Who will be coming to BookTastic Bedford…?

Our Bedford schools programmers have had their say! We’ve been working hard with primary schools in Bedford to put on a week-long Book Festival that will really get your students excited about books and reading.    From a shortlist of some of the UK’s biggest authors and illustrators, they’ve chosen the events that they would most […]

2023 planning starts here!

The planning has started for BookTastic Book Festival 2023. We’ll be bringing authors to Bedford for our schools programme in June 2023. We’ll also repeat our successful LiveStream so that your school can join in the excitement wherever you are. Fans of our ever popular weekend Book Festival will have to be very patient. We’re […]

We’re working with Bedford primary schools to produce BookTastic 2022!

After amazing feedback from our Bedford schools who LOVED last years virtual festival beamed into their schools we’re working on a pilot with 2 Bedford schools to put together a week of events for their pupils in the run up to our weekend Book Festival Our BookTastic Director Rachael Rogan has been getting inspiration from […]

BookTastic Bedford – Festival Going Live In 2022

After rising to the challenge of Covid-19 and the UK lockdowns and bringing a Virtual BookTastic Bedford to audiences in 2020 and 2021, we’re absolutely thrilled to announced that once again, BookTastic Bedford will be GOING LIVE again in 2022 (week of 4-10 July 2022). We’ve already got some amazing authors and illustrators ready to […]

Tickets selling fast for 2021 BookTastic

Book your place now to make sure you can see our great authors & illustrators! This year, thanks to our wonderful sponsors, we are able to make most* of BookTastic FREE to anyone who wants to take part. But you still need to book your place and we have limited “seats” in our BookTastic Portal […]

It’s Axel Scheffler at BookTastic Bedford 2021

After a great visit to our first virtual BookTastic BookFest in 2020, we are thrilled that award-winning author Vashti Hardy is returning on Saturday 3rd July with more high adventure and invention with her exciting new book, Crowfall.

Gareth P Jones at BookTastic Bedford 2021

After a great visit to our first virtual BookTastic BookFest in 2020, we are thrilled that award-winning author Vashti Hardy is returning on Saturday 3rd July with more high adventure and invention with her exciting new book, Crowfall.

Steve Cole at BookTastic Bedford 2021

After a great visit to our first virtual BookTastic BookFest in 2020, we are thrilled that award-winning author Vashti Hardy is returning on Saturday 3rd July with more high adventure and invention with her exciting new book, Crowfall.

Zanib Mian at BookTastic Bedford 2021

After a great visit to our first virtual BookTastic BookFest in 2020, we are thrilled that award-winning author Vashti Hardy is returning on Saturday 3rd July with more high adventure and invention with her exciting new book, Crowfall.