Welcome to Bookville!

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Bookville 2024, our 8th consecutive festival is now over...

This year we celebrated Bookville with over 60 in-person workshops, virtual workshops, the Bookville book, an exhibition and videos. Featuring 27 of the best contemporary children’s authors, illustrators and entertainers from Ireland and the UK the festival offers something for everyone. The programme included creative writing, history, comedy, music, illustration, Gaeilge, drama, music, storytelling and poetry, with a separate programme for schools and the public.

We will be back with more fabulous events in October 2025. Follow us on social media and keep up to date with all things Bookville!

Meanwhile, here is a short video of the Bookville Festival 2024. Enjoy!

A huge thank you to all the authors, illustrators, entertainers, library staff, teachers, children, Khans Books, the Kilkenny Book Centre, St Canice's Credit Union, the Kilkenny Education Centre & Music Generation Kilkenny & everyone else who contributed to making Bookville the success it was.

Here is a flavour of school children enjoying Bookville 2024...

Bookville is brought to you by Kilkenny Arts Office and Kilkenny Library Service supported by the Creative Ireland programme.  
This festival would not exist without our audiences and the support that you give to the festival.
We hope that Bookville will inspire children of all ages to become critical thinkers with curious minds.