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Autumn Festival 2026
Autumn Festival events
Our Autumn Festival is coming soon!
Tickets go on general sale from 28th September - have a look at the Programme and use the Festival Planner on the back page to get you shopping list of event tickets ready! We look forward to seeing you at an event soon.
Saturday 07 November | at Derby Market Hall. 10:30am - 4:00pm
Free Entry
Venue: Derby Market Hall
History
Thursday 12 November | at QUAD. 6:15pm - 7:15pm
£10
Venue: QUAD
Politics & Society
Friday 13 November | at QUAD. 5:30pm - 6:30pm
£12
Venue: QUAD
Author Events
Friday 13 November | at Derby Theatre. 7:30pm - 9:00pm
£22.50
Venue: Derby Theatre
Arts & Culture
Saturday 14 November | at QUAD. 5:00pm - 6:00pm
£10
Venue: QUAD
Arts & Culture
Sunday 15 November | at QUAD. 5:30pm - 6:30pm
£10
Venue: QUAD
Book & Craft Market
Our Book & Craft Market will be back at Derby Market Hall in the Autumn on Saturday 7th November
Special Episode
Our Shared Reading team speak with authors and audiences at our Summer Festival.
Volunteer with Shared Reading
Be part of our amazing team to help run Shared Reading sessions across Derby and help bring people together, ease feelings of isolation, and support well-being through the joy of literature and words.
Local Author Talks
Derby Book Festival has teamed up with the Society of Authors, Derby Libraries and Derbyshire Library Service to organise a series of talks by local authors in libraries across the city and county.
Shared Reading
Our podcast hosted by two of our Shared Reading volunteers Ellie and Steve, celebrates the joy of shared reading with local voices and authors from across the East Midlands.
Help local voices be heard
Our Shared Reading podcast brings local voices, stories and conversations to a wider audience, exploring reading, wellbeing, belonging and community connection.
We’re looking for organisations and supporters to help us keep the podcast going. Sponsorship can support an episode, contribute towards a season, or help us reach more people across Derby and Derbyshire.
Interested in supporting a thoughtful local podcast with real community impact?
Our latest news
A look back at 2026 so far...
Read along to discover what we've been up to in the first six months of 2026.
29th August 2026
New podcast episode explores how reading brings people together
Recorded during the Festival in May, this new episode of A Shared Reading Podcast by Derby Book Festival continues our Summer Festival feature series
12th August 2026
Shared Reading reaches further than you might think
A year reflecting on the benefits of Shared Reading
7th August 2026
New podcast episode captures voices from Derby Book Festival
Recorded during the Festival in May, this new episode of A Shared Reading Podcast takes listeners behind the scenes of the Festival
8th July 2026
Step inside a Shared Reading session with our new videos
Discover our filmed Shared Reading sessions to learn more about what to expect!
26th June 2026
A snippet of June's Shared Reading Newsletter
We've been reflecting on all the different ways stories, poems, books and conversation bring people together.
25th June 2026
Children’s Laureate, Frank Cottrell Boyce to meet Derby school children
Derby Book Festival's Meet the Author Event 2026
17th June 2026
A snippet of May's Shared Reading Newsletter
How does reading bring people together?
3rd June 2026
Volunteer with Shared Reading!
We're looking for warm, welcoming volunteers to lead our popular Shared Reading groups across Derby.
8th May 2026