-up-books-lpyl/ | |
11am | Workshop: Creating a Character | Y Nyth, Bryngarw Country Park | FREE https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/creating-a-character-brg/ |
1pm | Mali a’r Mor: Tamar Williams | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/mali-and-the-sea-a-bilingual-show-for-little-folk-mtcl/ | |
2pm | Workshop: Creating a Character | Y Nyth, Bryngarw Country Park | FREE: https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/creating-a-character-brg/ |
2pm | Pop-Up Books: Jason Hicks | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/make-your-own-pop-up-books-lbri/ | |
2:30pm | SPARK! Drummers | FREE: no need to book | |
3:30pm | Mali a’r Mor: Tamar Williams | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/mali-and-the-sea-a-bilingual-show-for-little-folk-lpen/ | |
Sunday 23 February 2025 | |||
11am | The Magic of Water: Will Millard | Y Nyth, Bryngarw Country Park | FREE: https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/will-millard-the-magic-of-water-brg/ |
2pm | The Magic of Water: Will Millard | Y Nyth, Bryngarw Country Park | FREE: https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/will-millard-the-magic-of-water-brg/ |
Monday 24 February 2025 | |||
11am | Through the Window: Nick Clement | Y Nyth, Bryngarw Country Park | FREE: https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/lets-look-through-the-window-brg/ |
11am | Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees: Alex Wharton | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/doughnuts-thieves-chimpanzees-labe/ | |
11am | Swallow’s Kiss story and bird craft: Naz Syed | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/swallows-kiss-story-craft-lpor/ | |
11am | Pop Up Books: Jason Hicks | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/make-your-own-pop-up-books-lpen/ | |
11am | Mali a’r Mor: Tamar Williams (with BSL) | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/mali-and-the-sea-a-bilingual-show-for-little-folk-lpyl/ | |
2pm | Dai The Dragon: Nick Clement | Y Nyth, Bryngarw Country Park | FREE: https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/lets-meet-dai-the-dragon-brg/ |
2pm | Pop Up Books: Jason Hicks | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/make-your-own-pop-up-books-lsar/ | |
2pm | Mali a’r Mor: Tamar Williams (with BSL) | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/mali-and-the-sea-a-bilingual-show-for-little-folk-lbri/ | |
2pm | Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees: Alex Wharton | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/doughnuts-thieves-chimpanzees-lpen/ | |
2pm | Swallow’s Kiss story and bird craft: Naz Syed | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/swallows-kiss-story-craft-lpyl/ | |
Tuesday 25 February 2025 | |||
11am | Dragon Tales: Skirrid Mountain | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/bclf-skirrid-mountain-dragon-tales-mtcl/ | |
11am | Zac and Jac: Cathy Jenkins | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/zac-jac-author-cathy-jenkins-lbri/ | |
11am | Swallow’s Kiss story and bird craft: Naz Syed | Y Nyth, Bryngarw Country Park | FREE: https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/swallows-kiss-story-craft-brg/ |
11am | Illustration workshop: Alice Marie | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/big-bright-feelings-illustrating-emotions-lpyl/ | |
2pm | Illustration workshop: Alice Marie | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/big-bright-feelings-illustrating-emotions-mtcl/ | |
2pm | Swallow’s Kiss story and bird craft: Naz Syed | Y Nyth, Bryngarw Country Park | FREE: https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/swallows-kiss-story-craft-brg/ |
2pm | Zac and Jac: Cathy Jenkins | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/zac-jac-author-cathy-jenkins-labe/ | |
2:30pm | Dragon Tales: Skirrid Mountain | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/bclf-skirrid-mountain-dragon-tales-lbri/ | |
Wednesday 26 February 2025 | |||
11am | The Gruffalo: Babis Bach Babies | Y Nyth, Bryngarw Country Park | FREE: https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/bclf-babis-bach-the-gruffalo-brg/ |
11am | Zac and Jac: Cathy Jenkins | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/zac-jac-author-cathy-jenkins-lpyl/ | |
11am | Mali a’r Mor: Tamar Williams | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/mali-and-the-sea-a-bilingual-show-for-little-folk-lpor/ | |
11am | Dai The Dragon: Nick Clement | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/lets-meet-dai-the-dragon-lsar/ | |
11:30am | The Great Big Dinosaur Show | https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/bclf-the-great-big-dinosaur-show-mth/ | |
2pm | Through The Window: Nick Clement | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/lets-look-through-the-window-lbri/ | |
2pm | The Gruffalo: Babis Bach Babies | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/bclf-babis-bach-the-gruffalo-lpyl/ | |
2pm | Zac and Jac: Cathy Jenkins | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/zac-jac-author-cathy-jenkins-lpor/ | |
2pm | Mali a’r Mor: Tamar Williams | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/mali-and-the-sea-a-bilingual-show-for-little-folk-lsar/ | |
2:30pm | The Great Big Dinosaur Show | https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/bclf-the-great-big-dinosaur-show-mth/ | |
Thursday 27 February 2025 | |||
11am | Swallow’s Kiss story and bird craft: Naz Syed | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/swallows-kiss-story-craft-lbri/ | |
11am | Dragon Tales: Skirrid Mountain | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/bclf-skirrid-mountain-dragon-tales-lbet/ | |
11am | Albert The Tortoise: Ian Brown | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/bclf-ian-brown-albert-the-tortoise-hugg-lpen/ | |
2pm | Albert The Tortoise: Ian Brown | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/bclf-ian-brown-albert-the-tortoise-hugg-lpyl/ | |
2pm | Swallow’s Kiss story and bird craft: Naz Syed | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/swallows-kiss-story-craft-labe/ | |
2:30pm | Dragon Tales: Skirrid Mountain | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/bclf-skirrid-mountain-dragon-tales-lpen/ | |
Friday 28 February 2025 | |||
11am | Albert The Tortoise: Ian Brown | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/bclf-ian-brown-albert-the-tortoise-hugg-labe-n-bugg/ | |
11am | Claire Williamson | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/playing-with-poetry-with-claire-williamson-lbri/ | |
11am | Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees: Alex Wharton | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/doughnuts-thieves-chimpanzees-lpor/ | |
11am | The Gruffalo: Babis Bach Babies | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/bclf-babis-bach-the-gruffalo-lpen/ | |
11am | Story Explorers | Y Nyth, Bryngarw Country Park | |
2pm | Story Explorers | Y Nyth, Bryngarw Country Park | |
2pm | Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees: Alex Wharton | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/doughnuts-thieves-chimpanzees-lmth/ | |
2pm | Albert The Tortoise: Ian Brown | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/bclf-ian-brown-albert-the-tortoise-hugg-lbri/ | |
2pm | Claire Williamson | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/playing-with-poetry-with-claire-williamson-lpyl/ | |
Saturday 1 March 2025 | |||
11am | Fairy Tales from Wales: Tamar Williams | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/fairytales-from-wales-mtcl/ | |
11am | Gwion’s World: Jonny Cotsen (with BSL) | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/gwions-world-authorjonny-cotsen-lpyl/ | |
11am | Illustration workshop: Alice Marie | Y Nyth, Bryngarw Country Park | FREE: https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/big-bright-feelings-illustrating-emotions-brg/ |
11am | Louby Lou: Goldilocks Great Escape | https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/louby-lou-storytelling-goldilocks-great-escape-brg/ | |
11am | Zog: Babis Bach | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/bclf-babis-bach-zog-and-the-flying-doctors-lpor/ | |
2pm | Zog: Babis Bach | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/bclf-babis-bach-zog-and-the-flying-doctors-lbri/ | |
2pm | Illustration workshop: Alice Marie | FREE: book your space at the library https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/big-bright-feelings-illustrating-emotions-lpen/ | |
2pm | Louby Lou: Goldilocks Great Escape | https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/louby-lou-storytelling-goldilocks-great-escape-brg/ | |
2pm | Fairy Tales from Wales: Tamar Williams | Y Nyth, Bryngarw Country Park | https://awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/fairytales-from-wales-brg/ |
